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The Women's shot put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

 event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

2011 World Championships in Athletics

The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....

 was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28 and 29.

There were two main contenders for the gold medal: New Zealander Valerie Vili

Valerie Vili

Valerie Kasanita Adams , ONZM is a shot putter from New Zealand. She is the reigning Olympic, world and Commonwealth champion...

 (who returned to using her maiden name of Adams following her 2010 divorce) and Nadzeya Astapchuk of Belarus. Adams, with four straight wins on the Diamond League circuit, entered the competition as the defending champion and reigning Olympic champion. Astapchuk was the only other woman to have thrown over 20.50 m that season and held the world leading mark of 20.94 m. Other in-form throwers included Americans Jillian Camarena-Williams

Jillian Camarena-Williams

Jillian Camarena-Williams is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put...

 and Michelle Carter

Michelle Carter (athlete)

Michelle Denee Carter is an American shot putter.She won the silver medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships and the gold medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships, and finished fifteenth at the 2008 Olympic Games.Her personal best throw is 18.85 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Eugene...

, and Chinese athletes Gong Lijiao

Gong Lijiao

Gong Lijiao is a Chinese shot putter.-Career:She finished seventh at the 2007 World Championships, her international debut...

 and Li Ling. The 2009

2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 16. Having set a world-leading and Oceanian record of 20.69 m in May, Valerie Vili was a strong favourite and defending champion...

 silver medallist Nadine Kleinert

Nadine Kleinert

', since 1999 married Schmitt is a German shot putter.Her personal best throw is 20.20 metres, achieved in August 2009 in Berlin.-Achievements:-References:...

 and 2008 Olympic runner-up Natallia Mikhnevich

Natallia Mikhnevich

Natallia Mikhnevich is a Belarusian shot putter.She finished third at the 2000 World Junior Championships, but first appeared on the international athletics scene at the 2004 Olympics, where she finished 5th. She repeated this position at the World Athletics Final later that year, and in 2005 she...

 were present, but neither had performed to a high standard that year.

Having already clearly won the final, Adams relaxed and let loose a put of 21.24 on her final throw. While it only elevated her to 22nd on the all time list, it was the best throw since Larisa Peleshenko

Larisa Peleshenko

Larisa Alexandrovna Peleshenko , née Agapova is a retired Russian shot putter best known for winning the Olympic silver medal in 2000. In her early career she won European Indoor silver medals, but in February 1995 she received a four-year drugs ban. Having originally won the 1995 World Indoor...

 in 2000. It was obviously the her personal best and annual world leader, it was also the New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 national record and Oceana area record. It also equalled the championship record from 1987. Previous world leader Nadzeya Astapchuk came through in the fifth round with a 20.05 put, to edge past Jillian Camarena-Williams

Jillian Camarena-Williams

Jillian Camarena-Williams is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put...

.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Valerie Adams '	Nadzeya Astapchuk '	Jillian Camarena-Williams Jillian Camarena-Williams Jillian Camarena-Williams is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put... '

Records

Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows.

World record		22.63	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....	7 June 1987
Championship record		21.24	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	5 September 1987
World leading		20.94	Zhukovsky Zhukovsky The surname Zhukovsky has been transliterated to English in multiple forms, and appears in different texts as Zhukovski, Zhukovskii, Zukovsky, and Zukowski, among others... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	3 July 2011
African record		18.35	Ijebu Ode Ijebu Ode Ijebu Ode is a Local Government Area and city located in south-western Nigeria, close to the A121 highway. The city is located 110 km by road north-east of Lagos; it is within 100 km of the Atlantic Ocean in the eastern part of Ogun State and possesses a warm tropical climate.With an... , Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...	17 April 2006
Asian record		21.76	Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang is the capital and largest city of North China's Hebei province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about south of Beijing... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...	23 April 1988
North, Central American and Caribbean record		20.96	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... , Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	2 May 1992
South American record		19.30	Tunja Tunja Tunja is a city and municipality located in the central part of Colombia, in the region of "Alto Chicomocha". As of the 2005 Census it had 152,419 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Department of Boyacá and part of the subregion of the Central Boyacá Province. It is approximately 145 km... , Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...	14 July 2001
European record		22.63	Moscow, Soviet Union	7 June 1987
Oceanian record		21.07	Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....	13 September 2009

