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Shot Put, Men

Date	18 August 2004
Status	Olympic
Location	Stadio Arkhaias Olympias, Olympia
Participants	39 from 26 countries

The event was conducted at the Ancient Olympic stadium on the Peleponnesus, although the woman threw first and had the honor of the first competition there in over 1,600 years. Adam Nelson (USA) had placed second at the last three major meets – the 2000 Olympics, and the 2001 and 2003 World Championships – and he hoped to improve on that. He opened with 21.16 (69-5¼) in round one, which led. It would be his best throw, and in fact, his only fair throw, as he followed with five fouls. In second after the first round was Ukraine’s Yuriy Bilonoh with 21.15 (69-4¾), only one centimeter back. He repeated that mark in round two but could do no better, and still trailed Nelson until the final round. In the final round Nelson had a marginal foul of around 21.30 (69-10¾), and had to settle for his opening mark. Bilonoh then threw 21.16 (69-5¼) in the final round to tie Nelson, but his next best mark was better than Nelson’s, who had no next best mark. Thus Nelson was again in second place. Finally in 2005, he would stop that trend, winning the World Championships.

But Nelson would eventually do better. In 2012 the IOC re-tested the drug samples from the Athens Olympics. Bilonoh would be disqualified in December 2012 when his doping sample revealed the presence of oxandrolone metabolite, an anabolic steroid. In June 2013 the IOC re-classified the medals, awarding Nelson the gold medal, with the silver medal going to Joachim Olsen and the bronze to Manuel Martínez.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	3316	Adam Nelson	USA	21.15 (1)	21.16 (1)	Gold
2	1531	Joachim Olsen	DEN	20.78 (2)	21.07 (2)	Silver
3	1602	Manuel Martínez	ESP	20.37 (6)	20.84 (3)	Bronze
4	1184	Andrei Mikhnievich	BLR	20.11 (8)	20.60 (4)
5	1170	Yury Bialou	BLR	20.06 (10)	20.34 (5)
6	1051	Justin Anlezark	AUS	20.45 (5)	20.31 (6)
7	1859	Ralf Bartels	GER	20.65 (3)	20.26 (7)
8	3267	John Godina	USA	20.53 (4)	20.19 (8)
9	3061	Mikuláš Konopka	SVK	20.32 (7)	19.92 (9)
10	3022	Miran Vodovnik	SLO	20.04 (11)	19.34 (10)
11	1517	Petr Stehlík	CZE	20.06 (9)	19.21 (11)
13 r1/2	1708	Tepa Reinikainen	FIN	19.74 (12)	–
14 r1/2	2576	Rutger Smith	NED	19.69 (13)	–
15 r1/2	2786	Gheorghe Gușet	ROU	19.68 (14)	–
16 r1/2	2961	Ivan Yushkov	RUS	19.67 (15)	–
17 r1/2	1182	Paval Lyzhyn	BLR	19.60 (16)	–
18 r1/2	2684	Tomasz Majewski	POL	19.55 (17)	–
19 r1/2	1710	Ville Tiisanoja	FIN	19.50 (18)	–
20 r1/2	1323	Brad Snyder	CAN	19.46 (19)	–
21 r1/2	2836	Janus Robberts	RSA	19.41 (20)	–
22 r1/2	3281	Reese Hoffa	USA	19.40 (21)	–
23 r1/2	2870	Pavel Chumachenko	RUS	19.38 (22)	–
24 r1/2	2062	Zsolt Biber	HUN	19.31 (23)	–
25 r1/2	2498	Ion Emilianov	MDA	19.25 (24)	–
26 r1/2	1644	Taavi Peetre	EST	19.14 (25)	–
27 r1/2	1523	Antonín Žalský	CZE	19.09 (26)	–
28 r1/2	1927	Peter Sack	GER	19.09 (27)	–
29 r1/2	1434	Nedžad Mulabegović	CRO	19.07 (28)	–
30 r1/2	2767	Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi	QAT	19.04 (29)	–
31 r1/2	2944	Pavel Sofyin	RUS	19.02 (30)	–
32 r1/2	2985	Dragan Perić	SCG	18.91 (31)	–
33 r1/2	1862	Detlef Bock	GER	18.89 (32)	–
34 r1/2	2824	Burger Lambrechts	RSA	18.67 (33)	–
35 r1/2	3204	Roman Virastiuk	UKR	18.52 (34)	–
36 r1/2	1429	Edis Elkasević	CRO	18.44 (35)	–
37 r1/2	1283	Galin Kostadinov	BUL	17.75 (36)	–
AC r1/2	1338	Marco Antonio Verni	CHI	– (NM)	–
AC r1/2	2119	Bahadur Singh	IND	– (NM)	–
DQ	3166	Yuriy Bilonoh	UKR	[20.61] (DQ)	[21.16] (DQ)		1

