2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's shot put

The men's shot put at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 19 August 2023.[1] The winning margin was 1.17 metres which as of 2024 is the only time the men's shot put has been won by more than a metre at these championships.

Men's shot put
at the 2023 World Championships
VenueNational Athletics Centre
Dates19 August
Competitors37 from 26 nations
Winning distance23.51
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Italy
bronze medal    United States
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2025 →

Summary

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With two Olympic Championships and multiple world record improvements, defending champion Ryan Crouser was the clear favorite, but Crouser revealed on Instagram; pain in his leg over the previous two weeks turned out to be two blood clots. With the advice of his doctor, he was able to take anticoagulants to mitigate the danger of his traveling to Hungary for these championships.[2] His single throw in the preliminary round was tentative, 21.48m barely sufficient for an automatic qualifier in eighth place.

Crouser was the first thrower in the finals. His first throw of the competition was 22.63m. Only two people in this competition had ever thrown that far. With a 21.55m, #2 of all time, Joe Kovacs moved into second place, followed immediately by World Indoor Champion Darlan Romani throwing 21.31m to move into third. Crouser led off the second round with a 22.98m improvement on his own Championship Record. Tom Walsh moved into second with a 21.69m with his New Zealand teammate Jacko Gill lurking in fourth with 21.46m. In the third round Gill improved to second with a 21.76m, only to have Walsh also improve to 21.93m. He was followed immediately by Leonardo Fabbri throwing a personal best 22.34m to take everybody but Crouser down a notch. In the fifth round, Kovacs put out a 22.12m to move back to third place, the next thrower Walsh couldn't quite answer with a 22.05m. On their final throw, nobody could improve so by the time Crouser got to the ring, his championship defense was guaranteed. With nothing on the line, Crouser let loose a 23.51 m (77 ft 1+12 in) for another Championship Record, along with being the #2 throw in history, just 5cm short of the record he set at UCLA earlier in the season.

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[3]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World record   Ryan Crouser (USA) 23.56 m Los Angeles, United States 27 May 2023
Championship record   Ryan Crouser (USA) 22.94 m Eugene, Oregon 17 July 2022
World Leading   Ryan Crouser (USA) 23.56 m Los Angeles, United States 27 May 2023
African Record   Janus Robberts (RSA) 21.97 m Eugene, United States 2 June 2001
Asian Record   Tajinderpal Singh Toor (IND) 21.77 m Bhubaneswar, India 19 June 2023
North, Central American and Caribbean record   Ryan Crouser (USA) 23.56 m Los Angeles, United States 27 May 2023
South American Record   Darlan Romani (BRA) 22.61 m Stanford, United States 30 June 2019
European Record   Ulf Timmermann (GDR) 23.06 m Chania, Greece 22 May 1988
Oceanian record   Tom Walsh (NZL) 22.90 m Doha, Qatar 5 October 2019

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Distance Record
19 August Final Ryan Crouser   USA 23.51 CR

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 21.40.[4]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (CEST), was as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
19 August 10:30 Qualification
20:37 Final

