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2007 World Championships in Athletics Osaka, Japan

2007 11th IAAF World Championships - Osaka - Men's Shot Put

 

 

Host City: Osaka, Japan Format: Qualifying round (20.20 or top 12 to final) (Aug 25)
Dates: 24 August - 2 September 2007
Nations participating: 200
Athletes participating: 1,978
    Main venue: Nagai Stadium
Overview by IAAF   nagai stadium01 
Having thrown 22.43 three weeks earlier, Hoffa was the hot favourite, particularly as the number two American Cantwell hadn’t made the US team, and defending champion Nelson had only thrown further than 21m once all season. Hoffa opened the final with 21.81, and Nelson responded two throws later with 21.47. The duel continued in the next round, with Hoffa putting 21.64, while Nelson improved to 21.61. Both Smith and Mikhnevich had their best throws of the evening in that second round. Thereafter it was Hoffa’s show, as he threw 22.04, and supported his best mark with 21.92 and 21.58, averaging a shade under 21.80 for his night’s work. Mikhnevich was later disqualied as noted in the report for Helsinki 2005, so the bronze went instead to Smith.
 The Men's Shot Put event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 25, 2007 at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2007 World Athletics Championships
World Record  Randy Barnes (USA) 23.12 m May 20, 1990 United States Westwood, United States
Event Record  Werner Günthör (SUI) 22.23 m August 29, 1987 Italy Rome, Italy
 
  Shot Put 25 August
  Final

Event report: Men's Shot Put Final

World No1 Reese Hoffa lived up to his billing tonight when he took the Men’s Shot Put Final by the scruff of its neck and shook it until a gold medal dropped out.

The former wrestler had to grapple with his teammate and training partner Adam Nelson but the stocky head-banded 29-year-old was more than strong enough for the challenge, producing five puts of 21.50m or more to bring the United States its sixth world shot put title in the 11 editions of the IAAF World Championships.

Hoffa won the competition with a best of 22.04 in round three, so adding the world outdoor crown to the indoor title he took in 2006. But so dominant was his performance that four of his five valid throws would also have brought him victory.

Despite losing his title, Nelson’s second place came thanks to his best of the year, 21.61m, and maintains his record of having won medals at every global outdoor championships since 2000.

The bronze went to Belarussia’s European champion Andrei Mikhnevich, who also produced his best form of the year when it mattered most. The 2003 world champion threw 21.27m in round two, but in truth no-one else was ever in the hunt.

Hoffa opened his account with a put of 21.81m, a distance only himself and fellow American Christian Cantwell have beaten this year – and Cantwell wasn’t in the field. It could have been all over there and then, but Nelson wasn’t going to let his title slip away easily. The 32-year-old signalled his intentions as he equalled his season’s best with 21.47m. The competition was already turning into a hot, personal rivalry.

And Nelson made it hotter still in the second round as he crept closer to Hoffa with 21.61m, although Hoffa maintained his great form to keep the pressure on with 21.64m.

Rutger Smith of the Netherlands and Mikhnevich also breached 21 metres with their second efforts. Mikhnevich – wearing red and white stripey calf length socks – moved into third with 21.27m, his best of the year, while the giant Dutchman, the leading qualifier for tonight’s final, threw 21.13m to shift into fourth.

Hoffa peppered the 22-metre line again in the third round and was rewarded with an improvement to 22.04m, while Nelson fouled. It was to be his winning put, the furthest winning put since Switzerland’s Werner Gunthor won with 22.23m in Rome back in 1987.

But while the two Americans were tussling for the main prize, the Olympic silver medallist Joachim Olsen went out, failing to register a legitiimate throw. Seventh two years ago, the World Champinonships are clearly not to the Dane’s liking. He also qualified for the final in 2003 but was then unable to compete because of an injured hand.

Much of the second half the competition was a let down as the major positions remained the same. The two principals both deliberately fouled in round four, and Nelson did again in five, although Hoffa again fell fractionally short of the 22m line at 21.92m.
 
Nelson went into prowling mode before the final round, wandering around the throwers’ area with a white towel wrapped around his neck. He knew it was now or never. But Hoffa too, was keeping his focus. He knew that Nelson has a habit of snatching victory from his grasp in the final stages – he almost did it at the London Grand Prix this year before Hoffa produced his mammoth 22.43m.

As he had done all night, Nelson walked to the centre of the arc and implored the crowd to clap as he prepared to throw. It’s worked before, but this time Nelson fell short and had to settle for the silver.

With the gold in his pocket and first major outdoor title to his name, Hoffa finished with 21.58m. It was his night. He then walked up to every official and shook their hands, bowing his head as he did, before greeting the crowd. No doubt he would have hobbled off on a somewhat laboured lap of honour, juggling shots (one of his favoured past-times, we’re told) had the women’s 10,000m final not just begun.

