2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
The Men's Shot Put event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was held on Saturday August 4, 2001. There were a total number of 30 participating athletes, with the qualification mark set at 20.45 metres.
Doping
Andrey Mikhnevich of Belarus tested positive for Human chorionic gonadotropin during the championships and his results were subsequently disqualified.[1][2][3]
Medalists
| Gold |  John GodinaUnited States (USA) |
| Silver | Adam Nelson United States (USA) |
| Bronze |  Arsi HarjuFinland (FIN) |
Schedule
- All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 04.08.2001 – 08:30h | 04.08.2001 – 08:30h |
| Final Round | |
| 04.08.2001 – 16:00h | |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
| DQ | disqualified |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Randy Barnes (USA) | 23.12 m | May 20, 1990 | Westwood, United States |
| Event Record |  Werner Günthör (SUI) | 22.23 m | August 29, 1987 |  Rome, Italy |
| Season Best |  Janus Robberts (RSA) | 21.97 m | June 2, 2001 | Eugene, United States |
Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 3 | John Godina (USA) | 18.28 | 20.06 | 20.52 | 20.52 m | |
| 2 | 4 |  Manuel Martínez (ESP) | 20.08 | 20.44 | 20.50 | 20.50 m | |
| 3 | 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bradley Snyder (CAN) | 20.47 | — | — | 20.47 m | |
| 4 | 11 | Ville Tiisanoja (FIN) | 20.07 | 20.14 | — | 20.14 m | |
| 5 | 15 |  Petr Stehlík (CZE) | 19.68 | X | X | 19.68 m | |
| 6 | 18 |  Pavel Chumachenko (RUS) | X | 19.35 | 19.27 | 19.35 m | |
| 7 | 19 |  Dzimitry Hancharuk (BLR) | 19.27 | X | X | 19.27 m | |
| 8 | 20 | John Davis (USA) | X | 19.11 | X | 19.11 m | |
| 9 | 21 |  Oliver-Sven Buder (GER) | 18.62 | 18.89 | — | 18.89 m | |
| 10 | 21 |  Mikuláš Konopka (SVK) | 18.60 | X | 18.89 | 18.89 m | |
| 11 | 24 |  Jimmy Nordin (SWE) | 18.85 | 18.65 | X | 18.85 m | |
| 12 | 24 |  Marco Antonio Verni (CHI) | 18.85 | X | 18.03 | 18.85 m | |
| 13 | 26 |  Yves Niaré (FRA) | X | X | 18.71 | 18.71 m | |
| 14 | 28 |  Ivan Emelianov (MDA) | X | 17.87 | 18.06 | 18.06 m | |
| 15 | 30 |  Mark Proctor (GBR) | 16.98 | X | 17.75 | 17.75 m | |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Janus Robberts (RSA) | 21.26 | — | — | 21.26 m | |
| 2 | 2 | Conny Karlsson (FIN) | 20.72 | — | — | 20.72 m | PB |
| 3 | 6 |  Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR) | 20.46 | — | — | 20.46 m | |
| 4 | 7 | %253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dragan Perić (YUG) | 20.43 | — | — | 20.43 m | SB |
| 5 | 8 | Arsi Harju (FIN) | 19.70 | X | 20.39 | 20.39 m | |
| 6 | 9 |  Joachim Olsen (DEN) | 20.32 | 20.26 | — | 20.32 m | |
| 7 | 10 | Andrey Mikhnevich (BLR) | 20.11 | 20.05 | 20.31 | 20.31 m | SB |
| 8 | 12 | Adam Nelson (USA) | 20.13 | X | X | 20.13 m | |
| 9 | 13 | Paolo Dal Soglio (ITA) | 19.71 | 19.80 | 19.72 | 19.80 m | |
| 10 | 14 |  Gheorghe Guşet (ROM) | X | 19.74 | X | 19.74 m | |
| 11 | 16 | Milan Haborák (SVK) | 19.35 | 19.52 | 19.46 | 19.52 m | |
| 12 | 17 | Ralf Bartels (GER) | 19.41 | 19.24 | X | 19.41 m | |
| 13 | 21 |  Gjøran Sørli (NOR) | 18.89 | X | X | 18.89 m | |
| 14 | 27 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Justin Anlezark (AUS) | 18.70 | 18.33 | 18.14 | 18.70 m | SB |
| 15 | 29 |  Yojer Medina (VEN) | X | 17.75 | 17.76 | 17.76 m | |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | John Godina (USA) | 21.87 | 21.80 | X | X | X | X | 21.87 m | |
 | Adam Nelson (USA) | 19.92 | 20.86 | 20.19 | 21.24 | X | X | 21.24 m | |
 | Arsi Harju (FIN) | 20.28 | 20.01 | 20.59 | 20.93 | 20.10 | 20.79 | 20.93 m | SB |
| 4 | Manuel Martínez (ESP) | 20.78 | X | X | 20.91 | X | X | 20.91 m | |
| 5 | Dragan Perić (YUG) | 20.91 | X | 20.67 | X | X | X | 20.91 m | SB |
| 6 | Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR) | 20.56 | 20.74 | X | 20.83 | 20.83 | X | 20.83 m | |
| 7 | Conny Karlsson (FIN) | 20.07 | X | 20.78 | X | 19.96 | X | 20.78 m | PB |
| 8 | Bradley Snyder (CAN) | 20.63 | X | X | X | X | 20.34 | 20.63 m | |
| 9 | Ville Tiisanoja (FIN) | 20.37 | 19.95 | 20.45 | 20.45 m | ||||
| 10 | Joachim Olsen (DEN) | 18.94 | 20.38 | 20.24 | 20.38 m | ||||
| 11 | Janus Robberts (RSA) | 20.12 | X | 20.18 | 20.18 m | ||||
| DQ (10) | Andrey Mikhnevich (BLR) | 20.41 | X | 20.42 | 20.42 m | Doping | |||
See also
- 2001 Shot Put Year Ranking
- 2002 European Championships
References
- "IAAF News 2002, Issue 53, 55-59". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- Amy Shipley: Mikhnevich's Win Is a Shot For Americans, The Washington Post, 24 August 2003
- IAAF: IAAF World Championships in Athletics > 8th IAAF World Championships > Shot Put - men, iaaf.org
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