Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
Men's shot put at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 15 August 2008 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 40 from 34 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning distance | 21.51 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's shot put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.[1]
The qualifying standards were 20.30 m (66.6 ft) (A standard) and 19.80 m (64.96 ft) (B standard).[2]
Andrei Mikhnevich was initially awarded the bronze medal but he was later disqualified for doping and the medal was awarded to 4th-place finisher Dylan Armstrong.[3]
Schedule
All times are China standard time (UTC+8)
Date | Time | Round |
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Friday, 15 August 2008 | 09:00 21:00 | Qualifications Finals |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | 23.12 m | Westwood, United States | 20 May 1990 | |
Olympic record | 22.47 m | Seoul, South Korea | 23 September 1988 |
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Results
Qualifying round
Qualification: 20.40 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
DNF = did not finish | DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
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Tomasz Majewski | 20.80 | 20.47 | 21.21 | 21.51 | x | 20.44 | 21.51 | PB | ||
Christian Cantwell | 20.39 | 20.98 | 20.88 | 20.86 | 20.69 | 21.09 | 21.09 | |||
Dylan Armstrong | 20.62 | 21.04 | x | x | 20.47 | x | 21.04 | NR | ||
5 | Yuriy Bilonog | 20.63 | x | 20.53 | 20.46 | 20.31 | x | 20.63 | SB | |
6 | Reese Hoffa | x | 19.81 | 20.53 | 20.38 | x | x | 20.53 | ||
7 | Pavel Sofin | 20.42 | x | x | x | x | x | 20.42 | ||
8 | Rutger Smith | 20.41 | x | 20.30 | 20.41 | |||||
9 | Yury Bialou | 20.06 | x | x | 20.06 | |||||
Adam Nelson | x | x | x | NM | ||||||
DSQ | Andrei Mikhnevich | DSQ (doping) | ||||||||
DSQ | Ivan Yushkov | DSQ (doping) | ||||||||
DSQ[4] | Pavel Lyzhyn | DSQ (doping) | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ↑ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ↑ https://www.thestar.com/sports/amateur/2014/08/20/canadas_dylan_armstrong_finally_gets_2008_beijing_olympics_bronze_medal_after_doping_dq.html
- ↑ "IOC sanctions seven athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London2012". International Olympic Committee. 25 Nov 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-08.