2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put

The Men's shot put event at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 4–5.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Joachim Olsen	Rutger Smith Rutger Smith Rutger Smith is a Dutch track and field athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw. He was the first athlete to win medals at the World Championships in both events. He represented the Netherlands at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008...	Manuel Martínez

Qualification

Qualifying perf. 20.10 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.

Rank	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	Result	Note
	Joachim Olsen	19.92	20.67		20.67	Q
	Rutger Smith Rutger Smith Rutger Smith is a Dutch track and field athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw. He was the first athlete to win medals at the World Championships in both events. He represented the Netherlands at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008...	19.45	X	20.46	20.46	Q, SB
	Mikulas Konopka Mikuláš Konopka Mikuláš Konopka is a retired Slovak shot putter.Konopka originally won the bronze medal at the 2002 European Indoor Championships with a personal best throw of 20.87 metres, but tested positive for stanozolol and lost the medal...	20.46			20.46	Q
	Manuel Martínez	20.30			20.30	Q
	Ivan Yushkov Ivan Yushkov Ivan Yushkov is a Russian shot putter.His personal best throw is 21.01 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Sochi.-Achievements:-References:...	19.04	19.43	20.06	20.06	q, SB
	Ville Tiisanoja Ville Tiisanoja Ville Johannes Tiisanoja is a 192-cm tall Finnish shot putter who weighs 119 kg and competes for Kenttäurheilijat-58 in Vantaa. His personal best in the men's shot put currently stands at 21.09 m, which he put on July 28, 2002 in the Elite Games in Kuortane, Finland. He is coached by...	20.03	19.77	20.04	20.04	q
	Pavel Sofin Pavel Sofin Pavel Sofin is a Russian shot putter.His personal best is 20.63 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Sochi. He has 20.68 metres on the indoor track, achieved in March 2006 in Moscow.-Achievements:-References:...	19.85	X	X	19.85	q, PB
	Gheorghe Guset Gheorghe Guset Gheorghe Guşet is a Romanian shot putter.As of September 2006 he is ranked 13th by the IAAF . Guset is noted for being competitive at such an advanced age , since most shot putters peak in their late 20s or early 30s....	X	19.64	19.80	19.80	q
	Andy Dittmar	19.72	19.41	19.43	19.72
10	Tomasz Majewski Tomasz Majewski Tomasz Majewski is a Polish Olympic gold medalist shot putter. He is 204 cm tall and weighs 140 kg ....	19.09	19.57	X	19.57
11	Mika Vasara Mika Vasara Mika Tapani Vasara is a male shot putter from Finland.Vasara won his first medal in the Finnish Championships in 2006 when he won the bronze in the indoors championships and silver in the outdoors...	19.56	X	X	19.56
12	Peter Sack Peter Sack Peter Sack is a German shot putter.He finished fourth at the 1998 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal at the 1999 European Junior Championships behind Ralf Bartels and Mikuláš Konopka. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2006 World Indoor Championships without...	19.11	X	19.47	19.47
13	Taavi Peetre Taavi Peetre Taavi Peetre was an Estonian shot putter and discus thrower. He represented his country at two Olympic Games and also took part in the World Championships in Athletics on two occasions. His personal best shot put mark of 20.33 m is the second best by an Estonian thrower after Heino Sild...	19.08	19.24	19.45	19.45
14	Petr Stehlík Petr Stehlík Petr Stehlík is a Czech shot putter. His personal best throw is 20.96 metres, achieved in May 2004 in Turnov. The Czech record is currently held by Remigius Machura with 21.93 metres....	19.36	X	X	19.36
15	Conny Karlsson	X	19.32	X	19.32
16	Miran Vodovnik Miran Vodovnik Miran Vodovnik is a Slovenian shot putter. His personal best throw and Slovene record is 20.76 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Thessaloniki....	19.01	X	X	19.01
17	Marco Dodoni	18.87	18.81	18.91	18.91
18	Gaetan Bucki Gaëtan Bucki Gaëtan Bucki is a French shot putter.-Achievements:-References:...	X	X	18.86	18.86
19	Detlef Bock	X	18.77	X	18.77
20	Ivan Emelianov	17.79	17.85	X	17.85

} || align=left| Jimmy Nordin || align=left| || X || X || X || ||
|}

Final

Rank	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Note
	Joachim Olsen	21.19	20.76	20.52	20.81	X	X	21.19
	Rutger Smith Rutger Smith Rutger Smith is a Dutch track and field athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw. He was the first athlete to win medals at the World Championships in both events. He represented the Netherlands at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008...	20.05	20.51	20.50	20.79	20.78	X	20.79	NR Dutch records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in the Netherlands maintained by its national athletics federation: Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance...
	Manuel Martínez	20.23	X	X	20.51	X	20.51	20.51	=SB
4	Ville Tiisanoja Ville Tiisanoja Ville Johannes Tiisanoja is a 192-cm tall Finnish shot putter who weighs 119 kg and competes for Kenttäurheilijat-58 in Vantaa. His personal best in the men's shot put currently stands at 21.09 m, which he put on July 28, 2002 in the Elite Games in Kuortane, Finland. He is coached by...	20.01	19.97	X	20.10	20.36	20.00	20.36	SB
5	Gheorghe Guset Gheorghe Guset Gheorghe Guşet is a Romanian shot putter.As of September 2006 he is ranked 13th by the IAAF . Guset is noted for being competitive at such an advanced age , since most shot putters peak in their late 20s or early 30s....	19.79	20.25	X	X	19.85	X	20.25
6	Mikulas Konopka Mikuláš Konopka Mikuláš Konopka is a retired Slovak shot putter.Konopka originally won the bronze medal at the 2002 European Indoor Championships with a personal best throw of 20.87 metres, but tested positive for stanozolol and lost the medal...	X	19.69	19.95	X	X	X	19.95
7	Ivan Yushkov Ivan Yushkov Ivan Yushkov is a Russian shot putter.His personal best throw is 21.01 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Sochi.-Achievements:-References:...	19.23	X	X	19.49	19.69	X	19.69
8	Pavel Sofin Pavel Sofin Pavel Sofin is a Russian shot putter.His personal best is 20.63 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Sochi. He has 20.68 metres on the indoor track, achieved in March 2006 in Moscow.-Achievements:-References:...	19.15	19.42	X	19.51	X	X	19.51

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.