Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

Men's shot put
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Date15 August 2008
Competitors40 from 34 nations
Winning distance21.51
Medalists
 Tomasz Majewski  Poland
 Christian Cantwell  United States
 Dylan Armstrong  Canada
Athletics at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men women
4 × 100 m relay men women
4 × 400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's shot put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.[1]

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  Randy Barnes (USA) 23.12 m Westwood, United States 20 May 1990
Olympic record  Ulf Timmermann (GDR) 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 Poland 21.04 21.04 Q, PB
2 B Adam Nelson United States 20.56 20.56 Q
3 A Christian Cantwell United States 20.1120.48 20.48 Q
4 A Dylan Armstrong Canada 20.43 20.43 Q
5 A Reese Hoffa United States 20.41 20.41 Q
6 B Pavel Lyzhyn Belarus 20.36 x x 20.36 DSQ
7 A Pavel Sofin Russia 20.29 x x 20.29 q
8 B Yuriy Bilonog Ukraine 19.93 20.16 19.57 20.16 q
9 B Rutger Smith Netherlands 20.13 x 19.97 20.13 q
10 A Yury Bialou Belarus x 20.12 19.87 20.12 q
11 B Ivan Yushkov Russia 20.02 19.83 20.00 20.02 DSQ (q)
12 B Peter Sack Germany 19.76 x 20.01 20.01
13 A Andriy Semenov Ukraine 18.95 19.59 20.01 20.01
14 B Dorian Scott Jamaica 19.54 19.94 19.71 19.94
15 B Justin Anlezark Australia 19.91 19.75 x 19.91
16 A Hamza Alic Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.33 19.48 19.87 19.87
17 A Anton Lyuboslavskiy Russia 19.14 x 19.87 19.87
18 B Manuel Martínez Spain 19.62 19.45 19.81 19.81
19 B Miran Vodovnik Slovenia 18.72 x 19.81 19.81
20 A Scott Martin Australia 19.75 x x 19.75
21 A Joachim Olsen Denmark 19.62 19.69 19.74 19.74 SB
22 B Yves Niare France x x 19.73 19.73
23 A Carlos Véliz Cuba 19.58 19.25 19.16 19.58
24 A Māris Urtāns Latvia 18.78 19.57 19.34 19.57
25 B Taavi Peetre Estonia x x 19.57 19.57
26 B Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi Saudi Arabia x 18.67 19.51 19.51
27 B Petr Stehlik Czech Republic x 19.41 x 19.41
28 B Nedzad Mulabegovic Croatia 19.11 19.35 18.88 19.35
29 A Milan Haborák Slovakia x 19.32 x 19.32
30 B Reinaldo Proenza Cuba 19.15 19.06 19.20 19.20
31 A Germán Lauro Argentina 19.07 x 18.96 19.07
32 A Asmir Kolašinac Serbia 18.32 x 19.01 19.01
33 A Lajos Kürthy Hungary 18.38 x 18.74 18.74
34 B Ivan Emilianov Moldova 18.64 18.27 x 18.64
35 A Mihail Stamatoyiannis Greece x 18.45 18.3018.45
36 B Yasser Farag Egypt 18.37 x 18.42 18.42
37 B Marco Fortes Portugal x x 18.05 18.05
38 A Marco Antonio Verni Chile x 17.96 x 17.96
39 B Chang Ming-Huang Chinese Taipei 16.1316.98 17.4317.43
A Robert Häggblom Finland xx xNM
A Georgi Ivanov Bulgaria xx xNM
B Alexis Paumier Cuba xx xNM
B Amin Nikfar Iran xx xNM
B Andrei Mikhnevich Belarus 20.38 20.48 20.48 DSQ (Q)
A Ralf Bartels Germany 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 Nationality123456 Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Tomasz Majewski Poland 20.8020.47 21.2121.51x 20.4421.51 PB
2nd, silver medalist(s) Christian Cantwell United States 20.3920.9820.8820.8620.6921.0921.09
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Dylan Armstrong Canada 20.6221.04xx20.47x21.04 NR
5 Yuriy Bilonog Ukraine 20.63x20.5320.4620.31x20.63 SB
6 Reese Hoffa United States x19.8120.5320.38xx20.53
7 Pavel Sofin Russia 20.42xxxxx20.42
8 Rutger Smith Netherlands 20.41x20.30 20.41
9 Yury Bialou Belarus 20.06xx 20.06
Adam Nelson United States xxx NM
DSQ Andrei Mikhnevich Belarus 20.7321.05x20.7820.5720.9321.05 DSQ (doping)
DSQ Ivan Yushkov Russia 19.6719.55x 19.67 DSQ (doping)
DSQ[4] Pavel Lyzhyn Belarus 20.3320.1520.9820.9820.40xDSQ

References

  1. ↑ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ http://www.thestar.com/sports/amateur/2014/08/20/canadas_dylan_armstrong_finally_gets_2008_beijing_olympics_bronze_medal_after_doping_dq.html
  4. ↑
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