2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put


The men's shot put at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on.

Summary

In the final Joe Kovacs led after the first round with a throw of 21.48 metres, and in the second round he was out-thrown by
Tomas Walsh with a 21.64 metres while Stipe Žunić moved into third with a 21.46 metres. The order of the top three never subsequently changed, although Walsh and Kovacs both improved their distances in the third round. In the final round, Kovacs threw beyond the 22 metre line, but this was a foul throw. Already the winner, Walsh finished with his best put by throwing a 22.03 metres.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:
RecordAthleteDateLocation
World23.12Randy Barnes20 May 1990Westwood, CA, United States
Championship22.23Werner Günthör29 Aug 1987Rome, Italy
World leading22.65Ryan Crouser25 Jun 2017Sacramento, CA, United States
African21.97Janus Robberts2 Jun 2001Eugene, OR, United States
Asian21.13Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi8 May 2009Doha, Qatar
NACAC23.12Randy Barnes20 May 1990Westwood,CA, United States
South American21.82Darlan Romani3 Jun 2017São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
European23.06Ulf TimmermannChania, Greece
Oceanian22.21Tomas Walsh5 Sep 2016Zagreb, Croatia

No records were set at the competition.

[|Qualification] standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 20.50 metres.

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time, was as follows:
DateTimeRound
5 August10:00Qualification
6 August20:35Final

Results

Qualification

The qualification round took on 5 August, in two groups, with Group A starting at 10:00 and Group B starting at 10:01. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 20.75 metres or at least the 12 best performers qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:

Final

The final took place on 6 August at 20:35. The results were as follows: