2016 Statistics - Men’s SP by K Ken Nakamura

The records to look for in : 1) Can Kovacs (2015 WC) or Storl (2011, 2013 WC) be the first to win both Olympics and Worlds? 2) Can Storl or Crouser become the first World Youth champion to win the Olympics? 3) Can Majewski become the first Shot Putter to win the Olympics three-times? Summary Page: All time Performance List at the Olympic Games Performance Performer Distance Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 22.47 GDR 1 1988 2 2 22.39 USA 2 Seoul 1988 3 3 21.99 Werner Günthör SUI 3 Seoul 1988 4 4 21.89 POL 1 2012 5 5 21.86 GER 2 London 2012

Shortest winning distance after 1972: 21.05 by (GDR) in 1976

Margin of Victory Difference Dist Name Nat Venue Year Max 1.25m 14.10m USA 1900 83cm 21.62 Randy Barnes USA 1996 Min 1cm 21.18 Wladyslaw Komar POL München 1972

Longest mark in each round Round Distance Name Nat Venue Year Final 22.47 Ulf Timmermann GDR Seoul 1988 Qualifying 21.39 Arsi Harji FIN 2000 21.36 USA London 2012

Longest non-qualifier for the final Distance Position Name Nat Venue Year 20.17 7qA RUS London 2012 20.08 8qA NED London 2012

Best Marks for Places in the Olympic Games Pos Distance Name Nat Venue Year 1 22.47 Ulf Timmermann GDR Seoul 1988 2 22.39 Randy Barnes USA Seoul 1988 3 21.99 Werner Günthör SUI Seoul 1988 4 21.40 Udo Beyer GDR Seoul 1988

Multiple Gold Medalists: Tomasz Majewski (POL) 2008, 2012 Parry O’Brien (USA): 1952, 1956 (USA): 1904, 1908 No throw longer than 21.00m in Rio de Janeiro: All time Performance List at the Olympic Games Performance Performer Distance Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 22.47 Ulf Timmermann GDR 1 Seoul 1988 2 2 22.39 Randy Barnes USA 2 Seoul 1988 3 3 21.99 Werner Günthör SUI 3 Seoul 1988 4 4 21.89 Tomasz Majewski POL 1 London 2012 5 5 21.86 David Storl GER 2 London 2012 6 6 21.70 USA 1 1992 7 21.62 Randy Barnes 1 Atlanta 1996 8 21.51 Tomasz Majewski 1 2008 9 7 21.40 Udo Beyer GDR 4 Seoul 1988 10 8 21.39 Arsi Harji FIN 1qB Sydney 2000 11 9 21.36 Reese Hoffa USA 1qB London 2012 12 10 21.35 URS 1 Moskva 1980 13 11 21.32 Aleksandr Baryshnikov URS 1qA Montreal 1976 14 21.29 Arsi Haju 1 Sydney 2000 15 21.27 Ulf Timmerman 1qA Seoul 1988 16 12 21.26 ITA 1 Los Angeles 1984 17 21.23 Reese Hoffa 3 London 2012 18 13 21.21 USA 2 Sydney 2000 19 14 21.20 USA 3 Sydney 2000 20 15 21.19 USA 4 London 2012 21 16 21.18 Wladyslaw Komar POL 1 München 1972 22 17 21.17 George Woods USA 2 München 1972 23 21.16 Adam Nelson 1 Athinai 2004 24 21.15 Adam Nelson 1qA Athinai 2004 24 21.15 David Storl 1qA London 2012 26 18 21.14 GDR 3 München 1972 26 18 21.14 Hans-Peter Gies GDR 4 München 1972 28 20 21.09 Mike Carter USA 2 Los Angeles 1984 28 21.09 Christian Cantwell 2 Beijing 2008 30 21.08 Aleksandr Baryshnikov 2 Moskva 1980 31 21 21.07 Joachim Olsen DEN 2 Athinai 2004 32 21.06 Udo Beyer 3 Moskva 1980 33 21.05 Udo Beyer 1 Montreal 1976 33 22 21.05 BLR 3 Beijing 2008 35 21.04 Tomasz Majewski 1qA Beijing 2008 35 23 21.04 CAN 4 Beijing 2008 37 24 21.03 Yevgeniy Mironov URS 2 Montreal 1976 37 21.03 Tomasz Majewski 2qA London 2012 39 25 21.01 USA 5 München 1972 40 21.00 Aleksandr Baryshnikov 3 Montreal 1976

