1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

The men's shot put event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 29 and 30 July.[1][2] A 7257g (Senior implement) shot was used.

Medalists

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Gold Aleksandr Klimenko
 Soviet Union
Silver Mike Stulce
 United States
Bronze Aleksandr Klimov
 Soviet Union

Results

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Final

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30 July

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s) Aleksandr Klimenko  Soviet Union 17.32 18.33 13.30 17.33 18.17 18.92 18.92
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mike Stulce  United States 17.89 17.70 x 18.47 17.77 x 18.47
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aleksandr Klimov  Soviet Union 18.06 17.90 x 17.58 17.59 17.67 18.06
4 David Bultman  United States 17.10 16.93 16.72 17.50 x 16.92 17.50
5 Matthew Simson  United Kingdom 16.87 17.11 16.51 17.04 x x 17.11
6 Dirk Urban  West Germany x 15.65 16.84 16.36 16.91 16.76 16.91
7 Mika Halvari  Finland 16.17 16.78 16.77 x x x 16.78
8 Johan Svensson  Sweden 16.66 16.75 x x 16.24 16.20 16.75
9 Cui Guangyuan  China 16.64 16.68 15.89 16.68
10 Victor Costello  Ireland 16.59 16.13 16.22 16.59
11 Dariusz Kosinski  Poland x 16.00 16.34 16.34
12 Andreas Vlasny  Austria 15.86 15.60 15.77 15.86

Qualifications

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29 Jul

Group A

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Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Mike Stulce  United States 18.55 - - 18.55 Q
2 Aleksandr Klimenko  Soviet Union 17.83 - - 17.83 Q
3 Aleksandr Klimov  Soviet Union 17.14 - - 17.14 Q
4 Matthew Simson  United Kingdom 16.78 - - 16.78 Q
5 Cui Guangyuan  China 16.74 - - 16.74 Q
6 Mika Halvari  Finland 16.65 - - 16.65 Q
7 Victor Costello  Ireland 16.40 - - 16.40 Q
8 Johan Svensson  Sweden 16.39 - - 16.39 Q
9 David Bultman  United States 16.24 - - 16.24 Q
10 Dariusz Kosinski  Poland x 15.74 16.23 16.23 Q
11 Andreas Vlasny  Austria 15.56 x 16.16 16.16 Q
12 Dirk Urban  West Germany 16.13 - - 16.13 Q
13 Carlos Fandiño  Cuba 15.83 15.93 x 15.93
14 Paolo Dal Soglio  Italy 15.55 15.78 15.57 15.78
15 Hussein Ali Al-Sayed  Kuwait 14.76 14.69 14.98 14.98
16 Ramón Jiménez Gaona  Paraguay 14.73 x 14.36 14.73
17 Ghufrain Hussein  Pakistan 14.25 14.49 14.57 14.57

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 April 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015