1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 18 and 19 July.[1][2] A 7257g (senior implement) shot was used.
Medalists
| Gold | Aleksey Lukashenko Soviet Union |
| Silver | Vyacheslav Lykho Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Radoslav Despotov.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria |
Results
Final
19 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Aleksey Lukashenko | Soviet Union | 18.90 | |
 | Vyacheslav Lykho | Soviet Union | 18.71 | |
 | Radoslav Despotov | Bulgaria | 18.17 | |
| 4 | Jeno Kóczián |  Hungary | 17.64 | |
| 5 | John Minns | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 17.27 | |
| 6 | Adewale Olukoju |  Nigeria | 17.19 | |
| 7 | Tino Bonk |  East Germany | 16.90 | |
| 8 | Jean-Philippe Revallier |  France | 16.84 | |
| 9 | Bentley Laidler | Australia | 16.44 | |
| 10 | Darren Crawford |  United States | 16.14 | |
| 11 | Tony Sylvester | United States | 16.09 | |
| 12 | Simon Williams |  United Kingdom | 15.87 |
Qualifications
18 Jul
Group A
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radoslav Despotov | Bulgaria | 17.90 | Q |
| 2 | Vyacheslav Lykho | Soviet Union | 16.93 | Q |
| 3 | Jeno Kóczián | Hungary | 16.51 | Q |
| 4 | Simon Williams | United Kingdom | 16.38 | Q |
| 5 | Tino Bonk | East Germany | 16.18 | Q |
| 6 | Tony Sylvester | United States | 16.16 | Q |
| 7 | Bentley Laidler | Australia | 16.15 | Q |
| 8 | Khalid Al-Khalidi |  Saudi Arabia | 14.90 | |
| 9 | Bojan Paunovic | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 13.81 | |
| 10 | Troy Patterson |  Barbados | 13.40 | |
| 11 | James Wong Tuck Yim |  Singapore | 11.35 |
Group B
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksey Lukashenko | Soviet Union | 17.01 | Q |
| 2 | John Minns | Australia | 16.92 | Q |
| 3 | Adewale Olukoju | Nigeria | 16.25 | Q |
| 4 | Jean-Philippe Revallier | France | 16.00 | Q |
| 5 | Darren Crawford | United States | 15.52 | q |
| 6 | Delore Lakusta | Canada | 15.11 | |
| 7 | Mahmoud Mustapha Jalal |  Kuwait | 14.48 | |
| 8 | Ramón Jiménez Gaona | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Paraguay | 13.71 | |
| 9 | Jaime Comandari |  El Salvador | 12.78 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (2)
- Barbados (1)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Canada (2)
- East Germany (1)
- El Salvador (1)
- France (1)
- Hungary (1)
- Kuwait (1)
- Nigeria (1)
- Paraguay (1)
- Saudi Arabia (1)
- Singapore (1)
- Soviet Union (2)
- United Kingdom (1)
- United States (2)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1986 Athens GRE Jul 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 26 Feb 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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