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2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

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Women's shot put
at the 2017 World Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates8 August (qualification)
9 August (final)
Competitors30 from 21 nations
Medalists
gold medal Gong Lijiao   China
silver medal Anita Márton   Hungary
bronze medal Michelle Carter   United States
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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

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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

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 22.63 Natalya Lisovskaya  URS 7 Jun 1988 Moscow, Soviet Union
Championship 21.24 Natalya Lisovskaya  URS 5 Sep 1987 Rome, Italy
21.24 Valerie Adams  NZL 29 Aug 2011 Daegu, South Korea
World leading 20.11 Gong Lijiao  CHN 28 Jul 2017 Böhmenkirch, Germany
African 18.43 Vivian Chukwuemeka  NGR 19 Apr 2003 Walnut, California, 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
South American 19.30 Elisângela Adriano  BRA 14 Jul 2001 Tunja, Colombia
European 22.63 Natalya Lisovskaya  URS 7 Jun 1988 Moscow, Soviet Union
Oceanian 21.24 Valerie Adams  NZL 29 Aug 2011 Daegu, South Korea

No records were set at the competition.[3]

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 17.75 metres.[4]

Schedule

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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

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Qualification

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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  China (CHN) 18.97 18.97 Q
2 B Michelle Carter  United States (USA) 18.92 18.92 Q
3 A Anita Márton  Hungary (HUN) 18.76 18.76 Q
4 A Raven Saunders  United States (USA) 17.94 18.63 18.63 Q
5 A Danniel Thomas-Dodd  Jamaica (JAM) x 18.42 18.42 Q
6 A Bian Ka  China (CHN) 17.82 x 18.18 18.18 q, SB
7 B Yuliya Leantsiuk  Belarus (BLR) 17.92 18.01 17.82 18.01 q
8 A Brittany Crew  Canada (CAN) 17.41 17.26 18.01 18.01 q
9 A Melissa Boekelman  Netherlands (NED) 17.55 17.19 17.88 17.88 q
10 A Gao Yang  China (CHN) 17.82 17.87 x 17.87 q
11 B Yaniuvis López  Cuba (CUB) x 17.84 17.84 17.84 q
12 B Geisa Arcanjo  Brazil (BRA) 17.67 17.48 17.79 17.79 q
13 B Sara Gambetta  Germany (GER) 17.44 16.97 17.71 17.71
14 A Aliona Dubitskaya  Belarus (BLR) x x 17.68 17.68
15 B Natalia Ducó  Chile (CHI) 17.31 17.66 17.29 17.66
16 B Paulina Guba  Poland (POL) 17.01 17.13 17.52 17.52
17 A Klaudia Kardasz  Poland (POL) 16.24 16.34 17.52 17.52
18 B Daniella Bunch  United States (USA) 16.76 17.39 x 17.39
19 B Dimitriana Surdu  Moldova (MDA) 17.24 17.37 x 17.37
20 B Fanny Roos  Sweden (SWE) 16.87 x 17.31 17.31
21 A Radoslava Mavrodieva  Bulgaria (BUL) x 16.99 x 16.99
22 A Noora Salem Jasim  Bahrain (BHR) 16.68 16.97 16.61 16.97
23 A Rachel Wallader  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 16.73 16.81 15.83 16.81
24 A Jessica Cérival  France (FRA) 15.80 16.56 16.32 16.56
25 B Taryn Suttie  Canada (CAN) 16.47 x x 16.47
26 A María Belén Toimil  Spain (ESP) 16.20 16.38 x 16.38
27 B Sandra Lemos  Colombia (COL) 16.33 x 16.36 16.36
28 B Úrsula Ruiz  Spain (ESP) x 16.20 x 16.20
29 B Gleneve Grange  Jamaica (JAM) x 15.96 x 15.96
30 A Jessica Inchude  Guinea-Bissau (GBS) 14.63 x 14.52 14.63
A Auriole Dongmo  Cameroon (CMR) DNS

Final

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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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gong Lijiao  China (CHN) 19.16 19.35 19.03 x 19.94 19.89 19.94
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anita Márton  Hungary (HUN) 18.50 18.89 18.65 18.33 18.54 19.49 19.49
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Michelle Carter  United States (USA) 18.82 18.86 19.14 19.03 x 18.97 19.14
4 Danniel Thomas-Dodd  Jamaica (JAM) 18.70 x 18.76 18.56 18.91 18.76 18.91
5 Gao Yang  China (CHN) 18.03 18.00 17.79 18.22 18.11 18.25 18.25
6 Brittany Crew  Canada (CAN) 17.52 18.21 17.71 x x x 18.21
7 Yuliya Leantsiuk  Belarus (BLR) 17.84 x 18.12 x x 17.51 18.12
8 Yaniuvis López  Cuba (CUB) 17.28 17.98 18.03 x 17.46 x 18.03
9 Geisa Arcanjo  Brazil (BRA) 17.93 x 18.03 18.03
10 Raven Saunders  United States (USA) x 13.75 17.86 17.86
11 Melissa Boekelman  Netherlands (NED) 17.61 17.73 x 17.73
12 Bian Ka  China (CHN) 17.60 x x 17.60

References

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  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ "Shot Put – Records". IAAF. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Shot Put Women − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Shot Put Women − Qualification − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Shot Put Women − Qualification − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Shot Put Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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