Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's shot put
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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.[1]
VenueCarrara Stadium
Dates8 April (qualifying round)
9 April (final)
9 April (final)
Competitors16 from 13 nations
Winning distance21.41 m
| Men's shot put at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Carrara Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 8 April (qualifying round) 9 April (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 21.41 m | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]
| 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 |
Schedule
The schedule was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 8 April 2018 | 16:35 | Qualification |
| Monday 9 April 2018 | 20:25 | Final |
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Results
Qualifying round
Across two groups, those who threw ≥19.00 m (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.[3][4][5]
| 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 |
Final
The medals were determined in the final.[2]
| 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 | N/a | 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 | ||||
