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Shot Put, Men

Date	22 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants	37 from 27 countries

The 1995 and 1997 World Champion, John Godina did not make the US Olympic team. But C. J. Hunter, the 1999 World Champion, who did, was disqualified after arriving in Sydney, the victim of failing four doping tests earlier in the summer. Godina was a favorite but earned only a bronze medal, trailing his teammate, Adam Nelson. The big surprise was the gold medalist, Finland’s Arsi Harju, whose best year-end world ranking had been 8th in 1999. He won with his second round throw of 21.29 (69-10¼). The three medalists were the same as at the 2001 World Championships, with Godina winning his third title, Nelson again in second, and Harju that time placing third.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	1686	Arsi Harju	FIN	21.39 (1)	21.29 (1)	Gold
2	3305	Adam Nelson	USA	20.12 (4)	21.21 (2)	Silver
3	3273	John Godina	USA	20.58 (2)	21.20 (3)	Bronze
4	3255	Andy Bloom	USA	19.83 (11)	20.87 (4)
5	3193	Yuriy Bilonoh	UKR	20.53 (3)	20.84 (5)
6	1598	Manuel Martínez	ESP	19.94 (9)	20.55 (6)
7	2852	Janus Robberts	RSA	19.79 (12)	20.32 (7)
8	1862	Oliver-Sven Buder	GER	19.96 (8)	20.18 (8)
9	1231	Andrei Mikhnievich	BLR	19.97 (7)	19.48 (9)
10	1518	Miroslav Menc	CZE	19.92 (10)	19.39 (10)
11	3086	Milan Haborák	SVK	20.00 (6)	19.06 (11)
12	1682	Timo Aaltonen	FIN	20.04 (5)	18.64 (12)
13 r1/2	1327	Brad Snyder	CAN	19.77 (13)	–
14 r1/2	2843	Burger Lambrechts	RSA	19.75 (14)	–
15 r1/2	1696	Ville Tiisanoja	FIN	19.66 (15)	–
16 r1/2	3429	Dragan Perić	SCG	19.49 (16)	–
17 r1/2	1543	Joachim Olsen	DEN	19.41 (17)	–
18 r1/2	2869	Pavel Chumachenko	RUS	19.40 (18)	–
19 r1/2	2194	Paolo Dal Soglio	ITA	19.39 (19)	–
20 r1/2	3215	Roman Virastiuk	UKR	19.27 (20)	–
21 r1/2	2637	Chima Ugwu	NGR	19.11 (21)	–
22 r1/2	2849	Karel Potgieter	RSA	19.02 (22)	–
23 r1/2	3089	Mikuláš Konopka	SVK	18.99 (23)	–
24 r1/2	1446	Stevimir Ercegovac	CRO	18.98 (24)	–
25 r1/2	2053	Szilárd Kiss	HUN	18.95 (25)	–
26 r1/2	1880	Michael Mertens	GER	18.72 (26)	–
27 r1/2	2100	Bahadur Singh	IND	18.70 (27)	–
28 r1/2	2488	Saulius Kleiza	LTU	18.59 (28)	–
29 r1/2	1052	Justin Anlezark	AUS	18.59 (29)	–
30 r1/2	2814	Gheorghe Gușet	ROU	18.56 (30)	–
31 r1/2	1813	Mark Proctor	GBR	18.49 (31)	–
32 r1/2	2102	Shakti Singh	IND	18.40 (32)	–
33 r1/2	1478	Alexis Paumier	CUB	18.31 (33)	–
34 r1/2	2807	Bilal Saad Mubarak	QAT	18.30 (34)	–
35 r1/2	1986	Vaios Tigkas	GRE	18.13 (35)	–
36 r1/2	2544	Ion Emilianov	MDA	17.63 (36)	–
37 r1/2	2349	Sergey Rubtsov	KAZ	15.90 (37)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	22 September 2000
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 20.10 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance	2nd-Best Mark Distance
1	1686	Arsi Harju	FIN	21.39	–	Q
2	3273	John Godina	USA	20.58	–	Q
3	3193	Yuriy Bilonoh	UKR	20.53	–	Q
4	3305	Adam Nelson	USA	20.12	–	Q
5	1682	Timo Aaltonen	FIN	20.04	–	q
6	3086	Milan Haborák	SVK	20.00	–	q
7	1231	Andrei Mikhnievich	BLR	19.97	–	q
8	1862	Oliver-Sven Buder	GER	19.96	–	q
9	1598	Manuel Martínez	ESP	19.94	–	q
10	1518	Miroslav Menc	CZE	19.92	–	q
11	3255	Andy Bloom	USA	19.83	–	q
12	2852	Janus Robberts	RSA	19.79	–	q
13	1327	Brad Snyder	CAN	19.77	–
14	2843	Burger Lambrechts	RSA	19.75	–
15	1696	Ville Tiisanoja	FIN	19.66	–
16	3429	Dragan Perić	SCG	19.49	–
17	1543	Joachim Olsen	DEN	19.41	–
18	2869	Pavel Chumachenko	RUS	19.40	–
19	2194	Paolo Dal Soglio	ITA	19.39	–
20	3215	Roman Virastiuk	UKR	19.27	–
21	2637	Chima Ugwu	NGR	19.11	–
22	2849	Karel Potgieter	RSA	19.02	–
23	3089	Mikuláš Konopka	SVK	18.99	–
24	1446	Stevimir Ercegovac	CRO	18.98	–
25	2053	Szilárd Kiss	HUN	18.95	–
26	1880	Michael Mertens	GER	18.72	–
27	2100	Bahadur Singh	IND	18.70	–
28	2488	Saulius Kleiza	LTU	18.59	18.57
29	1052	Justin Anlezark	AUS	18.59	18.46
30	2814	Gheorghe Gușet	ROU	18.56	–
31	1813	Mark Proctor	GBR	18.49	–
32	2102	Shakti Singh	IND	18.40	–
33	1478	Alexis Paumier	CUB	18.31	–
34	2807	Bilal Saad Mubarak	QAT	18.30	–
35	1986	Vaios Tigkas	GRE	18.13	–
36	2544	Ion Emilianov	MDA	17.63	–
37	2349	Sergey Rubtsov	KAZ	15.90	–

