The 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 2009 World Championships in Athletics

2009 World Championships in Athletics

The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....

was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 15. The Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski

Tomasz Majewski

Tomasz Majewski is a Polish Olympic gold medalist shot putter. He is 204 cm tall and weighs 140 kg ....

 entered the competition as the world-leading athlete and one of the favourites. Much was expected of the four-man United States team

United States at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

United States compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of over 100 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Team USA athletes honoured Jessie Owens' memory by displaying the letters JO on their competition singlets. Selected athletes achieved...

, consisting of defending champion Reese Hoffa

Reese Hoffa

Reese Hoffa is an American shot putter. Reese won the shot put in the 2006 World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Moscow, Russia. As of 2007, his personal bests stand at 22.11 m indoor and 22.43 m outdoor. His outdoor performance ranks him 11th on the world all-time lists...

, Olympic silver medalist Christian Cantwell

Christian Cantwell

Christian Cantwell is a World Champion American shot putter. As of 2008 he is 6' 5" tall and weighs 300 or 335 lbs ....

, former world champion 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...

, and newcomer Dan Taylor.

Cantwell won the competition, recording a world-leading 22.03 m throw to fend off second-placed Majewski (who managed 21.91 m). Former champions Hoffa and Nelson were beaten to the bronze medal by German Ralf Bartels

Ralf Bartels

Ralf Bartels is a German shot putter. He became European Champion at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden after beating Belarusian Andrei Mikhnevich with a final put of 21.13 metres, two centimetres ahead of the Belarusian.Bartels also won bronze at the 2005...

, who threw a new personal best of 21.37 m to win the host nation's

Germany at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Germany will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August as the host nation. A team of 92 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition, but current women's Marathon world leader Irina Mikitenko and hurdler Thomas Goller withdrew from the Championships....

 first medal of the tournament.

Medalists

Gold
Silver
Bronze

Records

World record		23.12	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...	20 May 1990
Championship record		22.23	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	29 August 1987
World Leading		21.95	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	30 July 2009
African record		21.97	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	2 June 2001
Asian record		21.13	Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... , Qatar Qatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...	8 May 2009
North American record		23.12	Westwood, United States	20 May 1990
South American record		21.14	Santiago Santiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level... , Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...	29 July 2004
European record		23.06	Chania Chania Chaniá , , also transliterated Chania, Hania, and Xania, older form Chanea and Venetian Canea, Ottoman Turkish خانيه Hanya) is the second largest city of Crete and the capital of the Chania peripheral unit... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....	22 May 1988
Oceanian record		21.26	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	21 February 2008

Qualification standards

A standard	B standard
20.30m	19.90m

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 15, 2009	10:00	Qualification
August 15, 2009	20:15	Final

