2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put

The Men's shot put event at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Budapest Arena, Hungary between March 5 and March 7, 2004...

was held on March 6–7.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Christian Cantwell Christian Cantwell Christian Cantwell is a World Champion American shot putter. As of 2008 he is 6' 5" tall and weighs 300 or 335 lbs ....	Reese Hoffa Reese Hoffa Reese Hoffa is an American shot putter. Reese won the shot put in the 2006 World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Moscow, Russia. As of 2007, his personal bests stand at 22.11 m indoor and 22.43 m outdoor. His outdoor performance ranks him 11th on the world all-time lists...	Joachim Olsen

Qualification

Qualifying performance 20.50 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
	A	Yuriy Bilonoh Yuriy Bilonoh Yuriy Bilonoh is a Ukrainian shot putter. Born in Bilopillya, Sumy, he began athletics at a Children and Youth Sports School in Bilopillya, where his first trainer was Vladimir Belikov. Bilonoh won the gold medal in his event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2000 Olympics he had finished fifth....		20.79			20.79	Q, SB
	A	Christian Cantwell Christian Cantwell Christian Cantwell is a World Champion American shot putter. As of 2008 he is 6' 5" tall and weighs 300 or 335 lbs ....		X	20.41	20.77	20.77	Q
	B	Manuel Martínez		20.59			20.59	Q
	A	Carl Myerscough Carl Myerscough Carl Myerscough is an English athlete. He specialises in the Shot put event and is the British record holder as of 2006....	United Kingdom	19.20	19.74	20.41	20.41	q
	A	Andrei Mikhnevich Andrei Mikhnevich Andrei Anatolyevich Mikhnevich is a Belarusian shot putter with a personal best of 22.00 metres, set in 2008. He holds the Belarusian record indoors with a throw of 21.81 m at the national indoor championships....		19.69	20.41	X	20.41	q
	B	Reese Hoffa Reese Hoffa Reese Hoffa is an American shot putter. Reese won the shot put in the 2006 World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Moscow, Russia. As of 2007, his personal bests stand at 22.11 m indoor and 22.43 m outdoor. His outdoor performance ranks him 11th on the world all-time lists...		19.70	20.28	20.13	20.28	q
	A	Tomasz Majewski Tomasz Majewski Tomasz Majewski is a Polish Olympic gold medalist shot putter. He is 204 cm tall and weighs 140 kg ....		20.28	X	20.04	20.28	q, PB
	B	Joachim Olsen		19.90	20.28	X	20.28	q
	B	Zsolt Bíber		19.92	20.24	20.19	20.24
10	B	Ville Tiisanoja Ville Tiisanoja Ville Johannes Tiisanoja is a 192-cm tall Finnish shot putter who weighs 119 kg and competes for Kenttäurheilijat-58 in Vantaa. His personal best in the men's shot put currently stands at 21.09 m, which he put on July 28, 2002 in the Elite Games in Kuortane, Finland. He is coached by...		20.13	20.09	20.21	20.21
11	A	Ralf Bartels Ralf Bartels Ralf Bartels is a German shot putter. He became European Champion at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden after beating Belarusian Andrei Mikhnevich with a final put of 21.13 metres, two centimetres ahead of the Belarusian.Bartels also won bronze at the 2005...		X	19.62	19.93	19.93
12	B	Miran Vodovnik Miran Vodovnik Miran Vodovnik is a Slovenian shot putter. His personal best throw and Slovene record is 20.76 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Thessaloniki....		19.40	X	19.83	19.83
13	B	Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi is a male shot putter from Qatar. His personal best throw is 20.54 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Minsk. This is the Qatari record.-Achievements:-References:...		19.25	19.82	X	19.82
14	A	Rutger Smith Rutger Smith Rutger Smith is a Dutch track and field athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw. He was the first athlete to win medals at the World Championships in both events. He represented the Netherlands at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008...		X	X	19.67	19.67
15	A	Marco Antonio Verni Marco Antonio Verni Marco Antonio Verni is a Chilean shot putter. His personal best throw is 21.14 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Santiago de Chile....		19.61	X	X	19.61	SB
16	A	Ivan Yushkov Ivan Yushkov Ivan Yushkov is a Russian shot putter.His personal best throw is 21.01 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Sochi.-Achievements:-References:...		18.78	19.34	19.55	19.55
17	B	Janus Robberts Janus Robberts Janus Robberts is a South African athlete who competes in the shot put, and occasionally discus throw. He is the current African record holder in shot put with 21.97 metres, and also a former junior world record holder...		19.41	X	X	19.41
18	B	Pavel Sofin Pavel Sofin Pavel Sofin is a Russian shot putter.His personal best is 20.63 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Sochi. He has 20.68 metres on the indoor track, achieved in March 2006 in Moscow.-Achievements:-References:...		19.02	X	X	19.02
19	B	Dzimitry Hancharuk Dzimitry Hancharuk Dzimitry Hancharuk is a Belarusian shot putter. His best finishes include eighth place at the 1995 World Championships and ninth place at the 1996 Olympic Games. His personal best is 20.12 metres, achieved in June 2001 in Vaasa.-Achievements:-External links:...		18.24	X	X	18.24
20	A	Ivan Emilianov Ivan Emilianov Ivan Emilianov is a Moldovan shot putter.He competed at the Olympic Games in 2000, 2004 and 2008, the World Championships in 2001 and 2007, the World Indoor Championships in 2004 and 2008 and the European Championships in 2002 and 2006 without reaching the finals.He achieved his best throw of...		X	17.47	17.29	17.47	SB