Osaka 2007 News Team/mkb

1 Reese Hoffa USA 8 Oct 77 22.04
2 Adam Nelson USA 7 Jul 75 21.61
3 Rutger Smith NED 9 Jul 81 21.13
4 Tomasz Majewski POL 30 Aug 81 20.87
5 Miran Vodovnik SLO 11 Sep 77 20.67
6 Ralf Bartels GER 21 Feb 78 20.45
7 Yury Bialou BLR 20 Mar 81 20.34
8 Dylan Armstrong CAN 15 Jan 81 20.23
9 Pavel Sofyin RUS 4 Sep 81 19.62
Andrei Mikhnevich BLR 12 Jul 76 DQ 32.2.a 21.27
Dorian Scott JAM 1 Feb 82 NM
Joachim Olsen DEN 31 May 77 NM
Final 20:40 Team dist. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
1 Reese Hoffa USA 22.04m 21.81 21.64 22.04 X 21.92 21.58
2 Adam Nelson USA 21.61m 21.47 21.61 X X X X
3 Andrei Mikhnevich BLR 21.27m 19.97 21.27 20.88 20.75 20.61 X
4 Rutger Smith NED 21.13m 20.90 21.13 20.90 X X X
5 Tomasz Majewski POL 20.87m 20.35 X 20.37 20.41 20.07 20.87
6 Miran Vodovnik SLO 20.67m 19.85 20.42 X 20.67 20.25 X
7 Ralf Bartels GER 20.45m 20.02 20.34 X 20.40 20.45 20.09
8 Yury Bialou BLR 20.34m 20.34 X X X X 20.34
9 Dylan Armstrong CAN 20.23m 20.22 20.23 19.94
10 Pavel Sofin RUS 19.62m 19.62 X X
- Dorian Scott JAM NM X X X
- Joachim Olsen DEN NM X X X
  Qualification 25 August

Event report: Men’s Shot Put Qualifying

World No1 Reese Hoffa wasted little effort in reaching tonight’s final of the Men’s Shot Put when he qualified from this morning’s elminators with his first effort.

The American champion, who leads the world this year by almost half a metre, took even less time than it takes him to solve a Rubik’s cube (45 seconds) to puzzle out his place in this evening’s final. The head-banded former wrestler launched his first put of the 9th IAAF World Championships to 20.89 metres, the second furthest of the round.

“Other than beating the heat I think the most important was to throw a great distance and qualify. I did that, so I m looking forward to the evening,” said Hoffa. “I will eat something and take a nap to be ready. The circle is great, but it will all be about myself and hitting a good throw. Over 21 metres should made it to the podium.”

Hoffa was one of eight throwers to breach the automatic qualifying distance of 20.20m, and he established a small psychological advantage over his training partner and close rival – fellow American Adam Nelson. The reigning champion, Nelson required two puts to go through, launching his first outside the sector, before landing his second just 8cm short of his friend’s at 20.81m.

Rutger Smith of the Netherlands was the leading qualifier, like Hoffa ensuring his place in the final with only one throw. The silver medallist two years ago, Smith threw 21.04m, just 15cm short of his best of the season.

“21.04 m in the first throw is absolutely fantastic, so close to this year' s best,” said Smith. “I was expecting 20.50m.”

The 2003 World champion Andrei Mikhnevich was first to leave the arena. The Belarussian threw 20.23m with his first effort to ensure a quick exit from the steamy stadium and plenty of time to prepare for this evening’s final.

Denmark’s Olympic silver medallist Joachim Olsen also put down an early marker, denting the sun-bathed turf of the Nagai Stadium at 20.62m.

Other medal contenders who qualified easily included European champion Ralf Bartels of Germany (20.33m), Yury Bialou of Belarus (20.26m), and Poland’s 2005 World Student Games champion Tomasz Majewski (20.25m).

Russia’s Anton Luboslavskiy, ranked ninth in this year’s world lists, missed out on qualification by just 1cm with his best of 19.91m.

Other potential medallists who didn’t go through include Germany’s Peter Sack, another of the year’s top ten athletes, who couldn’t register a valid throw, and United States’ Daniel Taylor, who could only reach 18.45m.

