2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put

The men's shot put at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 3 March 2018.[1][2]

Men's shot put
at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships
VenueArena Birmingham
Dates3 March
Competitors16 from 14 nations
Winning distance22.31 CR
Medalists
gold medal    New Zealand
silver medal    Germany
bronze medal    Czech Republic
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Summary

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Thomas Walsh came in as the defending champion. Five throws into the competition, he threw 22.13 m (72 ft 7+14 in) to improve upon his own Oceanian record set while winning the previous championships. Nobody would beat that mark in the competition, except Walsh himself, first equalling it in the third round then throwing 22.31 m (73 ft 2+14 in) as the final attempt of the day. Indoor marks now being acceptable, that mark moved him to the number 15# performer in the shot put of all time, displacing Ryan Whiting who was in the competition.

The race for the other medals was much more competitive. On their first attempts, Whiting threw 20.96m, Darrell Hill threw 21.06m, David Storl threw 21.14m and Darlan Romani threw 21.23m. Romani and Storl held those positions until the fourth round when, Tomáš Staněk threw 21.44m to move into silver position. Two throws later, Storl matched that mark exactly. With a superior 2nd (and 3rd) best throw, Storl held the tiebreaker. In the final round, Romani couldn't get back on the podium with his 21.37m, a new South American indoor record, then Storl improved on his tie breaking position again.

Results

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The final was started at 11:57.[3]

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
  Tomas Walsh   New Zealand 22.13 x 22.13 x x 22.31 22.31 CR, AR
  David Storl   Germany 21.14 21.15 21.08 21.44 x 21.18 21.44 SB
  Tomáš Staněk   Czech Republic 20.28 21.12 x 21.44 x 20.27 21.44
4 Darlan Romani   Brazil 21.23 x 21.09 20.97 21.04 21.37 21.37 AR
5 Mesud Pezer   Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.36 20.31 21.15 20.58 20.73 21.15 NR
6 Darrell Hill   United States 21.06 x 20.79 x x 21.06 PB
7 Ryan Whiting   United States 20.96 x 20.28 20.45 21.03 21.03 SB
8 Konrad Bukowiecki   Poland 18.35 20.99 20.15 x x 20.99
9 Tim Nedow   Canada 20.09 20.82 20.69 20.82 SB
10 Michał Haratyk   Poland 19.89 19.89 20.69 20.69
11 O'Dayne Richards   Jamaica 19.93 19.72 19.90 19.93 PB
12 Tsanko Arnaudov   Portugal x 19.93 x 19.93
13 Maksim Afonin   Authorised Neutral Athletes 19.84 x x 19.84
14 Chukwuebuka Enekwechi   Nigeria 18.62 19.78 x 19.78
15 Asmir Kolašinac   Serbia 19.29 x 19.34 19.34
16 Damien Birkinhead   Australia 19.10 19.11 x 19.11

References

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  1. ^ "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ Final results