Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put

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Women's shot put
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Date16 August 2008
Competitors35 from 22 nations
Winning distance20.56
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Valerie Vili Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Silver medal icon.svg Misleydis González Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Bronze medal icon.svg Gong Lijiao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
  2004
2012  

The women's shot put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. [1] The qualifying standards were 18.35 m (60 ft 2 in) (A standard) and 17.20 m (56 ft 5 in) (B standard). [2]

The event was won by Valerie Vili (née Adams) of New Zealand, with a best throw of 20.56 metres. [3]

In 2016 it was announced that a reanalysis of samples resulted in doping violations by Natallia Mikhnevich and Nadzeya Ostapchuk. They were disqualified from the competition and the silver and bronze medals were reallocated by the IAAF (now World Athletics). [4]

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

DateTimeRound
Saturday, 16 August 200809:10
21:10
Qualifications
Finals

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalya Lisovskaya  (URS)22.63 m Moscow, Soviet Union 7 June 1987
Olympic recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Ilona Slupianek  (GDR)22.41 m Moscow, Soviet Union 24 July 1980

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results

Qualifying round

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 18.40 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

RankGroupNameNationality123ResultNotes
1A Valerie Vili Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 19.7319.73Q
2B Gong Lijiao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 19.4619.46Q, PB
3A Li Meiju Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 19.1819.18Q, PB
DSQ [5] A Natallia Mikhnevich Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 19.1119.11Q
5A Christina Schwanitz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany x17.9719.0919.09Q
DSQ [6] B Nadzeya Ostapchuk Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 19.08 19.08Q
7A Misleydis González Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 18.4218.9118.91Q
8B Anna Omarova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 18.26x18.7418.74Q
9A Chiara Rosa Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 18.7418.74Q, SB
10B Li Ling Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 18.6018.60Q
11B Nadine Kleinert Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 18.5218.52Q
12A Jillian Camarena Flag of the United States.svg  United States 18.1518.3218.5118.51Q, SB
13B Michelle Carter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 18.4918.49Q
14A Mailín Vargas Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 18.4718.47Q
15A Olga Ivanova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 17.6918.2718.4618.46Q
16A Denise Hinrichs Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 18.3618.27x 18.36
17B Cleopatra Borel-Brown Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 17.9617.3217.5717.96
18A Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 17.4417.7717.7917.79
19B Assunta Legnante Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16.9317.76x17.76
20B Yumileidi Cumbá Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba x17.60x17.60
21A Anca Heltne Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 17.48x17.4017.48
22A Natalia Duco Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 17.24x17.4017.40
23A Kristin Heaston Flag of the United States.svg  United States x17.3417.3417.34
24B Vivian Chukwuemeka Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 17.1517.05x17.15
25B Irina Khudoroshkina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 16.4616.8416.7816.84
26A Irini Terzoglou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 16.0816.1416.5016.50
27B Ana Po'uhila Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 16.2116.4216.3516.42
28B Lin Chia-Ying Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 16.24x16.3216.32
29B Zhang Guirong Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore x16.2316.0816.23
30B Mariam Kevkhishvili Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia x15.99x15.99
31B Zara Northover Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 15.7315.8515.6415.85
32A Iolanta Ulyeva Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 15.49x15.0615.49
33A Lee Mi-Young Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 14.76x15.1015.10
A Irache Quintanal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain xxxNM
B Krystyna Zabawska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland xxxNM
AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place

Final

RankNameNationality123456ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Valerie Vili Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20.5620.4020.2620.0120.52-20.56AR
DSQ [5] Natallia Mikhnevich Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 19.1620.2819.8719.8219.9420.1020.28
DSQ [6] Nadzeya Ostapchuk Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus x18.6918.36x19.8619.3619.86
Silver medal icon.svg Misleydis González Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 19.30x19.0119.2319.50x19.50PB
Bronze medal icon.svg Gong Lijiao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 18.4518.7518.9018.9219.0419.2019.20
4 Anna Omarova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 19.0818.21xxx18.7619.08
5 Nadine Kleinert Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 18.3018.6819.0118.99x18.8119.01
6 Li Meiju Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 18.6818.9918.74x18.8519.0019.00
7 Olga Ivanova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 17.96x18.4418.44
8 Mailín Vargas Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 18.2817.8817.7418.28
9 Christina Schwanitz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany x17.9618.2718.27
10 Jillian Camarena Flag of the United States.svg  United States 18.0918.2417.4418.24
11 Chiara Rosa Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 18.2217.98x18.22
12 Li Ling Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 17.94x17.8117.94
13 Michelle Carter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16.9717.6517.7417.74
AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place

References

  1. "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  3. "Olympic Games 2008 - Results 08-16-2008 - Shot Put W Final". IAAF. 2008-08-15. Archived from the original on 2008-08-17. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  4. IAAF.org. The XXIX Olympic Games. Shot Put women.
  5. 1 2 "IOC sanctions seven athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London2012". International Olympic Committee. 25 Nov 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  6. 1 2 "Ostapchuk stripped of another Olympic medal". 13 January 2017.