The men`s shot put final took place on August 6th in good weather conditions. Coming into the final, Ryan Crouser of the USA was the favourite as he held the world leading throw in 2017. Despite this, Tomas Walsh from New Zealand took a commanding lead in the second round with a throw of 21.64 m. Walsh then produced a tremendous sequence of throws to win the gold medal - his best throw came in the sixth round and was measured at 22.03 m. Joe Kovacs from the USA secured the silver medal in the third round with a throw of 21.66 m but he could not better Walsh. Stipe Žuniæ from Croatia earned the bronze medal with a second round throw of 21.46 m. (Attention! registration on the IAAF site is required for downloading)
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