2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put explained

Medalists

Qualification rule: qualification standard 20.20m or at least best 8 qualified

Pos	Athlete	Country	Mark	Q	Attempts
Pos	Athlete	Country	Mark	1	2	3
1			21.49 SB	Q	21.49
2			20.91	Q	19.25	20.91
3			20.83 AR	Q	20.12	19.85	20.83
4			20.62 NR	Q	19.56	20.62
5			20.30	Q	19.96	19.60	20.30
6			20.27	Q	20.27
7			20.23	Q	19.89	20.23
8			20.00		19.36	20.00	19.96
9			19.95		19.71	19.95	19.95
10			19.80		19.26	18.94	19.94
11			19.86 SB		X	X	19.86
12			19.80		19.80	X	X
13			19.75 SB		19.56	19.64	19.75
14			19.56		19.56	X	19.03
15			19.42		19.56	X	19.42
16			19.02		19.02	X	-
17			18.26		17.95	17.87	18.26
18			18.16		18.16	18.70	X
19			17.96		X	17.96	X
20			17.73		17.73	X	X
	~~Andrei Mikhnevich~~^[1]		~~20.58~~	Q	~~20.58~~

Pos	Athlete	Country	Mark	Attempts
Pos	Athlete	Country	Mark	1	2	3	4	5	6
			21.77	21.14	21.19	21.59	X	21.77	21.69
			21.20	20.31	21.20	20.74	X	X	X
			20.93 NR	X	20.78	20.93	X	X	X
4			20.78	20.75	20.78	X	X	X	X
5			20.29	20.03	20.12	20.05	X	20.29	X
6			20.13	18.96	20.13	X	X	X	19.54
7			20.05	19.95	19.94	19.67	19.96	20.05	X
	~~Andrei Mikhnevich~~		~~20.82 SB~~	~~20.58~~	~~20.66~~	X	~~20.39~~	~~20.60~~	~~20.82~~

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 on were annulled. Web site: Andrei MIKHNEVICH (BLR) – results annulled from August 2005. 31 July 2013. IAAF. 4 April 2014.