Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's shot put explained

The Men's shot put athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 27 to September 4, 2021. A total of 16 events were contested in this discipline.

Schedule

Date^[1]	Fri 27		Sat 28		Sun 29		Mon 30		Tue 31		Wed 1		Thu 2		Fri 3		Sat 4
Event	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E
F11								F
F12			F
F20										F
F32										F
F33																		F
F34																	F
F35														F
F36									F
F37		F
F40					F
F41							F
F46											F
F53					F
F55		F
F57																F
F63																		F

Medal summary

The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all shot put events.

F11		14.43		13.89		13.60
F12		17.04		16.53		15.94
F20		17.34		17.30		15.93
F32		12.97		11.31		10.84
F33		11.37		11.34		11.25
F34		12.25		11.55		11.36
F35		16.13		15.90		15.41
F36		16.67		15.12		14.81
F37		15.78		14.50		14.45
F40		11.16		11.15		10.76
F41		14.06		13.88		13.30
F46		16.75		16.29		15.90
F53		8.77		8.48		8.25
F55		12.63		12.23		12.15
F57		15.00		14.85		14.77
F63		15.33		14.88		14.13

Results

F11

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:^[2]

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	11.30
America	13.99
Asia	14.44
Europe	15.26
Oceania	8.67

Results

The final in this classification took place on 30 August 2021, at 19:46:^[3]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
			13.53	14.12	14.01	14.40	14.43	13.79	14.43
			13.85	13.56	12.59	13.39	13.87	13.89	13.89
			13.05	12.67	13.42	13.16	x	13.60	13.60
4			13.13	x	x	13.17	12.95	x	13.17
5			11.71	12.10	12.34	12.64	x	12.83	12.83
6			12.78	12.47	x	12.47	12.44	x	12.78
7			12.31	x	12.32	12.54	12.24	12.59	12.59
8			11.72	12.59	11.38	12.41	12.26	12.26	12.59
9			11.46	12.16	11.70	Did not advance			12.16
10			10.99	x	10.01	Did not advance			10.99
11	Isaac Leiva Avila		x	8.39	8.41	Did not advance			8.41

F12

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:^[2]

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	12.98
America	16.35
Asia	16.62
Europe	17.02
Oceania	15.57

Results

The final in this classification took place on 28 August 2021, at 9:35:^[4]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
			x	16.51	16.81	16.78	17.04	x	17.04
			16.33	16.53	16.27	x	16.44	15.72	16.53
			15.55	15.27	x	x	15.94	x	15.94
4			14.25	x	14.17	x	14.96	14.58	14.96
5			12.05	14.28	x	x	14.29	14.24	14.29
6			13.00	12.90	13.47	13.03	x	13.35	13.47
7			12.25	12.48	13.03	x	x	12.67	13.03
8			10.46	x	11.15	10.48	11.62	x	11.62

F20

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:^[2]

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	11.99
America	16.72
Asia	17.29
Europe	17.11
Oceania	16.29

Results

The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021, at 19:05:^[5]

Villalba, Hodgetts and Zolkefli were disqualified for arriving late to the call room. They were allowed to compete, but were marked as DNS (Did Not Start). Zolkefli's best distance of 17.94m was further than the winner's.^[6]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
			16.97	16.82	17.34	16.85	16.72	x	17.34
			17.14	17.30	x	x	17.13	x	17.30
			x	15.93	x	x	x	x	15.93
4			15.75	x	15.41	x	15.50	x	15.75
5			12.66	13.59	13.42	x	13.54	13.14	13.59
-			-	-	-	-	-	-
-			-	-	-	-	-	-
-			-	-	-	-	-	-

F32

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:^[2]

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	11.08
America	6.28
Asia	12.05
Europe	11.16
Oceania	Vacant