Shortest winning distance after 1972: 21.05 by Udo Beyer (GDR) in 1976

Margin of Victory Difference Dist Name Nat Venue Year Max 1.25m 14.10m Richard Sheldon USA Paris 1900 83cm 21.62 Randy Barnes USA Atlanta 1996 Min 1cm 21.18 Wladyslaw Komar POL München 1972

Difference between first and third Diff Winning dist 3rd place dist Winner’s Name Nat Venue Year Max 1.75m 14.10 12.35 Richard Sheldon USA Paris 1900 94cm 20.33 19.39 USA Tokyo 1964 Min 4cm 21.18 21.14 Wladyslaw Komar POL München 1972 Second line is the largest difference after 1912; the first line is largest difference before 1912

Difference between third and fourth (medal versus no medal) Difference 3rd place dist Name Nat Venue Year Max 1.11m 19.01 Dallas Long USA Roma 1960 Min 0cm 21.14 Hartmut Briesenick GDR München 1972 1cm 21.05 Andrei Mikhnevich BLR Beijing 2008 20.75 Aleksandr Bagach UKR Atlanta 1996

Longest mark in each round Round Distance Name Nat Venue Year Final 22.47 Ulf Timmermann GDR Seoul 1988 Qualifying 21.39 Arsi Harji FIN Sydney 2000 21.36 Reese Hoffa USA London 2012

Longest non-qualifier for the final Distance Position Name Nat Venue Year 20.17 7qA Soslan Tsirikhov RUS London 2012 20.08 8qA Rutger Smith NED London 2012

Average of last eight Olympics Average 2012 2008 2004 2000 1996 1992 1988 1984 Winning Distance 21.61 21.89 21.51 21.16 21.29 21.62 21.70 22.47 21.26 Winning Medal 21.15 21.23 21.05 21.07 21.20 20.75 20.94 21.99 20.97 Missing Medal (4 th ) 20.99 21.19 21.04 20.84 20.87 20.74 20.91 21.40 20.93 8th place 20.23 20.69 20.42 20.26 20.18 20.07 20.23 20.36 19.65 Shortest to make final 19.73 20.25 20.02 20.04 19.79 19.39 19.65 19.71 18.98

Best Marks for Places in the Olympic Games Pos Distance Name Nat Venue Year 1 22.47 Ulf Timmermann GDR Seoul 1988 2 22.39 Randy Barnes USA Seoul 1988 3 21.99 Werner Günthör SUI Seoul 1988 4 21.40 Udo Beyer GDR Seoul 1988 5 21.01 Al Feuerbach USA München 1972 6 20.91 USA München 1972

Best Marks for Places – all competitions Pos Distance Name Nat Venue Day Month Year 1 23.12m Randy Barnes USA Los Angeles (Westwood) 20 May 1990 2 22.39m Randy Barnes USA Seoul 23 Sept 1988 22.24m Sergey Smirnov URS Tallinn 21 June 1986 3 22.05m Udo Beyer GDR Tallinn 21 June 1986 21.99 Werner Günthör SUI Seoul 23 Sept 1988 4 21.58 Tomas Walsh NZL Beijing 23 Aug 2015 21.48m Janis Bojars URS Moskva 17 Aug 1984 5 21.35 Ulf Timmermann GDR Roma 29 Aug 1987 21.25 ? USA San Jose 26 May 1984 6 21.13 Udo Beyer GDR Roma 29 Aug 1987

Multiple Gold Medalists: Tomasz Majewski (POL) 2008, 2012 Parry O’Brien (USA): 1952, 1956 Ralph Rose (USA): 1904, 1908

