Rankings

Shot Put Men1979

1979 season rankings — 122 athletes

As of June 28, 2026, the 1979 Shot Put Men season rankings are led by Udo Beyer (Germany) with 21.74. 122 athletes have a mark this season.

Top 3

Dave Laut
USA

Dave Laut

21.11

Walnut, CA (USA) · Jun 17, 1979

RankAthleteCountryResultWindDateLocation
04Brian OldfieldUSA21.02Dec 29, 1979-
05Hans-Jürgen JacobiGDR20.90Aug 19, 1979Erfurt (GER)
06Valeriy VoykinURS20.78Aug 2, 1979Kharkov (URS)
07Bishop DolegiewiczCAN20.73Aug 11, 1979Québec (CAN)
08Vladimir KiselyovURS20.71Aug 4, 1979Kremenchuk (URS)
09Hreinn HalldórssonISL20.69Jul 14, 1979Húsavik (ISL)
10Mathias SchmidtGDR20.68Jun 24, 1979Leipzig (GER)
11Michael CarterUSA20.65Jul 4, 1979Boston, MA (USA)
12Al FeuerbachUSA20.64Jun 17, 1979Walnut, CA (USA)
13Anatoliy YaroshURS20.62Jan 11, 1979Voroshilovgrad (URS) (i)
14Aleksandr NosenkoURS20.61Jun 8, 1979Sochi (URS)
15Vladimir MilićYUG20.58Sep 23, 1979Split (CRO)
16Colin AndersonUSA20.56Feb 23, 1979New York, NY (USA) (i)
17Heino SildURS20.53Jun 11, 1979Budapest (HUN)
18Geoff CapesGBR20.49Feb 10, 1979Ottawa (CAN) (i)
19Valcho StoyevBUL20.42Jun 3, 1979Zagreb (CRO)
20Aleksandr BaryshnikovURS20.39Jun 8, 1979Sochi (URS)
21Peter ShmockUSA20.34May 26, 1979San Diego, CA (USA)
22Yussuf Nagui AssadEGY20.32Aug 4, 1979Dakar (SEN)
23Ralf ReichenbachFRG20.27Aug 4, 1979Torino (ITA)
24Jean-Pierre EggerSUI20.25Jun 9, 1979Neuchatel (SUI)
25Wolfgang SchmidtGDR20.25Aug 15, 1979Zürich (SUI)
26Bruno PaulettoCAN20.16Apr 28, 1979Los Gatos, CA (USA)
27Dietmar KrummGDR20.10Aug 15, 1979Rostock (GER)
28Steve SummersUSA20.09May 19, 1979Tempe, AZ (USA)
29Ian PykaUSA20.07Jul 30, 1979Colorado Springs, CO (USA)
30Marcus GordienUSA20.04May 19, 1979Tempe, AZ (USA)
31Markku TuokkoFIN20.03Aug 18, 1979Mikkeli (FIN)
32Angelo GroppelliITA20.03Jun 8, 1979Torino (ITA)
33Nikolay KhristovBUL19.99Jul 29, 1979Sofia (BUL)
34Mikhail GusevURS19.96Sep 5, 1979Budapest (HUN)
35Jeff StoverUSA19.92Apr 14, 1979Eugene, OR (USA)
36Detlef MortagGDR19.92Jul 18, 1979Halle (GER)
37Sergey DonskikhURS19.89Jun 29, 1979Leningrad (URS)
38Gerald BergmannGDR19.87Feb 4, 1979Berlin (GER) (i)
39Anders ArrheniusSWE19.80Jul 14, 1979Väddö (SWE)
40Ben PlucknettUSA19.78Dec 15, 1979Los Gatos, CA (USA)
41Hans AlmströmSWE19.78Jun 1, 1979Champaign, IL (USA)
42Peter BlockGDR19.75Jun 23, 1979Potsdam (GDR)
43Edmund AntczakPOL19.74Jul 22, 1979Sopot (POL)
44Jaroslav BrabecTCH19.71Sep 1, 1979Potsdam (GDR)
45Roland HöhneGDR19.71Feb 4, 1979Berlin (GER) (i)
46Mikhail KyoshevBUL19.68Jun 29, 1979Sofia (BUL)
47Luc ViudesFRA19.67Jun 16, 1979Fribourg (SUI)
48George TymsUSA19.66Feb 10, 1979Louisville, KY (USA) (i)
49Sam WalkerUSA19.66Apr 7, 1979Austin, TX (USA)
50Edward SarulPOL19.63Sep 9, 1979Zabrze (POL)
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