2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

Women's shot put
at the 2015 World Championships
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates22 August
Competitors24 from 17 nations
Winning distance20.37
Medalists
gold medal    Germany
silver medal    China
bronze medal    United States

The women's shot put at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22 August.[1][2]

The championship suffered a little with the failure of Valerie Adams to return to defend her 2013 title following surgery over the winter. In the run-up to these championships Adams suffered the end of her 57 event winning streak a month earlier.[3]

In the finals, home favorite Gong Lijiao assumed the early lead with a 20.30 first put. On the third throw, Christina Schwanitz made 20.37 to take the lead. Gong had no answer and the rest of the field was too far behind, led by Michelle Carter's 19.76. Anita Márton threw a fourth round 19.48m national record to take fourth.[4]

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[5]

World record  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.63 Moscow, Soviet Union 7 June 1987
Championship record  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 21.24 Rome, Italy 5 September 1987
 Valerie Adams (NZL) 21.24 Daegu, South Korea 29 August 2011
World leading  Christina Schwanitz (GER) 20.77 Beijing, China 20 May 2015
African record  Vivian Chukwuemeka (NGR) 18.43 Walnut, United States 19 April 2003
Asian record  Li Meisu (CHN) 21.76 Shijiazhuang, China 23 April 1988
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Belsy Laza (CUB) 20.96A Mexico City, Mexico 2 May 1992
South American record  Elisângela Adriano (BRA) 19.30A Tunja, Colombia 14 July 2001
European record  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.63 Moscow, Soviet Union 7 June 1987
Oceanian record  Valerie Adams (NZL) 21.24 Daegu, South Korea 29 August 2011

Qualification standards

Entry standards[6]
17.75

Schedule

Date Time Round
22 August 2015 10:10 Qualification
22 August 2015 20:05 Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

KEY: Q Qualified q 12 best performers NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 18.30 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.[7]

Rank Group Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Mark Notes
1 A Christina Schwanitz  Germany 19.39 19.39 Q
2 B Michelle Carter  United States 19.22 19.22 Q
3 B Gong Lijiao  China 19.11 19.11 Q
4 A Anita Márton  Hungary 17.40 18.85 18.85 Q
5 B Natallia Mikhnevich  Belarus 17.97 18.17 18.57 18.57 Q
6 A Cleopatra Borel  Trinidad and Tobago 17.01 18.55 18.55 Q
7 A Aliona Dubitskaya  Belarus 17.95 18.51 18.51 Q
8 B Natalia Ducó  Chile 17.84 18.29 x 18.29 q
9 A Gao Yang  China 17.97 18.18 18.21 18.21 q
10 B Jeneva Stevens  United States 17.81 17.77 18.05 18.05 q
11 B Yuliya Leantsiuk  Belarus 17.58 17.96 x 17.96 q
12 A Paulina Guba  Poland 17.46 17.55 17.73 17.73 q
13 A Tia Brooks  United States 17.71 x x 17.71
14 A Chiara Rosa  Italy x 17.54 x 17.54
15 A Geisa Arcanjo  Brazil 17.26 17.02 17.42 17.42
16 B Guo Tianqian  China 17.10 x 16.98 17.10
17 B Yaniuvis López  Cuba 16.85 17.10 16.94 17.10
18 B Leila Rajabi  Iran 17.04 x x 17.04
19 A Halyna Obleshchuk  Ukraine 16.97 16.74 16.12 16.97
20 A Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang  Cameroon 16.46 16.85 x 16.85 NR
21 B Ahymara Espinoza  Venezuela 16.53 16.76 x 16.76
22 A Danniel Thomas  Jamaica x 16.62 x 16.62
23 B Úrsula Ruiz  Spain 16.36 16.26 x 16.36
24 B Keely Medeiros  Brazil x 14.69 15.17 15.17

Final

The final was held at 20:05.[8]

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Christina Schwanitz  Germany 19.80 20.00 20.37 x 20.10 x 20.37
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gong Lijiao  China 20.30 20.05 20.25 x x 19.91 20.30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Michelle Carter  United States 19.45 19.76 18.57 18.85 19.48 19.71 19.76
4 Anita Márton  Hungary 18.02 18.23 18.06 19.48 18.89 19.11 19.48 NR
5 Gao Yang  China 18.15 18.09 17.84 19.04 x x 19.04 PB
6 Aliona Dubitskaya  Belarus 18.21 x 18.52 17.43 x x 18.52
7 Yuliya Leantsiuk  Belarus 17.38 18.25 17.67 17.85 x 17.85 18.25
8 Natallia Mikhnevich  Belarus 17.05 18.09 17.75 18.11 17.79 18.24 18.24
9 Natalia Ducó  Chile 17.94 17.95 17.98 17.98
10 Jeneva Stevens  United States 16.79 17.44 17.84 17.84
11 Paulina Guba  Poland 17.04 17.52 17.11 17.52
12 Cleopatra Borel  Trinidad and Tobago 17.43 x 16.85 17.43

References

  1. ^ "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ Adams won’t defend world shot put title in Beijing
  4. ^ "REPORT: WOMEN'S SHOT PUT FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Records & Lists – Shot Put". IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  6. ^ IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
  7. ^ Qualification results
  8. ^ Final results

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