Multiple Medalists: Tomasz Majewski (POL): 2008 Gold, 2012 Gold Adam Nelson (USA) 2000 Silver, 2004 Gold John Godina (USA) 1996 Silver, 2000 Bronze Randy Barnes (USA) 1988 Silver, 1996 Gold Aleksandr Baryshnikov (URS): 1976 Bronze, 1980 Silver Udo Beyer (GDR): 1976 Gold, 1980 Bronze George Woods (USA): 1968 Silver, 1972 Silver (USA) 1964 Silver, 1968 Gold Dallas Long (USA) 1960 Bronze, 1964 Gold (USA) 1956 Silver, 1960 Gold Parry O’Brien (USA) 1952 Gold, 1956 Gold, 1960 Silver (USA): 1948 Bronze, 1952 Bronze Ralph Rose (USA): 1904 Gold, 1908 Gold, 1912 Silver (USA): 1896 Gold, 1900 Bronze

Multiple Medals by athletes from a single nation Nation Year Gold Silver Bronze USA 2000 Adam Nelson John Godina USA 1996 Randy Barnes John Godina USA 1992 Mike Stulce USA 1984 Mike Carter URS 1980 Vladimir Kiselyov Aleksandr Baryshnikov URS 1976 Yevgeniy Mironov Aleksandr Baryshnikov USA 1968 Randy Matson George Woods USA 1964 Dallas Long Randy Matson USA 1960 Bill Nieder Parry O’Brien Dallas Long USA 1956 Parry O’Brien Bill Nieder USA 1952 Parry O’Brien Darrow Hooper Jim Fuchs USA 1948 Jim Delaney Jim Fuchs GER 1936 Hans Woellke Gerhard Stöck USA 1932 USA 1928 Herman Brix USA 1924 Clarence Houser Glenn Hartranft FIN 1920 Ville Pörhölä Elmer Niklander USA 1912 Patrick McDonald Ralph Rose Lawrence Whitney USA 1908 Ralph Rose USA 1904 Ralph Rose Lawrence Feuerbach USA 1900 Richard Sheldon Josiah McCracken Robert Garrett GRE 1896 Mitiadis Gouskos Georgios Papasideris

Man & Woman from the same team winning the corresponding event: Never Happened

Medals by Countries: Nation Gold Silver Bronze USA 18 19 12 POL 3 FIN 2 2 GDR 2 2 URS 1 2 2 GER 1 1 2 ITA 1 GRE 1 1 HUN 1 1 DEN 1 1 GBR 1 TCH 2 SWE 1 SUI 1 EUN 1 BLR 1 ESP 1 UKR 1

World Championships medalist with Olympic medal Name Nat World Championships Year Olympics Year Reese Hoffa USA Gold 2007 Bronze 2012 David Storl GER Gold 2011 Silver 2012 Tomasz Majewski POL Silver 2009 Gold 2008, 2012 Chris Cantwell USA Gold 2009 Silver 2008 Yuriy Bilonog UKR Bronze 2003 Gold 2004 Adam Nelson USA Gold 2005 Silver 2000, 2004 FIN Bronze 2001 Gold 2000 Andrei Mikhnevich BLR Gold 2003 Bronze 2008 John Godina USA Gold 1995, 1997, 2001 Silver 1996 Werner Günthör SUI Gold 1987, 1991, 1993 Bronze 1988 Randy Barnes USA Silver 1993 Silver 1988 Ulf Timmermann GDR Silver 1983 Gold 1988 Alessandro Andrei ITA Silver 1987 Gold 1984

Olympic Champion with World Indoor Championships Gold medal Name Nat Olympic Games World Indoor Championships Mike Stulce USA 1992 1993 Ulf Timmermann GDR 1988 1987, 1989

Olympic Champion who previously won World Junior gold medal None (Yuriy Bilonog has won 1992 World Junior and 2004 OG but later DQ)

Olympic medalists who previously won World Youth Gold medal: Name Nat World Youth Championships Olympics Year David Storl GER 2007 Silver 2012