Qualification standards

A standard	B standard
18.30	17.30

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 28, 2011	10:20	Qualification
August 29, 2011	20:40	Final

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 18.65 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
1	A	Valerie Adams		19.79			19.79	Q
2	B	Gong Lijiao Gong Lijiao Gong Lijiao is a Chinese shot putter.-Career:She finished seventh at the 2007 World Championships, her international debut...		19.21			19.21	Q
3	B	Christina Schwanitz Christina Schwanitz Christina Schwanitz is a German shot putter. Her personal best is 19.31 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Schönebeck. She has 19.68 m on the indoor track, achieved in February 2008 in Chemnitz.- Achievements :- References :...		19.20			19.20	Q, SB
4	B	Nadzeya Astapchuk		19.11			19.11	Q
5	A	Jillian Camarena-Williams Jillian Camarena-Williams Jillian Camarena-Williams is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put...		19.09			19.09	Q
6	B	Anna Omarova Anna Omarova Anna Omarova is an Russian shot putter.Her personal best throw is 19.69 metres, achieved in June 2007 in Munich.-Achievements:-References:...		17.86	18.01	19.03	19.03	Q
7	A	Cleopatra Borel-Brown Cleopatra Borel-Brown Cleopatra Borel-Brown is a female shot putter from Trinidad and Tobago. Her personal best throw is 19.03 metres, achieved in August 2010 at the London Grand Prix in London. She has 19.48 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 2004 in Blacksburg.-Achievements:-External links:...		18.20	18.41	18.95	18.95	Q
8	A	Anna Avdeyeva Anna Avdeyeva Anna Avdeyeva, also known as Anna Avdeeva, is a Russian shot putter. She was fifth at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and improved to fourth at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships...		18.32	18.33	18.92	18.92	Q
9	B	Yevgeniya Kolodko		18.58	18.90		18.90	Q
10	A	Natallia Mikhnevich Natallia Mikhnevich Natallia Mikhnevich is a Belarusian shot putter.She finished third at the 2000 World Junior Championships, but first appeared on the international athletics scene at the 2004 Olympics, where she finished 5th. She repeated this position at the World Athletics Final later that year, and in 2005 she...		18.88			18.88	Q
11	B	Michelle Carter Michelle Carter (athlete) Michelle Denee Carter is an American shot putter.She won the silver medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships and the gold medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships, and finished fifteenth at the 2008 Olympic Games.Her personal best throw is 18.85 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Eugene...		18.85			18.85	Q
12	A	Nadine Kleinert Nadine Kleinert ', since 1999 married Schmitt is a German shot putter.Her personal best throw is 20.20 metres, achieved in August 2009 in Berlin.-Achievements:-References:...		18.75			18.75	Q
13	A	Li Ling		18.67			18.67	Q
14	B	Chiara Rosa Chiara Rosa -Biography:Chiara Rosa is a female shot putter from Italy. Her personal best throw is 19.15 metres, achieved in June 2007 in Milan.-Carereer:...		17.69	18.27	18.28	18.28
15	B	Mailín Vargas Mailín Vargas Mailín Vargas is a Cuban shot putter. She finished tenth at the 2008 Olympic Games. She achieved a personal best throw of 19.00 metres in July 2008 in Alcalá de Henares. She improved this to 19.02 m in June 2009, winning the Barrientos Memorial in Cuba.-Achievements:-References:...			18.27		18.27
16	A	Misleydis González Misleydis González Misleydis González Tamayo is a female shot putter from Cuba. Her personal best throw is 19.50 metres, achieved in August 2008 in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-Achievements:-References:...		18.24	17.96	17.83	18.24
17	B	Liu Xiangrong		17.59	17.96	18.22	18.22
18	A	Julie Labonté		17.66	18.04		18.04
19	A	Josephine Terlecki Josephine Terlecki -Achievements:-References:...		17.85	17.72	17.20	17.85
20	B	Natalia Ducó Natalia Duco Natalia Ducó Soler is a Chilean shot putter.Ducó finished fourth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, twelfth at the 2006 World Junior Championships and won the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships...		17.42		17.42	17.42
21	A	Sarah Stevens-Walker		16.50		17.20	17.20
22	B	Anita Márton Anita Márton Anita Márton is a Hungarian shot putter.-Achievements:-References:...			16.33	17.04	17.04
23	B	Lee Mi-Young Lee Mi-Young (athlete) Lee Mi-Young is a female shot putter from South Korea.She finished fourth at the 2003 Asian Championships, sixth at the 2005 Asian Championships, fourth at the 2006 Asian Games and won the silver medal at the 2007 Asian Championships...		16.08	16.18	15.96	16.18
24	B	Simoné du Toit Simoné du Toit Simoné du Toit is a South African shot putter.Her personal best throw is 17.13 metres, achieved in October 2005 in Naboomspruit. In the discus throw she has 53.07 metres, achieved in February 2006 in Roodepoort.-Achievements:...		15.83			15.83
25	A	Radoslava Mavrodieva			15.76		15.76

