2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put explained

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Medalists

Gold
Silver
Bronze

Qualification

Qualification rule: qualification standard 18.45m or at least best 8 qualified

Pos	Athlete	Country	Mark	Q	Attempts
				1	2	3
1			19.72 AR	Q	19.72
2			18.97	Q	18.97
3			18.58	Q	X	18.58
4			18.55 SB	Q	18.55
			18.46	Q, doping	X	18.46
5			18.38	q	18.19	17.86	18.38
6			18.34 SB	q	18.20	X	18.34
7			18.32 SB	q	18.32	18.15	18.01
8			18.25		X	18.14	18.25
9			18.24		18.24	X	X
10			17.79		17.42	17.79	X
11			17.79		17.19	17.79	X
12			17.76		17.35	17.76	17.29
13			17.66		16.41	17.66	17.53
14			16.79		16.79	X	X
15			15.77		13.96	X	15.77
			DNS

Final

Pos	Athlete	Country	Mark	Attempts
				1	2	3	4	5	6
			20.19 AR	20.19	X	20.07	19.68	X	19.89
			19.74	19.67	19.60	19.74	X	X	X
			19.09 PB	18.25	18.28	18.62	X	X	19.09
			18.75 PB	18.48	18.43	18.75	X	18.59	18.02
4			18.68 PB	18.68	18.43	X	18.38	X	X
5			18.55	18.54	18.04	18.55	X	17.93	18.21
6			18.47 SB	18.09	17.56	17.49	18.27	18.47	X
7			17.75	17.07	17.13	17.75	X	X	X