Osaka 2007 News Team/mkb
1 Rutger Smith NED 9 Jul 81 21.04 Q
2 Reese Hoffa USA 8 Oct 77 20.89 Q
3 Adam Nelson USA 7 Jul 75 20.81 Q
4 Joachim Olsen DEN 31 May 77 20.62 Q
5 Ralf Bartels GER 21 Feb 78 20.33 Q
6 Yury Bialou BLR 20 Mar 81 20.26 Q
7 Tomasz Majewski POL 30 Aug 81 20.25 Q
8 Dylan Armstrong CAN 15 Jan 81 20.07 q
9 Dorian Scott JAM 1 Feb 82 20.01 q
10 Miran Vodovnik SLO 11 Sep 77 19.97 q
11 Pavel Sofyin RUS 4 Sep 81 19.92 q
12 Anton Lyuboslavskiy RUS 26 Jun 84 19.91
13 Scott Martin AUS 12 Oct 82 19.81
14 Mikulas Konopka SVK 23 Jan 79 19.63
15 Yves Niare FRA 20 Jul 77 19.62
16 Milan Haborak SVK 11 Jan 73 19.55
17 Mika Vasara FIN 22 Oct 83 19.55
18 Petr Stehlik CZE 15 Apr 77 19.51
19 Pavel Lyzhyn BLR 24 Mar 81 19.45
20 Navpreet Singh IND 15 Jun 78 19.35
21 Robert Haggblom FIN 9 Aug 82 19.29
22 Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi KSA 23 Feb 83 19.20
23 German Lauro ARG 2 Apr 84 19.19
24 Maris Urtans LAT 9 Feb 81 19.17
25 Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi QAT 10 Oct 84 19.09
26 Nedzad Mulabegovic CRO 4 Feb 81 18.69
27 Marco Verni CHI 27 Feb 76 18.68
28 Noah Bryant USA 11 May 84 18.58
29 Milan Jotanovic SRB 11 Jan 84 18.57
30 Chang Ming-Huang TPE 7 Aug 82 18.53
31 Antonin Zalsky CZE 7 Aug 80 18.50
32 Ivan Emilianov MDA 19 Feb 77 18.47
33 Dan Taylor USA 12 May 82 18.45
34 Satoshi Hatase JPN 18 Dec 82 17.71
35 Lajos Kurthy HUN 22 Oct 86 17.56
Andrei Mikhnevich BLR 12 Jul 76 DQ 32.2.a 20.23
Manuel Martinez ESP 7 Dec 74 NM
Peter Sack GER 27 Jul 79 NM
Hamza Alic BIH 20 Jan 79 NM
 
Group A 25.08 10:00 Team dist. 1. 2. 3.
1 Adam Nelson USA 20.81m X 20.81
2 Joachim Olsen DEN 20.62m 20.62
3 Yury Bialou BLR 20.26m X 20.26
4 Tomasz Majewski POL 20.25m X 20.25
5 Dorian Scott JAM 20.01m 19.90 20.01 19.87
6 Anton Luboslavskiy RUS 19.91m X 19.74 19.91
7 Yves Niare FRA 19.62m 19.24 19.62 19.53
8 Milan Haborak SVK 19.55m 19.50 19.55 X
9 Mika Vasara FIN 19.55m 19.40 18.91 19.55
10 Pavel Lyzhyn BLR 19.45m X X 19.45
11 Navpreet Singh IND 19.35m 19.00 19.34 19.35
12 Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Habashi KSA 19.20m 19.20 X X
13 German Lauro ARG 19.19m 19.19 X 18.67
14 Marco Antonio Verni CHI 18.68m X X 18.68
15 Noah Bryant USA 18.58m X 18.58 X
16 Antonin Žalsky CZE 18.50m 18.41 18.50 X
17 Ivan Emilianov MDA 18.47m 18.15 17.70 18.47
- Peter Sack GER NM X
- Hamza Alic BIH NM X X X
- Dragan Peric SRB DNS
Group B 25.08 10:00 Team dist. 1. 2. 3.
1 Rutger Smith NED 21.04m 21.04
2 Reese Hoffa USA 20.89m 20.89
3 Ralf Bartels GER 20.33m 19.91 20.33
4 Andrei Mikhnevich BLR 20.23m 20.23
5 Dylan Armstrong CAN 20.07m 18.62 20.07 19.65
6 Miran Vodovnik SLO 19.97m 19.51 19.97 19.11
7 Pavel Sofin RUS 19.92m 19.43 19.92 19.68
8 Scott Martin AUS 19.81m 19.71 19.81 X
9 Mikulaš Konopka SVK 19.63m 18.78 X 19.63
10 Petr Stehlik CZE 19.51m 19.25 X 19.51
11 Robert Haggblom FIN 19.29m X 19.29 X
12 Maris Urtans LAT 19.17m X X 19.17
13 Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi QAT 19.09m 19.09 18.80 18.75
14 Nedzad Mulabegovic CRO 18.69m 18.69 X X
15 Milan Jotanovic SRB 18.57m 18.57 X X
16 Ming Huang Chang TPE 18.53m 18.53 18.08 18.48
17 Daniel Taylor USA 18.45m X X 18.45
18 Satoshi Hatase JPN 17.71m 17.30 17.71 17.42
19 Lajos Kurthy HUN 17.56m 17.56 17.43 X
- Manuel Martinez ESP NM X X X

