Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put explained

Event:Women's shot put
Games:2012 Summer
Venue:Olympic Stadium
Date:6 August
Competitors:32
Nations:21
Prev:2008
Next:2016
Gold:Valerie Adams
Goldnoc:NZL
Silver:Gong Lijiao[1]
Silvernoc:CHN
Bronze:Li Ling
Bronzenoc:CHN
Win Label:Winning distance
Win Value:20.70 (originally 21.36)

The women's shot put competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 6 August.[2]

Summary

Each athlete received three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieved the qualifying distance progressed to the final. If less than twelve athletes would achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes would reach the final. Each finalist was allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.[3]

In the finals, Valerie Adams, the defending champion, took the lead in the first throw, but Nadzeya Ostapchuk, who was third in the 2008 Olympic competition, overtook the lead in the second throw and remained the leader until the end of the competition. Gong Lijiao remained third until the last throw, when she was overtaken by Yevgeniya Kolodko. The 2008 silver medalist, Natallia Mikhnevich, qualified for the final, but remained in last place.

On 13 August 2012, IOC announced that Nadzeya Ostapchuk had tested positive for metenolone both before and after winning the shot put event.[4] She was formally expelled from the games and her victory and medal removed from the records. The gold medal was then awarded to Valerie Adams, the silver to Yevgeniya Kolodko, and the bronze to Gong Lijiao.[5]

On 20 August 2016, the IOC announced Yevgeniya Kolodko, the Russian silver medalist, failed anti-doping test and her silver medal was stripped. [6] Gong Lijiao ended up with the silver instead and a compatriot, Li Ling was upgraded to the bronze medal.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Records

, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record22.63 mMoscow, Soviet Union7 June 1987
Olympic record22.41 mMoscow, Soviet Union24 July 1980
2012 World leading21.58 mMinsk, Belarus18 July 2012

Results

Qualifying round

Qual. rule: qualification standard 18.90m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

Rank Group Name Nationality
  1. 1
  1. 2
  1. 3
Result Notes
1 A x 20.40 20.40 Q
2 A 18.86 19.23 19.23 Q
3 B 19.11 19.11 Q
4 B 18.87 18.96 18.96 Q
5 A 18.27 18.63 x 18.63 q
6 A 18.44 18.43 18.62 18.62 q
7 B 18.60 18.12 18.30 18.60 q
8 B x 18.47 18.33 18.47 q
9 B 18.45 18.23 18.17 18.45 q
10 A 18.26 18.36 18.34 18.36
11 B x 18.06 18.36 18.36
12 A 17.91 18.14 18.30 18.30
13 A 18.22 17.99 17.51 18.22
14 B 17.99 x x 17.99
15 B 17.68 17.87 17.69 17.87
16 A 17.78 x 17.73 17.78
17 B 17.21 17.72 17.29 17.72
18 B 17.68 17.61 17.35 17.68
19 A 17.17 17.55 17.42 17.55
20A 17.48 17.32 x 17.48
21 A 16.29 17.0417.48 17.48
22 A 17.47x x 17.47
23 B 16.74 17.43 x 17.43 NR
24 A 16.76 16.64 x 16.76
25 A 16.50 16.07 x 16.50
26 B 15.84 16.16 x 16.16
27 B 15.80 15.75 15.11 15.80
28 A 14.35 14.43 14.43
B x xx
A 20.76 20.76 DQ (Doping)
Q
B 19.31 19.31 DQ (Doping)
Q
B 18.55 18.59 18.76 18.76 DQ (Doping)[7]
q
Notes: Nadzeya Ostapchuk would originally qualify first, with the longest throw, and had taken part in the Final as such. Due to her doping violations, these results were annulled in August 2012. Yevgeniya Kolodko would originally qualify third, with the third longest throw, and had taken part in the Final as such. Due to her doping violations, these results were annulled in August 2016. Irina Tarasova originally qualified in seventh place; her results were annulled by the Athletics Integrity Unit in August 2022.

Final

[8]

Rank Name Nationality
  1. 1
  1. 2
  1. 3
  1. 4
  1. 5
  1. 6
Result Notes
20.61 X 20.70 X X 20.24 20.70
20.13 19.67 19.91 19.76 20.22 20.00 20.22
18.87 18.77 19.28 X 19.63 19.58 19.63
4 19.05 18.83 18.92 19.42 19.12 18.88 19.42
5 19.18 18.88 18.74 X 18.47 18.77 19.18
6 18.27 X 19.02 X X 17.19 19.02
7 18.80 18.70 18.62 18.80 NR
8 18.20 18.47 X 18.47
9 18.42 X 18.27 18.42
20.01 21.31 21.36 21.15 21.32 X 21.36 (Doping)
19.45 19.52 X X X 20.48 20.48 (Doping)
19.00 18.80 X 19.00 (Doping)
Notes: Nadzeya Ostapchuk, Yevgeniya Kolodko and Irina Tarasova originally placed first, third and ninth, respectively, but had these results annulled due to doping violations.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008-12 OLYMPIC DOPING RE-TEST – AN UPDATE-UPDATE . 26 Sep 2017. Bill. Mallon. 2017-10-16.
  2. Web site: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics . 2012-05-11 . 2012-09-05 . https://archive.today/20120905092430/http://www.london2012.com/athletics/about/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Women's shot put competition format. London 2012 Organising Committee. 13 June 2012. 14 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120614112713/http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/women-shot-put/competition-format/index.html. dead.
  4. Web site: Gold medallist Nadzeya Ostapchuk stripped after failing drug test. CNN. 13 August 2012.
  5. Web site: IOC withdraws gold medal from shot put athlete Nadzeya Ostapchuk. Olympic News. 13 August 2012.
  6. Web site: IOC sanctions Evgeniia Kolodko for failing anti-doping test at London 2012. Olympic News. 20 August 2016.
  7. Web site: The results of the athlete from July 4, 2012 to July 12, 2016 will be canceled.. Вице-чемпионку Европы 2012 года легкоатлетку Тарасову дисквалифицировали на два года . Ivan . Shitik. Sport-express.ru . 14 August 2022. 12 August 2022.
  8. Web site: Women's Shot Put. Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 6 August 2012. 4 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130404183812/http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/women-shot-put/phase=atw051100/index.html. dead.

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