Poland's Tomasz Majewski led Olympic qualifiers the morning of Aug. 15. He took the lead in the final that afternoon with a toss measuring 21.21 meters (69 feet, 7 inches) in the third round, then improved to 21.51 (70-6.8) in the fourth to earn the gold medal. American Christian Cantwell went from fourth to second on his final toss (21.09/69-2.3), to earn the silver medal. Cantwell’s effort bumped 2003 World Champion Andrei Mikhnevich of Belarus to bronze medal status (21.05/69-0.7). Two-time Olympic silver medalist Adam Nelson was eliminated from the final after fouling on his first three tries.
1. Tomasz Majewski (POL), 21.51
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2. Christian Cantwell (USA), 21.09
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3. Andrei Mikhnevich (BLR), 21.05
4. Dylan Armstrong (CAN), 21.04
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5. Pavel Lyzhyn (BLR), 20.98
6. Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR), 20.63
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7. Reese Hoffa (USA), 20.53
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8. Pavel Sofin (RUS), 20.42
9. Rutger Smith (NED), 20.41
10. Yury Bialou (BLR), 20.06
11. Ivan Yushkov (RUS), 19.67
12. Adam Nelson (USA), No mark
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