2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put

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Men's shot put
at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Venue Oregon Convention Center
DatesMarch 18
Competitors19 from 15 nations
Winning distance21.78
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
  2014
2018  

The men's shot put at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 18, 2016. [1] [2]

While Andrei Gag and Filip Mihaljevic were the leaders after the first round, in the second round Tomas Walsh took the lead. Any one of his remaining five throws would have won the competition, with a best of 21.78 on his final attempt. Gag finished second with his first round attempt of 20.89, while Mihaljevic's personal best 20.87 in round 5 saw him finish third.

Results

The final was started at 18.45. [3]

RankNameNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Tomas Walsh Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20.3821.6021.4021.6421.4921.7821.78WL
Silver medal icon.svg Andrei Gag Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 20.8920.08xx20.23x20.89SB
Bronze medal icon.svg Filip Mihaljević Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 20.6420.0620.4220.4920.87x20.87PB
4 Konrad Bukowiecki Flag of Poland.svg  Poland x20.53x20.43x20.4220.53
5 Jonathan Jones Flag of the United States.svg  United States 18.8820.01x20.31x20.31
6 Germán Lauro Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 19.9219.8520.21x20.2420.24
7 Tim Nedow Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 19.5220.2319.9520.0319.6020.23
8 Tobias Dahm Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 19.4020.22x19.4219.0620.22
9 Jacko Gill Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 19.49x19.9319.93
10 Carlos Tobalina Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 19.4119.86x19.86
11 Borja Vivas Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 19.6319.8519.7519.85
12 Stephen Mozia Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 19.84xx19.84
13 Mostafa Amr Hassan Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 19.81x19.3919.81
14 Michał Haratyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 18.9019.4819.3519.48
15 Bob Bertemes Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 18.6319.48x19.48SB
16 Tomáš Staněk Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic x19.46x19.46
17 Franck Elemba Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo x19.2419.3419.34
18 Darlan Romani Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 18.50xx18.50 NR
19 Kurt Roberts Flag of the United States.svg  United States xx17.9417.94

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References

  1. "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. Start list
  3. Final results