The men's shot put at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the

Hayward Field Hayward Field is a track and field stadium in the northwest United States, located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. It has been the home of the university's track and field teams since 1921, and was the on-campus ho ...

in Eugene on 15 and 17 July 2022.

Summary

All the medalists returned from the previous World Championships, where all three were separated by a mere centimeter. In fact, seven of the 12 finalists returned 3 years later. Fifth in the order, Olympic Champion

Ryan Crouser Ryan Crouser (born December 18, 1992) is an American shot putter and discus thrower. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and Olympic record holder. Crouser is the current world record holder in the shot put, both indoor and outdoor. On June 18 ...

was the first over 22 metres with a 22.21m. Ninth, defending champion

Joe Kovacs Joseph Mathias Kovacs (born June 28, 1989) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and has a personal record of 23.23 meters outdoors and 22.05 meters indoors. He won gold medals at the 2015 and 2019 World ...

upped the ante with his 22.63m. Indoor Champion

Darlan Romani Darlan Romani (born 9 April 1991 in Concórdia) is a Brazilian track and field athlete specialising in the shot put. Indoor World Champion in 2022, he also finished 4th at the 2020 Olympic Games, 4th at the 2019 World Championships, and was cham ...

moved into third place with 21.69m, which held up until the next thrower, Josh Awotunde pushed Crouser into third place with a 22.24m. Crouser answered in the second round with a 22.71m. That held up until the fifth round. First returning Bronze medalist Tom Walsh threw 22.08 to become the fourth competitor over 22. Awotunde responded with a personal best 22.29m. Then Kovacs unleashed a 22.89, just 2 cm shy of his winning throw three years earlier to take the lead. Seconds later, as the next thrower in the ring, Crouser answered with a Championship Record . None of the leaders could improve in the sixth round leaving an American sweep on home soil.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: The following records were established during the competition:

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 21.10 m.

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 21.20 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.

Final

The final was started on 17 July at 18:27.Final results
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References

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