The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the shot—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival (1896), and women's competition began in 1948.
Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly is an Egyptian discus thrower.
Burger Lambrechts is a South African shot putter.
Roar Hoff is a retired Norwegian shot putter.
Johan Trandem was a Norwegian shot putter and discus thrower.
Germán Luján Lauro is an Argentine shot putter and discus thrower. He is the South American record holder in the shot put both indoors and outdoors with marks of 21.04 m and 21.26 m, respectively. His personal best in the discus is 63.55 metres.
The Benjamin Prize was established as a Norwegian prize to counter racism in 2002. The prize is awarded in memory of Benjamin Hermansen, who at the age of 15 years, was murdered in Holmlia, Søndre Nordstrand in Oslo, Norway. The death was racially motivated.
Jackson Gill is a New Zealand track and field athlete who competes in the shot put. Gill throws with his right hand, using the spin technique. In 2010, he won gold in the shot put at the World Junior Championships at the age of 15 years, 213 days, which made him the youngest ever male gold medalist at the World Junior Championships. In 2012, he defended his title at the 2012 World Junior Championships.
Valler videregående skole is an upper secondary school located in Sandvika near Oslo, Norway.
Akademiet Norge is a Norwegian private education institution. Consisting of several schools in several cities, it is the largest private school chain of this type in the country.
Kuben Upper Secondary School is an upper secondary school at Økern in Oslo, Norway. The school is part of Kuben Vocational Arena, and is Oslo's largest Upper secondary school, with approximately 1,850 students. Kuben shares the arena with Oslo Technical School.
Emel Dereli is a Turkish female track and field athlete competing in shot put and occasionally in discus throw. For the shot put event, she holds a world record in the cadets and a national record in the juniors category. Since 2012, she is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics. She is coached by İhsan Özden.
Thor Heyerdahl Upper Secondary School is an upper secondary school in Larvik, Norway, named for the explorer Thor Heyerdahl, who was born in the city. It was formed by combining the previous upper secondary schools in Larvik. It is one of the largest upper secondary schools in Norway, with approximately 1,650 students as of December 2013, and offers 10 programmes or courses of instruction. The school was split between several locations until a new building, built as a combined project with Arena Larvik, opened on 17 August 2009.
Tomas Walsh is a New Zealand athlete who competes mainly in the shot put. He is the current national record holder both outdoors and indoors for the event. His personal best of 22.90 m, set in Doha, 5 October 2019, is also the Oceanian record and makes him the sixth best shot putter in history.
Kuben Vocational Arena is a centre for Vocational Education and Training placed at Økern in Oslo, Norway. The arena contains Kuben Upper Secondary School with 1400 students, Oslo Technical School with 550 adult students. In addition the apprenticeship within Building and construction trade will be coursed at the arena.
Simon Alexander Williams is a male British former shot putter and discus thrower. He was the gold medallist in the shot put at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He also represented Great Britain in the discus at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Sogn Upper Secondary School was an upper secondary school at Ullevål in Oslo, Norway. The school was established as Sogn vocational school in 1961. For several years Sogn was Norway's largest Upper Secondary School.
Sandefjord Upper Secondary School is a public upper secondary school in Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway. It is the largest secondary school in Norway.
Robert Lynn Parker was a college track and field coach for the throwing events at Texas A&M University and University of Texas at El Paso. He coached several NCAA champions, but was most recognized for coaching world record holder in the shot put, Randy Barnes.
