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What (who) is putting the shot - definition
TRACK AND FIELD EVENT
Shotput; Shot Put; Shot putter; Shotputter; Shot putt; Shot Putt; Shot-put; Shot putting; Put the shot; Putting the weight
![Czechoslovak shot putter [[Jiří Skobla]] showing the correct technique for keeping the shot near the neck](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bundesarchiv Bild 183-44941-0005, Jiri Skobla.jpg?width=200 "Czechoslovak shot putter [[Jiří Skobla]] showing the correct technique for keeping the shot near the neck")
![Plíhal]] at the 1957 East German Indoor Athletics Championships](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bundesarchiv Bild 183-44941-0006, Plihan.jpg?width=200 "Plíhal]] at the 1957 East German Indoor Athletics Championships")
shot put
In athletics, the shot put is a competition in which people throw a heavy metal ball as far as possible.
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• shot putter (shot putters)
...Canadian shot-putter Georgette Reed.
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shot putter
see shot put
shot put
¦ noun an athletic contest in which a very heavy round ball is thrown as far as possible.
Derivatives
shot-putter noun
shot-putting noun
Wikipedia
Shot put
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.
