Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's shot put

Men's shot put
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Venue

Dates

8 April (qualifying round)
9 April (final)

Competitors

16 from 13 nations

Winning distance

21.41 m

Medalists

← 2014 2022 →

Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men	women
4×100 m relay	men	women
4×400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
20 km walk	men	women
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
Para events
100 m (T12)	men
100 m (T35)		women
100 m (T38)	men	women
100 m (T47)	men
1500 m (T54)	men	women
Marathon (T54)	men	women
Long jump (T38)		women
Shot put (F38)	men
Javelin throw (F46)		women
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The men's shot put at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 8 and 9 April 2018.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:

World record	Randy Barnes (USA)	23.12 m	Los Angeles, United States	20 May 1990
Games record	O'Dayne Richards (JAM)	21.61 m	Glasgow, Scotland	28 July 2014

The schedule was as follows:

Date	Time	Round
Sunday 8 April 2018	16:35	Qualification
Monday 9 April 2018	20:25	Final

Across two groups, those who threw ≥19.00 m (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	A	Tomas Walsh (NZL)	22.45			22.45	GR	Q
2	A	Chukwuebuka Enekwechi (NGR)	20.66			20.66		Q
3	B	Damien Birkinhead (AUS)	20.47			20.47		Q
4	B	O'Dayne Richards (JAM)	18.90	19.65		19.65		Q
5	A	Dillon Simon (DMA)	18.29	19.44		19.44	SB	Q
6	A	Ashinia Miller (JAM)	18.87	19.35		19.35		Q
7	A	Orazio Cremona (RSA)	19.24			19.24		Q
8	B	Tim Nedow (CAN)	19.21			19.21		Q
9	B	Akeem Stewart (TTO)	18.93	19.12		19.12	SB	Q
10	A	Tejinder Pal Singh (IND)	18.49	18.43	19.10	19.10		Q
11	B	Eldred Henry (IVB)	18.19	x	17.82	18.19		q
12	B	Eke Kalu (NGR)	17.62	17.56	x	17.62		q
13	A	Henry Baptiste (MRI)	16.78	17.20	x	17.20
14	B	Mustafa Fall (FIJ)	15.72	15.55	14.92	15.72
15	A	Nia Misikea (NIU)	11.69	12.13	x	12.13	NR
16	B	Loe Kaufisi (NIU)	x	9.67	10.62	10.62

The medals were determined in the final.

Rank	Name	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Tomas Walsh (NZL)	20.40	21.21	x	21.41	x	x	21.41
	Chukwuebuka Enekwechi (NGR)	20.25	20.70	21.14	20.40	x	20.17	21.14	PB
	Tim Nedow (CAN)	20.09	20.00	20.65	20.57	20.41	20.91	20.91	SB
4	O'Dayne Richards (JAM)	20.15	20.80	x	x	x	x	20.80
5	Damien Birkinhead (AUS)	20.50	20.60	20.44	x	x	20.77	20.77
6	Orazio Cremona (RSA)	19.87	x	x	20.51	x	20.09	20.51
7	Ashinia Miller (JAM)	19.68	x	x	x	x	x	19.68
8	Tejinder Pal Singh (IND)	18.84	18.83	19.42	18.87	x	18.63	19.42
9	Akeem Stewart (TTO)	18.39	19.10	x	—			19.10
10	Dillon Simon (DMA)	17.99	18.44	x				18.44
11	Eldred Henry (IVB)	18.19	17.63	x				18.19
12	Eke Kalu (NGR)	16.77	17.66	17.86				17.86

^ "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's shot put". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
^ Athletics | Men's Shot Put - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 81. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
Athletics | Men's Shot Put - Qualification Results Summary (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 84. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
Athletics | Men's Shot Put - Qualification Group A (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
Athletics | Men's Shot Put - Qualification Group B (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

v t e Commonwealth Games champions in men's shot put
1930: Harry Hart (SAF) 1934: Harry Hart (SAF) 1938: Louis Fouché (SAF) 1950: Mataika Tuicakau (FIJ) 1954: John Savidge (ENG) 1958: Arthur Rowe (ENG) 1962: Martyn Lucking (ENG) 1966: Dave Steen (CAN) 1970: Dave Steen (CAN) 1974: Geoff Capes (ENG) 1978: Geoff Capes (ENG) 1982: Bruno Pauletto (CAN) 1986: Billy Cole (ENG) 1990: Simon Williams (ENG) 1994: Matt Simson (ENG) 1998: Burger Lambrechts (RSA) 2002: Justin Anlezark (AUS) 2006: Janus Robberts (RSA) 2010: Dylan Armstrong (CAN) 2014: O'Dayne Richards (JAM) 2018: Tom Walsh (NZL) 2022: Tom Walsh (NZL)

v t e Shot put at the Commonwealth Games
Men's	1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Women's	1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

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