2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

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The Men's Shot Put event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 15. The Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski entered the competition as the world-leading athlete and one of the favourites. Much was expected of the four-man United States team, consisting of defending champion Reese Hoffa, Olympic silver medalist Christian Cantwell, former world champion Adam Nelson, and newcomer Dan Taylor. [1]

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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, who threw a new personal best of 21.37 m to win the host nation's first medal of the tournament. [2]

Medalists

Gold Christian Cantwell
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Silver Tomasz Majewski
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)
Bronze Ralf Bartels
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)

Records

World record Flag of the United States.svg  Randy Barnes  (USA)23.12 Westwood, United States 20 May 1990
Championship record Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Werner Günthör  (SUI)22.23 Rome, Italy 29 August 1987
World LeadingFlag of Poland.svg  Tomasz Majewski  (POL)21.95 Stockholm, Sweden 30 July 2009
African record Flag of South Africa.svg  Janus Robberts  (RSA)21.97 Eugene, United States2 June 2001
Asian record Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi  (KSA)21.13 Doha, Qatar 8 May 2009
North American recordFlag of the United States.svg  Randy Barnes  (USA)23.12Westwood, United States20 May 1990
South American record Flag of Chile.svg  Marco Antonio Verni  (CHI)21.14 Santiago, Chile 29 July 2004
European record Flag of East Germany.svg  Ulf Timmermann  (GDR)23.06 Chania, Greece 22 May 1988
Oceanian recordFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Scott Martin  (AUS)21.26 Melbourne, Australia 21 February 2008

Qualification standards

A standardB standard
20.30m19.90m

Schedule

DateTimeRound
August 15, 200910:00 Qualification
August 15, 200920:15 Final

Results

Qualification

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

RankGroupAthleteNationality#1#2#3ResultNotes
1A Tomasz Majewski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)21.1921.19Q
2A Pavel Lyzhyn Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus  (BLR)x20.7220.72Q
3A Christian Cantwell Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)20.2020.6320.63Q
4A Adam Nelson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)20.5020.50Q
5B Ralf Bartels Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)20.16x20.4120.41Q
6B Reese Hoffa Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)20.2319.90x20.23q
7A Miroslav Vodovnik Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)19.8020.2220.0520.22q, SB
8A Peter Sack Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)20.0920.2019.9820.20q
9B Carl Myerscough Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)20.17x19.7920.17q
10A Pavel Sofin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)xx20.1620.16q
11A Hamza Alić Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)x20.0120.1020.10q
12A Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)19.91x20.0420.04
13A Justin Anlezark Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)19.9419.4119.3319.94
14B Taavi Peetre Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)19.9119.7919.6919.91
15A Māris Urtāns Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)19.89xx19.89SB
16A Dylan Armstrong Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)19.4619.86x19.86
17B Marco Fortes Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)18.70x19.8119.81
18B Manuel Martínez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)19.7419.8019.7319.80
19B Antonin Žalský Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)19.6319.4619.7719.77
20B Yury Bialou Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus  (BLR)19.3819.7519.3519.75
21B Asmir Kolašinac Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia  (SRB)19.6219.67x19.67
22B Lajos Kürthy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)19.1619.64x19.64
23A Carlos Véliz Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)18.8219.6219.4819.62
24B Scott Martin Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)19.1619.5219.4519.52
25B Dan Taylor Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)xx19.3919.39
26B Yves Niaré Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)xx19.3719.37
27B David Storl Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)19.19x19.1819.19
28A Nedžad Mulabegović Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)19.15xx19.15
29A Valeriy Kokoyev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)18.0219.1318.9019.13
30B Maksim Sidorov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)18.9218.77x18.92
31A Yasser Ibrahim Farag Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)18.4018.6918.5418.69
32A Borja Vivas Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)17.7018.38x18.38
33B Georgi Ivanov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)18.11xx18.11
34A Adriatik Hoxha Flag of Albania.svg  Albania  (ALB)15.7815.89x15.89
B Germán Lauro Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina  (ARG)xxxNM
B Andrei Mikhnevich Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus  (BLR)20.6520.65DQ [3]

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

Final

RankAthleteNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Christian Cantwell Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)21.5420.7221.0321.2122.0322.03WL
Silver medal icon.svg Tomasz Majewski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)21.3621.1920.8021.6821.9121.1821.91
Bronze medal icon.svg Ralf Bartels Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)20.3520.1821.3720.8020.9421.2021.37PB
4 Reese Hoffa Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)21.02x20.9521.1420.9721.2821.28
5 Adam Nelson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)21.1120.93xxxx21.11SB
6 Pavel Lyzhyn Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus  (BLR)x20.98xxxx20.98PB
7 Miroslav Vodovnik Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)19.6019.5020.50x19.8220.1420.50SB
8 Hamza Alić Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)20.00x19.8020.00
9 Pavel Sofin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)19.8919.6919.8519.89
10 Carl Myerscough Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)18.42xx18.42
Peter Sack Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)xxxNM
Andrei Mikhnevich Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus  (BLR)20.34 20.31 20.62 20.7420.54 x20.74DQ [3]

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

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. Landells, Steve (2009-08-09). Men's Shot Put - PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-15. Archived 2009-09-08.
  2. Landells, Steve (2009-08-15). Event Report - Men's Shot Put - Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-20. Archived 2009-09-08.
  3. 1 2 In 2013 it was revealed that Andrei Mikhnevich tested positive for a prohibited substance at the 2005 World Championships. Since this was his second offense, he was given a lifetime ban and all his results from August 2005 on were annulled. "Andrei MIKHNEVICH (BLR) – results annulled from August 2005". IAAF. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.