Ĭompetitors take their throw from inside a marked circle 2.135 m (7 ft) in diameter, with a “toe board” or "stop board" about 10 centimetres (3.9 in) high at the front of the circle. Shot put competitions were first recorded in early 19th century Scotland, and were a part of the British Amateur Championships beginning in 1866. The first events resembling the modern shot put likely occurred in the Middle Ages when soldiers held competitions in which they hurled cannonballs. In the 16th century King Henry VIII was noted for his prowess in court competitions of weight and hammer throwing. The first evidence for stone- or weight-throwing events were in the Scottish Highlands, and date back to approximately the first century. Homer mentions competitions of rock throwing by soldiers during the Siege of Troy but there is no record of any dead weights being thrown in Greek competitions. Shot putter at the University of Nebraska, 1942, showing the circle and stop board
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