How To Throw The Shot Put - Definitive Step-By-Step Guide

'I put it all together': Burlington's Winslow Sightler on record-breaking shot put toss

USC Throws | Step by step shot put analysis: 1️⃣ Go long and wide over the pivot 2️⃣ Sweep leg strong, active 3️⃣ Land balanced into the middle... | Instagram

Ryan Crouser’s 23.56 m world record makes him the undisputed king of shot put… but kilo-for-kilo, he doesn’t even crack the top 10. Of course I know shot put isn’t weightlifting. We don’t judge throws by bodyweight divisions. Absolute distance rules everything, and bigger frames often give mechanical advantages for raw power. BUT… what if we ranked the all-time greats by efficiency, lowest kg-per-meter thrown? Here’s what the leaderboard looks like: 1. Ulf Timmermann - 118 kg - 23.06 m - 5.12 kg