2002 in shot put
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2002 in both the men's and the women's shot put. One of the main event during this season were the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, where the final of the men's competition was held on Tuesday August 6, 2002. The women had their final four days later, on Saturday August 10, 2002.
Men
[edit]Records
[edit]| Standing records prior to the 2002 season in track and field | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Randy Barnes (USA) |
23.12 m | May 20, 1990 | Los Angeles, United States
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2002 World Year Ranking
[edit]| Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22.51 m | Adam Nelson (USA) |
Portland, United States | 2002-05-18 | |
| 2 | 22.19 m | Kevin Toth (USA) |
Eugene, United States | 2002-05-26 | |
| 3 | 21.91 m | John Godina (USA) |
Eugene, United States | 2002-05-26 | |
| 4 | 21.60 m |  Janus Robberts (RSA) |
Baton Rouge, United States | 2002-06-01 | |
| 5 | 21.57 m |  Joachim Olsen (DEN) |
Baton Rouge, United States | 2002-06-01 | |
| 6 | 21.47 m |  Manuel Martínez (ESP) |
Salamanca, Spain | 2002-07-10 | |
| 7 | 21.45 m | Christian Cantwell (USA) |
Iowa City, United States | 2002-05-04 | |
| 8 | 21.37 m |  Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR) |
Munich, Germany | 2002-08-06 | |
| 9 | 21.11 m |  Arsi Harju (FIN) |
Lapinlahti, Finland | 2002-07-14 | |
| 10 | 21.09 m | Ville Tiisanoja (FIN) |
Kuortane, Finland | 2002-07-28 | |
| 11 | 21.00 m | Jamie Beyer (USA) |
Palo Alto, United States | 2002-06-22 | |
| 12 | 20.91 m |  Justin Anlezark (AUS) |
Manchester, Great Britain | 2002-07-31 | |
| 13 | 20.86 m |  Paolo Dal Soglio (ITA) |
Riese Pio, Italy | 2002-09-22 | |
| 14 | 20.85 m |  Ralf Bartels (GER) |
Gotha, Germany | 2002-06-09 | |
| 15 | 20.82 m |  Milan Haborák (SVK) |
Thum, Germany | 2002-05-19 | |
| 16 | 20.80 m | Tepa Reinikainen (FIN) |
Kuortane, Finland | 2002-07-28 | |
| 17 | 20.73 m |  Jimmy Nordin (SWE) |
Ludvika, Sweden | 2002-06-27 | |
| 18 | 20.72 m |  Carl Myerscough (GBR) |
Lincoln, United States | 2002-05-04 | |
| 19 | 20.56 m |  Szilárd Kiss (HUN) |
Debrecen, Hungary | 2002-07-26 | |
| 20 | 20.51 m | Tonyo Sylvester (USA) |
Palo Alto, United States | 2002-06-22 | |
| 21 | 20.50 m | Conny Karlsson (FIN) |
Espoo, Finland | 2002-05-30 | |
| 22 | 20.47 m | Detlef Bock (GER) |
Gotha, Germany | 2002-06-09 | |
| Reese Hoffa (USA) |
Palo Alto, United States | 2002-06-22 | |||
| 24 | 20.39 m |  Rutger Smith (NED) |
Hengelo, Netherlands | 2002-06-02 | |
| 25 | 20.28 m |  Petr Stehlík (CZE) |
Patras, Greece | 2002-07-14 |
Women
[edit]Records
[edit]| Standing records prior to the 2002 season in track and field | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) |
22.63 m | June 7, 1987 | Moscow, Soviet Union
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2002 World Year Ranking
[edit]| Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20.64 m |  Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) |
Munich, Germany | 10/08/2002 | |
| 2 | 20.53 m | Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) |
Tula, Russia | 02/06/2002 | |
| 3 | 20.07 m | Vita Pavlysh (UKR) |
Dortmund, Germany | 08/06/2002 | |
| 4 | 19.86 m | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) |
Neuwied-Engers, Germany | 17/05/2002 | |
| 5 | 19.40 m |  Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR) |
Milan, Italy | 05/06/2002 | |
| 6 | 19.39 m |  Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) |
Salamanca, Spain | 10/07/2002 | |
| 7 | 19.24 m | Nadine Kleinert (GER) |
Neuwied-Engers, Germany | 17/05/2002 | |
| 8 | 19.20 m | Olga Ryabinkina (RUS) |
Tula, Russia | 09/06/2002 | |
| Teri Steer (USA) |
Palo Alto, United States | 21/06/2002 | |||
| 10 | 18.95 m |  Li Meiju (CHN) |
Benxi, PR China | 09/06/2002 | |
| 11 | 18.92 m | Irina Khudoroshkina (RUS) |
Moscow, Russia | 28/06/2002 | |
| 12 | 18.73 m |  Elena Hila (ROM) |
Snagov, Romania | 18/05/2002 | |
 Krystyna Zabawska (POL) |
Sopot, Poland | 13/07/2002 | |||
| 14 | 18.67 m | Du Xianhui (CHN) |
Singapore | 17/03/2002 | |
| 15 | 18.62 m | Song Feina (CHN) |
Benxi, PR China | 09/06/2002 | |
| 16 | 18.51 m | Seilala Sua (USA) |
Palo Alto, United States | 21/06/2002 | |
| 17 | 18.50 m |  Lee Myung-Sun (KOR) |
Busan, South Korea | 09/10/2002 | |
| 18 | 18.47 m | Lieja Tunks (NED) |
Rome, Italy | 12/07/2002 | |
| 19 | 18.46 m |  Elisângela Adriano (BRA) |
São Caetano do Sul, Brazil | 24/08/2002 | |
| 20 | 18.40 m |  Valerie Vili (NZL) |
Madrid, Spain | 21/09/2002 | |
| 21 | 18.39 m | Li Fengfeng (CHN) |
Tiantai, PR China | 27/10/2002 | |
| 22 | 18.38 m | Zhang Xiaoyu (CHN) |
Baoding, PR China | 09/09/2002 | |
| 23 | 18.37 m | Cheng Xiaoyan (CHN) |
Shanghai, PR China | 18/05/2002 | |
| 24 | 18.34 m |  Valentina Fedyushina (AUT) |
Lisboa, Portugal | 03/07/2002 | |
| 25 | 18.31 m | Katarzyna Zakowicz (POL) |
Dortmund, Germany | 08/06/2002 |
References
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