<page_title> Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put </page_title> <section_title> Final </section_title> <table> <cell> Aleksandr Baryshnikov (URS) <col_header> Athlete </col_header> <col_header> 2 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 20.53 <col_header> Attempts </col_header> <col_header> 3 </col_header> </cell> </table>
The first round leader was Aleksandr Baryshnikov with a 20.53.