2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put explained

Event:	Women's shot put
Competition:	2017 World Championships
Venue:	Olympic Stadium
Dates:	8 August (qualification) 9 August (final)
Competitors:	30
Nations:	21
Win Label:	Winning distance
Gold:	Gong Lijiao
Goldnoc:	CHN
Silver:	Anita Márton
Silvernoc:	HUN
Bronze:	Michelle Carter
Bronzenoc:	USA
Prev:	2015
Next:	2019

The women's shot put at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on .^[1]

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]

Record		Athlete		Date	Location
World	22.63	Natalya Lisovskaya		7 Jun 1988	Moscow, Soviet Union
Championship	21.24	Natalya Lisovskaya		5 Sep 1987	Rome, Italy
	21.24	Valerie Adams	New Zealand		Daegu, South Korea
World leading	20.11	Gong Lijiao		28 Jul 2017	Böhmenkirch, Germany
African	18.43	Vivian Chukwuemeka		19 Apr 2003	Walnut, California, United States
Asian	21.76	Li Meisu	China	23 Apr 1988	Shijiazhuang, China
NACAC	20.96	Belsy Laza	Cuba	2 May 1992	Mexico City, Mexico
South American	19.30	Elisângela Adriano	Brazil	14 Jul 2001	Tunja, Colombia
European	22.63	Natalya Lisovskaya		7 Jun 1988	Moscow, Soviet Union
Oceanian	21.24	Valerie Adams	New Zealand	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]

Date	Time	Round
8 August	20:40	Qualification
9 August	20:25	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]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	Round			Mark	Notes
				1	2	3
1	B			18.97			18.97
2	B			18.92			18.92
3	A			18.76			18.76
4	A			17.94	18.63		18.63
5	A				18.42		18.42
6	A			17.82		18.18	18.18	,
7	B			17.92	18.01	17.82	18.01
8	A			17.41	17.26	18.01	18.01
9	A			17.55	17.19	17.88	17.88
10	A			17.82	17.87		17.87
11	B				17.84	17.84	17.84
12	B			17.67	17.48	17.79	17.79
13	B			17.44	16.97	17.71	17.71
14	A					17.68	17.68
15	B			17.31	17.66	17.29	17.66
16	B			17.01	17.13	17.52	17.52
17	A			16.24	16.34	17.52	17.52
18	B			16.76	17.39		17.39
19	B			17.24	17.37		17.37
20	B			16.87		17.31	17.31
21	A				16.99		16.99
22	A			16.68	16.97	16.61	16.97
23	A			16.73	16.81	15.83	16.81
24	A			15.80	16.56	16.32	16.56
25	B			16.47			16.47
26	A			16.20	16.38		16.38
27	B			16.33		16.36	16.36
28	B				16.20		16.20
29	B				15.96		15.96
30	A			14.63		14.52	14.63
	A

Final

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

Rank	Name	Nationality	Round						Mark	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
			19.16	19.35	19.03		19.94	19.89	19.94
			18.50	18.89	18.65	18.33	18.54	19.49	19.49
			18.82	18.86	19.14	19.03		18.97	19.14
			18.70		18.76	18.56	18.91	18.76	18.91
			18.03	18.00	17.79	18.22	18.11	18.25	18.25
			17.52	18.21	17.71				18.21
			17.84		18.12			17.51	18.12
			17.28	17.98	18.03		17.46		18.03
			17.93		18.03				18.03
10				13.75	17.86				17.86
11			17.61	17.73					17.73
12			17.60						17.60

Notes and References

1. https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-SP-W-q----.SL2.pdf Start list
2. Web site: Shot Put – Records . IAAF. 2 July 2017.
3. Web site: Records Set - Final. IAAF. 14 August 2017.
4. Web site: Qualification System and Entry Standards. IAAF. 9 August 2017.
5. Web site: Shot Put Women − Timetable. IAAF. 9 August 2017.
6. Web site: Shot Put Women − Qualification − Results. IAAF. 9 Aug 2017.
7. Web site: Shot Put Women − Qualification − Summary. IAAF. 9 Aug 2017.
8. Web site: Shot Put Women − Final − Results. IAAF. 9 Aug 2017.