title: 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
text: # 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
  
  The men's shot put event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 16 July. A 6 kg (junior implement) shot was used.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Edis Elkasević Croatia |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Sean Shields United States |
  | Bronze | Mika Vasara Finland |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  16 July
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
  | | Edis Elkasević | Croatia | x | 20.59 | x | x | 20.75 | 21.47 | 21.47 | |
  | | Sean Shields | United States | x | 19.73 | x | 19.46 | 20.54 | 19.89 | 20.54 | |
  | | Mika Vasara | Finland | 18.98 | x | 20.21 | 19.78 | x | 20.50 | 20.50 | |
  | 4 | Michał Hodun | Poland | 20.41 | 20.42 | x | 19.91 | x | x | 20.42 | |
  | 5 | Bertrand Vili | France | 19.37 | 19.61 | 20.09 | 20.12 | x | x | 20.12 | |
  | 6 | Dmitriy Sivakov | Belarus | 18.84 | 19.29 | 18.88 | 19.51 | 19.96 | 19.97 | 19.97 | |
  | 7 | Yasser Ibrahim | Egypt | 18.67 | 18.97 | 19.25 | 19.17 | 19.49 | x | 19.49 | |
  | 8 | Vikas Gowda | India | 19.30 | x | 18.64 | 18.55 | 18.88 | 18.88 | 19.30 | |
  | 9 | Taavi Peetre | Estonia | 18.72 | x | 18.02 | | | | 18.72 | |
  | 10 | Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi | Qatar | x | 18.66 | x | | | | 18.66 | |
  | 11 | Chris Meisner | Canada | 17.87 | 18.54 | x | | | | 18.54 | |
  | 12 | Jeremy Silverman | United States | 18.38 | 18.29 | 18.38 | | | | 18.38 | |
  
  ### Qualifications
  
  16 Jul
  
  **Group A**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
  | 1 | Bertrand Vili | France | 19.54 | - | - | 19.54 | Q |
  | 2 | Michał Hodun | Poland | 19.24 | - | - | 19.24 | Q |
  | 3 | Vikas Gowda | India | 17.85 | 18.02 | 19.05 | 19.05 | Q |
  | 4 | Jeremy Silverman | United States | 18.42 | x | 18.77 | 18.77 | q |
  | 5 | Yasser Ibrahim | Egypt | 18.19 | 18.70 | 18.05 | 18.70 | q |
  | 6 | Magnus Lohse | Sweden | 17.60 | 17.85 | 17.07 | 17.85 | |
  | 7 | Anton Lyuboslavskiy | Russia | x | 17.76 | 17.77 | 17.77 | |
  | 8 | John Meszaros | Australia | x | x | 17.73 | 17.73 | |
  | 9 | Jonathan Doucette | Canada | 17.30 | 17.31 | x | 17.31 | |
  | 10 | Gustavo de Mendonça | Brazil | x | x | 17.15 | 17.15 | |
  | 11 | Georgi Ivanov | Bulgaria | x | x | 17.12 | 17.12 | |
  | 12 | Vasil Najdov | North Macedonia | 16.40 | x | 15.84 | 16.40 | |
  | 13 | Zurab Gigaia | Georgia | 16.15 | 15.22 | 16.06 | 16.15 | |
  | 14 | Kimani Kirton | Jamaica | 15.87 | x | x | 15.87 | |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
  | 1 | Mika Vasara | Finland | 20.43 | - | - | 20.43 | Q |
  | 2 | Sean Shields | United States | 20.35 | - | - | 20.35 | Q |
  | 3 | Edis Elkasević | Croatia | 20.20 | - | - | 20.20 | Q |
  | 4 | Dmitriy Sivakov | Belarus | 18.89 | 18.89 | 18.63 | 18.89 | q |
  | 5 | Taavi Peetre | Estonia | 18.76 | 18.53 | x | 18.76 | q |
  | 6 | Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi | Qatar | 18.51 | x | x | 18.51 | q |
  | 7 | Chris Meisner | Canada | 18.38 | x | 18.48 | 18.48 | q |
  | 8 | Ranvijay Singh | India | x | 18.29 | 17.99 | 18.29 | |
  | 9 | Philipp Barth | Germany | 17.89 | 17.87 | x | 17.89 | |
  | 10 | Paul Peulich | Australia | 17.17 | 17.88 | x | 17.88 | |
  | 11 | Berne van den Bergh | South Africa | 16.64 | 17.76 | 16.98 | 17.76 | |
  | 12 | Hwang In-Sung | South Korea | 17.22 | 17.64 | 17.20 | 17.64 | |
  | 13 | Milan Jotanovic | FR Yugoslavia | 17.38 | 17.45 | x | 17.45 | |
  | 14 | Sultan Al-Hebsi | Saudi Arabia | 16.99 | x | 16.45 | 16.99 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Australia (2)
  * Belarus (1)
  * Brazil (1)
  * Bulgaria (1)
  * Canada (2)
  * Croatia (1)
  * Egypt (1)
  * Estonia (1)
  * Finland (1)
  * France (1)
  * Georgia (1)
  * Germany (1)
  * India (2)
  * Jamaica (1)
  * North Macedonia (1)
  * Poland (1)
  * Qatar (1)
  * Russia (1)
  * Saudi Arabia (1)
  * South Africa (1)
  * South Korea (1)
  * Sweden (1)
  * United States (2)
  * FR Yugoslavia (1)
  