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Host City: Athina, Greece
Venue(s): Ancient Olympic Stadium, Olympia
Date Started: August 18, 2004
Date Finished: August 18, 2004
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 20.40 metres advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Adam Nelson |
| Silver: | Joachim Olsen |
| Bronze: | Manuel Martínez |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | SBMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Nelson | 29 | United States | USA | 21.15 | QU | |
| 2 | Joachim Olsen | 27 | Denmark | DEN | 20.78 | QU | |
| 3 | Ralf Bartels | 26 | Germany | GER | 20.65 | QU | |
| 4 | John Godina | 32 | United States | USA | 20.53 | QU | |
| 5 | Justin Anlezark | 26 | Australia | AUS | 20.45 | QU | |
| 6 | Manuel Martínez | 29 | Spain | ESP | 20.37 | QC | |
| 7 | Mikuláš Konopka | 25 | Slovakia | SVK | 20.32 | QC | |
| 8 | Andrey Mikhnevich | 28 | Belarus | BLR | 20.11 | QC | |
| 9 | Petr Stehlík | 27 | Czech Republic | CZE | 20.06 | 19.74 | QC |
| 10 | Yury Belov | 23 | Belarus | BLR | 20.06 | NM | QC |
| 11 | Miran Vodovnik | 26 | Slovenia | SLO | 20.04 | QC | |
| 12 | Tepa Reinikainen | 28 | Finland | FIN | 19.74 | ||
| 13 | Rutger Smith | 23 | Netherlands | NED | 19.69 | ||
| 14 | Gheorghe Guşet | 36 | Romania | ROU | 19.68 | ||
| 15 | Ivan Yushkov | 23 | Russia | RUS | 19.67 | ||
| 16 | Pavel Lyzhin | 23 | Belarus | BLR | 19.60 | ||
| 17 | Tomasz Majewski | 22 | Poland | POL | 19.55 | ||
| 18 | Ville Tiisanoja | 28 | Finland | FIN | 19.50 | ||
| 19 | Brad Snyder | 28 | Canada | CAN | 19.46 | ||
| 20 | Janus Robberts | 25 | South Africa | RSA | 19.41 | ||
| 21 | Reese Hoffa | 26 | United States | USA | 19.40 | ||
| 22 | Pavel Chumachenko | 33 | Russia | RUS | 19.38 | ||
| 23 | Zsolt Biber | 28 | Hungary | HUN | 19.31 | ||
| 24 | Ion Emilianov | 27 | Moldova | MDA | 19.25 | ||
| 25 | Taavi Peetre | 21 | Estonia | EST | 19.14 | ||
| 26 | Antonín Žalský | 24 | Czech Republic | CZE | 19.09 | 18.93 | |
| 27 | Peter Sack | 25 | Germany | GER | 19.09 | 17.91 | |
| 28 | Nedzad Mulabegović | 23 | Croatia | CRO | 19.07 | ||
| 29 | Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi | 20 | Qatar | QAT | 19.04 | ||
| 30 | Pavel Sofin | 22 | Russia | RUS | 19.02 | ||
| 31 | Dragan Perić | 40 | Serbia and Montenegro | SCG | 18.91 | ||
| 32 | Detlef Bock | 29 | Germany | GER | 18.89 | ||
| 33 | Burger Lambrechts | 31 | South Africa | RSA | 18.67 | ||
| 34 | Roman Virastiuk | 36 | Ukraine | UKR | 18.52 | ||
| 35 | Edis Elkasević | 21 | Croatia | CRO | 18.44 | ||
| 36 | Galin Kostadinov | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 17.75 | ||
| AC | Marco Antonio Verni | 28 | Chile | CHI | NM | NM | |
| AC | Bahadur Singh | 31 | India | IND | NM | NM | |
| AC [4] | Yuriy Bilonoh | 30 | Ukraine | UKR | [20.61] | DQ (doping) / QU |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | SBMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Nelson | 29 | United States | USA | 21.15 | foul | |
| 2 | Ralf Bartels | 26 | Germany | GER | 20.65 | 20.65 | |
| 3 | Justin Anlezark | 26 | Australia | AUS | 20.45 | 18.53 | |
| 4 | Andrey Mikhnevich | 28 | Belarus | BLR | 20.11 | 20.10 | |
| 5 | Petr Stehlík | 27 | Czech Republic | CZE | 20.06 | foul | |
| 6 | Rutger Smith | 23 | Netherlands | NED | 19.69 | 19.02 | |
| 7 | Gheorghe Guşet | 36 | Romania | ROU | 19.68 | 19.42 | |
| 8 | Ivan Yushkov | 23 | Russia | RUS | 19.67 | 19.15 | |
| 9 | Reese Hoffa | 26 | United States | USA | 19.40 | 18.88 | |
| 10 | Pavel Chumachenko | 33 | Russia | RUS | 19.38 | 19.17 | |
| 11 | Ion Emilianov | 27 | Moldova | MDA | 19.25 | 18.83 | |
| 12 | Taavi Peetre | 21 | Estonia | EST | 19.14 | 19.14 | |
| 13 | Antonín Žalský | 24 | Czech Republic | CZE | 19.09 | 18.93 | |
| 14 | Nedzad Mulabegović | 23 | Croatia | CRO | 19.07 | foul | |
| 15 | Detlef Bock | 29 | Germany | GER | 18.89 | 18.40 | |
| 16 | Roman Virastiuk | 36 | Ukraine | UKR | 18.52 | 18.12 | |
| 17 | Galin Kostadinov | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | 17.75 | 17.75 | |
| AC | Marco Antonio Verni | 28 | Chile | CHI | NM | foul | NM |
| AC | Bahadur Singh | 31 | India | IND | NM | foul | NM |
| AC [3] | Yuriy Bilonoh | 30 | Ukraine | UKR | [20.61] | [20.61] | DQ (doping) |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joachim Olsen | 27 | Denmark | DEN | 20.78 | |
| 2 | John Godina | 32 | United States | USA | 20.53 | |
| 3 | Manuel Martínez | 29 | Spain | ESP | 20.37 | |
| 4 | Mikuláš Konopka | 25 | Slovakia | SVK | 20.32 | |
| 5 | Yury Belov | 23 | Belarus | BLR | 20.06 | |
| 6 | Miran Vodovnik | 26 | Slovenia | SLO | 20.04 | |
| 7 | Tepa Reinikainen | 28 | Finland | FIN | 19.74 | |
| 8 | Pavel Lyzhin | 23 | Belarus | BLR | 19.60 | |
| 9 | Tomasz Majewski | 22 | Poland | POL | 19.55 | |
| 10 | Ville Tiisanoja | 28 | Finland | FIN | 19.50 | |
| 11 | Brad Snyder | 28 | Canada | CAN | 19.46 | |
| 12 | Janus Robberts | 25 | South Africa | RSA | 19.41 | |
| 13 | Zsolt Biber | 28 | Hungary | HUN | 19.31 | |
| 14 | Peter Sack | 25 | Germany | GER | 19.09 | |
| 15 | Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi | 20 | Qatar | QAT | 19.04 | |
| 16 | Pavel Sofin | 22 | Russia | RUS | 19.02 | |
| 17 | Dragan Perić | 40 | Serbia and Montenegro | SCG | 18.91 | |
| 18 | Burger Lambrechts | 31 | South Africa | RSA | 18.67 | |
| 19 | Edis Elkasević | 21 | Croatia | CRO | 18.44 |