2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's shot put

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Men's shot put
at the 2022 World Championships
2022 World Athletics Championship Shot Put Medalists.jpg
From left to right: Josh Awotunde, Joe Kovacs, and Ryan Crouser
Venue Hayward Field
Dates15 July (qualification)
17 July (final)
Competitors33 from 21 nations
Winning distance22.94
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  2019
2023  
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The men's shot put at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 15 and 17 July 2022. [1]

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Summary

All the medalists returned from the previous World Championships, where all three were separated by a mere centimeter. In fact, seven of the 12 finalists returned 3 years later.

Fifth in the order, Olympic Champion Ryan Crouser was the first over 22 metres with a 22.21m. Ninth, defending champion Joe Kovacs upped the ante with his 22.63m. Indoor Champion Darlan Romani moved into third place with 21.69m, which held up until the next thrower, Josh Awotunde pushed Crouser into third place with a 22.24m. Crouser answered in the second round with a 22.71m. That held up until the fifth round. First returning Bronze medalist Tom Walsh threw 22.08 to become the fourth competitor over 22. Awotunde responded with a personal best 22.29m. Then Kovacs unleashed a 22.89, just 2 cm shy of his winning throw three years earlier to take the lead. Seconds later, as the next thrower in the ring, Crouser answered with a Championship Record 22.94 m (75 ft 3 in). None of the leaders could improve in the sixth round leaving an American sweep on home soil.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: [2]

RecordAthlete & Nat.Perf.LocationDate
World record Flag of the United States.svg  Ryan Crouser  (USA)23.37 m Eugene, United States 18 June 2021
Championship record Flag of the United States.svg  Joe Kovacs  (USA)22.91 m Doha, Qatar 5 October 2019
World Leading Flag of the United States.svg  Ryan Crouser  (USA)23.12 m Eugene, United States 24 June 2022
African Record Flag of South Africa.svg  Janus Robberts  (RSA)21.97 m Eugene, United States 2 June 2001
Asian Record Flag of India.svg  Tajinderpal Singh Toor  (IND)21.49 m Patiala, India 21 June 2021
North, Central American and Caribbean record Flag of the United States.svg  Ryan Crouser  (USA)23.37 m Eugene, United States 18 June 2021
South American Record Flag of Brazil.svg  Darlan Romani  (BRA)22.61 m Stanford, United States 30 June 2019
European Record Flag of East Germany.svg  Ulf Timmermann  (GDR)23.06 m Chania, Greece 22 May 1988
Oceanian record Flag of New Zealand.svg  Tom Walsh  (NZL)22.90 m Doha, Qatar 5 October 2019

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityDistanceRecord
17 July Final Ryan Crouser Flag of the United States.svg  USA 22.94 CR

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 21.10 m. [3]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:

DateTimeRound
15 July18:55 Qualification
17 July18:27 Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 21.20 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final. [4] [5]

RankGroupNameNationalityRoundMarkNotes
123
1A Ryan Crouser Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)22.2822.28Q
2B Joe Kovacs Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)21.5021.50Q
3A Tom Walsh Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)20.8121.1121.4421.44Q
4B Nick Ponzio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)21.0021.3521.35Q
5B Jacko Gill Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)20.1621.2421.24Q
6A Josh Awotunde Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)21.18x21.1321.18q
7B Filip Mihaljević Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)20.5621.17x21.17q
8B Adrian Piperi Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)21.03xx21.03q
9B Darlan Romani Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)x20.98x20.98q
10A Chukwuebuka Enekwechi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)20.5120.8720.8520.87q
11A Marcus Thomsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)19.9020.2719.8320.27q
12B Uziel Muñoz Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)20.0620.2420.1620.24q
13A Konrad Bukowiecki Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)19.43x20.2420.24
14B Michał Haratyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)19.8920.0820.1320.13
15A Roman Kokoshko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)19.3520.0219.7420.02
16A Scott Lincoln Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)19.41x19.9719.97
17B Tsanko Arnaudov Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)18.0619.6819.9319.93
18A Andrei Toader Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)19.8319.7819.6019.83
19A Welington Morais Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)18.9819.80x19.80
20A Eric Favors Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)19.4419.5019.7619.76
21B Willian Dourado Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)19.6519.4119.7319.73
22A Leonardo Fabbri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)19.49x19.7319.73
23B Simon Bayer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)19.1319.1619.7119.71
24B Carlos Tobalina Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)19.4519.4719.7019.70
25A Nicholas Scarvelis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)19.5519.01x19.55
26B Anastasios Latifllari Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)18.90x18.9818.98
27A Ignacio Carballo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)18.7418.06x18.74
28B Dotun Ogundeji Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)18.35xx18.35
29B John Kelly Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)xx17.9217.92
A Tajinderpal Singh Toor Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)rNM

Final

The final was started on 17 July at 18:27. [6]

RankNameNationalityRoundMarkNotes
123456
Gold medal icon.svg Ryan Crouser Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)22.2122.7122.5822.1622.94x22.94 CR
Silver medal icon.svg Joe Kovacs Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)22.62x22.1722.1622.8922.4222.89 SB
Bronze medal icon.svg Josh Awotunde Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)22.2421.7021.14x22.2922.2222.29 PB
4 Tom Walsh Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)21.4020.6721.49x22.0821.2722.08
5 Darlan Romani Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)21.6921.90x21.9221.34x21.92
6 Filip Mihaljević Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)21.05xx21.3521.8221.5821.82
7 Jacko Gill Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)19.1920.7520.8221.03x21.4021.40
8 Adrian Piperi Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)20.8820.93x20.79xx20.93
9 Nick Ponzio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)20.2820.8120.7620.81
10 Marcus Thomsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)20.6420.6619.9820.66
11 Chukwuebuka Enekwechi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)20.15x20.6520.65
12 Uziel Muñoz Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)20.0119.7119.7920.01

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References

  1. Timetable
  2. "Shot Put Men − Records". IAAF . Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. "Competitions Entry Standards 2022 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022" (PDF). iaaf.org. 9 July 2022.
  4. "RESULTS Shot Put Men - Qualification" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  5. "SUMMARY Shot Put Men - Qualification" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  6. Final results