Adam Nelson at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin where he finished 5th - his 5th appaerance
at the Championships. He made one more, at Daegu two years later.
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Men's Shot Put Final
2009 World Athletics Championships.
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| 1. Christian CANTWELL |
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USA |
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22.03m |
| 2. Tomasz MAJEWSKI |
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POL |
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21.91m |
| 3. Ralf BARTELS |
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GER |
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21.37m |
| 4. Reese HOFFA |
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USA |
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21.28m |
| 5. Adam NELSON |
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USA |
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21.11m |
| 6. Pavel LYZHYN |
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BLR |
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20.98m |
| 7. Andrei MIKHNEVICH |
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BLR |
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20.74m |
| 8. Miroslav VODOVNIK |
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SLO |
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20.50m |
Photos taken on August 25th. 2007 by G. Herringshaw. ©
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The pictures above show Adam during the final of the men's
Shot Put at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. He won the silver
medal with a season's best effort of 21.61m, 43cm behind his compatriot
Reese Hoffa.
Remarkably it was Nelson's fifth **silver medal at the
Olympics/World Championships in just eight years.
At the previous World
Championships (2005), he went one better to win that elusive 'first' gold
medal at a major championship. (**He of course won the Olympic title in 2004 after the 'winner' was found to have taken drugslater exchanging his silver for a gold.)
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Men's Shot Put Final
2007 World Athletics Championships.
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| 1. Reese HOFFA |
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USA |
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22.04 |
| 2. Adam NELSON |
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USA |
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21.61 |
| 3. Andrei MIKHNEVICH |
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BLR |
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21.27 |
| 4. Rutger SMITH |
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NED |
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21.13 |
| 5. Tomasz MAJEWSKI |
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POL |
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20.87 |
| 6. Miran VODOVNIK |
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SLO |
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20.67 |
| 7. Ralf BARTELS |
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GER |
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20.45 |
| 8. Yury BIALOU |
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BLR |
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20.34 |
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Adam Nelson at full volume in the final on August 6th. Photos George Herringshaw. ©
The pictures above show Adam during the men's Shot Put final at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki.
Nelson finally struck gold at a major championship after remarkably winning silver **at four successive 'majors'
between 2000-04. His effort of 21.73m was a seasons best.
** His silver at the 2004 Olympic Games was later turned into Gold. Not by magic but a drugs disqualification.
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Men's Shot Put Final
2005 World Athletics Championships.
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| 1. Adam NELSON |
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USA |
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21.73 |
| 2. Rutger SMITH |
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NED |
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21.29 |
| 3. Ralf BARTELS |
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GER |
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20.99 |
| 4. Yuriy BILONOG |
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UKR |
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20.89 |
| 5. Christian CANTWELL |
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USA |
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20.87 |
| 6. Andrey MIKHNEVICH |
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BLR |
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20.74 |
| 7. Joachim OLSEN |
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DEN |
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20.73 |
| 8. Ville TIISANOJA |
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FIN |
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20.57 |
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Adam Nelson is pictured above during the final of the Shot Put at the 2003
World Championships in Edmonton. Photo 23rd. August by G.H. ©
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Men's Shot Put Final
2003 World Athletics Championships.
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| 1. Andrei MIKHNEVICH |
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BLR |
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21.69 |
| 2. Adam NELSON |
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USA |
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21.26 |
| 3. Yuriy BILONOG |
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UKR |
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21.10 |
| 4. Kevin TOTH |
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USA |
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20.89 |
| 5. Justin ANLEZARK |
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AUS |
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20.61 |
| 6. Ralf BARTELS |
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GER |
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20.50 |
| 7. Tepa REINIKAINEN |
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FIN |
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20.45 |
| 8. Ville TIISANOJA |
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FIN |
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20.09 |
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