Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's shot put

The men's shot put
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 2007 Pan American Games

Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games

The athletics competition at the 2007 Pan American Games was held at the Flamengo Park and Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro between 22 July and 29 July 2007...

was held on July 24.

Results

Rank	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Dylan Armstrong Dylan Armstrong Dylan Armstrong is a Canadian shot putter born and raised in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.-Career:Armstrong achieved a personal best, and Canadian record at that time, of 21.04 meters at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished fourth, missing out on a medal by a single...	19.81	20.10	x	20.05	x	x	20.10
	Dorian Scott Dorian Scott Dorian Armand Scott is a Jamaican shot putter. His personal best is 21.45 meters, achieved in March 2008 in Tallahassee, Florida...	19.63	20.06	20.02	19.95	20.00	19.59	20.06
	Carlos Véliz Carlos Véliz Carlos Véliz is a male shot putter from Cuba. His personal best throw is 21.40 metres, achieved in June 2011 in Brazzaville.-Career:* 2006...	19.20	18.32	19.03	19.75	19.36	19.32	19.75	PB
	Garrett Johnson Garrett Johnson Garrett W. Johnson is an American shot putter. Johnson won the 2006 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Shot Put Championship. Johnson also was named a Rhodes Scholar in 2006 on behalf of the United States.-Academic:...	18.76	18.72	19.67	x	x	x	19.67
	Germán Lauro Germán Lauro Germán Luján Lauro is an Argentine shot putter.He finished eleventh at the 2001 World Youth Championships and became South American champion in 2006...	19.44	19.43	x	19.49	x	x	19.49
	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....	18.54	x	18.42	17.93	x	18.09	18.54
	Alexis Paumier 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...	18.14	18.32	x	x	18.47	x	18.47
	Yojer Medina Yojer Medina Yojer Enrique Medina is a Venezuelan shot putter and discus thrower.-Regional competitions:Medina has been highly successful on the regional level. He won gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2003...	17.69	18.10	17.97	x	18.02	x	18.10
	Carlos García Córdoba	17.61	17.26	16.40				17.61
10	Ronald Julião	16.72	17.31	x				17.31
11	Gustavo Mendonça Gustavo Mendonca Gustavo H. Mendonça is a Senior Concept Artist, Matte Painter, Illustrator and Story Board Artist working in the entertainment industry.-Early Life and Work:...	16.49	17.27	16.75				17.27
12	Kimani Kirton	16.74	16.69	x				16.74
13	Tyron Benjamin	16.29	16.64	x				16.64

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