2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put explained

The Women's shot put event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 4–5, 2011 with the final being held on March 5 at 14:20 local time.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
World record	22.50	Jablonec, Czechoslovakia	19 February 1977
European record	22.50	Jablonec, Czechoslovakia	19 February 1977
Championship record	21.46	San Sebastián, Spain	13 March 1977
World Leading	19.87	Albuquerque, United States	27 February 2011
European Leading	18.87	Leipzig, Germany	26 February 2011

Qualification: Qualification Performance 17.90 (Q) or at least 8 best performers advanced to the final. It was held at 15:50.^[2]

Rank	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	18.39			18.39	Q
2	17.54	18.11		18.11	Q
3	18.01			18.01	Q
4	17.97			17.97	Q
5	17.16	17.83	X	17.83	q
6	17.17	17.35	16.59	17.35	q
7	16.38	17.26	17.05	17.26	q
8	X	17.25	X	17.25	q
9	X	17.11	17.05	17.11
10	15.00	16.89	X	16.89
11	15.07	16.21	X	16.21
12	X	15.02	15.24	15.24

The final was held at 14:20.^[3]

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Note
	X	18.70	18.52	X	18.43	X	18.70	SB
	X	18.48	18.65	18.38	X	18.46	18.65
	18.09	17.95	17.86	17.47	17.57	17.89	18.09	PB
4	17.84	17.04	X	17.46	X	17.82	17.84
5	17.66	17.23	17.74	17.35	17.84	17.28	17.84
6	17.00	17.37	X	X	17.24	17.63	17.63	PB
7	17.45	17.54	X	X	X	X	17.54
8	16.87	16.48	16.41	17.17	16.84	16.48	17.17

Web site: Start list . 2011-03-04 . 2011-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716122135/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/paris/pdf/st3850061.pdf . dead .
Web site: Qualification Results . 2011-03-04 . 2012-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120729204459/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/paris/pdf/re3840061.pdf . dead .
Web site: Final Results . 2011-03-06 . 2012-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120729205657/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/paris/pdf/re3850040.pdf . dead .