2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

The men's shot put at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 5–6 August.[1]

Men's shot put
at the 2017 World Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates5 August (qualification)
6 August (final)
Competitors32 from 21 nations
Winning distance22.03 m (72 ft 3 14 in)
Medalists
    New Zealand
    United States
    Croatia
Video on YouTube
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Summary

2016 Olympic champion, #7 all-time and the 2017 season leader Ryan Crouser was the favourite, having won every single meet of the season leading up to the Championships. Nine athletes reached the automatic qualification mark of 20.75m in the qualification round. The defending world champion Joe Kovacs and the European U23 champion Konrad Bukowiecki qualified for the final as non-automatic qualifiers.

In the final Joe Kovacs led after the first round with a put of 21.48 metres, and in the second round he was overtaken by Tomas Walsh with 21.64 metres while Stipe Žunić moved into third with 21.46 metres. The order of the top three never subsequently changed, although Walsh and Kovacs both improved their distances in the third round. In the final round Kovacs put beyond the 22 metre line, but this was a foul throw. Already the winner, Walsh finished with his best put of 22.03 metres.[2]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[3]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
World 23.12 Randy Barnes  USA 20 May 1990 Westwood, CA, United States
Championship 22.23 Werner Günthör   SUI 29 Aug 1987 Rome, Italy
World leading 22.65 Ryan Crouser  USA 25 Jun 2017 Sacramento, CA, United States
African 21.97 Janus Robberts  RSA 2 Jun 2001 Eugene, OR, United States
Asian 21.13 Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi  KSA 8 May 2009 Doha, Qatar
NACAC 23.12 Randy Barnes  USA 20 May 1990 Westwood,CA, United States
South American 21.82 Darlan Romani  BRA 3 Jun 2017 São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
European 23.06 Ulf Timmermann  GDR 22 May 1988 Chania, Greece
Oceanian 22.21 Tomas Walsh  NZL 5 Sep 2016 Zagreb, Croatia

No records were set at the competition.[4]

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 20.50 metres.[5]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), was as follows:[6]

Date Time Round
5 August10:00Qualification
6 August20:35Final

Results

Qualification

The qualification round took on 5 August, in two groups, with Group A starting at 10:00 and Group B starting at 10:01. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 20.75 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final.[7] The overall results were as follows:[8]

RankGroupNameNationalityRoundMarkNotes
123
1ATomas Walsh New Zealand (NZL)22.1422.14Q, SB
2BDavid Storl Germany (GER)21.4121.41Q
3AMichał Haratyk Poland (POL)21.2721.27Q
4ADarrell Hill United States (USA)xx21.1121.11Q
5BJacko Gill New Zealand (NZL)20.9620.96Q
6BRyan Crouser United States (USA)20.9020.90Q
7BStipe Žunić Croatia (CRO)20.8620.86Q
8BRyan Whiting United States (USA)20.8420.84Q
9BTomáš Stanek Czech Republic (CZE)20.7620.76Q
10AJoe Kovacs United States (USA)20.6220.67x20.67q
11AAndrei Gag Romania (ROM)20.31x20.6120.61q, SB
12BKonrad Bukowiecki Poland (POL)x20.1120.5520.55q
13AJakub Szyszkowski Poland (POL)19.1319.5020.5420.54
14AFilip Mihaljević Croatia (CRO)xx20.3320.33
15BDarlan Romani Brazil (BRA)x20.2119.9120.21
16ATim Nedow Canada (CAN)19.6620.0920.0320.09
17ATsanko Arnaudov Portugal (POR)19.8320.0220.0820.08
18ALadislav Prášil Czech Republic (CZE)20.0419.7619.9220.04
19AO'Dayne Richards Jamaica (JAM)x19.8419.9519.95
20BDamien Birkinhead Australia (AUS)19.9019.7919.5019.90
21AMesud Pezer Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)x19.5119.8819.88
22ACarlos Tobalina Spain (ESP)19.3819.87x19.87
23AOrazio Cremona South Africa (RSA)19.8119.6119.3519.81
24AFranck Elemba Congo (CGO)19.1819.7419.4019.74
25BChukwuebuka Enekwechi Nigeria (NGR)19.2719.7019.7219.72
26AAleksandr Lesnoy Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA)x19.67x19.67
27BJaco Engelbrecht South Africa (RSA)18.6219.5919.5619.59
28BAliaksei Nichypar Belarus (BLR)19.3919.5419.4119.54
29BFrancisco Belo Portugal (POR)18.2819.47x19.47
30BMostafa Amr Hassan Egypt (EGY)19.23x19.1519.23
31BBob Bertemes Luxembourg (LUX)x18.9319.1019.10
32BHamza Alić Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)x18.95x18.95

Final

The final took place on 6 August at 20:35. The results were as follows:[9]

RankNameNationalityRoundMarkNotes
123456
Tomas Walsh New Zealand (NZL)21.3821.6421.7521.7021.6322.0322.03
Joe Kovacs United States (USA)21.4820.8821.66x21.17x21.66
Stipe Žunić Croatia (CRO)21.0121.4621.0421.08xx21.46
4Tomáš Staněk Czech Republic (CZE)21.0421.41xxx20.9921.41
5Michał Haratyk Poland (POL)20.4920.5221.0020.8321.4120.9821.41
6Ryan Crouser United States (USA)21.0721.09xx21.2021.1421.20
7Ryan Whiting United States (USA)20.82x20.66xx21.0921.09
8Konrad Bukowiecki Poland (POL)x20.6520.89xxx20.89
9Jacko Gill New Zealand (NZL)20.3619.8220.8220.82
10David Storl Germany (GER)xx20.8020.80
11Darrell Hill United States (USA)20.7920.56x20.79
12Andrei Gag Romania (ROM)19.96xx19.96

References

  1. Start list
  2. "Report: men's shot put final – IAAF World Championships London 2017". IAAF. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  3. "Shot Put Men – Records". IAAF. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. "Shot Put Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. "Shot Put Men − Qualification − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. "Shot Put Men − Qualification − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  9. "Shot Put Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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