1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's shot put explained

The men's shot put event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 10 July 1997.

Medalists

Gold	Conny Karlsson
Silver	Gunnar Pfingsten
Bronze	Andreas Gustafsson

Results

Final

10 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts						Result	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	align=left		align=left		19.27	19.13	19.35	19.48	x	18.96	19.48
	align=left		align=left		18.33	x	18.69	x	19.11	18.70	19.11
	align=left		align=left		18.93	19.09	19.08	x	x	18.64	19.09
4	align=left		align=left		18.42	19.01	18.75	18.56	x	18.99	19.01
5	align=left		align=left		18.22	18.72	x	18.18	x	x	18.72
6	align=left		align=left		17.09	18.72	x	x	x	x	18.72
7	align=left		align=left		17.50	18.16	18.39	18.42	18.26	18.09	18.42
8	align=left		align=left		17.30	17.96	x	17.90	17.31	17.33	17.96
9	align=left		align=left		17.40	17.75	17.69				17.75
10	align=left		align=left		17.62	x	17.66				17.66
11	align=left		align=left		17.38	17.54	x				17.54
12	align=left		align=left		x	17.00	17.22				17.22

Qualifications

10 July
Qualify: first to 12 to the Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		18.76	Q
2	align=left		align=left		18.74	Q
3	align=left		align=left		18.25	Q
4	align=left		align=left		18.12	Q
5	align=left		align=left		17.97	Q
6	align=left		align=left		17.83	Q
7	align=left		align=left		17.82	Q
8	align=left		align=left		17.77	Q
9	align=left		align=left		17.73	Q
10	align=left		align=left		17.62	Q
11	align=left		align=left		17.60	Q
12	align=left		align=left		17.53	Q
13	align=left		align=left		17.28
14	align=left		align=left		17.02
15	align=left		align=left		16.90
16	align=left		align=left		16.73
17	align=left		align=left		16.65
18	align=left		align=left		16.60
19	align=left		align=left		16.55
	align=left		align=left		NM

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

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