Results

The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021, at 19:19:^[7]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
			11.66	11.80	12.02	9.87	12.97	12.79	12.97
			10.62	11.31	9.86	10.71	10.32	9.70	11.31
			10.84	8.73	9.60	9.41	10.19	10.00	10.84
4			x	10.37	x	x	x	x	10.37
5			8.95	9.36	8.58	8.85	9.26	9.62	9.62
6			x	x	x	9.44	x	9.58	9.58
7			8.78	9.51	8.96	x	8.11	x	9.51
8			8.75	8.82	x	x	8.15	x	8.82
9			x	x	7.71	x	8.51	7.98	8.51

F33

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:^[2]

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	11.40
America	8.50
Asia	11.09
Europe	12.36
Oceania	9.84

Results

The final in this classification took place on 4 September 2021, at 19:05:^[8]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
			x	11.37	10.92	x	x	11.25	11.37
			10.45	10.70	x	11.34	x	x	11.34
			10.58	11.01	11.25	x	x	10.54	11.25
4			10.62	11.04	10.88	11.21	10.86	x	11.21
5			x	x	9.67	9.86	x	9.63	9.86
6			x	x	x	8.88	8.84	x	8.88
7			8.20	x	7.99	8.03	x	x	8.20

F34

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:^[2]

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	11.28
America	11.35
Asia	12.17
Europe	11.11
Oceania	6.93

Results

The final in this classification took place on 4 September 2021, at 9:35:^[9]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
			12.25	12.20	12.05	x	x	11.66	12.25
			11.55	11.04	10.85	10.95	10.98	11.46	11.55
			11.15	x	11.36	10.98	10.32	9.79	11.36
4			11.09	10.41	x	10.26	10.88	11.07	11.09
5			10.86	10.69	x	10.78	11.03	10.99	11.03
6			10.76	10.80	10.72	10.65	10.74	x	10.80
7			10.31	10.57	10.13	10.70	10.54	10.36	10.70
8			10.02	10.34	9.62	9.85	9.78	9.88	10.34
9			9.43	9.65	9.66	9.37	9.29	9.14	9.66
10			7.92	7.34	7.71	8.10	8.06	8.03	8.10

F35

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:^[2]

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	11.40
America	15.87
Asia	17.32
Europe	14.55
Oceania	10.65

Results

The final in this classification took place on 2 September 2021, at 19:58:^[10]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
			14.10	x	15.67	14.56	15.80	16.13	16.13
			15.12	15.53	x	14.67	15.43	15.90	15.90
			15.41	14.81	x	14.92	15.06	14.53	15.41
4			15.22	15.40	14.97	14.50	15.19	x	15.40
5			14.28	14.70	14.08	14.20	14.06	14.41	14.70
6			12.92	13.68	13.69	x	x	13.78	13.78
7			10.52	12.41	x	11.87	x	13.48	13.48
8			12.56	11.25	12.36	12.58	11.91	12.57	12.58

F36

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:^[2]

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	14.74
America	14.68
Asia	14.93
Europe	16.32
Oceania	11.24

Results

The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021, at 10:53:^[11]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
			14.82	15.60	15.46	16.45	x	16.67	16.67
			14.03	14.12	x	15.12	14.66	14.58	15.12
			x	14.53	14.81	14.71	14.58	x	14.81
4			14.42	14.28	13.15	x	12.86	13.36	14.42
5			14.37	x	x	13.73	x	13.50	14.37
6			12.74	12.97	12.85	13.24	12.67	12.65	13.24

F37

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:^[2]

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	14.40
America	14.09
Asia	17.52
Europe	16.80
Oceania	12.08

Results

The final in this classification took place on 27 August 2021, at 19:53:^[12]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
			15.78	15.69	15.76	x	15.77	x	15.78
			14.09	14.14	14.50	14.14	14.26	14.35	14.50
			13.42	13.79	x	13.28	14.45	13.48	14.45
4			13.77	14.18	13.66	14.08	x	13.39	14.18
5			12.49	11.69	13.94	13.72	13.33	13.68	13.94
6			13.77	x	12.05	13.86	13.47	13.55	13.86
7			13.63	13.15	x	12.94	x	13.51	13.63
8			12.80	13.38	12.67	12.70	12.64	12.88	13.38
9			12.86	13.31	13.21	Did not advance			13.31