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Valerie Adams		19.37		20.04	20.72		21.24	21.24	CR, AR, WL
	Nadzeya Astapchuk		19.58	19.34	19.87	19.87	20.05	19.60	20.05
	Jillian Camarena-Williams Jillian Camarena-Williams Jillian Camarena-Williams is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put...		19.63	18.53	19.24	20.02	18.80	19.44	20.02
	Gong Lijiao Gong Lijiao Gong Lijiao is a Chinese shot putter.-Career:She finished seventh at the 2007 World Championships, her international debut...		19.64			19.82	19.97		19.97
	Yevgeniya Kolodko		18.42	18.28	19.78			19.26	19.78	PB
	Li Ling		19.12	19.71	19.23	19.60	19.50	19.49	19.71
	Anna Avdeyeva Anna Avdeyeva Anna Avdeyeva, also known as Anna Avdeeva, is a Russian shot putter. She was fifth at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and improved to fourth at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships...		18.80	18.65	19.16	18.96	19.54	18.51	19.54	SB
	Nadine Kleinert Nadine Kleinert ', since 1999 married Schmitt is a German shot putter.Her personal best throw is 20.20 metres, achieved in August 2009 in Berlin.-Achievements:-References:...		19.26		18.83				19.26	SB
	Michelle Carter Michelle Carter (athlete) Michelle Denee Carter is an American shot putter.She won the silver medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships and the gold medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships, and finished fifteenth at the 2008 Olympic Games.Her personal best throw is 18.85 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Eugene...		18.76		18.13				18.76
10	Anna Omarova Anna Omarova Anna Omarova is an Russian shot putter.Her personal best throw is 19.69 metres, achieved in June 2007 in Munich.-Achievements:-References:...		18.67						18.67
11	Natallia Mikhnevich Natallia Mikhnevich Natallia Mikhnevich is a Belarusian shot putter.She finished third at the 2000 World Junior Championships, but first appeared on the international athletics scene at the 2004 Olympics, where she finished 5th. She repeated this position at the World Athletics Final later that year, and in 2005 she...		18.44		18.47				18.47
12	Christina Schwanitz Christina Schwanitz Christina Schwanitz is a German shot putter. Her personal best is 19.31 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Schönebeck. She has 19.68 m on the indoor track, achieved in February 2008 in Chemnitz.- Achievements :- References :...		17.96						17.96
13	Cleopatra Borel-Brown Cleopatra Borel-Brown Cleopatra Borel-Brown is a female shot putter from Trinidad and Tobago. Her personal best throw is 19.03 metres, achieved in August 2010 at the London Grand Prix in London. She has 19.48 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 2004 in Blacksburg.-Achievements:-External links:...			17.62	17.53				17.62

External links

• Shot put results at IAAF website