2014 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put explained

Event:	Women's shot put
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The women's shot put at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 15 and 17 August.

Medalists

Gold	Christina Schwanitz
Silver	Anita Márton
Bronze	Yuliya Leantsiuk

Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 European Athletics Championships
World record		22.63 m	Moscow, Soviet Union	7 June 1987
European record		22.63 m	Moscow, Soviet Union	7 June 1987
Championship record		21.69 m	Budapest, Hungary	20 August 1998
World Leading		20.46 m	Wellington, New Zealand	29 March 2014
European Leading		20.22 m	Halle, Germany	17 May 2014

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
15 August 2014	10:04	Qualification
17 August 2014	15:00	Final

Results

Qualification

17.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.^[1]

Rank	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Mark	Note
1			19.35			19.35	Q
2			18.32			18.32	Q
3			17.39	x	18.07	18.07	Q
4			17.63			17.63	Q
5			17.55			17.55	Q
6			17.09	17.28	17.36	17.36	q
7			17.35	x	–	17.35	q
8			17.32	16.84	17.11	17.32	q
9			17.18	16.77	16.96	17.18	q
10			16.88	x	17.17	17.17	q
11			16.23	16.49	16.76	16.76	q
12			16.39	16.37	16.66	16.66	q
13			16.27	x	x	16.27
14			15.79	15.70	15.75	15.79
15			15.46	x	15.66	15.66
16			x	14.98	x	14.98

Final

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
			18.87	19.90	19.66	19.79	19.66	x	19.90
			18.39	18.46	19.09	18.92	18.95	19.39	19.39	SB
			17.47	18.53	18.11	19.04	18.00	18.46	19.04	NR
			17.60	17.86	18.68	18.64	18.13	18.34	18.68
			17.59	18.10	17.65	17.48	x	–	18.10
			x	17.50	18.05	x	x	x	18.05
			x	x	17.71	x	17.95	17.93	17.95
			17.56	17.77	x	17.37	x	x	17.77
			17.65	x	17.65				17.65
10			x	17.09	17.23				17.23
11			x	17.08	x				17.08
12			16.75	16.98	x				16.98

Notes and References

1. Web site: Qualification results . 2014-09-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140921145103/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATW051901_C73S.pdf . 2014-09-21 . dead .
2. Web site: Final results . 2014-09-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170318110047/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATW051101_C73S.pdf . 2017-03-18 . dead .