Group A

Date	22 September 2000 — 10:00

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	3273	John Godina	USA	20.58	20.58	-	-
2	3305	Adam Nelson	USA	20.12	20.12	-	-
3	1682	Timo Aaltonen	FIN	20.04	20.04	x	19.82
4	1231	Andrei Mikhnievich	BLR	19.97	x	x	19.97
5	1862	Oliver-Sven Buder	GER	19.96	19.96	x	19.80
6	1598	Manuel Martínez	ESP	19.94	19.94	18.95	19.86
7	1327	Brad Snyder	CAN	19.77	19.77	x	19.59
8	2843	Burger Lambrechts	RSA	19.75	x	19.74	19.75
9	3429	Dragan Perić	SCG	19.49	19.04	19.46	19.49
10	3215	Roman Virastiuk	UKR	19.27	18.91	19.04	19.27
11	2637	Chima Ugwu	NGR	19.11	19.07	19.11	x
12	2849	Karel Potgieter	RSA	19.02	19.02	x	19.00
13	3089	Mikuláš Konopka	SVK	18.99	18.59	x	18.99
14	1446	Stevimir Ercegovac	CRO	18.98	18.74	18.98	x
15	2488	Saulius Kleiza	LTU	18.59	18.57	x	18.59
16	2814	Gheorghe Gușet	ROU	18.56	18.46	x	18.56
17	2102	Shakti Singh	IND	18.40	18.40	17.96	18.13
18	1478	Alexis Paumier	CUB	18.31	18.31	x	18.04
19	1986	Vaios Tigkas	GRE	18.13	17.52	18.13	17.84

Group B

Date	22 September 2000 — 10:00

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	1686	Arsi Harju	FIN	21.39	19.40	21.39	-
2	3193	Yuriy Bilonoh	UKR	20.53	20.53	-	-
3	3086	Milan Haborák	SVK	20.00	20.00	x	x
4	1518	Miroslav Menc	CZE	19.92	19.68	19.18	19.92
5	3255	Andy Bloom	USA	19.83	x	19.65	19.83
6	2852	Janus Robberts	RSA	19.79	19.75	19.16	19.79
7	1696	Ville Tiisanoja	FIN	19.66	19.04	19.44	19.66
8	1543	Joachim Olsen	DEN	19.41	19.32	x	19.41
9	2869	Pavel Chumachenko	RUS	19.40	18.99	19.40	x
10	2194	Paolo Dal Soglio	ITA	19.39	19.39	x	x
11	2053	Szilárd Kiss	HUN	18.95	18.60	18.61	18.95
12	1880	Michael Mertens	GER	18.72	18.64	18.48	18.72
13	2100	Bahadur Singh	IND	18.70	18.70	x	x
14	1052	Justin Anlezark	AUS	18.59	18.59	18.11	18.46
15	1813	Mark Proctor	GBR	18.49	x	18.49	x
16	2807	Bilal Saad Mubarak	QAT	18.30	18.30	x	x
17	2544	Ion Emilianov	MDA	17.63	x	17.38	17.63
18	2349	Sergey Rubtsov	KAZ	15.90	15.49	15.90	x

Final Round

Date	22 September 2000 — 18:45

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance	Round #4 Distance	Round #5 Distance	Round #6 Distance
1	1686	Arsi Harju	FIN	21.29	21.20	21.29	20.77	x	20.37	x
2	3305	Adam Nelson	USA	21.21	20.53	21.20	21.21	x	20.97	x
3	3273	John Godina	USA	21.20	x	20.40	20.25	20.71	21.20	x
4	3255	Andy Bloom	USA	20.87	20.87	x	20.11	x	19.92	20.16
5	3193	Yuriy Bilonoh	UKR	20.84	20.57	20.84	x	20.43	20.22	x
6	1598	Manuel Martínez	ESP	20.55	19.89	19.45	x	19.50	20.55	19.70
7	2852	Janus Robberts	RSA	20.32	18.81	19.72	x	18.87	19.06	20.32
8	1862	Oliver-Sven Buder	GER	20.18	19.89	20.18	x	19.64	x	x
9	1231	Andrei Mikhnievich	BLR	19.48	19.48	x	x	–	–	–
10	1518	Miroslav Menc	CZE	19.39	19.02	19.16	19.39	–	–	–
11	3086	Milan Haborák	SVK	19.06	x	x	19.06	–	–	–
12	1682	Timo Aaltonen	FIN	18.64	x	18.64	x	–	–	–