Qualifying Round

Date	18 August 2004
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 20.40 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance	2nd-Best Mark Distance
1	3316	Adam Nelson	USA	21.15	–	Q
2	1531	Joachim Olsen	DEN	20.78	–	Q
3	1859	Ralf Bartels	GER	20.65	–	Q
4	3267	John Godina	USA	20.53	–	Q
5	1051	Justin Anlezark	AUS	20.45	–	Q
6	1602	Manuel Martínez	ESP	20.37	–	q
7	3061	Mikuláš Konopka	SVK	20.32	–	q
8	1184	Andrei Mikhnievich	BLR	20.11	–	q
9	1517	Petr Stehlík	CZE	20.06	19.74	q
10	1170	Yury Bialou	BLR	20.06	–	q
11	3022	Miran Vodovnik	SLO	20.04	–	q
12	1708	Tepa Reinikainen	FIN	19.74	–
13	2576	Rutger Smith	NED	19.69	–
14	2786	Gheorghe Gușet	ROU	19.68	–
15	2961	Ivan Yushkov	RUS	19.67	–
16	1182	Paval Lyzhyn	BLR	19.60	–
17	2684	Tomasz Majewski	POL	19.55	–
18	1710	Ville Tiisanoja	FIN	19.50	–
19	1323	Brad Snyder	CAN	19.46	–
20	2836	Janus Robberts	RSA	19.41	–
21	3281	Reese Hoffa	USA	19.40	–
22	2870	Pavel Chumachenko	RUS	19.38	–
23	2062	Zsolt Biber	HUN	19.31	–
24	2498	Ion Emilianov	MDA	19.25	–
25	1644	Taavi Peetre	EST	19.14	–
26	1523	Antonín Žalský	CZE	19.09	18.93
27	1927	Peter Sack	GER	19.09	17.91
28	1434	Nedžad Mulabegović	CRO	19.07	–
29	2767	Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi	QAT	19.04	–
30	2944	Pavel Sofyin	RUS	19.02	–
31	2985	Dragan Perić	SCG	18.91	–
32	1862	Detlef Bock	GER	18.89	–
33	2824	Burger Lambrechts	RSA	18.67	–
34	3204	Roman Virastiuk	UKR	18.52	–
35	1429	Edis Elkasević	CRO	18.44	–
36	1283	Galin Kostadinov	BUL	17.75	–
NM	1338	Marco Antonio Verni	CHI	–	–
NM	2119	Bahadur Singh	IND	–	–
DQ	3166	Yuriy Bilonoh	UKR	[20.61]	–	Q	2

