Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put

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Women's shot put
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Date16 August 2008
Competitors35 from 22 nations
Winning distance20.56
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valerie Vili  New Zealand
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Natallia Mikhnevich  Belarus
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nadzeya Astapchuk  Belarus
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The women's shot put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.[1] The qualifying standards were 18.35 m (60 ft 2 in) (A standard) and 17.20 m (56 ft 5 in) (B standard).[2]

The event was won by Valerie Vili (née Adams) of New Zealand, with a best throw of 20.56 metres.[3]

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 16 August 2008 09:10
21:10		 Qualifications
Finals

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.63 m Moscow, Soviet Union 7 June 1987
Olympic record  Ilona Slupianek (GDR) 22.41 m Moscow, Soviet Union 24 July 1980

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results

Qualifying round

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 18.40 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank Group Name Nationality 1 2 3 Result Notes
1 A Valerie Vili  New Zealand 19.73 19.73 Q
2 B Gong Lijiao  China 19.46 19.46 Q, PB
3 A Li Meiju  China 19.18 19.18 Q, PB
4 A Natallia Mikhnevich  Belarus 19.11 19.11 Q
5 A Christina Schwanitz  Germany x 17.97 19.09 19.09 Q
6 B Nadzeya Ostapchuk  Belarus 19.08 19.08 Q
7 A Misleydis González  Cuba 18.42 18.91 18.91 Q
8 B Anna Omarova  Russia 18.26 x 18.74 18.74 Q
9 A Chiara Rosa  Italy 18.74 18.74 Q, SB
10 B Li Ling  China 18.60 18.60 Q
11 B Nadine Kleinert  Germany 18.52 18.52 Q
12 A Jillian Camarena  United States 18.15 18.32 18.51 18.51 Q, SB
13 B Michelle Carter  United States 18.49 18.49 Q
14 A Mailín Vargas  Cuba 18.47 18.47 Q
15 A Olga Ivanova  Russia 17.69 18.27 18.46 18.46 Q
16 A Denise Hinrichs  Germany 18.36 18.27 x 18.36
17 B Cleopatra Borel-Brown  Trinidad and Tobago 17.96 17.32 17.57 17.96
18 A Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya  Belarus 17.44 17.77 17.79 17.79
19 B Assunta Legnante  Italy 16.93 17.76 x 17.76
20 B Yumileidi Cumbá  Cuba x 17.60 x 17.60
21 A Anca Heltne  Romania 17.48 x 17.40 17.48
22 A Natalia Duco  Chile 17.24 x 17.40 17.40
23 A Kristin Heaston  United States x 17.34 17.34 17.34
24 B Vivian Chukwuemeka  Nigeria 17.15 17.05 x 17.15
25 B Irina Khudoroshkina  Russia 16.46 16.84 16.78 16.84
26 A Irini Terzoglou  Greece 16.08 16.14 16.50 16.50
27 B Ana Po'uhila  Tonga 16.21 16.42 16.35 16.42
28 B Lin Chia-Ying  Chinese Taipei 16.24 x 16.32 16.32
29 B Zhang Guirong  Singapore x 16.23 16.08 16.23
30 B Mariam Kevkhishvili  Georgia x 15.99 x 15.99
31 B Zara Northover  Jamaica 15.73 15.85 15.64 15.85
32 A Iolanta Ulyeva  Kazakhstan 15.49 x 15.06 15.49
33 A Lee Mi-Young  South Korea 14.76 x 15.10 15.10
A Irache Quintanal  Spain x x x NM
B Krystyna Zabawska  Poland x x x NM
AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place

Final

Rank Name Nationality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valerie Vili  New Zealand 20.56 20.40 20.26 20.01 20.52 - 20.56 AR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Natallia Mikhnevich  Belarus 19.16 20.28 19.87 19.82 19.94 20.10 20.28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nadzeya Ostapchuk  Belarus x 18.69 18.36 x 19.86 19.36 19.86
4 Misleydis González  Cuba 19.30 x 19.01 19.23 19.50 x 19.50 PB
5 Gong Lijiao  China 18.45 18.75 18.90 18.92 19.04 19.20 19.20
6 Anna Omarova  Russia 19.08 18.21 x x x 18.76 19.08
7 Nadine Kleinert  Germany 18.30 18.68 19.01 18.99 x 18.81 19.01
8 Li Meiju  China 18.68 18.99 18.74 x 18.85 19.00 19.00
9 Olga Ivanova  Russia 17.96 x 18.44 18.44
10 Mailín Vargas  Cuba 18.28 17.88 17.74 18.28
11 Christina Schwanitz  Germany x 17.96 18.27 18.27
12 Jillian Camarena  United States 18.09 18.24 17.44 18.24
13 Chiara Rosa  Italy 18.22 17.98 x 18.22
14 Li Ling  China 17.94 x 17.81 17.94
15 Michelle Carter  United States 16.97 17.65 17.74 17.74
AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place

References

  1. ^ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Olympic Games 2008 - Results 08-16-2008 - Shot Put W Final". IAAF. 2008-08-15. Archived from the original on 17 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)


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