The Men's Shot Put event at the 2011 All-Africa Games took place on 12 September at the Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto.
Medalists
| Gold |  Yasser Farag Ibrahim (EGY)
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| Silver |  Jaco Engelbrecht (RSA)
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| Bronze | Roelie Potgieter (RSA)
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Records
Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows.
| World record |  Randy Barnes (USA)
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23.12 | Westwood, United States | 20 May 1990 |
| Games record | Burger Lambrechts (RSA)
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19.50 | Johannesburg, South Africa | September 1999 |
| World Leading |  Dylan Armstrong (CAN)
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22.21 | Calgary, Canada | 25 June 2011 |
| African record | Janus Robberts (RSA)
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21.97 | Eugene, United States | 2 June 2001 |
The games record was broken by gold medalist.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| September 12, 2011 | 17:45 | Final |
Results
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Yasser Farag Ibrahim | Egypt |
18.30 | 19.40 | 19.73 | X | X | 19.28 | 19.73m | GR |
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Jaco Engelbrecht | South Africa |
18.41 | X | 18.89 | X | X | 18.24 | 18.89m | |
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Roelie Potgieter | South Africa |
17.76 | 17.90 | 18.30 | 18.68 | X | 17.99 | 18.68m | |
| 4 | Ross Jordaan | South Africa |
17.60 | X | 17.19 | 17.87 | X | 18.08 | 18.08m | |
| 5 | Frank Elemba |  Republic of the Congo |
X | 15.15 | 15.42 | 16.44 | 15.73 | 16.08 | 16.44m | |
| 6 | Moussa Diarra |  Mali |
15.89 | 16.23 | 16.12 | 15.87 | X | 15.91 | 16.23m | |
| 7 | Luccioni Mve |  Gabon |
X | X | 14.66 | 15.01 | X | X | 15.01m |
References
- (in Portuguese) Local Arrangements (Venues) Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Athletics results on All Africa Games 2011 on Official website
External links
"All-Africa Games - Day 5 Results". www.africathle.com. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
| Shot put at the African Games | |
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| Men's | |
| Women's | |