F40

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:^[2]

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	9.44
Americas	8.24
Asia	10.88
Europe	11.01
Oceania	Vacant

Results

The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021, at 10:53:^[13]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
			11.02	9.84	10.94	10.52	10.99	11.16	11.16
			10.79	10.88	10.67	10.74	x	11.15	11.15
			10.45	x	x	10.37	10.76	10.68	10.76
4			10.48	10.54	10.51	10.60	10.43	10.46	10.60
5			10.39	8.85	9.70	10.18	9.99	10.00	10.39
6			9.96	x	9.68	9.69	10.16	9.87	10.16
7			9.74	x	9.82	10.04	9.59	x	10.04
8			9.58	x	9.85	x	9.24	9.92	9.92
9			6.28	6.28	6.31	Did not advance			6.31

F41

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:^[2]

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	10.74
America	13.62
Asia	14.31
Europe	14.30
Oceania	10.65	Record Mark

Results

The final in this classification took place on 30 August 2021, at 10:08:^[14]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
			13.21	13.89	13.66	13.79	13.77	14.06	14.06
			13.40	13.73	13.88	13.55	13.49	13.69	13.88
			12.95	13.29	x	13.30	13.01	13.08	13.30
4			x	12.04	x	11.97	x	12.29	12.29
5			12.28	x	x	x	x	x	12.28
6			9.85	10.21	9.76	10.17	–	–	10.21
7			8.90	9.55	10.01	10.15	9.73	x	10.15

F46

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:^[2]

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	14.29
America	16.80
Asia	15.80
Europe	15.69
Oceania	11.40

Results

The final in this classification took place on 1 September 2021, at 10:33:^[15]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
			16.75	16.39	x	15.87	16.73	16.29	16.75
			15.22	x	16.29	x	x	15.22	16.29
			15.19	x	15.90	x	15.49	15.84	15.90
4			15.48	x	x	15.65	x	x	15.65
5			14.65	15.60	x	15.13	13.45	x	15.60
6			14.77	14.53	15.48	15.38	15.23	15.31	15.48
7			14.76	14.61	x	14.56	x	14.32	14.76
8			14.14	x	14.36	x	14.62	13.89	14.62

F53

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:^[2]

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	6.45
America	8.83
Asia	8.73
Europe	8.75
Oceania	Vacant

Results

The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021, at 9:35:^[16]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
			8.34	8.48	8.36	8.47	8.62	8.77	8.77
			7.86	x	8.48	8.36	x	6.86	8.48
			8.18	8.19	8.24	x	8.25	8.23	8.25	=
4			7.52	7.91	7.98	7.90	7.79	7.97	7.98
5			7.35	7.45	7.47	7.63	7.61
6			7.35	7.23	7.53	7.26	7.49	7.32	7.53
7			7.36	7.18	7.28	7.06	7.13	7.28	7.36
8			4.19	4.95	x	5.58	x	5.18	5.58
			x	x	x	x	x	x

F55

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:^[2]

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	11.46
America	11.24
Asia	11.63
Europe	12.47
Oceania	9.60

Results

The final in this classification took place on 27 August 2021, at 19:00:^[17]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
			F55	12.15	x	11.96	12.46	12.45	12.63	12.63
			F55	12.14	12.19	x	x	12.23	x	12.23
			F55	12.05	11.84	x	12.15	12.06	12.15	12.15
4			F54	11.61	x	11.29	12.06	11.67	x	12.06
5			F55	11.43	11.65	11.89	x	11.70	11.73	11.89
6			F55	11.28	10.97	10.89	11.15	11.18	10.95	11.28
7			F55	9.80	10.70	10.43	10.94	10.53	11.03	11.03
8			F55	x	8.57	x	9.04	x	x	9.04

F57

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:^[2]

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	12.03
America	15.26
Asia	14.53
Europe	14.92
Oceania	8.78	Record Mark