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 20.30 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
	A	Tomasz Majewski Tomasz Majewski Tomasz Majewski is a Polish Olympic gold medalist shot putter. He is 204 cm tall and weighs 140 kg ....		21.19			21.19	Q
	A	Pavel Lyzhyn Pavel Lyzhyn Pavel Lyzhyn is a Belarusian shot putter.His personal best throw is 20.98 metres, achieved at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing which translated into a fifth place, just 7cm short of the bronze medal winner and 11cm short of the silver.-Achievements:...			20.72		20.72	Q
	B	Andrei Mikhnevich Andrei Mikhnevich Andrei Anatolyevich Mikhnevich is a Belarusian shot putter with a personal best of 22.00 metres, set in 2008. He holds the Belarusian record indoors with a throw of 21.81 m at the national indoor championships....		20.65			20.65	Q
	A	Christian Cantwell Christian Cantwell Christian Cantwell is a World Champion American shot putter. As of 2008 he is 6' 5" tall and weighs 300 or 335 lbs ....		20.20	20.63		20.63	Q
	A	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...		20.50			20.50	Q
	B	Ralf Bartels Ralf Bartels Ralf Bartels is a German shot putter. He became European Champion at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden after beating Belarusian Andrei Mikhnevich with a final put of 21.13 metres, two centimetres ahead of the Belarusian.Bartels also won bronze at the 2005...		20.16		20.41	20.41	Q
	B	Reese Hoffa Reese Hoffa Reese Hoffa is an American shot putter. Reese won the shot put in the 2006 World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Moscow, Russia. As of 2007, his personal bests stand at 22.11 m indoor and 22.43 m outdoor. His outdoor performance ranks him 11th on the world all-time lists...		20.23	19.90		20.23	q
	A	Miroslav Vodovnik		19.80	20.22	20.05	20.22	q, SB
	A	Peter Sack Peter Sack Peter Sack is a German shot putter.He finished fourth at the 1998 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal at the 1999 European Junior Championships behind Ralf Bartels and Mikuláš Konopka. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2006 World Indoor Championships without...		20.09	20.20	19.98	20.20	q
10	B	Carl Myerscough Carl Myerscough Carl Myerscough is an English athlete. He specialises in the Shot put event and is the British record holder as of 2006....		20.17		19.79	20.17	q
11	A	Pavel Sofin Pavel Sofin Pavel Sofin is a Russian shot putter.His personal best is 20.63 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Sochi. He has 20.68 metres on the indoor track, achieved in March 2006 in Moscow.-Achievements:-References:...				20.16	20.16	q
12	A	Hamza Alić Hamza Alic Hamza Alić is a Bosnian shot putter.He competed at the World Championships in 2005 and 2007, the European Championships in 2002 and 2006, the World Indoor Championships in 2006 and 2008 as well as the 2008 Olympic Games, but without reaching the final.His personal best throw is 21.07 metres,...			20.01	20.10	20.10	q
13	A	Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi is a Saudi Arabian shot putter.His personal best was set at the 2009 Doha meeting, throwing a new area record of 21.13 m and finishing in third, only behind Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski and World Champion Reese...		19.91		20.04	20.04
14	A	Justin Anlezark Justin Anlezark Justin Anlezark is a male shot putter from Australia. His personal best throw is 20.96 metres, achieved in April 2003 in Brisbane....		19.94	19.41	19.33	19.94
15	B	Taavi Peetre Taavi Peetre Taavi Peetre was an Estonian shot putter and discus thrower. He represented his country at two Olympic Games and also took part in the World Championships in Athletics on two occasions. His personal best shot put mark of 20.33 m is the second best by an Estonian thrower after Heino Sild...		19.91	19.79	19.69	19.91
16	A	Māris Urtāns Maris Urtans Māris Urtāns is a male shot putter from Latvia. His personal best throw is 21.63 metres, achieved in 19 June 2010 in Belgrad....		19.89			19.89	SB
17	A	Dylan Armstrong Dylan Armstrong Dylan Armstrong is a Canadian shot putter born and raised in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.-Career:Armstrong achieved a personal best, and Canadian record at that time, of 21.04 meters at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished fourth, missing out on a medal by a single...		19.46	19.86		19.86
18	B	Marco Fortes Marco Fortes Marco Fortes is a male shot putter from Portugal. His personal best throw is 20.69 meters, achieved in June at the 2010 Ibero-American Championships in San Fernando, Spain...		18.70		19.81	19.81
19	B	Manuel Martínez		19.74	19.80	19.73	19.80
20	B	Antonin Žalský Antonín Žalský -Achievements:-References:...		19.63	19.46	19.77	19.77
21	B	Yury Bialou Yury Bialou Yury Bialou is a male shot putter from Belarus. His personal best throw is 21.14 metres, achieved in May 2003 in Minsk.-Achievements:-References:...		19.38	19.75	19.35	19.75
22	B	Asmir Kolašinac Asmir Kolašinac Asmir Kolašinac is a Serbian shot putter. He competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games He has a personal best throw of 20.50m, thrown in Novi Sad on the 4th June 2011, becoming the first Serbian track and field athlete to achieve the "A" Standard for the 2012 London Olympic Games.-Throwing...		19.62	19.67		19.67
23	B	Lajos Kürthy Lajos Kürthy Lajos Kürthy is a Hungarian shot putter. He was successful as a junior athlete, specializing in the discus throw. He later shifted to the shot put. His personal best is 20.32 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Pécs.-Achievements:...		19.16	19.64		19.64
24	A	Carlos Véliz Carlos Véliz Carlos Véliz is a male shot putter from Cuba. His personal best throw is 21.40 metres, achieved in June 2011 in Brazzaville.-Career:* 2006...		18.82	19.62	19.48	19.62
25	B	Scott Martin Scott Martin Scott Martin is an Australian shot putter and discus throw competitor. He rose to prominence in a National Australia Bank advertisement promoting the 2006 Commonwealth Games; in the ad, Martin was shown taking part in a ballet class to improve his discus technique...		19.16	19.52	19.45	19.52
26	B	Dan Taylor				19.39	19.39
27	B	Yves Niaré Yves Niaré Yves Niaré is a male shot putter from France. His personal best throw is 20.72 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Versailles....				19.37	19.37
28	B	David Storl David Storl David Storl is a German athlete who specialises in the shot put. He was successful on the youth and junior athletics circuit, winning gold medals at the World Youth Championships and World Junior Championships...		19.19		19.18	19.19
29	A	Nedžad Mulabegović Nedžad Mulabegovic Nedžad Mulabegović is a Croatian shot putter. His personal best throw is 20.56 metres, achieved in July 2010 in Barcelona, Spain....		19.15			19.15
30	A	Valeriy Kokoyev		18.02	19.13	18.90	19.13
31	B	Maksim Sidorov Maksim Sidorov Maksim Viktorovich Sidorov is a Russian shot putter. He has a personal best throw of .-Career:*2011Sidorov took his first senior international championship medal, when he threw 20.55m for bronze at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Paris. He threw 21.45m on the 22nd July to win the...		18.92	18.77		18.92
32	A	Yasser Ibrahim Farag Yasser Ibrahim Farag Yasser Ibrahim Farag is an Egyptian shot putter.He has also taken part in discus throw competitions. In 2003 he was the Egyptian champion in both shot put and discus throw....		18.40	18.69	18.54	18.69
33	A	Borja Vivas Borja Vivas Borja Vivas Jiménez is a Spanish shot putter.-Achievements:-References:...		17.70	18.38		18.38
34	B	Georgi Ivanov Georgi Ivanov (athlete) Georgi Stoyanov Ivanov is an Bulgarian shot putter. His personal best throw is 20.02 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Sofia.He won the gold medals at the 2001 World Youth Championships and the 2004 World Junior Championships, and the bronze medal at the 2003 European Junior Championships...		18.11			18.11
35	A	Adriatik Hoxha		15.78	15.89		15.89

