2024 African Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

Men's shot put
at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
VenueJapoma Stadium
LocationDouala, Cameroon
Dates21 June
Competitors10 from 6 nations
Winning distance21.22 m
Medalists
gold medal Chukwuebuka Enekwechi   Nigeria
silver medal Mostafa Amr Hassan   Egypt
bronze medal Mohamed Khalifa   Egypt
2024 African Championships
in Athletics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
mixed
Road events
20 km walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The men's shot put event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 21 June in Douala, Cameroon.[1][2]

Records

Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships
Record Athlete (nation) Distance (m) Location Date
World record[3]  Ryan Crouser (USA) 23.56 Los Angeles, United States 27 May 2023
African record[4]  Janus Robberts (RSA) 21.97 Eugene, United States 2 June 2001
Championship record  Janus Robberts (NGR) 21.20 Saint Pierre, Mauritius 12 June 2022
World leading[5]  Joe Kovacs (USA) 23.13 Eugene, United States 25 May 2024
African leading[6]  Chukwuebuka Enekwechi (NGR) 21.91 25 May 2024

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Chukwuebuka Enekwechi  Nigeria 20.06 20.07 21.22 20.44 20.72 21.22 21.22
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mostafa Amr Hassan  Egypt 19.56 19.81 19.63 20.25 x 20.07 20.25
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mohamed Khalifa  Egypt 19.58 19.30 19.72 19.64 19.71 x 19.72
4 Kyle Blignaut  South Africa 18.55 19.59 x x 19.65 x 19.65
5 Burger Lambrechts Jr.  South Africa 18.43 19.10 19.10 19.09 x 19.12 19.12
6 Cornelius Kuhn  Namibia 17.56 16.93 17.02 17.65 16.28 16.68 17.65 NR
7 Billy Jospen Takougoum Kuitche  Cameroon 14.99 15.18 15.93 15.39 16.09 16.02 16.09
8 Desire Kengne Fosso  Cameroon 14.05 13.59 14.58 x 15.21 13.83 15.21
9 Zegeye Moga  Ethiopia 13.56 13.85 14.53 14.53
10 Mekuria Haile  Ethiopia 13.56 x 12.44 13.56

See also

References

  1. ^ Results at World Athletics
  2. ^ Results
  3. ^ "Shot Put men - World record distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Shot Put men - African record distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Shot Put men - 2024 World leading distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Shot Put men - 2024 African leading distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
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