Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's shot put

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 2002 Commonwealth Games

Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the City of Manchester Stadium from the 26–30 July 2002. The route for the marathon event crossed Manchester city centre and finished in the stadium. The race walk events began alongside the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays...

was held on 27–28 July.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Justin Anlezark Justin Anlezark Justin Anlezark is a male shot putter from Australia. His personal best throw is 20.96 metres, achieved in April 2003 in Brisbane....	Valerie Adams	Veronica Abrahamse

Qualification

Qualification: 16.50 m (Q) or at least 12 best (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
1	A	Valerie Adams	17.63			17.63	Q, NR New Zealand records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in New Zealand maintained by New Zealand's national athletics federation: Athletics New Zealand ....
2	B	Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka is a Nigerian shot putter and two-time Olympian. She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and has won three consecutive titles at the All-Africa Games from 1999 to 2007. She was the African Champion in the event in 2002, 2006 and 2008...	17.13			17.13	Q
3	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:...	16.14	16.04	16.90	16.90	Q, NR Trinidad and Tobago records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Trinidad and Tobago maintained by Trinidad and Tobago's national athletics federation: National Association of Athletic Administration of Trinidad and Tobago .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:...
4	B	Veronica Abrahamse	15.44	15.14	16.48	16.48	q
5	A	Myrtle Augee Myrtle Augee Myrtle Sharon Mary Augee is a retired English shot putter. Her personal best put was 19.03 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Cardiff. This places her second on the British outdoor list, behind Judy Oakes. She was also a World Champion in powerlifting.-Achievements:-References:*...	15.93	15.74	16.32	16.32	q
6	B	Joanne Duncan Joanne Duncan Joanne Sharon Angela Duncan is an English shot putter.Her personal best put is 17.13 metres, achieved in August 2006 in Crawley. This places her seventh on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Judy Oakes, Myrtle Augee, Meg Ritchie, Venissa Head, Angela Littlewood and Yvonne...	15.53	16.00	15.66	16.00	q
7	A	Julie Dunkley	15.59	15.72	15.80	15.80	q
8	B	Michelle Haage	15.42	15.27	x	15.42	q
9	B	Ana Po'Uhila	15.04	14.91	15.25	15.25	q, SB
10	B	Candice Scott Candice Scott Candice Henrietta Scott is a track and field athlete who is a hammer throw specialist from Trinidad and Tobago.Her personal best throw is 71.45 metres, achieved in May 2005 in Marietta, Georgia....	14.88	15.05	15.18	15.18	q
11	A	Tina Akowe	15.03	14.43	14.74	15.03	q
12	B	Eleni Teloni Eleni Teloni Eleni Teloni is a retired female hammer thrower from Cyprus. She set her personal best throw on July 24, 2003 at a meet in Athens, Greece.-Achievements:-References:*...	14.58	14.61	14.81	14.81	q
13	B	Mellisa Gibbons	14.76	14.65	14.15	14.76
14	A	Olympia Menelaou	x	14.34	14.38	14.38
15	A	Eva Massey	x	13.81	14.27	14.27
16	A	Zeenat Parveen	11.70	11.70	11.92	11.92

Final

Rank	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result
	Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka is a Nigerian shot putter and two-time Olympian. She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and has won three consecutive titles at the All-Africa Games from 1999 to 2007. She was the African Champion in the event in 2002, 2006 and 2008...	17.09	17.53	17.09	x	17.48	x	17.53
	Valerie Adams	16.87	x	17.45	17.23	17.16	17.13	17.45
	Veronica Abrahamse	15.32	16.77	16.58	16.37	16.19	16.19	16.77
	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:...	16.20	x	15.34	x	16.27	x	16.27
	Myrtle Augee Myrtle Augee Myrtle Sharon Mary Augee is a retired English shot putter. Her personal best put was 19.03 metres, achieved in June 1990 in Cardiff. This places her second on the British outdoor list, behind Judy Oakes. She was also a World Champion in powerlifting.-Achievements:-References:*...	15.49	16.05	x	x	15.18	15.64	16.05
	Joanne Duncan Joanne Duncan Joanne Sharon Angela Duncan is an English shot putter.Her personal best put is 17.13 metres, achieved in August 2006 in Crawley. This places her seventh on the British outdoor all-time list, behind Judy Oakes, Myrtle Augee, Meg Ritchie, Venissa Head, Angela Littlewood and Yvonne...	14.44	15.70	15.34	15.84	15.76	15.99	15.99
	Julie Dunkley	15.26	x	15.62	15.81	x	x	15.81
	Candice Scott Candice Scott Candice Henrietta Scott is a track and field athlete who is a hammer throw specialist from Trinidad and Tobago.Her personal best throw is 71.45 metres, achieved in May 2005 in Marietta, Georgia....	15.33	15.14	x	14.90	x	15.10	15.33
	Tina Akowe	15.23	14.52	x				15.23
10	Ana Po'Uhila	14.99	15.09	14.61				15.09
11	Michelle Haage	x	14.83	x				14.83
12	Eleni Teloni Eleni Teloni Eleni Teloni is a retired female hammer thrower from Cyprus. She set her personal best throw on July 24, 2003 at a meet in Athens, Greece.-Achievements:-References:*...	13.88	13.60	13.67				13.88

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