2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

The men's shot put at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 23 August.[1][2]

Men's shot put
at the 2015 World Championships
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates23 August
Competitors30 from 22 nations
Winning distance21.93
Medalists
    United States
    Germany
    Jamaica

As the best thrower in a decade, Joe Kovacs looked to be the favorite, though David Storl was the two-time defending champion. With his first throw Kovacs took the lead at 21.23. Storl raised the lead to 21.46 on his second throw. But the surprise leader at the end of the third round was O'Dayne Richards equalling his Jamaican National Record from the Pan American Games at 21.69. In the fourth round, Tomas Walsh threw his Continental Record 21.58 to take the second position. A few throws later, Kovacs moved into second place with his 21.67 fourth throw. The medals were settled in the fifth round when Kovacs threw the 21.93 winner, followed immediately by Storl throwing his 21.74 silver medal winner.[3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[4]

World record  Randy Barnes (USA) 23.12 Westwood, CA, United States 20 May 1990
Championship record  Werner Günthör (SUI) 22.23 Rome, Italy 29 August 1987
World Leading  Joe Kovacs (USA) 22.56 Monaco 17 July 2015
African record  Janus Robberts (RSA) 21.97 Eugene, OR, United States 2 June 2001
Asian record  Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi (KSA) 21.13 Doha, Qatar 8 May 2009
NACAC record  Randy Barnes (USA) 23.12 Westwood,CA, United States 20 May 1990
South American record  Germán Lauro (ARG) 21.26 Doha, Qatar 10 May 2013
European record  Ulf Timmermann (GDR) 23.06 Chania, Greece 22 May 1988
Oceanian record  Tomas Walsh (NZL) 21.50 Mutterstadt, Germany 25 July 2015
The following records were established during the competition:
Oceanian record  Tomas Walsh (NZL) 21.58 Beijing, China 23 August 2015

Qualification standards

Entry standards[5]
20.45

Schedule

Date Time Round
23 August 201510:05Qualification
23 August 201519:30Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 20.65 m (Q) or at least best 12 performers (q).[6]

RankGroupNameNationality#1#2#3MarkNotes
1AJoe Kovacs United States (USA)20.2821.3621.36Q
2BDavid Storl Germany (GER)21.2621.26Q
3AReese Hoffa United States (USA)20.7520.75Q
4BGermán Lauro Argentina (ARG)20.64x20.64q
5BChristian Cantwell United States (USA)19.61x20.6320.63q
6BO'Dayne Richards Jamaica (JAM)20.5520.01x20.55q
7ATomas Walsh New Zealand (NZL)x20.4920.3120.49q
8AInderjeet Singh India (IND)19.15x20.4720.47q
9AAsmir Kolašinac Serbia (SRB)19.3520.3720.2220.37q
10ATomasz Majewski Poland (POL)20.1320.1120.3420.34q
11AJan Marcell Czech Republic (CZE)20.3219.47x20.32q
12BJacko Gill New Zealand (NZL)19.9319.9419.7919.94q
13BJordan Clarke United States (USA)19.2919.8819.8919.89
14ABob Bertemes Luxembourg (LUX)19.8719.6019.6419.87NR
15ADarlan Romani Brazil (BRA)19.8619.0619.4119.86
16AAleksandr Lesnoy Russia (RUS)19.2919.78x19.78
17BAndrei Gag Romania (ROM)x19.74x19.74
18AMostafa Amr Hassan Egypt (EGY)18.9719.4219.6519.65
19BTomáš Staněk Czech Republic (CZE)19.6419.05x19.64
20BTim Nedow Canada (CAN)19.41x19.6319.63
21BFranck Elemba Congo (CGO)18.5919.4019.2819.40
22BMaksim Sidorov Russia (RUS)x19.3519.2819.35
23BMarin Premeru Croatia (CRO)x19.33x19.33
24ABorja Vivas Spain (ESP)18.8819.1919.2819.28
25AJaco Engelbrecht South Africa (RSA)19.04xx19.04
26ATsanko Arnaudov Portugal (POR)18.0118.85x18.85
27BOrazio Cremona South Africa (RSA)x18.63x18.63
28BHamza Alić Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)x18.62x18.62
BKonrad Bukowiecki Poland (POL)xxxNM
BGeorgi Ivanov Bulgaria (BUL)xxxNM
AKemal Mešić Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)DNS

Final

The final was started at 19:30.[7]

RankNameNationality# 1# 2# 3# 4# 5# 6MarkNotes
Joe Kovacs United States (USA)21.2320.48x21.6721.9321.6621.93
David Storl Germany (GER)x21.46x20.4421.7421.2821.74
O'Dayne Richards Jamaica (JAM)x20.7921.69x20.54x21.69=NR
4Tomas Walsh New Zealand (NZL)20.05x20.6421.5821.01x21.58AR
5Reese Hoffa United States (USA)20.6120.72x20.3121.00x21.00
6Tomasz Majewski Poland (POL)20.5720.8220.1720.5920.50x20.82SB
7Asmir Kolašinac Serbia (SRB)x20.1120.36xx20.7120.71
8Jacko Gill New Zealand (NZL)19.9920.1119.5419.4419.5419.4920.11
9Germán Lauro Argentina (ARG)19.70xx19.70
10Jan Marcell Czech Republic (CZE)x19.0019.6919.69
11Inderjeet Singh India (IND)19.52x18.6819.52
Christian Cantwell United States (USA)DNS

References

  1. "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. Start list
  3. "REPORT: MEN'S SHOT PUT FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. "Records & Lists – Shot put". IAAF. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  5. IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
  6. Qualification results
  7. Final results
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.