2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

The men's shot put event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 18 and 19 August.[1][2] A 6 kg (junior implement) shot was used.

Medalists

Gold Margus Hunt
 Estonia
Silver Mostafa El-Moaty
 Egypt
Bronze Guo Yanxiang
 China

Results

Final

19 August

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s) Margus Hunt  Estonia x 19.68 x 20.17 20.53 x 20.53
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mostafa El-Moaty  Egypt 20.05 20.14 x 20.06 19.97 20.08 20.14
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Guo Yanxiang  China 19.02 19.76 19.97 19.21 19.38 x 19.97
4 John Hickey  United States x 19.86 18.04 x x x 19.86
5 Meshari Mohammad  Kuwait 19.78 19.60 19.79 x x x 19.79
6 Carlos Véliz  Cuba 18.59 18.45 18.84 x 19.76 19.61 19.76
7 Saurabh Vij  India 19.75 19.58 x 19.33 x 18.99 19.75
8 Paulius Luožys  Lithuania 19.24 19.05 x 18.60 18.80 18.73 19.24
9 Jan Hoffman  South Africa 18.63 x 18.39 18.63
10 Tobias Hepperle  Germany x 18.24 18.00 18.24
11 Joe Stevens  Australia 18.21 x 17.35 18.21
12 Rosen Karamfilov  Bulgaria 18.16 x 17.84 18.16

Qualifications

18 August

Group A

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 John Hickey  United States x x 19.49 19.49 Q
2 Meshari Mohammad  Kuwait 19.31 - - 19.31 Q
3 Carlos Véliz  Cuba 18.66 19.25 - 19.25 Q
4 Mostafa El-Moaty  Egypt 18.41 18.97 - 18.97 Q
5 Wang Guangpu  China 17.72 17.70 18.49 18.49
6 Om Prakash Singh  India x 18.13 18.41 18.41
7 Mihai Grasu  Romania 18.29 18.06 x 18.29
8 Ivan Semenov  Russia 17.13 18.24 x 18.24
9 Vladislav Tulácek  Czech Republic 18.13 18.20 x 18.20
10 Emanuele Fuamatu  Australia 17.92 17.97 17.80 17.97
11 Stanislav Seheda  Ukraine 16.42 x 17.94 17.94
12 Nikola Kišanic  Croatia 17.85 17.35 x 17.85
13 Viktor Páli  Hungary 17.12 x 16.60 17.12
14 Nick Petersen  Denmark 15.49 x 16.89 16.89
Maicol Spallanzani  Italy x x x NM
Nico Grobler  South Africa x x x NM

Group B

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Saurabh Vij  India 19.27 - - 19.27 Q
2 Paulius Luožys  Lithuania 19.08 - - 19.08 Q
3 Jan Hoffman  South Africa 16.71 19.00 - 19.00 Q
4 Margus Hunt  Estonia 18.40 18.95 - 18.95 Q
5 Rosen Karamfilov  Bulgaria 18.62 x 18.37 18.62 q
6 Guo Yanxiang  China x 18.12 18.62 18.62 q
7 Joe Stevens  Australia 18.37 18.61 18.18 18.61 q
8 Tobias Hepperle  Germany 18.59 18.27 18.21 18.59 q
9 António Silva  Portugal x 18.55 x 18.55
10 Yeóryios Yeromarkákis  Greece 17.40 17.74 18.38 18.38
11 Konstantin Lyadusov  Russia 17.49 18.37 17.97 18.37
12 Grigoriy Kamulya  Uzbekistan 18.01 x 18.06 18.06
13 Eric Werskey  United States x x 16.62 16.62
14 Marin Premeru  Croatia 16.54 x x 16.54
15 Tyron Benjamin  Dominica 15.56 16.34 16.25 16.34

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2006 Beijing CHN Aug 15-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 12 March 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015