2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put

The Men's shot put event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.A record high of 630 athletes, representing 46 countries, were entered into the three-day competition. Twenty-six track and field events were contested at the...

will be held at March 4, 2011 at 09:30 (qualification) and March 4, 17:30 (final) local time.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics 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
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
Championship record	22.19	Liévin Liévin Liévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Overview:The city of Liévin is an old mining city of Pas-de-Calais. Near Lens, this modest-sized city nevertheless has several nursery schools, schools, colleges, a university, a swimming pool, a city library, a cultural and... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	21 February 1987
World Leading	21.35	Albuquerque, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	27 February 2011
European Leading	20.91	Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	11 February 2011

Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 20.10 (Q) or at least 8 best performers advanced to the final. It was held at 09:30.

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Note
1	Gaëtan Bucki Gaëtan Bucki Gaëtan Bucki is a French shot putter.-Achievements:-References:...	Early Modern France	20.39			20.39	Q, PB
2	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...	Portugal	19.98	19.37	20.34	20.34	Q, NR
3	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...	Germany	20.33			20.33	Q
4	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...	Russia	20.19			20.19	Q
5	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....	Independent State of Croatia	19.80	19.80	20.05	20.05	q, NR
6	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...	Germany	X	20.01	X	20.01	q
7	Marco Schmidt Marco Schmidt -Achievements:-References:...	Germany	19.93	X	X	19.93	q
8	Ivan Yushkov Ivan Yushkov Ivan Yushkov is a Russian shot putter.His personal best throw is 21.01 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Sochi.-Achievements:-References:...	Russia	19.75	19.68	X	19.75	q
9	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,...		19.51	19.60	X	19.60
10	Andriy Semenov Andriy Semenov Andriy Semenov is a Ukrainian shot putter.Semenov was born in Moldavian SSR. He finished fourth at the 2001 World Youth Championships...	Ukraine	X	19.47	X	19.47
11	Borja Vivas Borja Vivas Borja Vivas Jiménez is a Spanish shot putter.-Achievements:-References:...	Spain	18.61	19.40	X	19.40
12	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....	Latvia	19.32	19.23	X	19.32
13	Valeriy Kokoyev	Russia	19.32	X	X	19.32
14	Niklas Arrhenius Niklas Arrhenius Niklas Arrhenius is a competitor in the discus throw who won the Swedish competition in this event in 2004 and 2006. He was also Sweden's discus competitor at the 2008 Summer Olympics....	Sweden	17.28	19.01	19.21	19.21
15	Kim Christensen	Denmark	17.85	19.16	18.19	19.16
16	Nick Petersen	Denmark	19.00	X	X	19.00
17	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....	Slovenia	18.37	18.76	18.53	18.76
18	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:...	Hungary	18.75	X	X	18.75
19		Spain	18.62	X	X	18.62
20	Ódinn Björn Thorsteinsson	Iceland	17.03	17.31	X	17.31
21	Benik Abramyan	Georgia (country)	X	X	17.20	17.20
–	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...	Kingdom of Bulgaria	X	X	X		NM
–	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...	Serbia	X	X	X		NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Note
	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...	Germany	19.74	20.80	20.79	21.16	x	21.09	21.16	EL
	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...	Germany	x	20.29	20.75	x	x	x	20.75	SB
	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...	Russia	20.46	20.55	x	x	20.17	x	20.55
4	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....	Independent State of Croatia	x	x	x	19.63	20.43	x	20.43	NR
5	Marco Schmidt Marco Schmidt -Achievements:-References:...	Germany	x	20.29	19.71	19.91	x	19.62	20.29
6	Ivan Yushkov Ivan Yushkov Ivan Yushkov is a Russian shot putter.His personal best throw is 21.01 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Sochi.-Achievements:-References:...	Russia	x	20.04	20.19	x	19.99	x	20.19
7	Gaëtan Bucki Gaëtan Bucki Gaëtan Bucki is a French shot putter.-Achievements:-References:...	Early Modern France	20.07	20.00	x	x	x	x	20.07
8	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...	Portugal	x	19.61	19.83	x	19.26	19.54	19.83

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