Men's shot put at the 2022 World Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Hayward Field | |||||||||
Dates | 15 July (qualification) 17 July (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 33 from 21 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 22.94 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Events at the 2022 World Championships | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
mixed | ||
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
35 km walk | men | women |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
World Team event | ||
World Team | ||
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]
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.
Before the competition records were as follows: [2]
Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
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World record | Ryan Crouser (USA) | 23.37 m | Eugene, United States | 18 June 2021 |
Championship record | Joe Kovacs (USA) | 22.91 m | Doha, Qatar | 5 October 2019 |
World Leading | Ryan Crouser (USA) | 23.12 m | Eugene, United States | 24 June 2022 |
African Record | Janus Robberts (RSA) | 21.97 m | Eugene, United States | 2 June 2001 |
Asian Record | Tajinderpal Singh Toor (IND) | 21.49 m | Patiala, India | 21 June 2021 |
North, Central American and Caribbean record | Ryan Crouser (USA) | 23.37 m | Eugene, United States | 18 June 2021 |
South American Record | Darlan Romani (BRA) | 22.61 m | Stanford, United States | 30 June 2019 |
European Record | Ulf Timmermann (GDR) | 23.06 m | Chania, Greece | 22 May 1988 |
Oceanian record | Tom Walsh (NZL) | 22.90 m | Doha, Qatar | 5 October 2019 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Distance | Record |
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17 July | Final | Ryan Crouser | USA | 22.94 | CR |
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 21.10 m. [3]
The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:
Date | Time | Round |
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15 July | 18:55 | Qualification |
17 July | 18:27 | Final |
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 21.20 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final. [4] [5]
Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | Round | Mark | Notes | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
1 | A | Ryan Crouser | United States (USA) | 22.28 | 22.28 | Q | ||
2 | B | Joe Kovacs | United States (USA) | 21.50 | 21.50 | Q | ||
3 | A | Tom Walsh | New Zealand (NZL) | 20.81 | 21.11 | 21.44 | 21.44 | Q |
4 | B | Nick Ponzio | Italy (ITA) | 21.00 | 21.35 | 21.35 | Q | |
5 | B | Jacko Gill | New Zealand (NZL) | 20.16 | 21.24 | 21.24 | Q | |
6 | A | Josh Awotunde | United States (USA) | 21.18 | x | 21.13 | 21.18 | q |
7 | B | Filip Mihaljević | Croatia (CRO) | 20.56 | 21.17 | x | 21.17 | q |
8 | B | Adrian Piperi | United States (USA) | 21.03 | x | x | 21.03 | q |
9 | B | Darlan Romani | Brazil (BRA) | x | 20.98 | x | 20.98 | q |
10 | A | Chukwuebuka Enekwechi | Nigeria (NGR) | 20.51 | 20.87 | 20.85 | 20.87 | q |
11 | A | Marcus Thomsen | Norway (NOR) | 19.90 | 20.27 | 19.83 | 20.27 | q |
12 | B | Uziel Muñoz | Mexico (MEX) | 20.06 | 20.24 | 20.16 | 20.24 | q |
13 | A | Konrad Bukowiecki | Poland (POL) | 19.43 | x | 20.24 | 20.24 | |
14 | B | Michał Haratyk | Poland (POL) | 19.89 | 20.08 | 20.13 | 20.13 | |
15 | A | Roman Kokoshko | Ukraine (UKR) | 19.35 | 20.02 | 19.74 | 20.02 | |
16 | A | Scott Lincoln | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 19.41 | x | 19.97 | 19.97 | |
17 | B | Tsanko Arnaudov | Portugal (POR) | 18.06 | 19.68 | 19.93 | 19.93 | |
18 | A | Andrei Toader | Romania (ROM) | 19.83 | 19.78 | 19.60 | 19.83 | |
19 | A | Welington Morais | Brazil (BRA) | 18.98 | 19.80 | x | 19.80 | |
20 | A | Eric Favors | Ireland (IRL) | 19.44 | 19.50 | 19.76 | 19.76 | |
21 | B | Willian Dourado | Brazil (BRA) | 19.65 | 19.41 | 19.73 | 19.73 | |
22 | A | Leonardo Fabbri | Italy (ITA) | 19.49 | x | 19.73 | 19.73 | |
23 | B | Simon Bayer | Germany (GER) | 19.13 | 19.16 | 19.71 | 19.71 | |
24 | B | Carlos Tobalina | Spain (ESP) | 19.45 | 19.47 | 19.70 | 19.70 | |
25 | A | Nicholas Scarvelis | Greece (GRE) | 19.55 | 19.01 | x | 19.55 | |
26 | B | Anastasios Latifllari | Greece (GRE) | 18.90 | x | 18.98 | 18.98 | |
27 | A | Ignacio Carballo | Argentina (ARG) | 18.74 | 18.06 | x | 18.74 | |
28 | B | Dotun Ogundeji | Nigeria (NGR) | 18.35 | x | x | 18.35 | |
29 | B | John Kelly | Ireland (IRL) | x | x | 17.92 | 17.92 | |
A | Tajinderpal Singh Toor | India (IND) | r | NM |
The final was started on 17 July at 18:27. [6]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Round | Mark | Notes | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
Ryan Crouser | United States (USA) | 22.21 | 22.71 | 22.58 | 22.16 | 22.94 | x | 22.94 | CR | |
Joe Kovacs | United States (USA) | 22.62 | x | 22.17 | 22.16 | 22.89 | 22.42 | 22.89 | SB | |
Josh Awotunde | United States (USA) | 22.24 | 21.70 | 21.14 | x | 22.29 | 22.22 | 22.29 | PB | |
4 | Tom Walsh | New Zealand (NZL) | 21.40 | 20.67 | 21.49 | x | 22.08 | 21.27 | 22.08 | |
5 | Darlan Romani | Brazil (BRA) | 21.69 | 21.90 | x | 21.92 | 21.34 | x | 21.92 | |
6 | Filip Mihaljević | Croatia (CRO) | 21.05 | x | x | 21.35 | 21.82 | 21.58 | 21.82 | |
7 | Jacko Gill | New Zealand (NZL) | 19.19 | 20.75 | 20.82 | 21.03 | x | 21.40 | 21.40 | |
8 | Adrian Piperi | United States (USA) | 20.88 | 20.93 | x | 20.79 | x | x | 20.93 | |
9 | Nick Ponzio | Italy (ITA) | 20.28 | 20.81 | 20.76 | 20.81 | ||||
10 | Marcus Thomsen | Norway (NOR) | 20.64 | 20.66 | 19.98 | 20.66 | ||||
11 | Chukwuebuka Enekwechi | Nigeria (NGR) | 20.15 | x | 20.65 | 20.65 | ||||
12 | Uziel Muñoz | Mexico (MEX) | 20.01 | 19.71 | 19.79 | 20.01 |
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