2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put explained

The Men's shot put event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held on March 4, 2011 at 09:30 (qualification) and March 4, 17:30 (final) local time.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
World record	22.66	Los Angeles, United States	20 January 1989
European record	22.55	Senftenberg, East Germany	11 February 1989
Championship record	22.19	Liévin, France	21 February 1987
World Leading	21.35	Albuquerque, United States	27 February 2011
European Leading	20.91	Düsseldorf, Germany	11 February 2011

Qualification: Qualification Performance 20.10 (Q) or at least 8 best performers advanced to the final. It was held at 09:30.^[2]

Rank	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	20.39			20.39	Q, PB
2	19.98	19.37	20.34	20.34	Q, NR
3	20.33			20.33	Q
4	20.19			20.19	Q
5	19.80	19.80	20.05	20.05	q, NR
6	X	20.01	X	20.01	q
7	19.93	X	X	19.93	q
8	19.75	19.68	X	19.75	q
9	19.51	19.60	X	19.60
10	X	19.47	X	19.47
11	18.61	19.40	X	19.40
12	19.32	19.23	X	19.32
13	19.32	X	X	19.32
14	17.28	19.01	19.21	19.21
15	17.85	19.16	18.19	19.16
16	19.00	X	X	19.00
17	18.37	18.76	18.53	18.76
18	18.75	X	X	18.75
19	18.62	X	X	18.62
20	17.03	17.31	X	17.31
21	X	X	17.20	17.20
–	X	X	X		NM
–	X	X	X		NM

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Note
	19.74	20.80	20.79	21.16	x	21.09	21.16	EL
	x	20.29	20.75	x	x	x	20.75	SB
	20.46	20.55	x	x	20.17	x	20.55
4	x	x	x	19.63	20.43	x	20.43	NR
5	x	20.29	19.71	19.91	x	19.62	20.29
6	x	20.04	20.19	x	19.99	x	20.19
7	20.07	20.00	x	x	x	x	20.07
8	x	19.61	19.83	x	19.26	19.54	19.83

Web site: Women's triple jump start list . 2011-03-04 . 2011-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716122047/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/paris/pdf/st2850061.pdf . dead .
Web site: Qualification Results . 2011-03-04 . 2012-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722091325/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/paris/pdf/re2850061.pdf . dead .