Robert Garrett of the United States.
{| ! style="background-color: rgb(176, 196, 222)" colspan="3" | Valerie Vili Medal record |} {| ! colspan="3" | Olympic Games |} Gold 2008 Beijing Shot put {| ! colspan="3" | World Championships |} Gold 2007 Osaka Shot putBronze 2005 Helsinki Shot put {| ! colspan="3" | World Indoor Championships |} Gold 2008 Valencia Shot put {| ! colspan="3" | Commonwealth Games |} Gold 2006 Melbourne Shot putSilver 2002 Manchester Shot put
The farthest shot was in 2002 by Justin Phoenix it was 94 feet and 5.5 inches giving Justin the record for the worlds longest basketball shot.
During the 1981 Benson and Hedges International, Langer hit his second shot into a tree by the 17th green. Famously, Langer climbed the tree and played his third shot, knocking the ball onto the green. Langer missed his putt for par and went on to finish second in the tournament.
The current record is 2,475 m (2,707 yd) set November 2009.
The Olympic record for men's shotput was set by Ulf Timmermann of East Germany at the 1988 Games in Seoul at a distance of 22.47 meters (73 feet, 8 5/8 inches).
Shot Putt.
1 centimeter
Moscow, Russia
Ilona Slupianek 22.41 meters.
The shot putt is measured in metres. The current record for men is in excess of 23 metres.
A 'Chip Shot' or a 'Pitch Shot'
Balance
The women's Olympic record in shot put is 22.41 meters (73 feet, 6 1/4 inches) by Ilona Slupianek of East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The men's Olympic record in shot put was set by Ulk Timmermann of East Germany at the 1988 Games in Seoul at a distance of 22.47 meters (73 feet, 8 5/8 inches).
7.26kg or 16lbs.
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for men its 16lb. and for women 8.8lb.