2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put explained

Event:	Men's shot put
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The men's shot put at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 July.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 European Athletics Championships
World record		23.12 m^[1]	Westwood, United States	20 May 1990
European record		23.06 m^[2]	Chania, Greece	22 May 1988
Championship record		22.22 m	Stuttgart, West Germany	28 August 1986
World Leading		22.13 m^[3]	Eugene, United States	27 May 2016
European Leading		21.23 m^[4]	Kielce, Poland	8 May 2016

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
9 July 2016	13:05	Qualification
10 July 2016	17:30	Final

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Results

Qualification

Qualification: 20.30 m (Q) or best 12 performers (q)^[5]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Notes
1	A			20.84			20.84	Q
2	A			19.80	20.65		20.65	Q
3	B			19.27	19.54	20.45	20.45	Q
4	B			20.06	20.42		20.42	Q, SB
5	B			20.42			20.42	Q, PB
6	B			19.71	19.67	20.24	20.24	q
7	B			20.16	19.68	–	20.16	q, SB
8	B			20.12	20.14	x	20.14	q
9	A			20.10	19.88	20.12	20.12	q
10	A			19.80	19.96	20.11	20.11	q
11	A			x	19.51	20.00	20.00	q
12	B			19.15	19.72	19.67	19.72	q
13	A			x	x	19.61	19.61
14	A			18.93	19.22	19.56	19.56
15	A			19.11	19.38	19.55	19.55
16	B			19.49	19.38	x	19.49
17	A			x	19.39	19.13	19.39
18	A			18.06	19.34	x	19.34
19	B			18.02	19.06	x	19.06
20	B			x	18.66	18.91	18.91
21	B			18.76	18.50	18.23	18.76
22	B			18.72	x	18.53	18.72
23	A			18.64	x	x	18.64
23	A			x	18.64	x	18.64
25	B			18.38	18.56	x	18.56
26	B			18.38	17.99	18.09	18.38
27	B			x	18.32	x	18.32
	A			x	x	x
	A			x	x	x

Final

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
			x	21.03	20.84	x	21.31	x	21.31	EL
			20.77	19.92	20.22	21.19	x	20.53	21.19
			20.59	x	x	19.28	19.87	x	20.59	SB
4			20.52	20.58	20.55	20.48	19.81	x	20.58
5			20.01	20.05	x	x	x	20.43	20.43
6			20.03	20.25	19.76	19.78	20.17	20.13	20.25
7			19.58	20.15	20.03	x	20.16	20.16	20.16
8			19.95	x	x				19.95
9			19.15	x	19.85				19.85
10			19.34	19.55	19.12				19.55
11			x	x	19.49				19.49
DQ			19.90	20.18	x	19.52	20.18	20.26	20.26

External links

• amsterdam2016.org, official championship site

Notes and References

1. Web site: All Time Best . 2016-07-04 . International Association of Athletics Federations.
2. Web site: European Outdoor Records Men . 2016-07-04 . .
3. Web site: 2016 Top List . 2016-07-05 . International Association of Athletics Federations.
4. Web site: European Top 30 2016 . 2016-07-05 . European Athletic Association.
5. Web site: Qualification results . 2016-07-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160825210817/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM051900_C73ZZ.pdf . 2016-08-25 . dead .
6. Web site: Final results . 2016-07-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170304214058/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM051101_C73S.pdf . 2017-03-04 . dead .