2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's shot put explained

Event:	Men's shot put
Competition:	2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:	Kasarani Stadium
Dates:	18 August (qualification) 19 August (final)
Competitors:	20
Nations:	16
Win Label:	Winning distance
Win Value:	19.73 m
Gold:	Juan Carley Vázquez
Goldnoc:	CUB
Silver:	Yauheni Bryhi
Silvernoc:	BLR
Bronze:	Jephté Vogel
Bronzenoc:	SUI
Prev:	2018
Next:	2022

The men's shot put at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium on 18 and 19 August.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
World U20 Record		23.00	Auckland, New Zealand	18 August 2013
Championship Record		22.20	Barcelona, Spain	11 July 2012
World U20 Leading		20.34	Mannheim, Germany	3 July 2021

Results

Qualification

The qualification took place on 18 August, in two groups, with Group A starting at 09:51 and Group B starting at 10:32. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 19.20 metres (

Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.^{[2] [3]}

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	Round			Mark	Notes
				1	2	3
1	A			18.82	18.60	19.66	19.66
2	A			19.07	19.28		19.28
3	B			17.96	19.22		19.22
4	A			18.89	18.35	18.87	18.89
5	A			17.13	18.71		18.71	,
6	B			18.21	18.65	18.55	18.65
7	B			18.49	18.15	18.62	18.62
8	B			16.50	18.26		18.26
9	A			17.96		18.22	18.22
10	B			16.85	18.02	16.62	18.02
11	B			17.92	17.75	17.90	17.92
12	A			17.84		17.19	17.84
13	A			15.00	17.69	17.06	17.69
14	B			16.87	17.28	17.62	17.62
15	B			16.94	16.64		16.94
16	A			16.92	16.48	13.07	16.92
17	B			16.69	16.90		16.90
18	A			16.48		16.65	16.65
19	B			16.02	15.76	16.48	16.48
20	A			13.80	13.06		13.80

Final

The final was held on 19 August at 16:40.^[4]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Round						Mark	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
			19.47	19.68	18.92	18.85		19.73	19.73
			19.70				18.98		19.70
			19.16	16.91	17.45		17.52		19.16
4			17.31	19.00	18.13	17.64	18.68	18.87	19.00
5			17.77		18.55		18.31	18.99	18.99
6			18.99			17.86	18.40	18.23	18.99
7			18.97		18.41	18.39	18.26	18.94	18.97
8			17.51	18.32	17.99	17.71			18.32
9			17.76	17.66					17.76
10			17.10	17.34					17.34
11			16.71	17.32					17.32
12					17.08				17.08

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021 World U20 Championships Nairobi Timetable. 19 August 2018. worldathletics.org.
2. Web site: Shot Put (6kg) Men − Qualification − Results. World Athletics. 18 August 2021. 19 August 2021.
3. Web site: Shot Put (6kg) Men − Qualification − Summary. World Athletics. 18 August 2021. 19 August 2021.
4. Web site: Shot Put (6kg) Men − Final − Results. World Athletics. 19 August 2021. 19 August 2021.