2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

The men's shot put event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8 July.[1][2] A 6 kg (junior implement) shot was used.

Medalists edit

Gold David Storl
  Germany
Silver Alexander Bulanov
  Russia
Bronze Marin Premeru
  Croatia

Results edit

Final edit

8 July

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  David Storl   Germany x 19.81 19.61 x 20.31 21.08 21.08
  Alexander Bulanov   Russia 19.29 x x 19.51 19.31 20.14 20.14
  Marin Premeru   Croatia 19.13 19.73 19.93 19.90 19.64 x 19.93
4 Przemysław Krawczak   Poland 18.34 19.23 19.21 19.21 18.96 19.85 19.85
5 Stanislav Seheda   Ukraine 19.80 x x 19.50 x x 19.80
6 Simon Gustafsson   Sweden 19.06 19.11 x 18.82 19.39 x 19.39
7 Petr Novotný   Czech Republic 17.83 18.62 19.21 x x x 19.21
8 Hendrik Müller   Germany 18.95 19.11 x 18.07 x x 19.11
9 Emanuele Fuamatu   Australia 19.11 x 18.31 19.11
10 Sylwester Zieliński   Poland 18.77 x x 18.77
11 Sergey Bakhar   Belarus 18.42 x 18.69 18.69
12 Miloš Marković   Serbia 18.42 18.11 17.90 18.42

Qualifications edit

8 July

Group A edit

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Alexander Bulanov   Russia x 17.97 19.61 19.61 Q
2 Simon Gustafsson   Sweden 18.55 19.27 19.20 19.27 q
3 Przemysław Krawczak   Poland 18.31 19.24 19.21 19.24 q
4 Hendrik Müller   Germany 18.75 x 18.66 18.75 q
5 Sergey Bakhar   Belarus 18.26 18.67 x 18.67 q
6 Petr Novotný   Czech Republic 17.64 18.43 18.60 18.60 q
7 Grigoriy Kamulya   Uzbekistan 17.84 17.72 18.35 18.35
8 Dmitriy Savytskyy   Ukraine 18.10 18.31 17.69 18.31
9 Eric Plummer   United States 18.29 17.90 17.75 18.29
10 Orazio Cremona   South Africa x 18.28 x 18.28
11 Arturas Gurklys   Lithuania x 18.10 17.24 18.10
12 Jamie Stevenson   United Kingdom 17.69 17.32 17.66 17.69
13 Henri Pakisjärvi   Finland x 17.65 17.69 17.69
14 Mario Cota   Mexico x 17.68 17.22 17.68
15 Jasdeep Singh Dhillon   India 16.89 17.57 x 17.57
16 Alberto Sortino   Italy 16.26 17.05 17.31 17.31
17 Colin Quirke   Ireland x 16.11 17.28 17.28
18 Matías López   Chile 14.80 15.71 15.89 15.89

Group B edit

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 David Storl   Germany 19.88 - - 19.88 Q
2 Emanuele Fuamatu   Australia 18.68 19.20 19.28 19.28 q
3 Stanislav Seheda   Ukraine 18.60 18.95 18.83 18.95 q
4 Sylwester Zieliński   Poland 18.70 x x 18.70 q
5 Marin Premeru   Croatia 17.27 18.57 x 18.57 q
6 Miloš Marković   Serbia 18.56 x 17.73 18.56 q
7 Rosen Karamfilov   Bulgaria 18.37 18.50 x 18.50
8 Daniel Block   United States 17.28 18.38 x 18.38
9 Aliaksandr Salabuta   Belarus 18.32 x x 18.32
10 Romanas Morozka   Lithuania 17.08 17.49 18.10 18.10
11 Sergey Dementev   Uzbekistan 17.49 17.46 17.92 17.92
12 Eder Moreno   Colombia 17.65 17.88 17.54 17.88
13 Alexander Zinchenko   Austria 17.21 x x 17.21
14 José Pinedo   Spain 16.20 16.65 16.17 16.65
15 Markko Ratas   Estonia 15.26 x 16.54 16.54
16 Nicolás Martina   Argentina x x 16.43 16.43
17 Patrick Cronie   Netherlands x x 15.87 15.87
Niko Hauhia   Finland x x x NM

Participation edit

According to an unofficial count, 36 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.

References edit

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015