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Alexis Paumier

Alexis Paumier is a Cuban shot putter. His personal best throw is 20.78 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Havana.He won the silver medals at the 2001 and 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships and the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games...

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Gheorghe Guset

Gheorghe Guşet is a Romanian shot putter.As of September 2006 he is ranked 13th by the IAAF . Guset is noted for being competitive at such an advanced age , since most shot putters peak in their late 20s or early 30s....

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Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Christian Cantwell Christian Cantwell Christian Cantwell is a World Champion American shot putter. As of 2008 he is 6' 5" tall and weighs 300 or 335 lbs ....		20.96	21.49	20.81	20.62	X	–	21.49
	Reese Hoffa Reese Hoffa Reese Hoffa is an American shot putter. Reese won the shot put in the 2006 World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Moscow, Russia. As of 2007, his personal bests stand at 22.11 m indoor and 22.43 m outdoor. His outdoor performance ranks him 11th on the world all-time lists...		21.07	X	20.36	20.52	20.82	X	21.07	PB
	Joachim Olsen		20.27	20.95	20.33	20.99	20.72	20.39	20.99
4	Tomasz Majewski Tomasz Majewski Tomasz Majewski is a Polish Olympic gold medalist shot putter. He is 204 cm tall and weighs 140 kg ....		19.92	X	X	19.98	20.83	X	20.83	NR Polish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Poland maintained by its national athletics federation: Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not recognised by federation-External links:* * * * *...
5	Manuel Martínez		X	20.79	20.60	X	X	20.33	20.79	SB
6	Andrei Mikhnevich Andrei Mikhnevich Andrei Anatolyevich Mikhnevich is a Belarusian shot putter with a personal best of 22.00 metres, set in 2008. He holds the Belarusian record indoors with a throw of 21.81 m at the national indoor championships....		20.22	20.50	20.27	20.27	19.97	20.23	20.50
7	Carl Myerscough Carl Myerscough Carl Myerscough is an English athlete. He specialises in the Shot put event and is the British record holder as of 2006....	United Kingdom	19.69	X	19.76	19.90	X	20.47	20.47
8	Yuriy Bilonoh Yuriy Bilonoh Yuriy Bilonoh is a Ukrainian shot putter. Born in Bilopillya, Sumy, he began athletics at a Children and Youth Sports School in Bilopillya, where his first trainer was Vladimir Belikov. Bilonoh won the gold medal in his event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2000 Olympics he had finished fifth....		X	20.26	X	X	20.02	X	20.26

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