2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

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Women's shot put
at the 2017 World Championships
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates8 August (qualification)
9 August (final)
Competitors30 from 21 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  2015
2019  
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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]

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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]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
World 22.63 Natalya Lisovskaya Flag of the Soviet Union.svg URS 7 Jun 1988 Moscow, Soviet Union
Championship 21.24 Natalya Lisovskaya Flag of the Soviet Union.svg URS 5 Sep 1987 Rome, Italy
21.24 Valerie Adams Flag of New Zealand.svg NZL 29 Aug 2011 Daegu, South Korea
World leading20.11 Gong Lijiao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN 28 Jul 2017 Böhmenkirch, Germany
African 18.43 Vivian Chukwuemeka Flag of Nigeria.svg NGR 19 Apr 2003 Walnut, California, United States
Asian 21.76 Li Meisu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN 23 Apr 1988 Shijiazhuang, China
NACAC 20.96 Belsy Laza Flag of Cuba.svg CUB 2 May 1992 Mexico City, Mexico
South American 19.30 Elisângela Adriano Flag of Brazil.svg BRA 14 Jul 2001 Tunja, Colombia
European 22.63 Natalya Lisovskaya Flag of the Soviet Union.svg URS 7 Jun 1988 Moscow, Soviet Union
Oceanian 21.24 Valerie Adams Flag of New Zealand.svg 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]

DateTimeRound
8 August20:40 Qualification
9 August20:25 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]

RankGroupNameNationalityRoundMarkNotes
123
1B Gong Lijiao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)18.9718.97 Q
2B Michelle Carter Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)18.9218.92 Q
3A Anita Márton Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)18.7618.76 Q
4A Raven Saunders Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)17.9418.6318.63 Q
5A Danniel Thomas-Dodd Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)x18.4218.42 Q
6A Bian Ka Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)17.82x18.1818.18 q, SB
7B Yuliya Leantsiuk Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)17.9218.0117.8218.01 q
8A Brittany Crew Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)17.4117.2618.0118.01 q
9A Melissa Boekelman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)17.5517.1917.8817.88 q
10A Gao Yang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)17.8217.87x17.87 q
11B Yaniuvis López Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)x17.8417.8417.84 q
12B Geisa Arcanjo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)17.6717.4817.7917.79 q
13B Sara Gambetta Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)17.4416.9717.7117.71
14A Aliona Dubitskaya Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)xx17.6817.68
15B Natalia Ducó Flag of Chile.svg  Chile  (CHI)17.3117.6617.2917.66
16B Paulina Guba Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)17.0117.1317.5217.52
17A Klaudia Kardasz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)16.2416.3417.5217.52
18B Daniella Bunch Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)16.7617.39x17.39
19B Dimitriana Surdu Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova  (MDA)17.2417.37x17.37
20B Fanny Roos Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)16.87x17.3117.31
21A Radoslava Mavrodieva Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)x16.99x16.99
22A Noora Salem Jasim Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)16.6816.9716.6116.97
23A Rachel Wallader Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)16.7316.8115.8316.81
24A Jessica Cérival Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)15.8016.5616.3216.56
25B Taryn Suttie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)16.47xx16.47
26A María Belén Toimil Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)16.2016.38x16.38
27B Sandra Lemos Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)16.33x16.3616.36
28B Úrsula Ruiz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)x16.20x16.20
29B Gleneve Grange Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)x15.96x15.96
30A Jessica Inchude Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau  (GBS)14.63x14.5214.63
A Auriole Dongmo Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon  (CMR) DNS

Final

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

RankNameNationalityRoundMarkNotes
123456
Gold medal icon.svg Gong Lijiao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)19.1619.3519.03x19.9419.8919.94
Silver medal icon.svg Anita Márton Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)18.5018.8918.6518.3318.5419.4919.49
Bronze medal icon.svg Michelle Carter Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)18.8218.8619.1419.03x18.9719.14
4 Danniel Thomas-Dodd Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)18.70x18.7618.5618.9118.7618.91
5 Gao Yang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)18.0318.0017.7918.2218.1118.2518.25
6 Brittany Crew Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)17.5218.2117.71xxx18.21
7 Yuliya Leantsiuk Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)17.84x18.12xx17.5118.12
8 Yaniuvis López Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)17.2817.9818.03x17.46x18.03
9 Geisa Arcanjo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)17.93x18.0318.03
10 Raven Saunders Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)x13.7517.8617.86
11 Melissa Boekelman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)17.6117.73x17.73
12 Bian Ka Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)17.60xx17.60

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.