Group A 25 AUG 2007 10:00 

Order / LaneBibATHLETECOUNTRYPBSB 2007
1 472 Antonín Žalský CZE CZE 20.71 19.88
2 678 Navpreet Singh IND IND 19.93 19.70
3 369 Yury Bialou BLR BLR 21.14 20.47
4 1016 Milan Haborák SVK SVK 20.87 20.69
5 1003 Dragan Peric SRB SRB 21.77 19.20
6 1089 Noah Bryant USA USA 20.56 20.56
7 484 Joachim Olsen DEN DEN 21.63i 21.61
8 957 Anton Lyuboslavskiy RUS RUS 20.77 20.77
9 643 Peter Sack GER GER 21.00 21.00
10 723 Dorian Scott JAM JAM 20.60 20.60
11 435 Marco Antonio Verni CHI CHI 21.14 19.90
12 372 Pavel Lyzhyn BLR BLR 20.92 20.82i
13 553 Mika Vasara FIN FIN 20.21 20.21
14 367 Hamza Alic BIH BIH 20.09 20.09
15 318 Germán Lauro ARG ARG 19.78 19.67
16 789 Sultan Abdulmajeed Alhabashi KSA KSA 20.61 20.61
17 575 Yves Niaré FRA FRA 20.21 20.21
18 1122 Adam Nelson USA USA 22.51 21.47
19 825 Ivan Emelianov MDA MDA 20.26i 19.40i
20 895 Tomasz Majewski POL POL 20.83i 20.71

Group B 25 AUG 2007 10:00 

Order / LaneBibATHLETECOUNTRYPBSB 2007
1 1046 Ming-Huang Chang TPE TPE 20.20 20.20
2 373 Andrei Mikhnevich BLR BLR 21.69  
3 668 Lajos Kürthy HUN HUN 19.83 19.83
4 852 Rutger Smith NED NED 21.62 21.19
5 417 Dylan Armstrong CAN CAN 20.72 20.72
6 802 Maris Urtans LAT LAT 20.18i 20.18i
7 544 Robert Häggblom FIN FIN 20.53 20.53
8 1142 Daniel Taylor USA USA 21.59 21.57i
9 978 Pavel Sofin RUS RUS 20.68i 20.38
10 339 Scott Martin AUS AUS 20.52 20.52
11 918 Khalid Habash Al Suwaidi QAT QAT 20.54 19.51
12 513 Manuel Martínez ESP ESP 21.47 19.48
13 613 Ralf Bartels GER GER 21.43i 20.75
14 733 Satoshi Hatase JPN JPN 18.56 18.47
15 480 Petr Stehlík CZE CZE 20.96 20.35
16 1105 Reese Hoffa USA USA 22.43 22.43
17 997 Miroslav Vodovnik SLO SLO 20.76 20.63
18 457 Nedžad Mulabegovic CRO CRO 20.31 20.01
19 1018 Mikuláš Konopka SVK SVK 21.57i 21.57i
20 1002 Milan Jotanovic SRB SRB 19.72 19.72

Event preview: Men’s Shot Put

Reigning World Indoor champion Reese Hoffa (USA) starts as favourite to add the World outdoor title after enjoying a stellar year.

The 29-year-old world No1 threw a lifetime best of 22.43m in London – a distance which lifted him to 11th in the All-time lists – and the former wrestler also landed the US title in June.

But Hoffa has limited major championships experience outdoors and his compatriot Adam Nelson will be no pushover as he bids to defend the World title he won in Helsinki two years ago.

Nelson has competed sparingly this season but a 21.47m effort in Carson in May shows he has the capability of striking gold again.

Outside of the USA the consistent Joachim Olsen (DEN) will also be a major threat. The 30-year-old Olsen is a two-time World indoor bronze medallist and the 2004 Olympic silver medallist, and in June he set a new national record of 21.61m.

Rutger Smith of the Netherlands was a surprise silver medallist at the 2005 World Championships and he could feature on the medal podium again. The versatile Dutchman, who is also a top-class discus thrower, appears to be rounding into form at the right time after throwing beyond 21m in his last two competitions in Madrid and London.

The improving German Peter Sack set a new personal best of 21.00m in June and along with compatriot and reigning European champion Ralf Bartels, he will be another one to watch.

The 2003 World champion Andrei Miknevich (BLR) is also entered.

Osaka 2007 News Team

 

 

 

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