Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's shot put
| Men's shot put at the 2011 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Telmex Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | October 25 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's shot put competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 25 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Dylan Armstrong of Canada.
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Randy Barnes (USA)
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23.12 | Westwood, United States | May 20, 1990 |
| Pan American Games record | Reese Hoffa (USA)
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20.95 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | August 5, 2003 |
Qualification
[edit]Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (17.20 meters) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Round |
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| October 25, 2011 | 15:05 | Final |
Abbreviations
[edit]- All distances shown are in meters:centimeters
| PR | Pan American games record |
| WR | world record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
| DNS | did not start |
Results
[edit]13 athletes from 10 countries competed.[3]
Final
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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Dylan Armstrong |  Canada |
20.48 | 20.72 | 20.72 | x | 21.30 | x | 21.30 | PR |
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Carlos Véliz |  Cuba |
19.99 | 19.91 | 20.09 | 20.59 | 20.76 | 20.42 | 20.76 | |
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Germán Lauro |  Argentina |
x | 19.40 | 19.54 | x | 20.33 | 20.41 | 20.41 | SB |
| 4 | Stephen Sáenz |  Mexico |
19.54 | 18.96 | 19.09 | 19.05 | x | x | 19.54 | |
| 5 | Eder César Moreno |  Colombia |
18.93 | x | 19.40 | 19.47 | 19.48 | 19.35 | 19.48 | NR |
| 6 | Noah Bryant |  United States |
x | x | 19.23 | x | x | x | 19.23 | |
| 7 | Reynaldo Proenza | Cuba |
19.06 | 19.00 | 19.04 | 18.80 | 19.05 | 19.19 | 19.19 | SB |
| 8 | Russell Winger | United States |
19.11 | 18.85 | 18.73 | x | x | x | 19.11 | |
| 9 | Ronald Julião |  Brazil |
17.94 | x | x | 17.94 | ||||
| 10 | Michael Putman |  Peru |
17.74 | x | x | 17.74 | ||||
| 11 | Nicholas Martina | Argentina |
x | 17.33 | 17.29 | 17.33 | ||||
| 12 | Aldo Gonzales |  Bolivia |
17.06 | 17.05 | x | 17.06 | ||||
| O'Dayne Richards |  Jamaica |
DNS |