Olympic Champion with European Championships gold medal Name Nat Olympic Games European Championships Ulf Timmermann GDR 1988 1990 Udo Beyer GDR 1976 1978, 1982

Olympic medalists with medal: None Asian never won an Olympic medal at SP

Olympic medalists with All medal: None African never won an Olympic medal at SP

Olympic Champion with gold medal Name Nat Olympic Games Pan American Games Randy Matson USA 1968 1967 Parry O’Brien USA 1952, 1956 1955, 1959

Olympic Champion with Gold medal: None

Last seven Olympics: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2012 Tomasz Majewski POL 21.89 David Storl GER 21.86 Reese Hoffa USA 21.23 2008 Tomasz Majewski POL 21.51 Chris Cantwell USA 21.09 Andrei Mikhnevich BLR 21.05 2004 Adam Nelson USA 21.16 Joachim Olsen DEN 21.07 Manuel Martinez ESP 20.84 2000 Arsi Harju FIN 21.29 Adam Nelson USA 21.21 John Godina USA 21.20 1996 Randy Barnes USA 21.62 John Godina USA 20.79 Aleksandr Bagach UKR 20.75 1992 Mike Stulce USA 21.70 Jim Doehring USA 20.96 Vyacheslav Lykho EUN 20.94 1988 Ulf Timmermann GDR 22.47 Randy Barnes USA 22.39 Werner Günthör SUI 21.99

Last nine World Indoor Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2016 Tomas Walsh NZL 21.78 Andrei Gag ROU 20.89 Filip Mihaljevic CRO 20.87 2014 USA 22.05 David Storl GER 21.79 Tomas Walsh NZL 21.26 2012 Ryan Whiting USA 22.00 David Storl GER 21.88 Tomasz Majewski POL 21.72 2010 Chris Cantwell USA 21.83 Andrey Mikhnevich BLR 21.68 GER 21.44 2008 Chris Cantwell USA 21.77 Reese Hoffa USA 21.20 Tomasz Majewski POL 20.93 2006 Reese Hoffa USA 22.11 Andrey Mikhnevich BLR 21.37 Joachim Olsen DEN 21.16 2004 Chris Cantwell USA 21.49 Reese Hoffa USA 21.07 Joachim Olsen DEN 20.99 2003 Manuel Martinez ESP 21.24 John Godina USA 21.23 Yuriy Belonog UKR 21.13 2001 John Godina USA 20.82 Adam Nelson USA 20.72 Manuel Martinez ESP 20.67

Last eight World Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2015 USA 21.93 David Storl GER 21.74 O’Dayne Richards JAM 21.69 2013 David Storl GER 21.73 Ryan Whiting USA 21.57 Dylan Armstrong CAN 21.34 2011 David Storl GER 21.78 Dylan Armstrong CAN 21.64 Andrei Mikhnevich BLR 21.40 2009 Chris Cantwell USA 22.03 Tomasz Majewski POL 21.91 Ralf Bartels GER 21.37 2007 Reese Hoffa USA 22.04 Adam Nelson USA 21.61 Andrei Mikhnevich BLR 21.27 2005 Adam Nelson USA 21.73 Rutger Smith NED 21.29 Ralf Bartels GER 20.99 2003 Andrey Mikhnevich BLR 21.69 Adam Nelson USA 21.26 Yuriy Belonog UKR 21.10 2001 John Godina USA 21.87 Adam Nelson USA 21.24 Arsi Harju FIN 20.93

Last ten World Junior Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2016 POL 23.34 Andrei Toader ROU 22.30 Bronson Osborn USA 21.27 2014 Konrad Bukowiecki POL 22.06 Denzel Comenentia NED 20.17 Braheme Days USA 20.01 2012 NZL 22.20 Krzysztof Brzozowski POL 21.78 Damien Birkinhead AUS 21.14 2010 Jacko Gill NZL 20.76 Bozidar Antunovic SRB 20.20 Ding Yongcheng CHN 20.14 2008 David Storl GER 21.08 Aleksandr Bulanov RUS 20.14 Marin Premeru CRO 19.93 2006 EST 20.53 Mostafa Abdul El-Moaty EGY 20.14 Guo Yanxiang CHN 19.97 2004 Georgi Ivanov BUL 20.70 Jakub Giza POL 20.05 Aleksandr Grekov RUS 19.98 2002 Edis Elkasevic CRO 21.47 Sean Shields USA 20.54 Mika Vasara FIN 20.50 2000 Rutger Smith NED 19.48 Ivan Yushkov RUS 19.06 Tomasz Chrzanowski POL 19.00 1998 Mikulas Konopka SVK 18.50 RSA 18.15 GBR 18.12

