See Also: one-shot(dictionary)
shot(4)(dictionary)
shot(3)(dictionary)
shot put(encyclopedia)
big shot(dictionary)
flu shot(medicine)
shot(2)(dictionary)
shot(1)(dictionary)
pot shot(dictionary)
pot-shot(dictionary)

shot put (sh)




Field event in which a metal ball is heaved for distance.

It derives from the ancient event of "putting the stone"; later a shot (cannonball) was substituted. A 16-lb (7.3-kg) shot was adopted for men in the first modern Olympic Games (1896); an 8.8-lb (4-kg) weight is used by women.