2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

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

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
← 2013
2017 →

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

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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

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Entry standards[6]
17.75

Schedule

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

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

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

Qualification

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

Final

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

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

References

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  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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