The Men's Shot Put event at the

2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg ...

was held at the

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on August 15. The Olympic champion

Tomasz Majewski Tomasz Majewski (born 30 August 1981) is a Polish shot putter and a double Olympic gold medalist. He is the third shot putter to successfully defend the Olympic title, first European to do so, and the first since Parry O'Brien in 1956. Career M ...

entered the competition as the world-leading athlete and one of the favourites. Much was expected of the four-man United States team, consisting of defending champion Reese Hoffa, Olympic silver medalist

Christian Cantwell Christian Cantwell (born September 30, 1980 in Jefferson City, Missouri) is a World Champion American shot putter. He placed 4th at the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Biography Cantwell's personal best throw is 22.54 metres, or 73 ft 11½ ...

, former world champion

Adam Nelson Adam McCright Nelson (born July 7, 1975) is an American shot putter and Olympic gold medalist. Nelson competed in three consecutive Olympic Games in 2000, 2004 and 2008. In addition to his gold medal at the 2004 Olympics, Nelson won a silver me ...

, and newcomer Dan Taylor. Cantwell won the competition, recording a world-leading 22.03 m throw to fend off second-placed Majewski (who managed 21.91 m). Former champions Hoffa and Nelson were beaten to the bronze medal by German

Ralf Bartels Ralf Bartels (born 21 February 1978 in Stavenhagen, Germany, then German Democratic Republic) is a German shot putter. He became European Champion at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden after beating Belarusian An ...

, who threw a new personal best of 21.37 m to win the host nation's first medal of the tournament.Landells, Steve (2009-08-15)
Event Report - Men's Shot Put - Final

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Medalists

Records

Qualification standards

Schedule

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 20.30 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the

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. Key: NM = No mark, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Final

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season)

References

;General
Qualification results

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Final results

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External links

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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 Athletics Championships