2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

Last updated

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]

Contents

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.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

Related Research Articles

The Men's Shot Put event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 6.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrei Mikhnevich</span> Belarusian shot putter

Andrei Anatolyevich Mikhnevich is a Belarusian shot putter with a personal best of 21.69 metres, set in 2003. In 2013 he was banned from sports for life due to his second doping positive.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christian Cantwell</span> American shot putter

Christian Cantwell is a World Champion American shot putter. He placed 4th at the 2012 London Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tomasz Majewski</span> Polish shot putter (born 1981)

Tomasz Majewski is a Polish shot putter and a double Olympic gold medalist. He is the third shot putter to successfully defend the Olympic title, first European to do so, and the first since Parry O'Brien in 1956.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put</span>

The men's shot put event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 25, 2007 at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put</span>

The men's shot put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. Forty-four athletes from 34 nations competed. The event was won by Tomasz Majewski of Poland, the nation's first victory in the men's shot put since 1972. Christian Cantwell of the United States took silver, the seventh consecutive Games in which an American finished first or second.

The Women's Pole Vault event at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany was held between 15 August and 17 August 2009. Yelena Isinbayeva was the strong favourite prior to the competition, a position enhanced further by the withdrawal of 2008 Olympic silver medallist Jennifer Stuczynski. Anna Rogowska was the only athlete to beat Isinbayeva in the buildup to the event. Fabiana Murer and Monika Pyrek had both registered strong season's bests but had suffered from indifferent form. European Indoor medallists Yuliya Golubchikova and Silke Spiegelburg rounded out the list of the season's highest jumping athletes.

The women's 400 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 15, 16 and 18 August. The world-leader prior to the competition, Sanya Richards, was regarded as the favourite in the event, although her previous failure to convert circuit dominance to major championship success raised some doubts. Reigning Olympic and world champion Christine Ohuruogu entered the championships as only the 25th fastest in the world that year, although a low-key run up also preceded her previous victories. Jamaicans Shericka Williams and Novlene Williams-Mills were predicted as possible medallists, while Russian Antonina Krivoshapka held the second fastest time in the world prior to the tournament.

The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 15, 16 and 18 August.

The women's shot put at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 16. Having set a world-leading and Oceanian record of 20.69 m in May, Valerie Vili was a strong favourite and defending champion. The seven best marks of the season all belonged to Vili, and only Anna Avdeyeva and Natallia Mikhnevich had thrown further than twenty metres that season. Former world champion Nadezhda Ostapchuk, Olympic medallist Nadine Kleinert and Gong Lijiao were other athletes who had a chance of reaching the podium.

The men's triple jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 16 and 18 August. The season had seen a number of athletes performing to a high level before the championships, with reigning World and Olympic champion Nelson Évora leading with 17.66 metres and all three athletes of the Cuban team having jumped over 17.60 m in the season. The other athlete to jump that distance was Phillips Idowu, who was keen make up for his loss to Évora in the 2008 Olympics. The Olympic medallists Évora, Idowu, and Leevan Sands, and the Cuban trio of David Giralt, Yoandris Betanzos and Alexis Copello, were judged to be the strongest competitors entering the competition.

The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium 18 and 19 August.

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 22 and August 23.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 European Cup Winter Throwing</span> International athletics championship event

The 2010 European Cup Winter Throwing was held on 20 and 21 March 2010 at the Stade Fernand Fournier in Arles, France. It was the tenth edition of the athletics competition for throwing events and it was organised by the European Athletics Association and the Fédération française d'athlétisme.

The men's shot put at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi on August 7.

The Men's shot put event at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 2.

The Men's shot put event at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 10.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put</span>

The men's shot put competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 3 August. Forty athletes from 34 nations competed. The event was won by Tomasz Majewski of Poland, the nation's second consecutive and third overall victory in the men's shot put. Majewski was the third man to successfully defend Olympic shot put gold, both of whom added a silver medal after their two golds). David Storl of Germany took silver, the first medal for united Germany since 1936. Reese Hoffa took bronze to keep the American podium streak going at eight consecutive Games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put</span>

The Women's shot put event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28 and 29.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put</span>

The Men's shot put event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 2.

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.