2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
The Men's shot put event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 2. David Storl made a major improvement to achieve a new personal best of 21.50, leading the qualifying round by 45 cm (a foot and a half). 2007 Champion, Reese Hoffa, took the early lead and held it until Storl threw a new personal best of 21.60 in the second round. Andrei Mikhnevich put a 21.40 in the third round to get close to Storl. In the fourth round, world leader, Dylan Armstrong, took the lead with a 21.64, which held up as the leader until the final throw of the competition, when Storl threw a third personal best of 21.78 to win. In 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 and on were annulled.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| David Storl File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) |
Dylan Armstrong File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN) |
Christian Cantwell File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) |
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Records
Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows.
| World record | File:Flag of the United States.svg Randy Barnes (USA) | 23.12 | Westwood, United States | 20 May 1990 |
| Championship record | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Werner Günthör (SUI) | 22.23 | Rome, Italy | 29 August 1987 |
| World Leading | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dylan Armstrong (CAN) | 22.21 | Calgary, Canada | 25 June 2011 |
| African record | File:Flag of South Africa.svg Janus Robberts (RSA) | 21.97 | Eugene, United States | 2 June 2001 |
| Asian record | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sultan Al-Hebshi (KSA) | 21.13 | Doha, Qatar | 8 May 2009 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | File:Flag of the United States.svg Randy Barnes (USA) | 23.12 | Westwood, United States | 20 May 1990 |
| South American record | File:Flag of Chile.svg Marco Antonio Verni (CHI) | 21.14 | Santiago, Chile | 29 July 2004 |
| European record | File:Flag of East Germany.svg Ulf Timmermann (GDR) | 23.06 | Chania, Greece | 22 May 1988 |
| Oceanian record | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Martin (AUS) | 21.26 | Melbourne, Australia | 21 February 2008 |
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Qualification standards
| A standard | B standard |
|---|---|
| 20.50 | 20.00 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2011 | 10:00 | Qualification |
| September 2, 2011 | 19:00 | Final |
Results
Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 20.60 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
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Final
References
- ↑ "Andrei MIKHNEVICH (BLR) – results annulled from August 2005". IAAF. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
External links
- Shot put results at IAAF website
