2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

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Events at the
2009 World Championships
Track events
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200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
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Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
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Decathlonmen

The women's shot put at the

Nadezhda Ostapchuk, Olympic medallist Nadine Kleinert and Gong Lijiao were other athletes who had a chance of reaching the podium.[1]

Home competitor Kleinert took an early lead with a new personal best of 20.06 m. In the second round, Gong moved up into second place with 19.89 m, a personal best that eventually won her the bronze medal. Vili responded with 20.25 m in the third round, and Kleinert also improved to 20.20 m. Vili proved superior, however, throwing over twenty metres three more times and finishing with a best of 20.44 m. This gave Vili her second World Championships gold medal. Avdeyeva and Mikhnevich rounded out the top five, both with 19.66 m marks.[3]

Medalists

Gold
Valerie Vili
 New Zealand
 (NZL)
Silver Nadine Kleinert
 Germany (GER)
Bronze Gong Lijiao
 China (CHN)

Records

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
World leading  
Valerie Vili
 (NZL) 		20.69 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17 May 2009
African record  Vivian Chukwuemeka (NGR) 18.35 Ijebu Ode, Nigeria 17 April 2006
Asian record  Li Meisu (CHN) 21.76 Shijiazhuang, China 23 April 1988
North American record  Belsy Laza (CUB) 20.96 Mexico City, Mexico 2 May 1992
South American record  Elisângela Adriano (BRA) 19.30 Tunja, Colombia 14 July 2001
European Record  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.63 Moscow, Soviet Union 7 June 1987
Oceanian Record  
Valerie Vili
 (NZL) 		20.69 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17 May 2009

Qualification standards

A standard B standard
18.20m 17.20m

Schedule

Date Time Round
August 16, 2009 10:05 Qualification
August 16, 2009 20:20 Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 18.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 B
Valerie Vili
  New Zealand (NZL) 19.70 19.70 Q
2 B Nadine Kleinert  Germany (GER) 18.38 x 19.36 19.36 Q
3 A Natallia Mikhnevich  Belarus (BLR) 19.12 19.12 Q
4 B Gong Lijiao  China (CHN) 19.08 19.08 Q
5 A Anna Avdeyeva  Russia (RUS) 18.45 18.31 18.92 18.92 Q
6 A Denise Hinrichs  Germany (GER) 18.69 18.69 Q
7 B Misleydis González  Cuba (CUB) 18.62 18.62 Q
8 A Li Meiju  China (CHN) 18.53 18.53 Q
9 B Michelle Carter  United States (USA) 17.43 18.07 18.44 18.44 q
10 A Christina Schwanitz  Germany (GER) 18.25 x 18.11 18.25 q
11 A Mailín Vargas  Cuba (CUB) 18.14 17.95 17.98 18.14 q
12 B Liu Xiangrong  China (CHN) x 17.97 18.10 18.10 q
13 B
Cleopatra Borel-Brown
  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 17.19 17.31 17.99 17.99
14 B Mariam Kevkhishvili  Georgia (GEO) 17.95 17.68 17.75 17.95
15 A Anca Heltne  Romania (ROM) 17.92 17.82 17.69 17.92
16 A Chiara Rosa  Italy (ITA) 17.89 x x 17.89
17 A Austra Skujytė  Lithuania (LTU) x 17.52 17.86 17.86 PB
18 B Yaniuvis López  Cuba (CUB) 17.71 17.65 x 17.71
19 B Natalia Duco  Chile (CHI) 17.61 17.45 17.43 17.61
20 B Jessica Cérival  France (FRA) 17.06 16.90 17.30 17.30
21 A Laurence Manfredi  France (FRA) 17.04 x 17.25 17.25
22 A Helena Engman  Sweden (SWE) 17.19 x x 17.19
23 A
Jillian Camarena
  United States (USA) 16.92 x x 16.92
24 B Anita Márton  Hungary (HUN) 15.99 16.80 16.76 16.80
25 B Leila Rajabi  Iran (IRI) 16.12 16.60 x 16.60
26 B
'Ana Po'uhila
  Tonga (TGA) 15.50 x 16.09 16.09
27 A Annie Alexander  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 16.01 15.82 x 16.01
28 A Kristin Heaston  United States (USA) x x 14.98 14.98

Key: PB = Personal best, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Valerie Vili
  New Zealand (NZL) 19.40 x 20.25 20.16 20.44 20.25 20.44
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nadine Kleinert  Germany (GER) 20.06 19.52 20.20 19.61 x x 20.20 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gong Lijiao  China (CHN) 19.69 19.89 19.68 19.75 x x 19.89 PB
4 Natallia Mikhnevich  Belarus (BLR) 19.66 X 19.27 19.51 x x 19.66
5 Anna Avdeyeva  Russia (RUS) 18.66 18.78 19.48 19.66 x x 19.66
6 Michelle Carter  United States (USA) x 18.93 18.96 x 18.30 x 18.96
7 Li Meiju  China (CHN) 18.76 18.35 18.66 x x x 18.76
8 Misleydis González  Cuba (CUB) 18.73 18.57 x 18.60 18.74 18.43 18.74
9 Mailín Vargas  Cuba (CUB) 18.67 18.10 18.11 18.67
10 Liu Xiangrong  China (CHN) 18.52 x 16.79 18.52
11 Denise Hinrichs  Germany (GER) 18.30 18.39 x 18.39
12 Christina Schwanitz  Germany (GER) 17.84 x x 17.84

Key: PB = Personal best

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ^
    IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
  2. IAAF
    (2008-08-16). Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
  3. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
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