2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put
| Women's shot put at the 2017 World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates |
8 August (qualification) 9 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's shot put at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 8–9 August.[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 | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | 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 |  |
29 Aug 2011 | 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 | |
23 Apr 1988 | Shijiazhuang, China |
| NACAC | 20.96 | Belsy Laza |  |
2 May 1992 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| South American | 19.30 | Elisângela Adriano |  |
14 Jul 2001 | Tunja, Colombia |
| European | 22.63 | Natalya Lisovskaya | |
7 Jun 1988 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Oceanian | 21.24 | Valerie Adams | |
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 | Gong Lijiao | | 18.97 | 18.97 | Q | ||
| 2 | B | Michelle Carter |  | 18.92 | 18.92 | Q | ||
| 3 | A | Anita Márton |  | 18.76 | 18.76 | Q | ||
| 4 | A | Raven Saunders | | 17.94 | 18.63 | 18.63 | Q | |
| 5 | A | Danniel Thomas-Dodd |  | x | 18.42 | 18.42 | Q | |
| 6 | A | Bian Ka | | 17.82 | x | 18.18 | 18.18 | q, SB |
| 7 | B | Yuliya Leantsiuk |  | 17.92 | 18.01 | 17.82 | 18.01 | q |
| 8 | A | Brittany Crew |  | 17.41 | 17.26 | 18.01 | 18.01 | q |
| 9 | A | Melissa Boekelman |  | 17.55 | 17.19 | 17.88 | 17.88 | q |
| 10 | A | Gao Yang | | 17.82 | 17.87 | x | 17.87 | q |
| 11 | B | Yaniuvis López | | x | 17.84 | 17.84 | 17.84 | q |
| 12 | B | Geisa Arcanjo | | 17.67 | 17.48 | 17.79 | 17.79 | q |
| 13 | B | Sara Gambetta |  | 17.44 | 16.97 | 17.71 | 17.71 | |
| 14 | A | Aliona Dubitskaya | | x | x | 17.68 | 17.68 | |
| 15 | B | Natalia Ducó |  | 17.31 | 17.66 | 17.29 | 17.66 | |
| 16 | B | Paulina Guba |  | 17.01 | 17.13 | 17.52 | 17.52 | |
| 17 | A | Klaudia Kardasz | | 16.24 | 16.34 | 17.52 | 17.52 | |
| 18 | B | Daniella Bunch | | 16.76 | 17.39 | x | 17.39 | |
| 19 | B | Dimitriana Surdu |  | 17.24 | 17.37 | x | 17.37 | |
| 20 | B | Fanny Roos |  | 16.87 | x | 17.31 | 17.31 | |
| 21 | A | Radoslava Mavrodieva |  | x | 16.99 | x | 16.99 | |
| 22 | A | Noora Salem Jasim |  | 16.68 | 16.97 | 16.61 | 16.97 | |
| 23 | A | Rachel Wallader |  | 16.73 | 16.81 | 15.83 | 16.81 | |
| 24 | A | Jessica Cérival |  | 15.80 | 16.56 | 16.32 | 16.56 | |
| 25 | B | Taryn Suttie | | 16.47 | x | x | 16.47 | |
| 26 | A | María Belén Toimil |  | 16.20 | 16.38 | x | 16.38 | |
| 27 | B | Sandra Lemos |  | 16.33 | x | 16.36 | 16.36 | |
| 28 | B | Úrsula Ruiz | | x | 16.20 | x | 16.20 | |
| 29 | B | Gleneve Grange | | x | 15.96 | x | 15.96 | |
| 30 | A | Jessica Inchude |  | 14.63 | x | 14.52 | 14.63 | |
| A | Auriole Dongmo |  | DNS | |||||
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 | |||||
 | Gong Lijiao | | 19.16 | 19.35 | 19.03 | x | 19.94 | 19.89 | 19.94 | |
 | Anita Márton | | 18.50 | 18.89 | 18.65 | 18.33 | 18.54 | 19.49 | 19.49 | |
 | Michelle Carter | | 18.82 | 18.86 | 19.14 | 19.03 | x | 18.97 | 19.14 | |
| 4 | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | | 18.70 | x | 18.76 | 18.56 | 18.91 | 18.76 | 18.91 | |
| 5 | Gao Yang | | 18.03 | 18.00 | 17.79 | 18.22 | 18.11 | 18.25 | 18.25 | |
| 6 | Brittany Crew | | 17.52 | 18.21 | 17.71 | x | x | x | 18.21 | |
| 7 | Yuliya Leantsiuk | | 17.84 | x | 18.12 | x | x | 17.51 | 18.12 | |
| 8 | Yaniuvis López | | 17.28 | 17.98 | 18.03 | x | 17.46 | x | 18.03 | |
| 9 | Geisa Arcanjo | | 17.93 | x | 18.03 | 18.03 | ||||
| 10 | Raven Saunders | | x | 13.75 | 17.86 | 17.86 | ||||
| 11 | Melissa Boekelman | | 17.61 | 17.73 | x | 17.73 | ||||
| 12 | Bian Ka | | 17.60 | x | x | 17.60 | ||||
References
- ↑ Start list
- ↑ "Shot Put – Records". IAAF. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ↑ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ↑ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ↑ "Shot Put Women − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ↑ "Shot Put Women − Qualification − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
- ↑ "Shot Put Women − Qualification − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
- ↑ "Shot Put Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 Aug 2017.
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