2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's shot put explained

Event:Men's shot put
Competition:2023 World Championships
Venue:National Athletics Centre
Dates:19 August
Competitors:37
Nations:26
Win Label:Winning distance
Win Value:23.51
Gold:Ryan Crouser
Goldnoc:USA
Silver:Leonardo Fabbri
Silvernoc:ITA
Bronze:Joe Kovacs
Bronzenoc:USA
Prev:2022
Next:2025

The men's shot put at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 19 August 2023.[1] The winning margin was 1.17 metres which as of 2024 is the only time the men's shot put has been won by more than a metre at these championships.

Summary

With two Olympic Championships and multiple world record improvements, defending champion Ryan Crouser was the clear favorite, but Crouser revealed on Instagram; pain in his leg over the previous two weeks turned out to be two blood clots. With the advice of his doctor, he was able to take anticoagulants to mitigate the danger of his traveling to Hungary for these championships.[2] His single throw in the preliminary round was tentative, 21.48m barely sufficient for an automatic qualifier in eighth place.

Crouser was the first thrower in the finals. His first throw of the competition was 22.63m. Only two people in this competition had ever thrown that far. With a 21.55m, #2 of all time, Joe Kovacs moved into second place, followed immediately by World Indoor Champion Darlan Romani throwing 21.31m to move into third. Crouser led off the second round with a 22.98m improvement on his own Championship Record. Tom Walsh moved into second with a 21.69m with his New Zealand teammate Jacko Gill lurking in fourth with 21.46m. In the third round Gill improved to second with a 21.76m, only to have Walsh also improve to 21.93m. He was followed immediately by Leonardo Fabbri throwing a personal best 22.34m to take everybody but Crouser down a notch. In the fifth round, Kovacs put out a 22.12m to move back to third place, the next thrower Walsh couldn't quite answer with a 22.05m. On their final throw, nobody could improve so by the time Crouser got to the ring, his championship defense was guaranteed. With nothing on the line, Crouser let loose a for another Championship Record, along with being the #2 throw in history, just 5cm short of the record he set at UCLA earlier in the season.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[3]

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World record23.56 mLos Angeles, United States27 May 2023
Championship record22.94 mEugene, Oregon17 July 2022
World Leading23.56 mLos Angeles, United States27 May 2023
African Record21.97 mEugene, United States2 June 2001
Asian Record21.77 mBhubaneswar, India19 June 2023
North, Central American and Caribbean record23.56 mLos Angeles, United States27 May 2023
South American Record22.61 mStanford, United States30 June 2019
European Record23.06 mChania, Greece22 May 1988
Oceanian record22.90 mDoha, Qatar5 October 2019
The following records were established during the competition:

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 21.40.[4]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (CEST), was as follows:[5]

DateTimeRound
19 August 10:30 Qualification
20:37 Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 21.20 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.[6] [7]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3
1 A 22.37 22.37 Q,
2 A 20.81 21.82 21.82 Q
3 B 21.73 21.73 Q
4 B 21.59 21.59 Q
5 B 21.16 21.54 21.54 Q
6 A 20.83 21.49 21.49 Q
7 A 21.48 21.48 Q
8 A 21.10 20.03 21.10 q
9 B 20.39 x 20.92 20.92 q
10 A 19.83 x 20.83 20.83 q
11 B 20.62 20.81 x 20.81 q
12 B 19.41 x 20.74 20.74 q
13 A x 20.41 20.68 20.68
14 A 20.26 20.68 x 20.68
15 B 20.62 19.96 20.42 20.62
16 B x 20.41 19.91 20.41
17 B 20.30 19.87 19.95 20.30
18 A 20.18 19.77 20.22 20.22
19 A 20.01 x 19.95 20.01
20 A 19.98 x x 19.98
21 B 19.97 x x 19.97
22 A 19.40 19.26 19.86 19.86
23 A 19.34 19.52 19.65 19.65
24 A 19.46 19.52 x 19.52
25 A 19.27 19.49 19.51 19.51
26 B x x 19.51 19.51
27 A 19.24 x x 19.24
28 B 18.25 19.21 x 19.21
29 A 18.56 19.09 19.17 19.17
30 B x 19.03 19.17 19.17
31 B 18.48 x 19.08 19.08
32 B x x 18.88 18.88
33 A 17.71 18.57 18.84 18.84
34 B 17.89 18.82 x 18.82
35 A 17.37 x 17.27 17.37
B x x x NM
B x x x NM

Final

The final was started on 19 August at 20:40.[8]

Rank Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
22.63 22.98 22.28 x x 23.51 23.51
x 21.26 22.34 x x 21.22 22.34
21.55 x 21.23 21.88 22.12 21.07 22.12
4 x 21.69 21.93 21.40 22.05 21.51 22.05
5 20.08 20.47 21.01 21.78 21.86 21.73 21.86
6 20.33 21.46 21.76 21.33 21.02 21.28 21.76
7 20.32 20.32 20.88 21.57 x 21.44 21.57
8 21.31 21.10 x x 21.41 x 21.41
9 20.78 20.18 x 20.78
10 x 20.14 20.17 20.17
11 x 19.99 x 19.99
x x x NM

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 16 August 2023 . WCH Budapest 23 preview: shot put . 18 August 2023 . . 18 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818190912/https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/budapest23/news/preview/world-championships-budapest-preview-shot-put . live .
  2. Web site: Taylor . Brett . 18 August 2023 . Oregon native Ryan Crouser to compete in 2023 World Championships despite "two" blood clots in leg . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230820052416/https://www.kezi.com/sports/local/oregon-native-ryan-crouser-to-compete-in-2023-world-championships-despite-two-blood-clots-in/article_c609c516-3e03-11ee-ac14-739abdbf5b23.html . 20 August 2023 . KEZI 9 News.
  3. Web site: Shot Put Men − Records. World Athletics. 18 August 2022. 25 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220725191034/https://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/throws/shot-put/outdoor/men. live.
  4. Web site: 19 August 2022 . Qualifying System and Entry Standards . 19 August 2022 . . 19 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220819191514/https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/document/62ff627cef4200119b5555be.pdf . live .
  5. Web site: Men Shot Put - Timetable . 18 August 2023 . . 18 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818190918/https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/budapest23/timetable/bydiscipline/men/shot-put . live .
  6. Web site: 19 August 2023 . Results Shot Put Men - Qualification . 19 August 2023 . . 19 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230819210927/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-SP-M-q----.RS6.pdf . live .
  7. Web site: 19 August 2023 . Summary Shot Put Men - Qualification . 19 August 2023 . . 19 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230819214136/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-SP-M-q----.RS4.pdf . live .
  8. Web site: 19 August 2023 . Results Shot Put Men - Final . . 19 August 2023 . 19 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230819201814/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-SP-M-f----.RS6.pdf . live .