2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

Women's shot put
at the 2017 World Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates8 August (qualification)
9 August (final)
Competitors30 from 21 nations
Medalists
gold medal Gong Lijiao   China
silver medal Anita Márton   Hungary
bronze medal Michelle Carter   United States
Video on YouTube
Official Video
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The women's shot put at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 8–9 August.[1]

Summary

The entire final was conducted in rainy conditions. Five throws in, Gong Lijiao took the early lead with a throw of 19.16 metres. Michelle Carter moved into second with 18.82 metres. Near the beginning of the second round, Anita Márton edged ahead with 18.89 metres, Gong improved to 19.35 metres, then Carter improved to 18.86 metres. In the third round, Carter improved to 19.14 metres to go back to second position. The leader board stayed that way until the fifth round when Gong improved to a winning 19.94 metres. In the final round, Márton threw 19.49 metres to take silver.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 22.63 Natalya Lisovskaya URS 7 Jun 1988 Moscow, Soviet Union
Championship 21.24 Natalya Lisovskaya URS 5 Sep 1987 Rome, Italy
21.24 Valerie Adams NZL 29 Aug 2011 Daegu, South Korea
World leading 20.11 Gong Lijiao CHN 28 Jul 2017 Böhmenkirch, Germany
African 18.43 Vivian Chukwuemeka NGR 19 Apr 2003 Walnut, California, United States
Asian 21.76 Li Meisu CHN 23 Apr 1988 Shijiazhuang, China
NACAC 20.96 Belsy Laza CUB 2 May 1992 Mexico City, Mexico
South American 19.30 Elisângela Adriano BRA 14 Jul 2001 Tunja, Colombia
European 22.63 Natalya Lisovskaya URS 7 Jun 1988 Moscow, Soviet Union
Oceanian 21.24 Valerie Adams NZL 29 Aug 2011 Daegu, South Korea

No records were set at the competition.[3]

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 17.75 metres.[4]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
8 August 20:40 Qualification
9 August 20:25 Final

Results

Qualification

The qualification round took place on 8 August, in two groups, both starting at 20:39. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 18.30 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final.[6] The overall results were as follows:[7]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3
1 B Gong Lijiao  China 18.97 18.97 Q
2 B Michelle Carter  United States 18.92 18.92 Q
3 A Anita Márton  Hungary 18.76 18.76 Q
4 A Raven Saunders  United States 17.94 18.63 18.63 Q
5 A Danniel Thomas-Dodd  Jamaica x 18.42 18.42 Q
6 A Bian Ka  China 17.82 x 18.18 18.18 q, SB
7 B Yuliya Leantsiuk  Belarus 17.92 18.01 17.82 18.01 q
8 A Brittany Crew  Canada 17.41 17.26 18.01 18.01 q
9 A Melissa Boekelman  Netherlands 17.55 17.19 17.88 17.88 q
10 A Gao Yang  China 17.82 17.87 x 17.87 q
11 B Yaniuvis López  Cuba x 17.84 17.84 17.84 q
12 B Geisa Arcanjo  Brazil 17.67 17.48 17.79 17.79 q
13 B Sara Gambetta  Germany 17.44 16.97 17.71 17.71
14 A Aliona Dubitskaya  Belarus x x 17.68 17.68
15 B Natalia Ducó  Chile 17.31 17.66 17.29 17.66
16 B Paulina Guba  Poland 17.01 17.13 17.52 17.52
17 A Klaudia Kardasz  Poland 16.24 16.34 17.52 17.52
18 B Daniella Bunch  United States 16.76 17.39 x 17.39
19 B Dimitriana Surdu  Moldova 17.24 17.37 x 17.37
20 B Fanny Roos  Sweden 16.87 x 17.31 17.31
21 A Radoslava Mavrodieva  Bulgaria x 16.99 x 16.99
22 A Noora Salem Jasim  Bahrain 16.68 16.97 16.61 16.97
23 A Rachel Wallader  Great Britain & N.I. 16.73 16.81 15.83 16.81
24 A Jessica Cérival  France 15.80 16.56 16.32 16.56
25 B Taryn Suttie  Canada 16.47 x x 16.47
26 A María Belén Toimil  Spain 16.20 16.38 x 16.38
27 B Sandra Lemos  Colombia 16.33 x 16.36 16.36
28 B Úrsula Ruiz  Spain x 16.20 x 16.20
29 B Gleneve Grange  Jamaica x 15.96 x 15.96
30 A Jessica Inchude  Guinea-Bissau 14.63 x 14.52 14.63
A Auriole Dongmo  Cameroon DNS

Final

The final took place on 9 August at 20:25. The overall results were as follows:[8]

Rank Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gong Lijiao  China 19.16 19.35 19.03 x 19.94 19.89 19.94
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anita Márton  Hungary 18.50 18.89 18.65 18.33 18.54 19.49 19.49
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Michelle Carter  United States 18.82 18.86 19.14 19.03 x 18.97 19.14
4 Danniel Thomas-Dodd  Jamaica 18.70 x 18.76 18.56 18.91 18.76 18.91
5 Gao Yang  China 18.03 18.00 17.79 18.22 18.11 18.25 18.25
6 Brittany Crew  Canada 17.52 18.21 17.71 x x x 18.21
7 Yuliya Leantsiuk  Belarus 17.84 x 18.12 x x 17.51 18.12
8 Yaniuvis López  Cuba 17.28 17.98 18.03 x 17.46 x 18.03
9 Geisa Arcanjo  Brazil 17.93 x 18.03 18.03
10 Raven Saunders  United States x 13.75 17.86 17.86
11 Melissa Boekelman  Netherlands 17.61 17.73 x 17.73
12 Bian Ka  China 17.60 x x 17.60

References

  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ "Shot Put – Records". IAAF. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Shot Put Women − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Shot Put Women − Qualification − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Shot Put Women − Qualification − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Shot Put Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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