2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

event at the 2001 World Championships

2001 World Championships in Athletics

The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...

in Edmonton, Canada was held on Saturday August 4, 2001. There were a total number of 30 participating athletes, with the qualification mark set at 20.45 metres.

Medalists

Gold	John Godina John Godina John Carl Godina is an American shot putter, whose record includes three World Championship wins and two Olympic medals. He also competes in discus.-High School Years:... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA)
Silver	Adam Nelson Adam Nelson Adam Nelson is an elite American shotputter. A 1997 graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, Nelson has competed in two Olympic Games... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA)
Bronze	Arsi Harju Arsi Harju Arsi Ilari Harju is a Finnish shot putter with the team Perhon kiri. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with a distance of 21.29 metres. His personal best is 21.39, which he put in the qualifiers for the same Olympics. Due to his success in the Olympics and elsewhere that year,... Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... (FIN)

Schedule

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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
04.08.2001 – 08:30h 04.08.2001 – 08:30h
Final Round
04.08.2001 – 16:00h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
04.08.2001 – 08:30h	04.08.2001 – 08:30h
Final Round
04.08.2001 – 16:00h

Abbreviations

All results shown are in metres

Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships
World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....	23.12 m	May 20, 1990	Westwood Westwood, Los Angeles, California Westwood is a neighborhood on the Westside of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the home of the University of California, Los Angeles .-History:... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Event Record	22.23 m	August 29, 1987	Rome, Italy
Season Best	21.97 m	June 2, 2001	Eugene Eugene, Oregon Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	3		18.28	20.06	20.52	20.52 m
2	4		20.08	20.44	20.50	20.50 m
3	5		20.47	—	—	20.47 m
4	11		20.07	20.14	—	20.14 m
5	15		19.68	X	X	19.68 m
6	18		X	19.35	19.27	19.35 m
7	19		19.27	X	X	19.27 m
8	20		X	19.11	X	19.11 m
9	21		18.62	18.89	—	18.89 m
10	21		18.60	X	18.89	18.89 m
11	24		18.85	18.65	X	18.85 m
12	24		18.85	X	18.03	18.85 m
13	26		X	X	18.71	18.71 m
14	28		X	17.87	18.06	18.06 m
15	30		16.98	X	17.75	17.75 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	1		21.26	—	—	21.26 m
2	2		20.72	—	—	20.72 m	PB
3	6		20.46	—	—	20.46 m
4	7		20.43	—	—	20.43 m	SB
5	8		19.70	X	20.39	20.39 m
6	9		20.32	20.26	—	20.32 m
7	10		20.11	20.05	20.31	20.31 m	SB
8	12		20.13	X	X	20.13 m
9	13		19.71	19.80	19.72	19.80 m
10	14		X	19.74	X	19.74 m
11	16		19.35	19.52	19.46	19.52 m
12	17		19.41	19.24	X	19.41 m
13	21		18.89	X	X	18.89 m
14	27		18.70	18.33	18.14	18.70 m	SB
15	29		X	17.75	17.76	17.76 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
		21.87	21.80	X	X	X	X	21.87 m
		19.92	20.86	20.19	21.24	X	X	21.24 m
		20.28	20.01	20.59	20.93	20.10	20.79	20.93 m	SB
4		20.78	X	X	20.91	X	X	20.91 m
5		20.91	X	20.67	X	X	X	20.91 m	SB
6		20.56	20.74	X	20.83	20.83	X	20.83 m
7		20.07	X	20.78	X	19.96	X	20.78 m	PB
8		20.63	X	X	X	X	20.34	20.63 m

9		20.37	19.95	20.45				20.45 m
10		20.41	X	20.42				20.42 m	SB
11		18.94	20.38	20.24				20.38 m
12		20.12	X	20.18				20.18 m