Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
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The men's shot put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.[1] Forty-four athletes from 34 nations competed.[2] The event was won by Tomasz Majewski of Poland, the nation's first victory (and first medal) in the men's shot put since 1972. Christian Cantwell of the United States took silver, the seventh consecutive Games in which an American finished first or second.
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Venue | Beijing National Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 15 August 2008 | |||||||||
Competitors | 44 from 34 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 21.51 | |||||||||
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Andrei Mikhnevich of Belarus was initially awarded the bronze medal but he was later disqualified for doping and the medal was awarded to 4th-place finisher Dylan Armstrong of Canada.[3] It was Canada's first men's shot put medal.