1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Shot Put

These are the official results of the Men's Shot Put
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships
1993 World Championships in Athletics
The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22 with the participation of 187 nations....

in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday August 21, 1993. The qualification mark was set at 20.00 metres.

Medalists

Gold	Werner Günthör Werner Günthör Werner Günthör is a former Swiss track and field athlete, who was the best shot putter in the history of Swiss track and field.... Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... (SUI)
Silver	Randy Barnes Randy Barnes Eric Randolph Barnes is a former American shot putter who holds both the current outdoor and indoor World Records for the event. He won silver at the 1988 Olympics and gold at the 1996 Olympics.... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA)
Bronze	Aleksandr Bagach Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... (UKR)

Schedule

All times are Central European Time
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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
20.08.1993 – 11:45h 20.08.1993 – 11:45h
Final Round
21.08.1993 – 18:15h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
20.08.1993 – 11:45h	20.08.1993 – 11:45h
Final Round
21.08.1993 – 18:15h

Abbreviations

All results shown are in metres

Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1993 World Athletics Championships
World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....		23.12 m	May 20, 1990	Westwood Westwood, Los Angeles, California Westwood is a neighborhood on the Westside of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the home of the University of California, Los Angeles .-History:... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Event Record		22.23 m	August 29, 1987	Rome, Italy

Qualification

Held on Friday 1993-08-20

RANK	GROUP A	DISTANCE
1.		20.21 m
2.		19.91 m
3.		19.88 m
4.		19.63 m
5.		19.56 m
6.		19.52 m
7.		19.37 m
8.		19.29 m
9.		19.08 m
10.		18.95 m
11.		18.84 m
12.		18.45 m
13.		18.19 m
14.		18.07 m
15.		17.05 m
16.		14.97 m

RANK	GROUP B	DISTANCE
1.		20.56 m
2.		20.53 m
3.		19.89 m
4.		19.77 m
5.		19.76 m
6.		19.53 m
7.		19.31 m
8.		19.07 m
9.		19.00 m
10.		18.68 m
11.		18.28 m
12.		18.22 m
13.		18.19 m
14.		18.18 m
15.		18.11 m
16.		14.87 m

Final