2024 African Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

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Men's shot put
at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
Venue Japoma Stadium
Location Douala, Cameroon
Dates21 June
Competitors10 from 6 nations
Winning distance21.22 m
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
  2022
2026  

The men's shot put event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 21 June in Douala, Cameroon. [1] [2]

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Records

Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships
RecordAthlete (nation)Distance (m)LocationDate
World record [3] Flag of the United States.svg  Ryan Crouser  (USA)23.56 Los Angeles, United States 27 May 2023
African record [4] Flag of South Africa.svg  Janus Robberts  (RSA)21.97 Eugene, United States 2 June 2001
Championship record Flag of Nigeria.svg  Janus Robberts  (NGR)21.20 Saint Pierre, Mauritius 12 June 2022
World leading [5] Flag of the United States.svg  Joe Kovacs  (USA)23.13 Eugene, United States 25 May 2024
African leading [6] Flag of Nigeria.svg  Chukwuebuka Enekwechi  (NGR)21.9125 May 2024

Results

RankAthleteNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Chukwuebuka Enekwechi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 20.0620.0721.2220.4420.7221.2221.22
Silver medal icon.svg Mostafa Amr Hassan Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 19.5619.8119.6320.25x20.0720.25
Bronze medal icon.svg Mohamed Khalifa Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 19.5819.3019.7219.6419.71x19.72
4 Kyle Blignaut Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 18.5519.59xx19.65x19.65
5 Burger Lambrechts Jr. Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 18.4319.1019.1019.09x19.1219.12
6 Cornelius Kuhn Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 17.5616.9317.0217.6516.2816.6817.65 NR
7 Billy Jospen Takougoum Kuitche Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 14.9915.1815.9315.3916.0916.0216.09
8 Desire Kengne Fosso Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 14.0513.5914.58x15.2113.8315.21
9 Zegeye Moga Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 13.5613.8514.5314.53
10 Mekuria Haile Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 13.56x12.4413.56

See also

References

  1. Results at World Athletics
  2. Results
  3. "Shot Put men - World record distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  4. "Shot Put men - African record distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  5. "Shot Put men - 2024 World leading distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  6. "Shot Put men - 2024 African leading distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.