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....

at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the ASPIRE Dome in Doha, Qatar. The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in 2010.-Bidding and organisation:...

 was held at the ASPIRE Dome

ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence

ASPIRE Dome is an indoor sporting arena located in Doha, Qatar, and the home of the ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence. The ASPIRE academy is a part of the Aspire Zone which also houses the Khalifa Stadium....

 on 12 and 13 March.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
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 ....	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....	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...

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record		22.66	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	20 January 1989
Championship record		22.24	Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... , United States	7 March 1987
World Leading		21.95	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... , United States	29 January 2010
African record		21.47	Norman Norman, Oklahoma Norman is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is located south of downtown Oklahoma City. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, Norman was to have 110,925 full-time residents, making it the third-largest city in Oklahoma and the... , United States	1 December 2001
Asian record		20.09	Schio Schio Schio is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza situated North of Vicenza and East of the Lake of Garda. It is surrounded by the Little Dolomites and Mount Pasubio.-History:... , 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...	11 February 2006
European record		22.55	Senftenberg Senftenberg Senftenberg is a town in southern Brandenburg, Germany, capital of the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district.-Geography:Senftenberg is located in the southwest of the historic Lower Lusatia region at the border with Saxony... , East Germany	11 February 1989
North and Central American and Caribbean record		22.66	Los Angeles, United States	20 January 1989
Oceanian Record		20.83	Valencia, Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	7 March 2008
South American record		20.15	Leverkusen Leverkusen Leverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the South, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne and to the North is the state capital Düsseldorf.... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....	31 January 1985

Qualification standards

Indoor
20.00 m

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
March 12, 2010	9:20	Qualification, Group A
March 12, 2010	10:30	Qualification, Group B
March 13, 2010	16:20	Final

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 20.30 (Q) or at least 8 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
1	A	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...		20.22	20.91

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| 2 || B ||align=left| 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 ....

 ||align=left| || 20.72 || || || 20.72|| Q
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| 3 || B ||align=left| 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...

 ||align=left| || 19.51 || 20.21 || 20.61 || 20.61 || Q, SB
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| 4 || A ||align=left| 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...

 ||align=left| || 20.08 || 20.50 || || 20.50 || Q
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| 5 || B ||align=left| 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...

 ||align=left| || || 18.33 || 20.49 || 20.49 || Q
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| 6 || B ||align=left| 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....

 ||align=left| || 18.79 || || 20.44 || 20.44 || Q, SB
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| 7 || B ||align=left| 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:...

 ||align=left| || 20.42 || || || 20.42 || Q
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| 8 || B ||align=left| Tomasz Majewski

Tomasz Majewski

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

 ||align=left| || 20.27 || || 20.38 || 20.38 || Q
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| 9 || A ||align=left| 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....

 ||align=left| || 20.34 || || || 20.34 || Q
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| 10 || A ||align=left| Cory Martin ||align=left| || 19.32 || || 20.23 || 20.23 ||
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| 11 || B ||align=left| 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...

 ||align=left| || || 20.03 || 20.10 || 20.10 ||
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| 12 || A ||align=left| Jan Marcell

Jan Marcell

Jan Marcell is a Czech shot putter and discus thrower.In the shot put he competed at the 2004 World Junior Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final...

 ||align=left| || || || 20.04 || 20.04 ||
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| 13 || A ||align=left| 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....

 ||align=left| || 18.95 || || 19.97 || 19.97 ||
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| 14 || A ||align=left| 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...

 ||align=left| || 18.10 ||19.88 || ||19.88 ||
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| 15 || A ||align=left| Miran Vodovnik

Miran Vodovnik

Miran Vodovnik is a Slovenian shot putter. His personal best throw and Slovene record is 20.76 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Thessaloniki....

 ||align=left| || 19.59 || ||19.82 || 19.82 || SB
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| 16 || A ||align=left| Mihail Stamatoyiannis

Mihail Stamatoyiannis

Michalis Stamatogiannis is a Greek shot putter.He finished tenth at the 1999 World Youth Championships and ninth at the 2000 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final....

 ||align=left| || 19.07|| || 19.51|| 19.51 ||
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| 17 || B ||align=left| 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:...

 ||align=left| || 19.43 || || 19.26 || 19.43 ||
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| 18 || B ||align=left| Sultan Al-Hebshi ||align=left| || 17.98 || 18.58 || 18.67 || 18.67 ||
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| 19 || A ||align=left| Zhang Jun ||align=left| || 18.51 || || || 18.51 ||
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| 20 || B ||align=left| 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....

 ||align=left| || 18.06 || || 17.75 || 18.06 || SB
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| || B ||align=left| 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...

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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 ....		21.60		21.07	21.13	21.14	21.83	21.83
	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....		20.81	21.20	21.49	21.10	21.68	21.45	21.68
	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...		20.43	21.44	21.04	20.76	20.35	20.93	21.44	PB
4	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...		21.12	20.62	20.92		21.39		21.39	NR Canadian records in track and field The following is a list of national outdoor athletics records for Canada maintained by Canada's national athletics federation: Athletics Canada .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance# = not recognised by federation...
5	Tomasz Majewski Tomasz Majewski Tomasz Majewski is a Polish Olympic gold medalist shot putter. He is 204 cm tall and weighs 140 kg ....		21.20		20.46		20.84	20.98	21.20	NR Polish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Poland maintained by its national athletics federation: Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not recognised by federation-External links:* * * * *...
6	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:...			19.77	20.03	20.67			20.67
7	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...				20.20	19.97	20.40		20.40
8	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...				19.36	19.76			19.76
9	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....			18.50		18.66			18.66