Last nine World Youth Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2015 Adrian Piperi USA 22.00 Szymon Mazur POL 21.77 Wictor Petersson SWE 21.56 2013 Patrick Müller GER 22.02 Henning Prüfer GER 21.94 Mohamed Hamza EGY 20.58 2011 Jacko Gill NZL 24.35 Tyler Schultz USA 20.35 Braheme Days USA 20.14 2009 USA 21.56 Krzysztof Brzozowski POL 20.89 Frans Schutte RSA 20.37 2007 David Storl GER 21.40 Marin Premeru CRO 20.42 Dmytro Savytskyy UKR 20.15 2005 J. P. Hoffman RSA 20.99 Vladislav Tulacek CZE 19.97 Rosen Karamfilov BUL 19.86 2003 CHN 21.45 Kyle Helf CAN 20.79 Amin Al-Aradi KSA 19.69 2001 Georgi Ivanov BUL 19.73 Yasser Ibrahim Farag EGY 19.58 Lee Min-Won KOR 19.57 1999 Robert Häggblom FIN 19.76 Dmitriy Gorshkov RUS 19.69 Khalid Al-Suwaidi QAT 19.44

Last seven European Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2016 David Storl GER 21.31 Michal Haratyk POL 21.19 Tsanko Arnaudov POR 20.59 2014 David Storl GER 21.41 ESP 20.86 Tomasz Majewski POL 20.83 2012 David Storl GER 21.58 Rudger Smith NED 20.55 Asmir Kolasinac SRB 20.36 2010 Andrey Mikhnevich BLR 21.01 Tomasz Majewski POL 21.00 Ralf Bartels GER 20.93 2006 Ralf Bartels GER 21.13 Andrey Mikhnevich BLR 21.11 Joachim Olsen DEN 21.09 2002 Yuriy Belonog UKR 21.37 Joachim Olsen DEN 21.16 Ralf Bartels GER 20.58 1998 Aleksandr Bagach UKR 21.17 Joachim Olsen DEN 21.16 Ralf Bartels GER 20.58

Last five Asian Games: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2014 Sultan Al-Hebshi KSA 19.99 Chang Ming-Huang TPE 19.97 Indrajit Singh IND 19.63 2010 Sultan Al-Hebshi KSA 20.57 Zhang Jun CHN 19.59 Chang Ming-Huang TPE 19.48 2006 Sultan Al-Hebshi KSA 20.42 Khalid Al-Suwaidi QAT 20.05 Cheng Ming-Huang TPE 19.45 2002 Bahadur Singh IND 19.03 Bilal Saad Mubarak QAT 18.98 IND 18.27 1998 CHN 19.20 Shakti Singh IND 18.81 Sergey Rubtsov KAZ 18.79

Last nine Asian Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2015 IND 20.41 Chang Ming-Huang TPE 19.56 Tian Zhizhong CHN 19.25 2013 Sultan Al-Hebshi KSA 19.68 Chang Ming-Huang TPE 19.61 Om Prakash Singh IND 19.45 2011 Chang Ming-Huang TPE 20.14 Zhang Jun CHN 19.77 Om P Singh Karhana IND 19.47 2009 Om Prakash Singh IND 19.87 Chang Ming-Huang TPE 19.34 Zhang Jun CHN 19.15 2007 Navpreet Singh IND 19.70 Chang Ming-Huang TPE 19.66 Khalid Habash Al-Suwadi QAT 19.51 2005 Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi QAT 19.45 Navpreet Singh IND 19.40 Zhang Qi CHN 19.02 2003 Bilal Saad Mubarak QAT 19.41 Shakti Singh IND 19.04 Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi QAT 18.57 2002 Bilal Saad Mubarak QAT 19.22 Navpreet Singh IND 18.97 Kim Jae-Il KOR 17.98 2000 Shakti Singh IND 19.77 Bilal Saad Mubarak QAT 19.23 Wen Jili CHN 18.18

