1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

Events at the
1998 World Junior
Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
5000 m walk women
10,000 m walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's shot put event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 1 August.[1][2] A 7257g (Senior implement) shot was used.

Medalists

Gold Mikuláš Konopka
 Slovakia
Silver Janus Robberts
 South Africa
Bronze Carl Myerscough
 United Kingdom

Results

Final

1 August

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
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1st Mikuláš Konopka  Slovakia 18.50 17.95 17.72 18.39 x x 18.50
2nd Janus Robberts  South Africa 16.83 16.50 x x 18.12 18.15 18.15
3rd Carl Myerscough  United Kingdom x 16.24 17.42 18.12 x x 18.12
4 Peter Sack  Germany 16.07 17.98 17.72 18.09 17.78 17.34 18.09
5 Johannes van Wyk  South Africa 17.20 x 17.06 17.35 x x 17.35
6 Chris Sprague  United States 16.44 16.68 17.14 16.56 16.65 16.50 17.14
7 Łukasz Wenta  Poland 16.91 17.01 17.12 16.92 16.37 16.79 17.12
8 Jhonny Rodríguez  Colombia 17.05 16.95 x 16.44 16.36 15.85 17.05
9 Ronny Jiménez  Venezuela 16.54 16.49 x 16.54
10 Leszek Śliwa  Poland 16.46 16.49 x 16.49
11 Jimmy Nordin  Sweden 16.43 x x 16.43
12 Rhys Jones  Australia x 15.80 16.30 16.30

Qualifications

31 Jul

Group A

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
123
1 Janus Robberts  South Africa x 17.94 - 17.94 Q
2 Peter Sack  Germany 17.46 - - 17.46 Q
3 Łukasz Wenta  Poland 14.82 17.04 - 17.04 Q
4 Chris Sprague  United States 16.31 16.32 16.95 16.95 q
5 Ronny Jiménez  Venezuela 16.37 16.88 16.21 16.88 q
6 Jhonny Rodríguez  Colombia 15.97 16.79 16.67 16.79 q
7 Emeka Udechuku  United Kingdom 15.67 16.42 x 16.42
8 Damjan Verbnjak  Slovenia 15.13 15.54 16.01 16.01
9 Michal Oertelt  Czech Republic 15.90 x x 15.90
10 Ahmed Gholoum  Kuwait 15.39 15.76 15.29 15.76
11 Anastasis Anastasiou  Cyprus 15.64 15.48 15.70 15.70
12 Aaron Hartney  Australia x 15.16 15.65 15.65
13 Mohamed Abou El-Nasr  Egypt x 15.23 15.18 15.23

Group B

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
123
1 Carl Myerscough  United Kingdom 18.05 - - 18.05 Q
2 Mikuláš Konopka  Slovakia 16.91 17.82 - 17.82 Q
3 Johannes van Wyk  South Africa 16.39 x 17.28 17.28 Q
4 Leszek Śliwa  Poland 16.06 16.88 17.16 17.16 Q
5 Jimmy Nordin  Sweden 16.67 x x 16.67 q
6 Rhys Jones  Australia 16.22 x 16.53 16.53 q
7 Van Mounts  United States 16.16 15.85 x 16.16
8 Hamza Alić  Bosnia and Herzegovina 15.39 15.65 15.98 15.98
9 Sven-Eric Hahn  Germany 15.79 15.37 15.90 15.90
10 Hicham Aït Aha  Morocco 15.55 15.29 x 15.55
11 Navpreet Singh  India 15.25 15.10 15.04 15.25
12 Ilya Kostin  Russia x 14.92 x 14.92
13 Dmitry Kruchenok  Belarus 14.40 x x 14.40
14 Pavlos Atmatsidis  Greece 14.19 x x 14.19

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. ↑ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 Dec 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ↑ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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