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Germán Lauro

Germán Luján Lauro is an Argentine shot putter.He finished eleventh at the 2001 World Youth Championships and became South American champion in 2006...

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Key: NM = No mark, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Christian Cantwell Christian Cantwell Christian Cantwell is a World Champion American shot putter. As of 2008 he is 6' 5" tall and weighs 300 or 335 lbs ....		21.54	20.72	21.03	21.21	22.03		22.03	WL
	Tomasz Majewski Tomasz Majewski Tomasz Majewski is a Polish Olympic gold medalist shot putter. He is 204 cm tall and weighs 140 kg ....		21.36	21.19	20.80	21.68	21.91	21.18	21.91
	Ralf Bartels Ralf Bartels Ralf Bartels is a German shot putter. He became European Champion at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden after beating Belarusian Andrei Mikhnevich with a final put of 21.13 metres, two centimetres ahead of the Belarusian.Bartels also won bronze at the 2005...		20.35	20.18	21.37	20.80	20.94	21.20	21.37	PB
	Reese Hoffa Reese Hoffa Reese Hoffa is an American shot putter. Reese won the shot put in the 2006 World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Moscow, Russia. As of 2007, his personal bests stand at 22.11 m indoor and 22.43 m outdoor. His outdoor performance ranks him 11th on the world all-time lists...		21.02		20.95	21.14	20.97	21.28	21.28
	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...		21.11	20.93					21.11	SB
	Pavel Lyzhyn Pavel Lyzhyn Pavel Lyzhyn is a Belarusian shot putter.His personal best throw is 20.98 metres, achieved at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing which translated into a fifth place, just 7cm short of the bronze medal winner and 11cm short of the silver.-Achievements:...			| 20.98					20.98	PB
	Andrei Mikhnevich Andrei Mikhnevich Andrei Anatolyevich Mikhnevich is a Belarusian shot putter with a personal best of 22.00 metres, set in 2008. He holds the Belarusian record indoors with a throw of 21.81 m at the national indoor championships....		20.34	20.31	20.62	20.74	20.54		20.74
	Miroslav Vodovnik		19.60	19.50	20.50		19.82	20.14	20.50	SB
	Hamza Alić Hamza Alic Hamza Alić is a Bosnian shot putter.He competed at the World Championships in 2005 and 2007, the European Championships in 2002 and 2006, the World Indoor Championships in 2006 and 2008 as well as the 2008 Olympic Games, but without reaching the final.His personal best throw is 21.07 metres,...		20.00		19.80				20.00
10	Pavel Sofin Pavel Sofin Pavel Sofin is a Russian shot putter.His personal best is 20.63 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Sochi. He has 20.68 metres on the indoor track, achieved in March 2006 in Moscow.-Achievements:-References:...		19.89	19.69	19.85				19.89
11	Carl Myerscough Carl Myerscough Carl Myerscough is an English athlete. He specialises in the Shot put event and is the British record holder as of 2006....		18.42						18.42
	Peter Sack Peter Sack Peter Sack is a German shot putter.He finished fourth at the 1998 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal at the 1999 European Junior Championships behind Ralf Bartels and Mikuláš Konopka. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2006 World Indoor Championships without...

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season)

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