and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1960 Summer Olympics. Bill Nieder broke the Olympic record first, putting the shot 18.67 metres in his first throw of the final. Parry O'Brien quickly bettered that by 10 centimetres in his own first throw. Dallas Long, beat them both with 18.88 metres in his next throw, his second. Nieder's second throw equalled O'Brien's first, no longer a record; O'Brien's second put the Olympic record over 19 metres for the first time at 19.11 metres. None of the men could better that on their third or fourth throws, but Nieder's fifth went 19.68 metres to win the gold medal and finish with the new record. Long exceeded 19 metres as well in his sixth throw, but barely—19.01 metres. Schedule All times are Central European Time (UTC+1) Results All throwers reaching 16.75 metres advanced to the finals. All distances are listen in metres. Qualifying Final References M Shot put at the Olympics Men's events at the 1960 Summer Olympics