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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	Nr	Athlete	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 (22 September 2000)

Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 20.10 metres advanced to the final.

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

Qualifying Round, Group A (22 September 2000 — 10:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	2	John Godina	USA	20.58	20.58	-	-
2	13	Adam Nelson	USA	20.12	20.12	-	-
3	5	Timo Aaltonen	FIN	20.04	20.04	×	19.82
4	15	Andrei Mikhnievich	BLR	19.97	×	×	19.97
5	7	Oliver-Sven Buder	GER	19.96	19.96	×	19.80
6	18	Manuel Martínez	ESP	19.94	19.94	18.95	19.86
7	14	Brad Snyder	CAN	19.77	19.77	×	19.59
8	9	Burger Lambrechts	RSA	19.75	×	19.74	19.75
9	1	Dragan Perić	SCG	19.49	19.04	19.46	19.49
10	10	Roman Virastiuk	UKR	19.27	18.91	19.04	19.27
11	11	Chima Ugwu	NGR	19.11	19.07	19.11	×
12	6	Karel Potgieter	RSA	19.02	19.02	×	19.00
13	19	Mikuláš Konopka	SVK	18.99	18.59	×	18.99
14	3	Stevimir Ercegovac	CRO	18.98	18.74	18.98	×
15	16	Saulius Kleiza	LTU	18.59	18.57	×	18.59
16	4	Gheorghe Gușet	ROU	18.56	18.46	×	18.56
17	17	Shakti Singh	IND	18.40	18.40	17.96	18.13
18	8	Alexis Paumier	CUB	18.31	18.31	×	18.04
19	12	Vaios Tigkas	GRE	18.13	17.52	18.13	17.84

Qualifying Round, Group B (22 September 2000 — 10:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	6	Arsi Harju	FIN	21.39	19.40	21.39	-
2	10	Yuriy Bilonoh	UKR	20.53	20.53	-	-
3	3	Milan Haborák	SVK	20.00	20.00	×	×
4	9	Miroslav Menc	CZE	19.92	19.68	19.18	19.92
5	16	Andy Bloom	USA	19.83	×	19.65	19.83
6	14	Janus Robberts	RSA	19.79	19.75	19.16	19.79
7	18	Ville Tiisanoja	FIN	19.66	19.04	19.44	19.66
8	2	Joachim Olsen	DEN	19.41	19.32	×	19.41
9	5	Pavel Chumachenko	RUS	19.40	18.99	19.40	×
10	1	Paolo Dal Soglio	ITA	19.39	19.39	×	×
11	11	Szilárd Kiss	HUN	18.95	18.60	18.61	18.95
12	15	Michael Mertens	GER	18.72	18.64	18.48	18.72
13	17	Bahadur Singh	IND	18.70	18.70	×	×
14	8	Justin Anlezark	AUS	18.59	18.59	18.11	18.46
15	4	Mark Proctor	GBR	18.49	×	18.49	×
16	7	Bilal Saad Mubarak	QAT	18.30	18.30	×	×
17	12	Ion Emilianov	MDA	17.63	×	17.38	17.63
18	13	Sergey Rubtsov	KAZ	15.90	15.49	15.90	×

Final Round (22 September 2000 — 18:45)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	10	Arsi Harju	FIN	21.29	21.20	21.29	20.77	×	20.37	×
2	2	Adam Nelson	USA	21.21	20.53	21.20	21.21	×	20.97	×
3	9	John Godina	USA	21.20	×	20.40	20.25	20.71	21.20	×
4	8	Andy Bloom	USA	20.87	20.87	×	20.11	×	19.92	20.16
5	6	Yuriy Bilonoh	UKR	20.84	20.57	20.84	×	20.43	20.22	×
6	4	Manuel Martínez	ESP	20.55	19.89	19.45	×	19.50	20.55	19.70
7	5	Janus Robberts	RSA	20.32	18.81	19.72	×	18.87	19.06	20.32
8	11	Oliver-Sven Buder	GER	20.18	19.89	20.18	×	19.64	×	×
9	12	Andrei Mikhnievich	BLR	19.48	19.48	×	×	–	–	–
10	7	Miroslav Menc	CZE	19.39	19.02	19.16	19.39	–	–	–
11	3	Milan Haborák	SVK	19.06	×	×	19.06	–	–	–
12	1	Timo Aaltonen	FIN	18.64	×	18.64	×	–	–	–