Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's shot put

The men's shot put at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 8 and 9 April 2018.^[1]

Men's shot put at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Stadium
Dates	8 April (qualifying round) 9 April (final)
Competitors	16 from 13 nations
Winning distance	21.41 m
Medalists
Tomas Walsh    New Zealand   Chukwuebuka Enekwechi    Nigeria   Tim Nedow    Canada
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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:^[2]

World record	Randy Barnes (USA)	23.12 m	Los Angeles, United States	20 May 1990
Games record	O'Dayne Richards (JAM)	21.61 m	Glasgow, Scotland	28 July 2014

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Sunday 8 April 2018	16:35	Qualification
Monday 9 April 2018	20:25	Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

Qualifying round

Across two groups, those who threw ≥19.00 m (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.^[3][4][5]

Rank	Group	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	A	Tomas Walsh (NZL)	22.45			22.45	GR	Q
2	A	Chukwuebuka Enekwechi (NGR)	20.66			20.66		Q
3	B	Damien Birkinhead (AUS)	20.47			20.47		Q
4	B	O'Dayne Richards (JAM)	18.90	19.65		19.65		Q
5	A	Dillon Simon (DMA)	18.29	19.44		19.44	SB	Q
6	A	Ashinia Miller (JAM)	18.87	19.35		19.35		Q
7	A	Orazio Cremona (RSA)	19.24			19.24		Q
8	B	Tim Nedow (CAN)	19.21			19.21		Q
9	B	Akeem Stewart (TTO)	18.93	19.12		19.12	SB	Q
10	A	Tejinder Pal Singh (IND)	18.49	18.43	19.10	19.10		Q
11	B	Eldred Henry (IVB)	18.19	x	17.82	18.19		q
12	B	Eke Kalu (NGR)	17.62	17.56	x	17.62		q
13	A	Henry Baptiste (MRI)	16.78	17.20	x	17.20
14	B	Mustafa Fall (FIJ)	15.72	15.55	14.92	15.72
15	A	Nia Misikea (NIU)	11.69	12.13	x	12.13	NR
16	B	Loe Kaufisi (NIU)	x	9.67	10.62	10.62

Final

The medals were determined in the final.^[2]

Rank	Name	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Tomas Walsh (NZL)	20.40	21.21	x	21.41	x	x	21.41
	Chukwuebuka Enekwechi (NGR)	20.25	20.70	21.14	20.40	x	20.17	21.14	PB
	Tim Nedow (CAN)	20.09	20.00	20.65	20.57	20.41	20.91	20.91	SB
4	O'Dayne Richards (JAM)	20.15	20.80	x	x	x	x	20.80
5	Damien Birkinhead (AUS)	20.50	20.60	20.44	x	x	20.77	20.77
6	Orazio Cremona (RSA)	19.87	x	x	20.51	x	20.09	20.51
7	Ashinia Miller (JAM)	19.68	x	x	x	x	x	19.68
8	Tejinder Pal Singh (IND)	18.84	18.83	19.42	18.87	x	18.63	19.42
9	Akeem Stewart (TTO)	18.39	19.10	x	—			19.10
10	Dillon Simon (DMA)	17.99	18.44	x				18.44
11	Eldred Henry (IVB)	18.19	17.63	x				18.19
12	Eke Kalu (NGR)	16.77	17.66	17.86				17.86