Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Men's shot put
| Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Half marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| 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 2011 All-Africa Games took place on 12 September at the Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold |  Yasser Ibrahim Farag (EGY) |
| Silver |  Jaco Engelbrecht (RSA) |
| Bronze | Roelie Potgieter (RSA) |
Records
Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows.
| World record |  Randy Barnes (USA) |
23.12 | Westwood, United States | 20 May 1990 |
| Games record | Burger Lambrechts (RSA) |
19.50 | Johannesburg, South Africa | September 1999 |
| World Leading |  Dylan Armstrong (CAN) |
22.21 | Calgary, Canada | 25 June 2011 |
| African record | Janus Robberts (RSA) |
21.97 | Eugene, United States | 2 June 2001 |
The games record was broken by gold medalist.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| September 12, 2011 | 17:45 | Final |
Results
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ibrahim Farag Yasser | Egypt | 18.30 | 19.40 | 19.73 | X | X | 19.28 | 19.73m | GR |
 | Jaco Engelbrecht | South Africa | 18.41 | X | 18.89 | X | X | 18.24 | 18.89m | |
 | Roelie Potgieter | South Africa | 17.76 | 17.90 | 18.30 | 18.68 | X | 17.99 | 18.68m | |
| 4 | Ross Jordaan | South Africa | 17.60 | X | 17.19 | 17.87 | X | 18.08 | 18.08m | |
| 5 | Frank Elemba |  Republic of the Congo | X | 15.15 | 15.42 | 16.44 | 15.73 | 16.08 | 16.44m | |
| 6 | Moussa Diarra |  Mali | 15.89 | 16.23 | 16.12 | 15.87 | X | 15.91 | 16.23m | |
| 7 | Luccioni Mve |  Gabon | X | X | 14.66 | 15.01 | X | X | 15.01m |
References
- ↑ (Portuguese) Local Arrangements (Venues)
- ↑ Athletics results on All Africa Games 2011 on Official website
External links
"All-Africa Games - Day 5 Results". www.africathle.com. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
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