2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's shot put explained

The men's shot put event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 and 20 July.

Medalists

Gold	Pavel Lyzhyn
Silver	Pavel Sofyin
Bronze	Rutger Smith

Results

Final

20 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts						Result	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	align=left		align=left		20.35	x	20.43	20.24	x	x	20.43	CR
	align=left		align=left		19.03	20.33	–	19.88	x	19.63	20.33
	align=left		align=left		19.18	20.18	x	x	x	x	20.18
4	align=left		align=left		19.92	x	x	x	x	19.58	19.92
5	align=left		align=left		19.27	x	19.41	19.63	19.66	19.76	19.76
6	align=left		align=left		19.47	19.14	x	x	x	x	19.47
7	align=left		align=left		19.09	x	x	x	x	x	19.09
8	align=left		align=left		18.54	18.05	18.39	x	x	18.73	18.73
9	align=left		align=left		18.13	18.02	18.35				18.35
10	align=left		align=left		17.83	x	18.18				18.18
11	align=left		align=left		x	17.70	17.61				17.70
12	align=left		align=left		17.20	17.58	17.61				17.61

Qualifications

18 July
Qualifying 18.70 or 12 best to the Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		19.56	Q
2	align=left		align=left		19.32	Q
3	align=left		align=left		19.17	Q
4	align=left		align=left		18.93	Q
5	align=left		align=left		18.86	Q
6	align=left		align=left		18.68	q
7	align=left		align=left		18.54	q
8	align=left		align=left		18.49	q
9	align=left		align=left		18.03	q
10	align=left		align=left		17.96	q
11	align=left		align=left		17.84	q
12	align=left		align=left		17.71	q
13	align=left		align=left		17.69
14	align=left		align=left		17.65
15	align=left		align=left		17.61
16	align=left		align=left		17.42
17	align=left		align=left		16.65
18	align=left		align=left		16.37
	align=left		align=left		NM

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

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