Last five All Africa Games: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2015 Frank Elemba CGO 20.25 Mustafa Amer EGY 19.78 RSA 19.55 2011 Yasser Ibrahim EGY 19.73 Jaco Engelbrecht RSA 18.89 Roelie Potgieter RSA 18.68 2007 Yasser Fathi Ibrahim EGY 19.20 Roelie Potgieter RSA 19.02 Mohammed Meddeb TUN 17.94 2003 RSA 18.87 NGR 18.66 Yasser Ibrahim Farag EGY 17.96 1999 Burger Lambrechts RSA 19.50 Janus Robberts RSA 19.16 Karel Potgieter RSA 18.90

Last nine African Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2016 Jaco Engelbrecht RSA 20.00 Frank Elemba CGO 19.89 NGR 19.84 2014 RSA 19.84 Jaco Engelbrecht RSA 18.87 Frank Elemba CGO 18.74 2012 Burger Lambrechts RSA 19.51 Orazio Cremona RSA 19.19 Yasser Ibrahim EGY 18.78 2010 Burger Lambrechts RSA 18.63 Roelie Potgieter RSA 18.62 Orazio Cremona RSA 18.27 2008 Mostafa El-Maati EGY 18.06 Yasser Ibraim EGY 17.39 Janus Robberts RSA 16.44 2006 Yasser Ibrahim EGY 18.93 Janus Robberts RSA 17.88 Mohammed Meddeb TUN 17.87 2004 Janus Robberts RSA 21.02 Burger Lambrechts RSA 18.78 Yasser Ibrahim Farag EGY 18.51 2002 Janus Robberts RSA 19.73 Hicham Aitaha MAR 17.18 Mohamed Meddeb TUN 16.40 2000 Chima Ugwu NGR 19.02 John Sullivan RSA 17.46 Hicham Aitaha MAR 16.91

Last five Pan American Games: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dsit Bronze Nat Dist 2015 O’Dayne Richards JAM 21.69 CAN 20.53 German Lauro ARG 20.24 2011 Dylan Armstrong CAN 21.30 Carlos Veliz CUB 20.76 German Lauro ARG 20.41 2007 Dylan Armstrong CAN 20.10 Dorian Scott JAM 20.06 Carlos Veliz CUB 19.75 2003 Reese Hoffa USA 20.95 Marco Antonio Verni CHI 20.14 Brad Snyder CAN 20.10 1999 USA 19.93 Jamie Beyer USA 18.95 Brad Snyder CAN 18.74

Last five Commonwealth Games: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2014 O’Dayne Richards JAM 21.61 NZL 21.19 Tim Nedow CAN 20.59 2010 Dylan Armstrong CAN 21.02 Dorian Scott JAM 20.19 Dale Stevenson AUS 19.99 2006 Janus Robberts RSA 19.76 Dorian Scott JAM 19.75 AUS 19.48 2002 AUS 20.91 Janus Robberts RSA 19.97 Carl Myerscough ENG 19.91 1998 Burger Lambrechts RSA 20.01 Michalis Louca CYP 19.52 Shaun Pickering WAL 19.33

No throw longer than 21.00m in Rio de Janeiro:

Longest throws in August Performance Performer Dist Name Nat Pos Venue DMY 1 1 22.91 Alessandro Andrei ITA 1 Viareggio 12 Aug 1987 2 2 22.75 Werner Günthör SUI 1 Bern 23 Aug 1988 3 3 22.64 Udo Beyer GER 1 20 Aug 1986

