2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
| Men's shot put at the 2017 World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates |
5 August (qualification) 6 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 22.03 m (72 ft 31⁄4 in) | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's shot put at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 5–6 August.[1]
Summary
In the final Joe Kovacs (USA) led after the first round with a throw of 21.48 metres, and in the second round he was out-thrown by Tomas Walsh (New Zealand) with a 21.64 metres while Stipe Žunić (Croatia) moved into third with a 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 threw beyond the 22 metre line, but this was a foul throw. Already the winner, Walsh finished with his best put by throwing a 22.03 metres.[2]
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:[3]
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 23.12 | Randy Barnes |  |
20 May 1990 | Westwood, CA, United States |
| Championship | 22.23 | Werner Günthör |  |
29 Aug 1987 | Rome, Italy |
| World leading | 22.65 | Ryan Crouser | |
25 Jun 2017 | Sacramento, CA, United States |
| African | 21.97 | Janus Robberts |  |
2 Jun 2001 | Eugene, OR, United States |
| Asian | 21.13 | Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi |  |
8 May 2009 | Doha, Qatar |
| NACAC | 23.12 | Randy Barnes | |
20 May 1990 | Westwood,CA, United States |
| South American | 21.82 | Darlan Romani |  |
3 Jun 2017 | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil |
| European | 23.06 | Ulf Timmermann |  |
22 May 1988 | Chania, Greece |
| Oceanian | 22.21 | Tomas Walsh |  |
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 August | 10:00 | Qualification |
| 6 August | 20:35 | Final |
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]
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | Round | Mark | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 1 | A | Tomas Walsh | | 22.14 | 22.14 | Q, SB | ||
| 2 | B | David Storl |  | 21.41 | 21.41 | Q | ||
| 3 | A | Michał Haratyk |  | 21.27 | 21.27 | Q | ||
| 4 | A | Darrell Hill | | x | x | 21.11 | 21.11 | Q |
| 5 | B | Jacko Gill | | 20.96 | 20.96 | Q | ||
| 6 | B | Ryan Crouser | | 20.90 | 20.90 | Q | ||
| 7 | B | Stipe Žunić |  | 20.86 | 20.86 | Q | ||
| 8 | B | Ryan Whiting | | 20.84 | 20.84 | Q | ||
| 9 | B | Tomáš Stanek |  | 20.76 | 20.76 | Q | ||
| 10 | A | Joe Kovacs | | 20.62 | 20.67 | x | 20.67 | q |
| 11 | A | Andrei Gag |  | 20.31 | x | 20.61 | 20.61 | q, SB |
| 12 | B | Konrad Bukowiecki | | x | 20.11 | 20.55 | 20.55 | q |
| 13 | A | Jakub Szyszkowski | | 19.13 | 19.50 | 20.54 | 20.54 | |
| 14 | A | Filip Mihaljević | | x | x | 20.33 | 20.33 | |
| 15 | B | Darlan Romani | | x | 20.21 | 19.91 | 20.21 | |
| 16 | A | Tim Nedow |  | 19.66 | 20.09 | 20.03 | 20.09 | |
| 17 | A | Tsanko Arnaudov |  | 19.83 | 20.02 | 20.08 | 20.08 | |
| 18 | A | Ladislav Prášil | | 20.04 | 19.76 | 19.92 | 20.04 | |
| 19 | A | O'Dayne Richards |  | x | 19.84 | 19.95 | 19.95 | |
| 20 | B | Damien Birkinhead |  | 19.90 | 19.79 | 19.50 | 19.90 | |
| 21 | A | Mesud Pezer |  | x | 19.51 | 19.88 | 19.88 | |
| 22 | A | Carlos Tobalina |  | 19.38 | 19.87 | x | 19.87 | |
| 23 | A | Orazio Cremona | | 19.81 | 19.61 | 19.35 | 19.81 | |
| 24 | A | Franck Elemba |  | 19.18 | 19.74 | 19.40 | 19.74 | |
| 25 | B | Chukwuebuka Enekwechi |  | 19.27 | 19.70 | 19.72 | 19.72 | |
| 26 | A | Aleksandr Lesnoy | .svg.png){kind=small} | x | 19.67 | x | 19.67 | |
| 27 | B | Jaco Engelbrecht | | 18.62 | 19.59 | 19.56 | 19.59 | |
| 28 | B | Aliaksei Nichypar |  | 19.39 | 19.54 | 19.41 | 19.54 | |
| 29 | B | Francisco Belo | | 18.28 | 19.47 | x | 19.47 | |
| 30 | B | Mostafa Amr Hassan |  | 19.23 | x | 19.15 | 19.23 | |
| 31 | B | Bob Bertemes |  | x | 18.93 | 19.10 | 19.10 | |
| 32 | B | Hamza Alić | | x | 18.95 | x | 18.95 | |
Final
The final took place on 6 August at 20:35. The results were as follows:[9]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Round | Mark | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
 | Tomas Walsh | | 21.38 | 21.64 | 21.75 | 21.70 | 21.63 | 22.03 | 22.03 | |
 | Joe Kovacs | | 21.48 | 20.88 | 21.66 | x | 21.17 | x | 21.66 | |
 | Stipe Žunić | | 21.01 | 21.46 | 21.04 | 21.08 | x | x | 21.46 | |
| 4 | Tomáš Staněk | | 21.04 | 21.41 | x | x | x | 20.99 | 21.41 | |
| 5 | Michał Haratyk | | 20.49 | 20.52 | 21.00 | 20.83 | 21.41 | 20.98 | 21.41 | |
| 6 | Ryan Crouser | | 21.07 | 21.09 | x | x | 21.20 | 21.14 | 21.20 | |
| 7 | Ryan Whiting | | 20.82 | x | 20.66 | x | x | 21.09 | 21.09 | |
| 8 | Konrad Bukowiecki | | x | 20.65 | 20.89 | x | x | x | 20.89 | |
| 9 | Jacko Gill | | 20.36 | 19.82 | 20.82 | 20.82 | ||||
| 10 | David Storl | | x | x | 20.80 | 20.80 | ||||
| 11 | Darrell Hill | | 20.79 | 20.56 | x | 20.79 | ||||
| 12 | Andrei Gag | | 19.96 | x | x | 19.96 | ||||
References
- ↑ Start list
- ↑ "Report: men's shot put final – IAAF World Championships London 2017". IAAF. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ↑ "Shot Put Men – Records". IAAF. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ↑ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ↑ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ↑ "Shot Put Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ↑ "Shot Put Men − Qualification − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
- ↑ "Shot Put Men − Qualification − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
- ↑ "Shot Put Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.