2016 Summer Olympics Results - Athletics
| Men's Shot Put | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 18 - Final | |||
 |  USAUnited States | Ryan Crouser | 22.52 OR |
 | USAUnited States | Joe Kovacs | 21.78 |
 |  NZLNew Zealand | Tomas Walsh | 21.36 |
| 4 |  CGORepublic of the Congo | Franck Elemba Owaka | 21.20 |
| 5 |  BRABrazil | Darlan Romani | 21.02 |
| 6 |  POLPoland | Tomasz Majewski | 20.72 |
| 7 |  GERGermany | David Storl | 20.64 |
| 8 |  JAMJamaica | O'Dayne Richards | 20.64 |
| 9 | NZLNew Zealand | Jacko Gill | 20.50 |
| 10 |  AUSAustralia | Damien Birkinhead | 20.45 |
| 11 |  CROCroatia | Stipe Zunic | 20.04 |
| 12 | POLPoland | Konrad Bukowiecki | No mark |
| 13 |  ROURomania | Andrei Gag | 20.40 |
| 14 |  ESPSpain | Borja Vivas | 20.25 |
| 15 |  SRBSerbia Republic | Asmir Kolašinac | 20.16 |
| 16 |  CANCanada | Tim Nedow | 20.00 |
| 17 | ESPSpain | Carlos Tobalina | 19.98 |
| 18 | POLPoland | Michal Haratyk | 19.97 |
| 19 |  ARGArgentina | Germán Lauro | 19.89 |
| 20 |  CZECzechia | Tomáš Stanek | 19.76 |
| 21 | CROCroatia | Filip Mihaljevic | 19.69 |
| 22 | GERGermany | Tobias Dahm | 19.62 |
| 23 | USAUnited States | Darrell Hill | 19.56 |
| 24 |  BIHBosnia and Herzegovina | Mesud Pezer | 19.55 |
| 25 |  BULBulgaria | Georgi Ivanov | 19.49 |
| 26 | BIHBosnia and Herzegovina | Hamza Alic | 19.48 |
| 27 |  GREGreece | Nicholas Scarvelis | 19.37 |
| 28 |  NGRNigeria | Stephen Mozia | 18.98 |
| 29 |  PORPortugal | Tsanko Arnaudov | 18.88 |
| 30 | BIHBosnia and Herzegovina | Kemal Mešic | 18.84 |
| 31 |  GEOGeorgia | Benik Abramyan | 18.72 |
| 32 |  MDAMoldova | Ivan Emilianov | 17.83 |
| 33 |  KAZKazakhstan | Ivan Ivanov | 17.38 |
| 34 |  IVBBritish Virgin Islands | Eldred Henry | 17.07 |
 INDIndia | Inderjeet Singh | ||
| ROURomania | Andrei Toader | ||
| Men's Shot Put, Qualification, Group B | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 18 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Ryan Crouser | 21.59 |
| 2 | NZLNew Zealand | Tomas Walsh | 21.03 |
| 3 | BRABrazil | Darlan Romani | 20.94 |
| 4 | POLPoland | Konrad Bukowiecki | 20.71 x/ |
| 5 | AUSAustralia | Damien Birkinhead | 20.50 20.32/20.41/ |
| 6 | GERGermany | David Storl | 20.47 /x/20.30 |
| 7 | JAMJamaica | O'Dayne Richards | 20.40 19.38//x |
| 8 | SRBSerbia Republic | Asmir Kolašinac | 20.16 19.86/x/ |
| 9 | ESPSpain | Carlos Tobalina | 19.98 /19.81/x |
| 10 | POLPoland | Michal Haratyk | 19.97 19.36/x/ |
| 11 | CROCroatia | Filip Mihaljevic | 19.69 19.18//19.52 |
| 12 | BIHBosnia and Herzegovina | Mesud Pezer | 19.55 19.06/19.29/ |
| 13 | BULBulgaria | Georgi Ivanov | 19.49 19.08//x |
| 14 | PORPortugal | Tsanko Arnaudov | 18.88 x//x |
| 15 | GEOGeorgia | Benik Abramyan | 18.72 18.08//18.35 |
| 16 | MDAMoldova | Ivan Emilianov | 17.83 x/x/ |
| 17 | IVBBritish Virgin Islands | Eldred Henry | 17.07 /x/ |
| Men's Shot Put, Qualification, Group A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 18 - Final | |||
| 1 | NZLNew Zealand | Jacko Gill | 20.80 20.19/19.80/ |
| 2 | USAUnited States | Joe Kovacs | 20.73 19.59/ |
| 3 | POLPoland | Tomasz Majewski | 20.56 19.87//20.15 |
| 4 | CROCroatia | Stipe Zunic | 20.52 /20.47/20.32 |
| 5 | CGORepublic of the Congo | Franck Elemba Owaka | 20.45 19.94/19.94/ |
| 6 | ROURomania | Andrei Gag | 20.40 x/x/ |
| 7 | ESPSpain | Borja Vivas | 20.25 19.62//20.21 |
| 8 | CANCanada | Tim Nedow | 20.00 x//19.72 |
| 9 | ARGArgentina | Germán Lauro | 19.89 /19.56/19.61 |
| 10 | CZECzechia | Tomáš Stanek | 19.76 /x/19.64 |
