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Shot Put

Shot put is a World Athletics throwing event. The shot is put from the circle from the neck/shoulder position; the greatest valid distance in the marked sector counts.

LevelVariant FamilyAthletics CategoryAthletics

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Classification

Category Athletics

Family Athletics

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Athletics throwing event with shot, circle, toe board and distance measurement.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want explosive power, technique and measurable distance.

Cost Low to medium: club, borrowed shot and throws area are enough for entry. Club fee, shots by weight class, throwing shoes, coaching and entry fees. Athletics club, school team or throws group with a safe facility.

First progress Standing put comes quickly; glide/rotation needs coaching.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

shot by class
throwing circle
toe board
marked sector
coach

First steps

learn standing put
check shot position
practise footwork in the circle
read sector and safety rules

Athletics club, school throws training or coached throws group.

Put only into a cleared sector; nobody stands in the landing area.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, outdoor, einzeln, shot-put, athletics, throws, distance, kugelsto-en

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Put the shot legally as far as possible into the sector.

Teilnehmer

Individual scoring by age, sex and implement class.

Teamgröße

Individual.

Spielfeld

Throwing circle with toe board and marked landing sector.

Dauer

Multiple attempts by round/final under competition rules.

Wertung

Best valid distance.

Gewinnbedingung

Greatest valid distance wins.

Ausrüstung

shot
circle
toe board
sector
measurement system

Wichtige Regelpunkte

stepping out
throwing instead of putting
landing outside the sector
leaving the circle incorrectly

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Shot Put World Athletics · discipline-guide · high
Book of Rules World Athletics · rulebook-index · high
Technical Rules World Athletics · rulebook · high