Combined 2015 & 2016 World List Performance Performer Dist Name Nat Pos Venue DMY 1 1 22.56 Joe Kovacs USA 1 17 July 2015 2 22.35 Joe Kovacs 1 Westwood 11 Apr 2015 3 2 22.20 David Storl GER 1 Lausanne 9 July 2015 4 22.13 Joe Kovacs 1 Eugene 27 May 2016 5 22.12 Joe Kovacs 1 Eugene 29 May 2015 6 3 22.11 Ryan Crouser USA 1 Eugene 1 July 2016 7 22.06 Joe Kovacs 1 La Jolla 25 Apr 2015 8 22.04 Joe Kovacs 1 London 23 July 2016 9 22.01 Joe Kovacs 1 Oslo 9 June 2016 10 21.95 Joe Kovacs 2 Eugene 1 July 2016 11 21.94 David Storl 1 Schönebeck 26 June 2015 12 21.93 Joe Kovacs 1 Beijing – WC 23 Aug 2015 13 21.92 David Storl 2 Eugene 29 May 2015 14 21.85 Ryan Crouser 1 Chula Vista 18 June 2016 15 21.84 Joe Kovacs 1 Eugene 28 June 2015 15 21.84 David Storl 1 Biberach 13 July 2015 17 4 21.76 Stephen Mozia NGR 1 Usti nad Labem 19 July 2016 18 21.74 David Storl 2 Beijing 23 Aug 2015 19 21.72 David Storl 1 Halle 16 May 2015 20 21.71 Joe Kovacs 2 Lausanne 9 July 2015 21 5 21.69 O’Dayne Richards JAM 1 Toronto-PAG 21 July 2015 21 21.69 O’Dayne Richards 3 Beijing 23 Aug 2015

Gold Medal Contenders:

Joe Kovacs (USA) DOB: 28 June 1989 Personal Best: 22.56 (2015); Season Best: 22.13 Championships Highlights: 2015 World Champion Average of top performances in 2015 and 2016 Dist Venue Place Date 1 22.56 Monaco 1 17 July 2015 2 22.35 Westwood 1 11 Apr 2015 3 22.13 Eugene 1 27 May 2016 4 22.12 Eugene 1 29 May 2015 5 22.06 La Jolla 1 25 Apr 2015 Average 22.24

David Storl (GER) DOB: 27 July 1990 Personal Best: 22.20 (2015); Season Best: 21.39 Championships Highlights: 2011, 2013 World Champion; 2nd in 2012 OG & 2015 Worlds 2012, 2014 & 2016 European Champion; 2nd in 2012 & 2014 World Indoor Average of top performances in 2015 and 2016 Dist Venue Place Date 1 22.20 Lausanne 1 9 July 2015 2 21.94 Schonebeck 1 26 June 2015 3 21.92 Eugene 2 29 May 2015 4 21.84 Biberach 1 13 July 2015 5 21.74 Beijing – WC 2 23 Aug 2015 Top 5 Average 21.93

Last three competitions: (only finals are tabulated)

Joe Kovacs (USA) (no qualifying marks listed) Dist Race Place Date 1 22.04 London 1 23 July 2016 2 21.95 Eugene 2 2 July 2016 3 22.01 Oslo 1 9 June 2016 Average 22.00

Ryan Crouser (USA) 2009 World Youth Champion Dist Race Place Date 1 22.11 Eug ene 1 2 July 2016 2 21.85 Chula Vista 1 18 June 2016 3 20.27 Eugene 6 27 May 2016 Average 21.41

Tomas Walsh (NZL) 2016 World Indoor Champion Dist Race Place Date 1 21.53 1 6 Aug 2016 2 21.54 London 2 23 July 2016 3 21.13 1 15 June 2016 Average 21.40

David Storl (GER) Dist Race Place Date 1 20.21 Gotha 1 31 July 2016 2 21.23 Schonebeck 1 29 July 2016 3 21.39 London 3 23 July 2016 Average 20.94

Tomasz Majewski (POL) 2008 & 2012 Olympic champion Dist Race Place Date 1 20.75 1 28 July 2016 2 20.33 London 6 23 July 2016 3 20.07 Cetniewo 1 12 July 2016 Average 20.38

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