Group A

Date	18 August 2004 — 10:00

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	3316	Adam Nelson	USA	21.15	x	21.15	-
2	1859	Ralf Bartels	GER	20.65	20.65	-	-
3	1051	Justin Anlezark	AUS	20.45	18.53	20.45	-
4	1184	Andrei Mikhnievich	BLR	20.11	20.10	20.11	20.09
5	1517	Petr Stehlík	CZE	20.06	x	19.74	20.06
6	2576	Rutger Smith	NED	19.69	19.02	19.28	19.69
7	2786	Gheorghe Gușet	ROU	19.68	19.42	19.26	19.68
8	2961	Ivan Yushkov	RUS	19.67	19.15	19.42	19.67
9	3281	Reese Hoffa	USA	19.40	18.88	x	19.40
10	2870	Pavel Chumachenko	RUS	19.38	19.17	19.38	x
11	2498	Ion Emilianov	MDA	19.25	18.83	18.92	19.25
12	1644	Taavi Peetre	EST	19.14	19.14	18.97	x
13	1523	Antonín Žalský	CZE	19.09	18.93	19.09	x
14	1434	Nedžad Mulabegović	CRO	19.07	x	18.86	19.07
15	1862	Detlef Bock	GER	18.89	18.40	18.89	x
16	3204	Roman Virastiuk	UKR	18.52	18.12	18.40	18.52
17	1283	Galin Kostadinov	BUL	17.75	17.75	17.51	17.47
NM	1338	Marco Antonio Verni	CHI	–	x	x	x
NM	2119	Bahadur Singh	IND	–	x	x	x
DQ	3166	Yuriy Bilonoh	UKR	[20.61]	[20.61]	[-]	[-]	3

Group B

Date	18 August 2004 — 10:00

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	1531	Joachim Olsen	DEN	20.78	20.78	-	-
2	3267	John Godina	USA	20.53	19.73	20.53	-
3	1602	Manuel Martínez	ESP	20.37	19.15	19.54	20.37
4	3061	Mikuláš Konopka	SVK	20.32	20.32	20.20	x
5	1170	Yury Bialou	BLR	20.06	x	x	20.06
6	3022	Miran Vodovnik	SLO	20.04	18.83	20.04	x
7	1708	Tepa Reinikainen	FIN	19.74	18.27	19.71	19.74
8	1182	Paval Lyzhyn	BLR	19.60	x	x	19.60
9	2684	Tomasz Majewski	POL	19.55	19.55	19.07	x
10	1710	Ville Tiisanoja	FIN	19.50	19.28	19.50	x
11	1323	Brad Snyder	CAN	19.46	19.36	19.46	x
12	2836	Janus Robberts	RSA	19.41	19.41	x	x
13	2062	Zsolt Biber	HUN	19.31	19.31	x	x
14	1927	Peter Sack	GER	19.09	19.09	17.91	x
15	2767	Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi	QAT	19.04	x	x	19.04
16	2944	Pavel Sofyin	RUS	19.02	18.78	19.02	x
17	2985	Dragan Perić	SCG	18.91	18.91	18.79	18.74
18	2824	Burger Lambrechts	RSA	18.67	18.67	18.63	x
19	1429	Edis Elkasević	CRO	18.44	17.54	18.44	x

Final Round

Date	18 August 2004 — 17:30

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	2nd-Best Mark Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance	Round #4 Distance	Round #5 Distance	Round #6 Distance
1	3316	Adam Nelson	USA	21.16	x	21.16	x	x	x	x	x
2	1531	Joachim Olsen	DEN	21.07	–	20.47	20.48	21.07	20.78	x	x
3	1602	Manuel Martínez	ESP	20.84	–	20.70	20.21	20.49	20.78	20.84	x
4	1184	Andrei Mikhnievich	BLR	20.60	–	19.41	20.51	x	x	20.60	x
5	1170	Yury Bialou	BLR	20.34	–	20.34	20.33	x	x	x	19.88
6	1051	Justin Anlezark	AUS	20.31	–	20.07	x	20.31	x	x	x
7	1859	Ralf Bartels	GER	20.26	–	20.26	x	x	20.07	x	20.00
8	3267	John Godina	USA	20.19	–	x	x	20.19	–	–	–
9	3061	Mikuláš Konopka	SVK	19.92	–	x	19.92	19.91	–	–	–
10	3022	Miran Vodovnik	SLO	19.34	–	19.34	18.93	x	–	–	–
11	1517	Petr Stehlík	CZE	19.21	–	18.72	x	19.21	–	–	–
DQ	3166	Yuriy Bilonoh	UKR	[21.16]	[21.15]	[21.15]	[21.15]	[21.07]	[x]	[x]	[21.16]	4