Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.[1]
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Tomasz Majewski |  | 21.04 | 21.04 | Q, PB | ||
| 2 | B | Adam Nelson | | 20.56 | 20.56 | Q | ||
| 3 | A | Christian Cantwell | | 20.11 | 20.48 | 20.48 | Q | |
| 4 | A | Dylan Armstrong |  | 20.43 | 20.43 | Q | ||
| 5 | A | Reese Hoffa | | 20.41 | 20.41 | Q | ||
| 6 | B | Pavel Lyzhyn | .svg.png){kind=small} | 20.36 | x | x | DSQ | |
| 7 | A | Pavel Sofin |  | 20.29 | x | x | 20.29 | q |
| 8 | B | Yuriy Bilonog |  | 19.93 | 20.16 | 19.57 | 20.16 | q |
| 9 | B | Rutger Smith |  | 20.13 | x | 19.97 | 20.13 | q |
| 10 | A | Yury Bialou | | x | 20.12 | 19.87 | 20.12 | q |
| 11 | B | Ivan Yushkov | | 20.02 | 19.83 | 20.00 | 20.02 | DSQ (q) |
| 12 | B | Peter Sack |  | 19.76 | x | 20.01 | 20.01 | |
| 13 | A | Andriy Semenov | | 18.95 | 19.59 | 20.01 | 20.01 | |
| 14 | B | Dorian Scott |  | 19.54 | 19.94 | 19.71 | 19.94 | |
| 15 | B | Justin Anlezark |  | 19.91 | 19.75 | x | 19.91 | |
| 16 | A | Hamza Alic |  | 19.33 | 19.48 | 19.87 | 19.87 | |
| 17 | A | Anton Lyuboslavskiy | | 19.14 | x | 19.87 | 19.87 | |
| 18 | B | Manuel Martínez |  | 19.62 | 19.45 | 19.81 | 19.81 | |
| 19 | B | Miran Vodovnik |  | 18.72 | x | 19.81 | 19.81 | |
| 20 | A | Scott Martin | | 19.75 | x | x | 19.75 | |
| 21 | A | Joachim Olsen |  | 19.62 | 19.69 | 19.74 | 19.74 | SB |
| 22 | B | Yves Niare |  | x | x | 19.73 | 19.73 | |
| 23 | A | Carlos Véliz |  | 19.58 | 19.25 | 19.16 | 19.58 | |
| 24 | A | Māris Urtāns |  | 18.78 | 19.57 | 19.34 | 19.57 | |
| 25 | B | Taavi Peetre |  | x | x | 19.57 | 19.57 | |
| 26 | B | Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi |  | x | 18.67 | 19.51 | 19.51 | |
| 27 | B | Petr Stehlik |  | x | 19.41 | x | 19.41 | |
| 28 | B | Nedzad Mulabegovic |  | 19.11 | 19.35 | 18.88 | 19.35 | |
| 29 | A | Milan Haborák |  | x | 19.32 | x | 19.32 | |
| 30 | B | Reinaldo Proenza | | 19.15 | 19.06 | 19.20 | 19.20 | |
| 31 | A | Germán Lauro |  | 19.07 | x | 18.96 | 19.07 | |
| 32 | A | Asmir Kolašinac | .svg.png){kind=small} | 18.32 | x | 19.01 | 19.01 | |
| 33 | A | Lajos Kürthy |  | 18.38 | x | 18.74 | 18.74 | |
| 34 | B | Ivan Emilianov |  | 18.64 | 18.27 | x | 18.64 | |
| 35 | A | Mihail Stamatoyiannis |  | x | 18.45 | 18.30 | 18.45 | |
| 36 | B | Yasser Farag |  | 18.37 | x | 18.42 | 18.42 | |
| 37 | B | Marco Fortes |  | x | x | 18.05 | 18.05 | |
| 38 | A | Marco Antonio Verni |  | x | 17.96 | x | 17.96 | |
| 39 | B | Chang Ming-Huang |  | 16.13 | 16.98 | 17.43 | 17.43 | |
| A | Robert Häggblom |  | x | x | x | NM | ||
| A | Georgi Ivanov |  | x | x | x | NM | ||
| B | Alexis Paumier | | x | x | x | NM | ||
| B | Amin Nikfar |  | x | x | x | NM | ||
| B | Andrei Mikhnevich | | DSQ (Q) | |||||
| A | Ralf Bartels | | DNS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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.
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