1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

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

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Gold Aleksey Lukashenko
  Soviet Union
Silver Vyacheslav Lykho
  Soviet Union
Bronze Radoslav Despotov
  Bulgaria

Results

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Final

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19 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

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18 Jul

Group A

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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

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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

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According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015