2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's shot put

As the competition was just getting started, defending champion Gong Lijiao put herself into the lead with the only 19 meter throw of the first round 19.07m. Chase Ealey dropped an 18.70m that held up in second until Danniel Thomas-Dodd almost got 19 with her 18.97m. In the second round, Gong improved to 19.42m and Thomas-Dodd also improved to 19.07, 2013 champion Christina Schwanitz took over third with an 18.87m. In the third round, Aliona Dubitskaya tickled the leaders with an 18.86m but that was going to be her best of the day. Re-ordered in the fourth round, Magdalyn Ewen moved into third with an 18.91m, then Gong tossed the winner 19.55 m (64 ft 1 ¹⁄₂ in). Ewen improved 2cm in the fifth round, but then Schwanitz stepped into the ring to let out 19.17m to jump into second place. In the final round, Thomas-Dodd reclaimed the silver with 19.47m.

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record	Perf.	Athlete	Nat.	Date	Location
World	22.63	Natalya Lisovskaya	URS	7 Jun 1987	Moscow, Russia
Championship	21.24	Natalya Lisovskaya	URS	5 Sep 1987	Rome, Italy
		Valerie Adams	NZL	29 Aug 2011	Daegu, South Korea
World leading	20.31	Gong Lijiao	CHN	29 Aug 2019	Zürich, Switzerland
African	18.43	Vivian Chukwuemeka	NGA	19 Apr 2003	Walnut, United States
Asian	21.76	Li Meisu	CHN	23 Apr 1988	Shijiazhuang, China
NACAC	20.96	Belsy Laza	CUB	2 May 1992	Mexico City, Mexico
European	22.63	Natalya Lisovskaya	URS	7 Jun 1987	Moscow, Russia
Oceanian	21.24	Valerie Adams	NZL	29 Aug 2011	Daegu, South Korea

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), is as follows:[3]