The men's
shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...
at the
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with a disability competed, and the Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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was held at the
QEII Stadium from 22–29 January.
In the Men's shot put
F42, held on January 27, the Bronze was originally won by
Fanie Lombaard of
South Africa
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. However, he tested positive for
Probenecid
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Probenecid was developed as an alternative to caronamide to competitive ...
in a urine sample provided on 27 January 2011. The prohibited substance had been prescribed to him because of a medical problem, but he did not have a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). The
International Paralympic Committee
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(IPC) suspended him for a year (from January 27), and fined him 1,500 euros. The IPC redistributed the medals.
Medalists
F11
The Men's shot put, F11 was held on January 24
*F11 = visual impairment: may range from no light perception in either eye to light perception with the inability to recognise the shape of a hand at any distance or in any direction.
Results
Final
Key: SB = Season Best
F12
The Men's shot put, F12 was held on January 22 with the medal ceremony on January 23
*F12 = visual impairment: may have the ability to recognise the shape of a hand, have a
visual acuity
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of 2/60 and/or
visual field
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of less than 5 degrees.
Results
Final
Key: AR = Asian Record
F20
The Men's shot put, F20 was held on January 29
*F20 = intellectual disability.
Results
Final
Key: WR = World Record
F32/33
The Men's shot put, F32/33 was held on January 22
F32/33:
*F32 = poor functional strength in arms, legs and trunk, able to propel a wheelchair, compete in a wheelchair and may throw a club or discus from a throwing frame.
*F33 = some degree of trunk movement when pushing a wheelchair, forward trunk movement is limited during forceful pushing, throwing movements are mainly from the arm, compete in a wheelchair or from a throwing frame.
Results
Final
Key: WR = World Record
F34
The Men's shot put, F34 was held on January 22
*F34 = good functional strength with minimal limitation or control problems in the arms or trunk, compete in a wheelchair or from a throwing frame.
Results
Final
Key: WR = World Record, AR = Asian Record
F35/36
The Men's shot put, F35/36 was held on January 23
F35/36:
*F35 = good static balance, problems in dynamic balance, may need assistive devices for walking but not when standing or throwing, may have sufficient lower extremity function to execute a run up when throwing.
*F36 = walk without assistance or assistive devices, have more control problems with upper than lower limbs. All four limbs are involved, dynamic often better than static balance. Hand control, grasp and release are affected when throwing.
Results
Final
Key: WR = World Record, AR = Asian Record, SB = Season Best
F37/38
The Men's shot put, F37/38 was held on January 27
*F37 = spasticity in an arm and leg on the same side, good functional ability on the non impaired side, better development, good arm and hand control and follow through.
*F38 = meet the minimum disability criteria for athletes with cerebral palsy, head injury or stroke.
Results
Final
Key: WR = World Record, AR = Area Record, SB = Season Best
F40
The Men's shot put, F40 was held on January 25
F40 =
dwarfism
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.
Results
Final
Key: WR = World Record, AR = Area Record, SB = Season Best
F42
The Men's shot put, F42 was held on January 25
*F42 = single above knee amputation or equivalent impairments.
Results
Final
Key: CR = Championship Record, AR = Area Record, SB = Season Best
F44/46
The Men's shot put, F44/46 was held on January 28
F44/46:
*F44 = single below knee amputation or equivalent impairments.
*F46 = single above or below elbow amputation or equivalent impairments.
The Men's shot put F44/46 also include classification F43: single above knee amputation or equivalent impairments.
Results
Final
Key: CR = Championship Record, =CR = Equal Championship Record, SB = Season Best
F52/53
The Men's shot put, F52/53 was held on January 24
F52/53:
*F52 = good shoulder, elbow and wrist function, poor to normal finger flexion and extension, no trunk or leg function.
*F53 = normal upper limb function, no abdominal, leg or lower spinal function.
Results
Final
Key: WR = World Record, SB = Season Best, NM = No Mark
F54/55/56
The Men's shot put, F54/55/56 was held on January 26
F54/55/56:
*F54 = normal upper limb function, no abdominal or lower spinal function.
*F55 = normal upper limb function, may have partial to almost completely normal trunk function, no leg function.
*F56 = normal upper limb and trunk function, some leg function, high bilateral above knee amputation.
Results
Final
Key: CR = Championship Record, AR = Area Record, SB = Season Best
F57/58
The Men's shot put, F57/58 was held on January 24
F57/58:
*F57 = normal upper limb and trunk function, may have bilateral above knee amputations.
*F58 = normal upper limb and trunk function, a bilateral below knee amputation or single above knee amputation.
Results
Final
Final - MEN'S SHOT PUT - F57/58
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Key: WR = World Record, CR = Championship Record, AR = Area Record, SB = Season Best, NM = No Mark
See also
*List of IPC world records in athletics
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References
;General
Schedule and results
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IPC Athletics Classification Explained
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Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...
Shot put at the World Para Athletics Championships