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
| Gold | Mikuláš Konopka |
| Silver | Janus Robberts |
| Bronze | Carl Myerscough |
Results
Final
1 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
 | Mikuláš Konopka | | 18.50 | 17.95 | 17.72 | 18.39 | x | x | 18.50 | |
 | Janus Robberts | | 16.83 | 16.50 | x | x | 18.12 | 18.15 | 18.15 | |
 | Carl Myerscough | | x | 16.24 | 17.42 | 18.12 | x | x | 18.12 | |
| 4 | Peter Sack |  | 16.07 | 17.98 | 17.72 | 18.09 | 17.78 | 17.34 | 18.09 | |
| 5 | Johannes van Wyk | | 17.20 | x | 17.06 | 17.35 | x | x | 17.35 | |
| 6 | Chris Sprague |  | 16.44 | 16.68 | 17.14 | 16.56 | 16.65 | 16.50 | 17.14 | |
| 7 | Łukasz Wenta |  | 16.91 | 17.01 | 17.12 | 16.92 | 16.37 | 16.79 | 17.12 | |
| 8 | Jhonny Rodríguez |  | 17.05 | 16.95 | x | 16.44 | 16.36 | 15.85 | 17.05 | |
| 9 | Ronny Jiménez | .svg.png){kind=small} | 16.54 | 16.49 | x | 16.54 | ||||
| 10 | Leszek Śliwa | | 16.46 | 16.49 | x | 16.49 | ||||
| 11 | Jimmy Nordin |  | 16.43 | x | x | 16.43 | ||||
| 12 | Rhys Jones | .svg.png){kind=small} | x | 15.80 | 16.30 | 16.30 | ||||
Qualifications
31 Jul
Group A
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | Janus Robberts | | x | 17.94 | - | 17.94 | Q |
| 2 | Peter Sack | | 17.46 | - | - | 17.46 | Q |
| 3 | Łukasz Wenta | | 14.82 | 17.04 | - | 17.04 | Q |
| 4 | Chris Sprague | | 16.31 | 16.32 | 16.95 | 16.95 | q |
| 5 | Ronny Jiménez | | 16.37 | 16.88 | 16.21 | 16.88 | q |
| 6 | Jhonny Rodríguez | | 15.97 | 16.79 | 16.67 | 16.79 | q |
| 7 | Emeka Udechuku | | 15.67 | 16.42 | x | 16.42 | |
| 8 | Damjan Verbnjak |  | 15.13 | 15.54 | 16.01 | 16.01 | |
| 9 | Michal Oertelt |  | 15.90 | x | x | 15.90 | |
| 10 | Ahmed Gholoum |  | 15.39 | 15.76 | 15.29 | 15.76 | |
| 11 | Anastasis Anastasiou | .svg.png){kind=small} | 15.64 | 15.48 | 15.70 | 15.70 | |
| 12 | Aaron Hartney | | x | 15.16 | 15.65 | 15.65 | |
| 13 | Mohamed Abou El-Nasr |  | x | 15.23 | 15.18 | 15.23 | |
Group B
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | Carl Myerscough | | 18.05 | - | - | 18.05 | Q |
| 2 | Mikuláš Konopka | | 16.91 | 17.82 | - | 17.82 | Q |
| 3 | Johannes van Wyk | | 16.39 | x | 17.28 | 17.28 | Q |
| 4 | Leszek Śliwa | | 16.06 | 16.88 | 17.16 | 17.16 | Q |
| 5 | Jimmy Nordin | | 16.67 | x | x | 16.67 | q |
| 6 | Rhys Jones | | 16.22 | x | 16.53 | 16.53 | q |
| 7 | Van Mounts | | 16.16 | 15.85 | x | 16.16 | |
| 8 | Hamza Alić |  | 15.39 | 15.65 | 15.98 | 15.98 | |
| 9 | Sven-Eric Hahn | | 15.79 | 15.37 | 15.90 | 15.90 | |
| 10 | Hicham Aït Aha |  | 15.55 | 15.29 | x | 15.55 | |
| 11 | Navpreet Singh |  | 15.25 | 15.10 | 15.04 | 15.25 | |
| 12 | Ilya Kostin |  | x | 14.92 | x | 14.92 | |
| 13 | Dmitry Kruchenok | .svg.png){kind=small} | 14.40 | x | x | 14.40 | |
| 14 | Pavlos Atmatsidis |  | 14.19 | x | x | 14.19 | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.
References
- 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
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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