The men's shot put event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 18 and 19 July.[1][2] A 7257g (senior implement) shot was used.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Aleksey Lukashenko Soviet Union
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| Silver | Vyacheslav Lykho Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Radoslav Despotov Bulgaria
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Results
editFinal
edit19 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Aleksey Lukashenko | Soviet Union |
18.90 | |
 |
Vyacheslav Lykho | Soviet Union |
18.71 | |
 |
Radoslav Despotov | Bulgaria |
18.17 | |
| 4 | Jeno Kóczián |  Hungary |
17.64 | |
| 5 | John Minns |  Australia |
17.27 | |
| 6 | Adewale Olukoju |  Nigeria |
17.19 | |
| 7 | Tino Bonk |  East Germany |
16.90 | |
| 8 | Jean-Philippe Revallier |  France |
16.84 | |
| 9 | Bentley Laidler | Australia |
16.44 | |
| 10 | Darren Crawford |  United States |
16.14 | |
| 11 | Tony Sylvester | United States |
16.09 | |
| 12 | Simon Williams |  United Kingdom |
15.87 |
Qualifications
edit18 Jul
Group A
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radoslav Despotov | Bulgaria |
17.90 | Q |
| 2 | Vyacheslav Lykho | Soviet Union |
16.93 | Q |
| 3 | Jeno Kóczián | Hungary |
16.51 | Q |
| 4 | Simon Williams | United Kingdom |
16.38 | Q |
| 5 | Tino Bonk | East Germany |
16.18 | Q |
| 6 | Tony Sylvester | United States |
16.16 | Q |
| 7 | Bentley Laidler | Australia |
16.15 | Q |
| 8 | Khalid Al-Khalidi |  Saudi Arabia |
14.90 | |
| 9 | Bojan Paunovic |  Canada |
13.81 | |
| 10 | Troy Patterson |  Barbados |
13.40 | |
| 11 | James Wong Tuck Yim |  Singapore |
11.35 |
Group B
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksey Lukashenko | Soviet Union |
17.01 | Q |
| 2 | John Minns | Australia |
16.92 | Q |
| 3 | Adewale Olukoju | Nigeria |
16.25 | Q |
| 4 | Jean-Philippe Revallier | France |
16.00 | Q |
| 5 | Darren Crawford | United States |
15.52 | q |
| 6 | Delore Lakusta | Canada |
15.11 | |
| 7 | Mahmoud Mustapha Jalal |  Kuwait |
14.48 | |
| 8 | Ramón Jiménez Gaona |  Paraguay |
13.71 | |
| 9 | Jaime Comandari |  El Salvador |
12.78 |
Participation
editAccording to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
Australia (2)
Barbados (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (2)
East Germany (1)
El Salvador (1)
France (1)
Hungary (1)
Kuwait (1)
Nigeria (1)
Paraguay (1)
Saudi Arabia (1)
Singapore (1)
Soviet Union (2)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (2)
References
edit- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1986 Athens GRE Jul 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 26 Feb 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015