Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

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Men's shot put
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
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Left to right: Walsh, Kovacs, Crouser
Venue Olympic Stadium
Date18 August 2016
Competitors34 from 24 nations
Winning distance22.52 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ryan Crouser
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Joe Kovacs
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Tomas Walsh
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
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The men's shot put competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 18 August. [1] Thirty-four athletes from 24 nations competed. [2] The event was won by Ryan Crouser of the United States, the nation's first victory in the event since 2004 (and 18th overall). His teammate Joe Kovacs took silver. Tomas Walsh earned New Zealand's first medal in the men's shot put (in the country's first appearance in the event since 1972).

Summary

In the final, the surprise find of the season Ryan Crouser set the tone with a 21.15 m on the first throw of the competition. Two throwers later, O'Dayne Richards also set his tone with a big first throw, but his foot went over the toe board. Two time defending champion Tomasz Majewski and his Polish teammate, two time world junior champion Konrad Bukowiecki also had foul trouble. Bukowiecki never got a legal throw in. On the fourth throw of the competition, the home crowd got a thrill as Darlan Romani threw the Brazilian National Record 21.02 m, beating the mark he set earlier in the morning. Two more throws later, Franck Elemba threw 21.20 m to take the lead and set the new national record for the Congo. On the tenth throw, the 2016 world leader Joe Kovacs threw 21.78 m to take over the lead at the end of the first round. Starting the second round, Crouser tossed 22.22 m, to not only take the lead but to become tied for the number 17 thrower in history. Near the end of the round, Tomas Walsh threw 21.20 m, to equal Elemba's distance, but with his second throw of 21.00 Elemba held the tiebreaker for bronze position. For his third round throw, Crouser improved his best to 22.26 m, to advance to become the number 14 thrower in history. After dropping off four competitors and changing the throwing order, Walsh moved into the bronze medal position with a 21.36 m in the fifth round. Then Crouser put the exclamation point on his night's work with a 22.52 m (73 ft 10+12 in), beating Ulf Timmermann's Olympic Record from 1988; the days of East German doping dominance. It moved him into a tie for the number 10 thrower in history. Since 2004, only Kovacs has thrown farther.

The medals were presented by Issa Hayatou, IOC member, Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon and Karim Ibrahim, Council Member of the IAAF.

Background

This was the 28th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 2012 Games were two-time defending gold medalist Tomasz Majewski of Poland, silver medalist David Storl of Germany, sixth-place finisher Germán Lauro of Argentina, and seventh-place finisher Asmir Kolašinac of Serbia. Storl had won the world championships on either side of the London Games (2011 and 2013), while Joe Kovacs had beaten him in 2015 (Storl came second). Ryan Crouser had a strong performance at the U.S. trials, joining Storl and Kovacs among the favorites for 2016. [2]

The British Virgin Islands, the Republic of the Congo, and Georgia each made their debut in the men's shot put. The United States made its 27th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the men's shot put event if all athletes meet the entry standard during the qualifying period. (The limit of 3 has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.) The qualifying standard was 20.50 metres. The qualifying period was from 1 May 2015 to 11 July 2016. The qualifying distance standards could be obtained in various meets during the given period that have the approval of the IAAF. Only outdoor meets were accepted. NOCs could also use their universality place—each NOC could enter one male athlete regardless of time if they had no male athletes meeting the entry standard for an athletics event—in the shot put. [3] [4]

Competition format

Each athlete received three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieved the qualifying distance of 20.65 metres progressed to the final. If fewer than twelve athletes achieved this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes reached the final. Each finalist was allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Randy Barnes  (USA)23.12 Westwood, United States20 May 1990
Olympic recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Ulf Timmermann  (GDR)22.47 Seoul, South Korea 23 September 1988
2016 World leadingFlag of the United States.svg  Joe Kovacs  (USA)22.13 Eugene, Oregon, United States 22 May 2016

Ryan Crouser broke the 28-year-old Olympic record with his fifth throw of the final, hitting a mark of 22.52 metres. The following national records were established during the competition:

NationAthleteRoundDistanceNotes
Brazil Darlan Romani Qualifying20.94
Congo Franck Elemba Final21.20
Brazil Darlan Romani Final21.02

Schedule

All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)

DateTimeRound
Thursday, 18 August 20169:55
20:30
Qualifying
Final

Results

Qualifying round

Qualification rule: qualification standard 20.65m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

RankGroupAthleteNation123DistanceNotes
1B Ryan Crouser Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21.5921.59 Q
2B Tomas Walsh Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 21.0321.03 Q
3B Darlan Romani Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 20.9420.94 Q, NR
4A Jacko Gill Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20.1919.8020.8020.80 Q
5A Joe Kovacs Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19.5920.7320.73 Q
6B Konrad Bukowiecki Flag of Poland.svg  Poland X20.7120.71 Q
7A Tomasz Majewski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 19.8720.5620.1520.56 q
8A Stipe Žunić Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia 20.5220.4720.3220.52 q
9B Damien Birkinhead Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 20.3220.4120.5020.50 q
10B David Storl Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 20.47X20.3020.47 q
11A Franck Elemba Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 19.9419.9420.4520.45 q
12B O'Dayne Richards Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 19.3820.40X20.40 q
13A Andrei Gag Flag of Romania.svg  Romania XX20.4020.40
14A Borja Vivas Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 19.6220.2520.2120.25
15B Asmir Kolašinac Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 19.86X20.1620.16
16A Tim Nedow Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada X20.0019.7220.00
17B Carlos Tobalina Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 19.9819.81X19.98
18B Michał Haratyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 19.36X19.9719.97
19A Germán Lauro Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 19.8919.5619.6119.89
20A Tomáš Staněk Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 19.76X19.6419.76
21B Filip Mihaljević Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia 19.1819.6919.5219.69
22A Tobias Dahm Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 19.6219.5919.3419.62
23A Darrell Hill Flag of the United States.svg  United States 18.9919.5619.5019.56
24B Mesud Pezer Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.0619.2919.5519.55
25B Georgi Ivanov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 19.0819.49X19.49
26A Hamza Alić Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.48XX19.48
27A Nicholas Scarvelis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 19.07X19.3719.37
28A Stephen Mozia Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria XX18.9818.98
29B Tsanko Arnaudov Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal X18.88X18.88
30A Kemal Mešić Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.84X18.7818.78
31B Benik Abrahamyan Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 18.0818.7218.3518.72
32B Ivan Emilianov Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Moldova XX17.8317.83
33A Ivan Ivanov Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan X17.38X17.38
34B Eldred Henry Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 17.07X17.0717.07

Final

RankAthleteNation123456DistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Ryan Crouser Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21.1522.2222.2621.9322.5221.7422.52 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Joe Kovacs Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21.78X21.52XX21.3521.78
Bronze medal icon.svg Tomas Walsh Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20.5421.20X20.7521.3621.2521.36
4 Franck Elemba Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 21.2021.0020.6920.7620.11X21.20 NR
5 Darlan Romani Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 21.0220.6020.26X20.61X21.02 NR
6 Tomasz Majewski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland XX20.72XX20.5220.72
7 David Storl Flag of Germany.svg  Germany X20.4820.64X20.4620.6020.64
8 O'Dayne Richards Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica X20.6420.34XXX20.64
9 Jacko Gill Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20.1520.5020.26Did not advance20.50
10 Damien Birkinhead Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 20.45X20.02Did not advance20.45
11 Stipe Žunić Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia 19.9320.0419.92Did not advance20.04
Konrad Bukowiecki Flag of Poland.svg  Poland XXXDid not advance NM

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