The women's shot put at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22 August.[1][2]
The championship suffered a little with the failure of Valerie Adams to return to defend her 2013 title following surgery over the winter. In the run-up to these championships Adams suffered the end of her 57 event winning streak a month earlier.[3]
In the finals, home favorite Gong Lijiao assumed the early lead with a 20.30 first put. On the third throw, Christina Schwanitz made 20.37 to take the lead. Gong had no answer and the rest of the field was too far behind, led by Michelle Carter's 19.76. Anita Márton threw a fourth round 19.48m national record to take fourth.[4]
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[5]
| World record |  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)
|
22.63 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 7 June 1987 |
| Championship record | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)
|
21.24 | Rome, Italy | 5 September 1987 |
 Valerie Adams (NZL)
|
21.24 | Daegu, South Korea | 29 August 2011 | |
| World leading |  Christina Schwanitz (GER)
|
20.77 | Beijing, China | 20 May 2015 |
| African record |  Vivian Chukwuemeka (NGR)
|
18.43 | Walnut, United States | 19 April 2003 |
| Asian record |  Li Meisu (CHN)
|
21.76 | Shijiazhuang, China | 23 April 1988 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record |  Belsy Laza (CUB)
|
20.96A | Mexico City, Mexico | 2 May 1992 |
| South American record |  Elisângela Adriano (BRA)
|
19.30A | Tunja, Colombia | 14 July 2001 |
| European record | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)
|
22.63 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 7 June 1987 |
| Oceanian record | Valerie Adams (NZL)
|
21.24 | Daegu, South Korea | 29 August 2011 |
Qualification standards
| Entry standards[6] |
|---|
| 17.75 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2015 | 10:10 | Qualification |
| 22 August 2015 | 20:05 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+8)
Results
| KEY: | Q | Qualified | q | 12 best performers | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 18.30 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.[7]
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Mark | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Christina Schwanitz |  Germany (GER) |
19.39 | 19.39 | Q | ||
| 2 | B | Michelle Carter |  United States (USA) |
19.22 | 19.22 | Q | ||
| 3 | B | Gong Lijiao |  China (CHN) |
19.11 | 19.11 | Q | ||
| 4 | A | Anita Márton |  Hungary (HUN) |
17.40 | 18.85 | 18.85 | Q | |
| 5 | B | Natallia Mikhnevich |  Belarus (BLR) |
17.97 | 18.17 | 18.57 | 18.57 | Q |
| 6 | A | Cleopatra Borel |  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) |
17.01 | 18.55 | 18.55 | Q | |
| 7 | A | Aliona Dubitskaya | Belarus (BLR) |
17.95 | 18.51 | 18.51 | Q | |
| 8 | B | Natalia Ducó |  Chile (CHI) |
17.84 | 18.29 | x | 18.29 | q |
| 9 | A | Gao Yang | China (CHN) |
17.97 | 18.18 | 18.21 | 18.21 | q |
| 10 | B | Jeneva Stevens | United States (USA) |
17.81 | 17.77 | 18.05 | 18.05 | q |
| 11 | B | Yuliya Leantsiuk | Belarus (BLR) |
17.58 | 17.96 | x | 17.96 | q |
| 12 | A | Paulina Guba |  Poland (POL) |
17.46 | 17.55 | 17.73 | 17.73 | q |
| 13 | A | Tia Brooks | United States (USA) |
17.71 | x | x | 17.71 | |
| 14 | A | Chiara Rosa |  Italy (ITA) |
x | 17.54 | x | 17.54 | |
| 15 | A | Geisa Arcanjo | Brazil (BRA) |
17.26 | 17.02 | 17.42 | 17.42 | |
| 16 | B | Guo Tianqian | China (CHN) |
17.10 | x | 16.98 | 17.10 | |
| 17 | B | Yaniuvis López |  Cuba (CUB) |
16.85 | 17.10 | 16.94 | 17.10 | |
| 18 | B | Leila Rajabi |  Iran (IRI) |
17.04 | x | x | 17.04 | |
| 19 | A | Halyna Obleshchuk |  Ukraine (UKR) |
16.97 | 16.74 | 16.12 | 16.97 | |
| 20 | A | Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang |  Cameroon (CMR) |
16.46 | 16.85 | x | 16.85 | NR |
| 21 | B | Ahymara Espinoza |  Venezuela (VEN) |
16.53 | 16.76 | x | 16.76 | |
| 22 | A | Danniel Thomas |  Jamaica (JAM) |
x | 16.62 | x | 16.62 | |
| 23 | B | Úrsula Ruiz |  Spain (ESP) |
16.36 | 16.26 | x | 16.36 | |
| 24 | B | Keely Medeiros | Brazil (BRA) |
x | 14.69 | 15.17 | 15.17 |
Final
The final was held at 20:05.[8]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Christina Schwanitz | Germany (GER) |
19.80 | 20.00 | 20.37 | x | 20.10 | x | 20.37 | |
 |
Gong Lijiao | China (CHN) |
20.30 | 20.05 | 20.25 | x | x | 19.91 | 20.30 | |
 |
Michelle Carter | United States (USA) |
19.45 | 19.76 | 18.57 | 18.85 | 19.48 | 19.71 | 19.76 | |
| 4 | Anita Márton | Hungary (HUN) |
18.02 | 18.23 | 18.06 | 19.48 | 18.89 | 19.11 | 19.48 | NR |
| 5 | Gao Yang | China (CHN) |
18.15 | 18.09 | 17.84 | 19.04 | x | x | 19.04 | PB |
| 6 | Aliona Dubitskaya | Belarus (BLR) |
18.21 | x | 18.52 | 17.43 | x | x | 18.52 | |
| 7 | Yuliya Leantsiuk | Belarus (BLR) |
17.38 | 18.25 | 17.67 | 17.85 | x | 17.85 | 18.25 | |
| 8 | Natallia Mikhnevich | Belarus (BLR) |
17.05 | 18.09 | 17.75 | 18.11 | 17.79 | 18.24 | 18.24 | |
| 9 | Natalia Ducó | Chile (CHI) |
17.94 | 17.95 | 17.98 | 17.98 | ||||
| 10 | Jeneva Stevens | United States (USA) |
16.79 | 17.44 | 17.84 | 17.84 | ||||
| 11 | Paulina Guba | Poland (POL) |
17.04 | 17.52 | 17.11 | 17.52 | ||||
| 12 | Cleopatra Borel | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) |
17.43 | x | 16.85 | 17.43 |
References
- ^ "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ Start list
- ^ Adams won’t defend world shot put title in Beijing
- ^ "REPORT: WOMEN'S SHOT PUT FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Records & Lists – Shot Put". IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
- ^ Qualification results
- ^ Final results