The men's shot put event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Twenty athletes from 14 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes
Parry O'Brien in 1954
Jiří Skobla
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Jiří Skobla was a Czech athlete who competed for Czechoslovakia, mainly in the shot put. Born in Prague, he was the son of former Olympic heavyweight weightlifting champion Jaroslav Skobla.
Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
…15.90 — — 15.90 Q 3 Roland Nilsson Sweden 15.81 — — 15.81 Q 4 Darrow Hooper United States 15.48 — — 15.48 Q 5 Jim Fuchs United States 15.29 — — 15.29 Q Jiří Skobla Czechoslovakia 15.29 — — 15.29 Q 7 Georgy Fyodorov Soviet Union 15.16 — — 15.16 Q 8 Per Stavem Norway 14.45 14.54 15.12 15.12 Q 9 Alois Schwabl Austria…
Skobla in 1957