1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
Encyclopedia
These are the official results of the Men's Shot Put
event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships
in Gothenburg
, Sweden
. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes, with the final held on Wednesday August 9, 1995. The qualification mark was set at 19.80 metres.
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships
1995 World Championships in Athletics
The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....
in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
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. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes, with the final held on Wednesday August 9, 1995. The qualification mark was set at 19.80 metres.
Medalists
| Gold |  John GodinaJohn Godina John Carl Godina is an American shot putter, whose record includes three World Championship wins and two Olympic medals. He also competes in discus.-High School Years:... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
| Silver |  Mika HalvariMika Halvari Mika Kristian Halvari is a Finnish shot putter who has quit active competition. When competing, he represented Kemin Kunto and Helsingin Kisa-Veikot, weighing in at 140 kg on his 190 cm frame.... Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... (FIN) |
| Bronze | Randy Barnes Randy Barnes Eric Randolph Barnes is a former American shot putter who holds both the current outdoor and indoor World Records for the event. He won silver at the 1988 Olympics and gold at the 1996 Olympics.... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
Schedule
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)Qualification Round Group A Group B 08.08.1995 – 15:45h 08.08.1995 – 15:45h Final Round 09.08.1995 – 18:30h
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification q qualification by rank DNS did not start NM no mark WR world record AR area record NR national record PB personal best SB season best
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1993 World Athletics Championships | ||||
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| World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
23.12 m | May 20, 1990 | Westwood Westwood, Los Angeles, California Westwood is a neighborhood on the Westside of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the home of the University of California, Los Angeles .-History:... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| Event Record | 22.23 m | August 29, 1987 |  Rome, Italy |
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Qualification
- Held on Tuesday 1995-08-08
RANK GROUP A DISTANCE 1. 20.40 m 2. 19.84 m 3. 19.74 m 4. 19.22 m 5. 18.99 m 6. 18.84 m 7. 18.79 m 8. 18.74 m 9. 18.73 m 10. 18.58 m 11. 18.30 m 12. 18.08 m 13. 17.89 m 14. 17.54 m 15. 12.80 m — DNS
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21.30 m | |
| 2. | 20.60 m | |
| 3. | 19.99 m | |
| 4. | 19.91 m | |
| 5. | 19.88 m | |
| 6. | 19.47 m | |
| 7. | 19.01 m | |
| 8. | 19.00 m | |
| 9. | 18.89 m | |
| 10. | 18.81 m | |
| 11. | 18.50 m | |
| 12. | 18.38 m | |
| 13. | 18.33 m | |
| 14. | 17.03 m | |
| 15. | 11.04 m | |
| — | NM |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 21.47 | 20.54 | 19.82 | 19.26 | 19.97 | — | 21.47 m | |||
| 20.22 | X | 20.19 | 20.33 | 20.93 | 20.35 | 20.93 m | |||
| 19.47 | 20.22 | 20.41 | X | X | X | 20.41 m | |||
| 4 | 20.38 | 20.23 | 20.27 | 20.28 | X | 20.16 | 20.38 m | ||
| 5 | 20.13 | 19.19 | X | 19.59 | X | 20.01 | 20.13 m | ||
| 6 | 20.11 | X | 20.04 | X | 19.45 | X | 20.11 m | ||
| 7 | 19.66 | 18.94 | 19.13 | X | X | X | 19.66 m | ||
| 8 | 19.38 | 19.21 | 19.30 | 19.22 | X | X | 19.39 m | ||
| 9 | X | X | 19.38 | 19.30 | X | X | 19.39 m | ||
| 10 | 19.34 | X | 18.83 | 19.37 m | |||||
| 11 | 18.56 | 18.52 | X | 18.56 m | |||||
| 12 | 18.26 | 18.23 | X | 18.26 m | |||||