2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

International shot put competition The Men's Shot Put event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 15. The Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski entered the competition as the world-leading athlete and one of the favourites. Much was expected of the four-man United States team, consisting of defending champion Reese Hoffa, Olympic silver medalist Christian Cantwell, former world champion Adam Nelson, and newcomer Dan Taylor.Landells, Steve (2009-08-09). Men's Shot Put - PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-15. Archived 2009-09-08. Cantwell won the competition, recording a world-leading 22.03 m throw to fend off second-placed Majewski (who managed 21.91 m). Former champions Hoffa and Nelson were beaten to the bronze medal by German Ralf Bartels, who threw a new personal best of 21.37 m to win the host nation's first medal of the tournament.Landells, Steve (2009-08-15). Event Report - Men's Shot Put - Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-20. Archived 2009-09-08. Medalists GoldChristian Cantwell USASilverTomasz Majewski POLBronzeRalf Bartels GER Records World recordRandy Barnes USA23.12Westwood, United States20 May 1990Championship recordWerner Günthör SUI22.23Rome, Italy29 August 1987World LeadingTomasz Majewski POL21.95Stockholm, Sweden30 July 2009African recordJanus Robberts RSA21.97Eugene, United States2 June 2001Asian recordSultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi KSA21.13Doha, Qatar8 May 2009North American recordRandy Barnes USA23.12Westwood, United States20 May 1990South American recordMarco Antonio Verni CHI21.14Santiago, Chile29 July 2004European recordUlf Timmermann GDR23.06Chania, Greece22 May 1988Oceanian recordScott Martin AUS21.26Melbourne, Australia21 February 2008 Qualification standards A standardB standard 20.30m 19.90m Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 15, 2009 10:00 QualificationAugust 15, 2009 20:15 Final Results Qualification Qualification: Qualifying Performance 20.30 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final. Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes 1 A Tomasz Majewski Poland 2009 World 21.19 21.19 Q 2 A Pavel Lyzhyn Belarus 2009 World 00.00 x 20.72 20.72Q 3 A Christian Cantwell United States 2009 World 20.20 20.63 20.63 Q 4 A Adam Nelson United States 2009 World 20.50 20.50 Q 5 B Ralf Bartels Germany 2009 World 20.16 00.00 x 20.41 20.41 Q 6 B Reese Hoffa United States 2009 World 20.23 19.90 00.00 x 20.23 q 7 A Miroslav Vodovnik Slovenia 2009 World 19.80 20.22 20.05 20.22 q, SB 8 A Peter Sack Germany 2009 World 20.09 20.20 19.98 20.20 q 9 B Carl Myerscough Great Britain 2009 World 20.17 00.00 x 19.79 20.17 q 10 A Pavel Sofin Russia 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 20.16 20.16 q 11 A Hamza Alić Bosnia and Herzegovina 2009 World 00.00 x 20.01 20.10 20.10 q 12 A Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi Saudi Arabia 2009 World 19.91 00.00 x 20.04 20.04 13 A Justin Anlezark Australia 2009 World 19.94 19.41 19.33 19.94 14 B Taavi Peetre Estonia 2009 World 19.91 19.79 19.69 19.91 15 A Māris Urtāns Latvia 2009 World 19.89 00.00 x 00.00 x 19.89 SB 16 A Dylan Armstrong Canada 2009 World 19.46 19.86 00.00 x 19.86 17 B Marco Fortes Portugal 2009 World 18.70 00.00 x 19.81 19.81 18 B Manuel Martínez Spain 2009 World 19.74 19.80 19.73 19.80 19 B Antonin Žalský Czech Republic 2009 World 19.63 19.46 19.77 19.77 20 B Yury Bialou Belarus 2009 World 19.38 19.75 19.35 19.75 21 B Asmir Kolašinac Serbia 2009 World 19.62 19.67 00.00 x 19.67 22 B Lajos Kürthy Hungary 2009 World 19.16 19.64 00.00 x 19.64 23 A Carlos Véliz Cuba 2009 World 18.82 19.62 19.48 19.62 24 B Scott Martin Australia 2009 World 19.16 19.52 19.45 19.52 25 B Dan Taylor United States 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 19.39 19.39 26 B Yves Niaré France 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 19.37 19.37 27 B David Storl Germany 2009 World 19.19 00.00 x 19.18 19.19 28 A Nedžad Mulabegović Croatia 2009 World 19.15 00.00 x 00.00 x 19.15 29 A Valeriy Kokoyev Russia 2009 World 18.02 19.13 18.90 19.13 30 B Maksim Sidorov Russia 2009 World 18.92 18.77 00.00 x 18.92 31 A Yasser Ibrahim Farag Egypt 2009 World 18.40 18.69 18.54 18.69 32 A Borja Vivas Spain 2009 World 17.70 18.38 00.00 x 18.38 33 B Georgi Ivanov Bulgaria 2009 World 18.11 00.00 x 00.00 x 18.11 34 A Adriatik Hoxha Albania 2009 World 15.78 15.89 00.00 x 15.89 98 B Germán Lauro Argentina 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 NM 99 B Andrei Mikhnevich Belarus 2009 World 20.65 20.65 DQIn 2013 it was revealed that Andrei Mikhnevich tested positive for a prohibited substance at the 2005 World Championships. Since this was his second offense, he was given a lifetime ban and all his results from August 2005 on were annulled. http://www.iaaf.org/news/iaaf-news/andrei-mikhnevich-blr-results-annulled-from Andrei MIKHNEVICH (BLR) – results annulled from August 2005 31 July 2013 IAAF 4 April 2014 Key: NM = No mark, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best Final Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Christian Cantwell United States 2009 World 21.54 20.72 21.03 21.21 22.03 00.00 – 22.03 WL Tomasz Majewski Poland 2009 World 21.36 21.19 20.80 21.68 21.91 21.18 21.91 Ralf Bartels Germany 2009 World 20.35 20.18 21.37 20.80 20.94 21.20 21.37 PB 04 4 Reese Hoffa United States 2009 World 21.02 00.00 x 20.95 21.14 20.97 21.28 21.28 05 5 Adam Nelson United States 2009 World 21.11 20.93 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 x 21.11 SB 06 6 Pavel Lyzhyn Belarus 2009 World 00.00 x 20.98 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 x 20.98 PB 07 7 Miroslav Vodovnik Slovenia 2009 World 19.60 19.50 20.50 00.00 x 19.82 20.14 20.50 SB 08 8 Hamza Alić Bosnia and Herzegovina 2009 World 20.00 00.00 x 19.80 20.00 09 9 Pavel Sofin Russia 2009 World 19.89 19.69 19.85 19.89 10 Carl Myerscough Great Britain 2009 World 18.42 00.00 x 00.00 x 18.42 98 Peter Sack Germany 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 NM 99 Andrei Mikhnevich Belarus 2009 World 20.34 20.31 20.62 20.74 20.54 00.00 x 20.74 DQ Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season) See also 2009 Shot Put Year Ranking References General Qualification results. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-15. Final results. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-15. Specific External links Shot put Category:Shot put at the World Athletics Championships