The men's shot put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. Forty-four athletes from 34 nations competed. The event was won by Tomasz Majewski of Poland,
Tomasz Majewski (2009)
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Christian Cantwell is a World Champion American shot putter. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and placed 4th at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
…34 nations competed. The event was won by Tomasz Majewski of Poland, the nation's first victory (and first medal) in the men's shot put since 1972. Christian Cantwell of the United States took silver, the seventh consecutive Games in which an American finished first or second. Andrei Mikhnevich of Belarus was initially…
Cantwell at the 2010 Bislett Games.