1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

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The men's shot put event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 18 and 19 July. [1] [2] A 7257g (senior implement) shot was used.

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Medalists

Gold Aleksey Lukashenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver Vyacheslav Lykho
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze Radoslav Despotov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria

Results

Final

19 July

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Aleksey Lukashenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 18.90
Silver medal icon.svg Vyacheslav Lykho Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 18.71
Bronze medal icon.svg Radoslav Despotov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 18.17
4 Jeno Kóczián Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 17.64
5 John Minns Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17.27
6 Adewale Olukoju Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 17.19
7 Tino Bonk Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 16.90
8 Jean-Philippe Revallier Flag of France.svg  France 16.84
9 Bentley Laidler Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16.44
10 Darren Crawford Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16.14
11 Tony Sylvester Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16.09
12 Simon Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 15.87

Qualifications

18 Jul

Group A

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1 Radoslav Despotov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 17.90Q
2 Vyacheslav Lykho Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 16.93Q
3 Jeno Kóczián Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 16.51Q
4 Simon Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 16.38Q
5 Tino Bonk Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 16.18Q
6 Tony Sylvester Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16.16Q
7 Bentley Laidler Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16.15Q
8 Khalid Al-Khalidi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 14.90
9 Bojan Paunovic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 13.81
10 Troy Patterson Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 13.40
11 James Wong Tuck Yim Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 11.35

Group B

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1 Aleksey Lukashenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 17.01Q
2 John Minns Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16.92Q
3 Adewale Olukoju Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 16.25Q
4 Jean-Philippe Revallier Flag of France.svg  France 16.00Q
5 Darren Crawford Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15.52q
6 Delore Lakusta Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 15.11
7 Mahmoud Mustapha Jalal Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 14.48
8 Ramón Jiménez Gaona Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay 13.71
9 Jaime Comandari Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 12.78

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1986 Athens GRE Jul 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 26 Feb 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF , retrieved 13 June 2015