1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

The men's shot put event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 1 August.[1][2] A 7257g (Senior implement) shot was used.

Medalists

GoldMikuláš Konopka
 Slovakia
SilverJanus Robberts
 South Africa
BronzeCarl Myerscough
 United Kingdom

Results

Final

1 August

RankNameNationalityAttemptsResultNotes
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Mikuláš Konopka Slovakia18.5017.9517.7218.39xx18.50
Janus Robberts South Africa16.8316.50xx18.1218.1518.15
Carl Myerscough United Kingdomx16.2417.4218.12xx18.12
4Peter Sack Germany16.0717.9817.7218.0917.7817.3418.09
5Johannes van Wyk South Africa17.20x17.0617.35xx17.35
6Chris Sprague United States16.4416.6817.1416.5616.6516.5017.14
7Łukasz Wenta Poland16.9117.0117.1216.9216.3716.7917.12
8Jhonny Rodríguez Colombia17.0516.95x16.4416.3615.8517.05
9Ronny Jiménez Venezuela16.5416.49x16.54
10Leszek Śliwa Poland16.4616.49x16.49
11Jimmy Nordin Sweden16.43xx16.43
12Rhys Jones Australiax15.8016.3016.30

Qualifications

31 Jul

Group A

RankNameNationalityAttemptsResultNotes
123
1Janus Robberts South Africax17.94-17.94Q
2Peter Sack Germany17.46--17.46Q
3Łukasz Wenta Poland14.8217.04-17.04Q
4Chris Sprague United States16.3116.3216.9516.95q
5Ronny Jiménez Venezuela16.3716.8816.2116.88q
6Jhonny Rodríguez Colombia15.9716.7916.6716.79q
7Emeka Udechuku United Kingdom15.6716.42x16.42
8Damjan Verbnjak Slovenia15.1315.5416.0116.01
9Michal Oertelt Czech Republic15.90xx15.90
10Ahmed Gholoum Kuwait15.3915.7615.2915.76
11Anastasis Anastasiou Cyprus15.6415.4815.7015.70
12Aaron Hartney Australiax15.1615.6515.65
13Mohamed Abou El-Nasr Egyptx15.2315.1815.23

Group B

RankNameNationalityAttemptsResultNotes
123
1Carl Myerscough United Kingdom18.05--18.05Q
2Mikuláš Konopka Slovakia16.9117.82-17.82Q
3Johannes van Wyk South Africa16.39x17.2817.28Q
4Leszek Śliwa Poland16.0616.8817.1617.16Q
5Jimmy Nordin Sweden16.67xx16.67q
6Rhys Jones Australia16.22x16.5316.53q
7Van Mounts United States16.1615.85x16.16
8Hamza Alić Bosnia and Herzegovina15.3915.6515.9815.98
9Sven-Eric Hahn Germany15.7915.3715.9015.90
10Hicham Aït Aha Morocco15.5515.29x15.55
11Navpreet Singh India15.2515.1015.0415.25
12Ilya Kostin Russiax14.92x14.92
13Dmitry Kruchenok Belarus14.40xx14.40
14Pavlos Atmatsidis Greece14.19xx14.19

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 Dec 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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