<page_title> Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Pat McDonald (USA) <col_header> Athlete </col_header> <col_header> 2 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 14.78 <col_header> Preliminary </col_header> <col_header> 4 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2nd <col_header> Preliminary </col_header> <col_header> 5 </col_header> </cell> <cell> Ralph Rose (USA) <col_header> Athlete </col_header> <col_header> 2 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 15.25 OR <col_header> Preliminary </col_header> <col_header> 4 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1st <col_header> Preliminary </col_header> <col_header> 5 </col_header> </cell> <cell> Lawrence Whitney (USA) <col_header> Athlete </col_header> <col_header> 2 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 13.93 <col_header> Preliminary </col_header> <col_header> 4 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 3rd <col_header> Preliminary </col_header> <col_header> 5 </col_header> </cell> </table>
At the end of the preliminaries, Rose's throw of 15.25 metres stood well above McDonald's 14.78 metres and Lawrence Whitney's 13.93 metres.