Results

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Qualification

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Qualification: Qualifying Performance 21.20 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.[6][7]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3
1 A Darlan Romani   Brazil (BRA) 22.37 22.37 Q, SB
2 A Zane Weir   Italy (ITA) 20.81 21.82 21.82 Q
3 B Tom Walsh   New Zealand (NZL) 21.73 21.73 Q
4 B Joe Kovacs   United States (USA) 21.59 21.59 Q
5 B Payton Otterdahl   United States (USA) 21.16 21.54 21.54 Q
6 A Jacko Gill   New Zealand (NZL) 20.83 21.49 21.49 Q
7 A Ryan Crouser   United States (USA) 21.48 21.48 Q
8 A Filip Mihaljević   Croatia (CRO) 21.10 20.03 21.10 q
9 B Armin Sinančević   Serbia (SRB) 20.39 x 20.92 20.92 q
10 A Rajindra Campbell   Jamaica (JAM) 19.83 x 20.83 20.83 q
11 B Mostafa Amr Hassan   Egypt (EGY) 20.62 20.81 x 20.81 q
12 B Leonardo Fabbri   Italy (ITA) 19.41 x 20.74 20.74 q
13 A Chukwuebuka Enekwechi   Nigeria (NGR) x 20.41 20.68 20.68
14 A Mohamed Magdi Hamza   Egypt (EGY) 20.26 20.68 x 20.68
15 B Uziel Muñoz   Mexico (MEX) 20.62 19.96 20.42 20.62
16 B Tomáš Staněk   Czech Republic (CZE) x 20.41 19.91 20.41
17 B Welington Morais   Brazil (BRA) 20.30 19.87 19.95 20.30
18 A Scott Lincoln   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 20.18 19.77 20.22 20.22
19 A Asmir Kolašinac   Serbia (SRB) 20.01 x 19.95 20.01
20 A Josh Awotunde   United States (USA) 19.98 x x 19.98
21 B Marcus Thomsen   Norway (NOR) 19.97 x x 19.97
22 A Mesud Pezer   Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 19.40 19.26 19.86 19.86
23 A Eric Favors   Ireland (IRL) 19.34 19.52 19.65 19.65
24 A Burger Lambrechts Jr. [de]   South Africa (RSA) 19.46 19.52 x 19.52
25 A Michał Haratyk   Poland (POL) 19.27 19.49 19.51 19.51
26 B Nazareno Sasia   Argentina (ARG) x x 19.51 19.51
27 A Francisco Belo   Portugal (POR) 19.24 x x 19.24
28 B Konrad Bukowiecki   Poland (POL) 18.25 19.21 x 19.21
29 A Roman Kokoshko   Ukraine (UKR) 18.56 19.09 19.17 19.17
30 B Tsanko Arnaudov   Portugal (POR) x 19.03 19.17 19.17
31 B Odysseas Mouzenidis [no]   Greece (GRE) 18.48 x 19.08 19.08
32 B Fred Moudani-Likibi [fr]   France (FRA) x x 18.88 18.88
33 A Mark Bujnowski [de]   Canada (CAN) 17.71 18.57 18.84 18.84
34 B Kyle Blignaut   South Africa (RSA) 17.89 18.82 x 18.82
35 A Balázs Tóth [de]   Hungary (HUN) 17.37 x 17.27 17.37
B Bob Bertemes   Luxembourg (LUX) x x x NM
B Andrei Toader   Romania (ROM) x x x NM

Final

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The final was started on 19 August at 20:40.[8]

Rank Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Ryan Crouser   United States (USA) 22.63 22.98 22.28 x x 23.51 23.51 CR
  Leonardo Fabbri   Italy (ITA) x 21.26 22.34 x x 21.22 22.34 PB
  Joe Kovacs   United States (USA) 21.55 x 21.23 21.88 22.12 21.07 22.12
4 Tom Walsh   New Zealand (NZL) x 21.69 21.93 21.40 22.05 21.51 22.05
5 Payton Otterdahl   United States (USA) 20.08 20.47 21.01 21.78 21.86 21.73 21.86
6 Jacko Gill   New Zealand (NZL) 20.33 21.46 21.76 21.33 21.02 21.28 21.76
7 Filip Mihaljević   Croatia (CRO) 20.32 20.32 20.88 21.57 x 21.44 21.57
8 Darlan Romani   Brazil (BRA) 21.31 21.10 x x 21.41 x 21.41
9 Armin Sinančević   Serbia (SRB) 20.78 20.18 x 20.78
10 Mostafa Amr Hassan   Egypt (EGY) x 20.14 20.17 20.17
11 Zane Weir   Italy (ITA) x 19.99 x 19.99
Rajindra Campbell   Jamaica (JAM) x x x NM

References

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  1. ^ "WCH Budapest 23 preview: shot put". World Athletics. 16 August 2023. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ Taylor, Brett (18 August 2023). "Oregon native Ryan Crouser to compete in 2023 World Championships despite "two" blood clots in leg". KEZI 9 News. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Shot Put Men − Records". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Qualifying System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Men Shot Put - Timetable". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Results Shot Put Men - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Summary Shot Put Men - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Results Shot Put Men - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.