Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
Final classification

RANK
NAME ATHLETE
DISTANCE
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Parry O'Brien (USA)
18.57 m
-
Bill Nieder (USA)
18.18 m
-
Jiří Skobla (TCH)
17.65 m
4.
Ken Bantum (USA)
17.48 m
5.
Boris Belyaev (URS)
16.96 m
6.
Erik Uddebom (SWE)
16.65 m
7.
Karl-Heinz Wegmann (EUA)
16.63 m
8.
Georgios Tsakanikas (GRE)
16.56 m
9.
Barry Donath (AUS)
16.52 m
10.
Silvano Meconi (ITA)
16.28 m
11.
Robert Hanlin (AUS)
16.08 m
12.
Barclay Palmer (GBR)
15.81 m
13.
Vladimir Loshchilov (URS)
15.62 m
14.
Raymond Thomas (FRA)
15.31 m

Question: How close was Bill Neider to winning the Men's shot put in the 1956 Summer Olympics?
Answer: Just short of 18.57, Nieder threw 18.18m.