| 11 | GERGermany | Tobias Dahm | 19.62 /19.59/19.34 |
| 12 | USAUnited States | Darrell Hill | 19.56 18.99//19.50 |
| 13 | BIHBosnia and Herzegovina | Hamza Alic | 19.48 /x/x |
| 14 | GREGreece | Nicholas Scarvelis | 19.37 19.07/x/ |
| 15 | NGRNigeria | Stephen Mozia | 18.98 x/x/ |
| 16 | BIHBosnia and Herzegovina | Kemal Mešic | 18.84 /x/18.78 |
| 17 | KAZKazakhstan | Ivan Ivanov | 17.38 x//x |
| Men's Shot Put, Qualification | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 18 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Ryan Crouser | 21.59 Q |
| 2 | NZLNew Zealand | Tomas Walsh | 21.03 Q |
| 3 | BRABrazil | Darlan Romani | 20.94 Q |
| 4 | NZLNew Zealand | Jacko Gill | 20.80 Q |
| 5 | USAUnited States | Joe Kovacs | 20.73 Q |
| 6 | POLPoland | Konrad Bukowiecki | 20.71 Q |
| 7 | POLPoland | Tomasz Majewski | 20.56 q |
| 8 | CROCroatia | Stipe Zunic | 20.52 q |
| 9 | AUSAustralia | Damien Birkinhead | 20.50 q |
| 10 | GERGermany | David Storl | 20.47 q |
| 11 | CGORepublic of the Congo | Franck Elemba Owaka | 20.45 q |
| 12 | JAMJamaica | O'Dayne Richards | 20.40 q |
| 13 | ROURomania | Andrei Gag | 20.40 |
| 14 | ESPSpain | Borja Vivas | 20.25 |
| 15 | SRBSerbia Republic | Asmir Kolašinac | 20.16 |
| 16 | CANCanada | Tim Nedow | 20.00 |
| 17 | ESPSpain | Carlos Tobalina | 19.98 |
| 18 | POLPoland | Michal Haratyk | 19.97 |
| 19 | ARGArgentina | Germán Lauro | 19.89 |
| 20 | CZECzechia | Tomáš Stanek | 19.76 |
| 21 | CROCroatia | Filip Mihaljevic | 19.69 |
| 22 | GERGermany | Tobias Dahm | 19.62 |
| 23 | USAUnited States | Darrell Hill | 19.56 |
| 24 | BIHBosnia and Herzegovina | Mesud Pezer | 19.55 |
| 25 | BULBulgaria | Georgi Ivanov | 19.49 |
| 26 | BIHBosnia and Herzegovina | Hamza Alic | 19.48 |
| 27 | GREGreece | Nicholas Scarvelis | 19.37 |
| 28 | NGRNigeria | Stephen Mozia | 18.98 |
| 29 | PORPortugal | Tsanko Arnaudov | 18.88 |
| 30 | BIHBosnia and Herzegovina | Kemal Mešic | 18.84 |
| 31 | GEOGeorgia | Benik Abramyan | 18.72 |
| 32 | MDAMoldova | Ivan Emilianov | 17.83 |
| 33 | KAZKazakhstan | Ivan Ivanov | 17.38 |
| 34 | IVBBritish Virgin Islands | Eldred Henry | 17.07 |
| Men's Shot Put, Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 18 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Ryan Crouser | 22.52 21.15/22.22/22.26/21.93//21.74 OR |
| 2 | USAUnited States | Joe Kovacs | 21.78 /x/21.52/x/x/21.35 |
| 3 | NZLNew Zealand | Tomas Walsh | 21.36 20.54/21.20/x/20.75//21.25 |
| 4 | CGORepublic of the Congo | Franck Elemba Owaka | 21.20 /21.00/20.69/20.76/20.10/x |
| 5 | BRABrazil | Darlan Romani | 21.02 /20.60/20.26/x/20.61/x |
| 6 | POLPoland | Tomasz Majewski | 20.72 x/x//x/x/20.52 |
| 7 | GERGermany | David Storl | 20.64 x/20.48//x/20.46/20.60 |
| 8 | JAMJamaica | O'Dayne Richards | 20.64 x//20.34/x/x/x |
| 9 | NZLNew Zealand | Jacko Gill | 20.50 20.12//20.26 |
| 10 | AUSAustralia | Damien Birkinhead | 20.45 /x/20.02 |
| 11 | CROCroatia | Stipe Zunic | 20.04 19.93//19.92 |
| POLPoland | Konrad Bukowiecki | NoM x/x/x | |
Medal Tracker
Medal Leaders
- 126
USA - 91
CHN - 45
JPN
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 USA | 40 |
 CHN | 40 |
 JPN | 20 |
Silver
| USA | 44 |
| CHN | 27 |
 FRA | 26 |
Bronze
| USA | 42 |
 GBR | 29 |
| CHN | 24 |
Medal Leaders
- 5
Marchand - 5Huske
- 5
O'Callaghan
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Marchand | 4 |
| Huske | 3 |
 O'Callaghan | 3 |
Silver
| Smith | 3 |
| Huske | 2 |
| Walsh | 2 |
Bronze
| Yufei | 5 |
| Junxuan | 3 |
| McKeown | 2 |
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