Men's Shot put - Athletics |
Men's Shot put 2008 |
* Andrei Mikhnevich BLR disqualified for an anti-doping rule violation according to IOC Disciplinary Commissions desicion. ** Pavel Lyzhyn BLR disqualified for an anti-doping rule violation according to IOC Disciplinary Commissions desicion of November 22 2016. *** Ivan Yushkov RUS disqualified for an anti-doping rule violation according to IOC Disciplinary Commissions desicion of August 15 2016.
Event Format: Athletes competed in a qualifying round followed by the final. Top twelve and ties in the qualifying round and all those reaching the announced qualification limit advanced to the final. In the final all finalists were given three tries. The top eight were then given three more. Event facts: Men's Shot put competition was held at the Beijing National Stadium and 44 athletes participated in the event. |