<page_title> Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put </page_title> <section_title> Final </section_title> <table> <cell> Parry O'Brien <col_header> Athlete </col_header> </cell> <cell> 17.41 <col_header> 1 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 17.41 <col_header> Result </col_header> </cell> <cell> Darrow Hooper <col_header> Athlete </col_header> </cell> <cell> 17.39 <col_header> Result </col_header> </cell> </table>
In the first round of the final O'Brien reached a distance of 17.41, which gave him the lead, holding on until the final round when Hooper's 17.39 put him just two centimeters short of a gold medal.