Results

The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2021, at 19:10:^[18]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
			14.26	14.65	14.80	15.00	x	x	15.00
			13.98	x	14.85	x	12.65	x	14.85
			14.77	x	x	x	x		14.77
4			13.81	12.92	x	x	13.36	13.37	13.81
5			13.59	x	x	x	13.18	x	13.59
6			13.46	x	13.53	13.48	13.07	13.39	13.53
7			12.89	13.12	x	x	x	12.70	13.12
8			x	12.17	12.01	x	11.22	11.98	12.17
9			11.06	x	x	10.63	11.71	x	11.71
10			10.88	10.84	11.03	11.20	11.47	11.19	11.47
11			10.47	11.33	11.21	10.70	x	10.84	11.33
12			9.23	x	8.87	9.66	x	8.91	9.66
13			6.98	7.13	7.11	6.96	7.04	7.02	7.13
14			x	6.69	6.88	6.27	x	5.71	6.88
15			x	x	x	x	5.67	5.97	5.97

F63

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:^[2]

Area	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation
Africa	13.36
America	10.96
Asia	13.79
Europe	15.10
Oceania	11.17

Results

The final in this classification took place on 4 September 2021, at 19:44:^[19]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
			F42	14.13	15.05	15.25	15.33	x	x	15.33
			F42	14.88	x	14.12	14.05	x	x	14.88
			F42	14.13	x	13.79	13.43	12.92	13.60	14.13
4			F63	13.64	13.92	13.26	13.50	13.80	13.50	13.92
5			F42	12.67	13.08	13.30	13.40	13.30	12.26	13.40
6			F42	12.54	12.46	12.69	13.14	13.26	12.74	13.26
7			F42	x	12.82	11.71	12.37	x	11.36	12.82
8			F63	11.23	x	x	11.33	11.87	11.94	11.94
9			F63	8.10	x	8.44	Did not advance			8.44

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics Competition Schedule. 13 August 2021. 12 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210812150551/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/paralympics/schedule/para-athletics-schedule. dead.
2. Web site: Records – World Para Athletics. 14 August 2021.
3. Web site: F11 results. 30 August 2021. 30 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830121155/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHMSHOTPUT-11010-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
4. Web site: F12 results. 28 August 2021. 28 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828013714/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHMSHOTPUT-12010-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
5. Web site: F20 results. 31 August 2021. 31 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831132606/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHMSHOTPUT-20010-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
6. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-01/malaysian-shot-putter-disqualified-three-minutes-late/100427010 Malaysia's Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli throws longest distance in F20 shot-put, loses appeal for being late to call room before event
7. Web site: F32 results. 31 August 2021. 31 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831133727/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHMSHOTPUT-32010-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
8. Web site: F33 results. 4 September 2021. 4 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210904164418/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHMSHOTPUT-33010-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
9. Web site: F34 results. 4 September 2021. 4 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210904164215/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHMSHOTPUT-34010-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
10. Web site: F35 results. 2 September 2021. 2 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902125847/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHMSHOTPUT-35010-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
11. Web site: F36 results. 31 August 2021. 31 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831031037/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHMSHOTPUT-36010-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
12. Web site: F37 results. 27 August 2021. 27 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827142607/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHMSHOTPUT-37010-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
13. Web site: F40 results. 29 August 2021. 29 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210829092941/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHMSHOTPUT-40010-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
14. Web site: F41 results. 30 August 2021. 30 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830021504/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHMSHOTPUT-41010-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
15. Web site: F46 results. 1 September 2021. 1 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901033704/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHMSHOTPUT-46020-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
16. Web site: F53 results. 29 August 2021. 29 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210829092901/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHMSHOTPUT-53010-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
17. Web site: F55 results. 27 August 2021. 27 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827142305/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHMSHOTPUT-55021-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
18. Web site: F57 results. 3 September 2021. 2 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902143335/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-shot-put-f57-fnl-000100-.htm. dead.
19. Web site: F63 results. 4 September 2021. 4 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210904164552/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73S_ATHMSHOTPUT-63030-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.