2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's shot put

The women's shot put at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 26 August 2023[1]

Women's shot put
at the 2023 World Championships
VenueNational Athletics Centre
Date26 August (qualification and final)
Winning distance20.43
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Canada
bronze medal    China
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Summary

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Throwing in the morning preliminary round, seven women got the big Q on their first attempt by exceeding 19.10m. The finals were held later that same evening. Maggie Ewen got off a 19.51m on her first attempt. There throws later, defending champion Chase Ealey launched a 20.35m to announce her intent to hold onto her title. Only four women in this field had ever thrown that far. A couple of throwers later Danniel Thomas-Dodd tossed a 19.38 to grab third place. That lasted until the beginning of the second round when Indoor Champion Auriol Dongmo put out a 19.63m to move into second. Near the beginning of the third round, Sarah Mitton took over second place with a 19.90m. After establishing a new order, Olympic Champion Gong Lijiao threw 19.69m to advance to third place. Four throwers later, Dongmo also threw a 19.69m. With the 19.63m, Dongmo held the tiebreaker and was in third place. With her fifth round throw, Gong threw 19.67m to reverse the tiebreaker and take over third. Mitton then improved to 20.08m. Then Ealey launched another one. 20.43 m (67 ft 14 in) for the win. Nobody was able to improve in the final round. Dongmo thought she had a throw that could get her a medal, but it was ruled foul. She protested and it was measured, but we will never what it was. The protest was denied.

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World record   Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.63 m Moscow, Soviet Union 7 June 1987
Championship record 21.24 m Rome, Italy 5 September 1987
  Valerie Adams (NZL) Daegu, South Korea 29 August 2011
World Leading   Maggie Ewen (USA) 20.45 m Los Angeles, United States 27 May 2023
African Record   Vivian Chukwuemeka (NGR) 18.43 m Walnut, United States 19 April 2003
Asian Record   Li Meisu (CHN) 21.76 m Shanghai, China 23 April 1988
North, Central American and Caribbean record   Belsy Laza (CUB) 20.96 m Mexico City, Mexico 2 May 1992
South American Record   Elisângela Adriano (BRA) 19.30 m Tunja, Colombia 14 July 2001
European Record   Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.63 m Moscow, Soviet Union 7 June 1987
Oceanian record   Valerie Adams (NZL) 21.24 m Daegu, South Korea 29 August 2011

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 18.80 m.[3]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows:

Date Time Round
26 August 10:25 Qualification
20:15 Final

Results

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Qualification

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Qualification: Qualifying Performance 19.10 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.[4][5][6]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3
1 A Jessica Schilder   Netherlands (NED) 19.64 19.64 Q, SB
2 B Auriol Dongmo   Portugal (POR) 19.59 19.59 Q
3 B Yemisi Ogunleye   Germany (GER) 19.44 19.44 Q, PB
4 A Maggie Ewen   United States (USA) 19.42 19.42 Q
5 A Sarah Mitton   Canada (CAN) 19.37 19.37 Q
6 A Danniel Thomas-Dodd   Jamaica (JAM) 17.75 18.77 19.36 19.36 Q
7 B Chase Ealey   United States (USA) 19.27 19.27 Q
8 B Gong Lijiao   China (CHN) 19.16 19.16 Q
9 A Sara Gambetta   Germany (GER) 18.70 18.29 18.39 18.70 q
10 B Jorinde van Klinken   Netherlands (NED) 18.66 17.68 18.19 18.66 q
11 A Song Jiayuan   China (CHN) 18.40 18.54 18.64 18.64 q
12 B Maddison-Lee Wesche   New Zealand (NZL) 18.59 18.10 17.93 18.59 q
13 A Axelina Johansson   Sweden (SWE) 18.57 X X 18.57
14 B Fanny Roos   Sweden (SWE) 17.82 18.41 X 18.41
15 B Julia Ritter   Germany (GER) 17.40 18.41 17.34 18.41 SB
16 A Jessica Inchude   Portugal (POR) 17.74 X 18.16 18.16
17 B Zhang Linru   China (CHN) 17.46 17.62 18.08 18.08
18 B Sara Lennman   Sweden (SWE) 18.05 17.44 17.71 18.05
19 A Alida van Daalen   Netherlands (NED) 16.95 17.93 17.58 17.93
20 A Anita Márton   Hungary (HUN) 16.69 17.67 17.85 17.85
21 B Eliana Bandeira   Portugal (POR) X X 17.79 17.79
22 A Dimitriana Bezede   Moldova (MDA) 16.85 17.69 X 17.69
23 A Adelaide Aquilla   United States (USA) 17.42 17.14 17.29 17.42
24 B Klaudia Kardasz   Poland (POL) 17.27 X X 17.27
25 A Ana Caroline Silva [de]   Brazil (BRA) X 16.63 17.18 17.18
26 B Jalani Davis   United States (USA) X 16.93 X 16.93
27 A Erna Sóley Gunnarsdóttir [de]   Iceland (ISL) 16.68 15.73 16.07 16.68
28 B Livia Avancini   Brazil (BRA) 16.62 X 16.26 16.62
29 A Eveliina Rouvali [sv]   Finland (FIN) 16.36 16.43 16.61 16.61
30 B Ivana Gallardo   Chile (CHI) 16.55 X X 16.55
31 A Senja Mäkitörmä   Finland (FIN) 16.27 16.21 16.19 16.27
32 B Ischke Senekal   South Africa (RSA) 14.96 16.20 14.89 16.20
33 B Emilia Kangas [fi]   Finland (FIN) 15.94 X X 15.94
34 A Jeong Yu-sun [de]   South Korea (KOR) X 14.84 15.56 15.56
35 B Grace Tennant   Canada (CAN) X X X NM

Final

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The final was started on 26 August at 20:17.[7]

Rank Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Chase Ealey   United States (USA) 20.35 19.71 x 20.04 20.43 x 20.43 SB
  Sarah Mitton   Canada (CAN) 19.17 19.27 19.90 19.30 20.08 x 20.08 SB
  Gong Lijiao   China (CHN) 18.89 19.37 x 19.69 19.67 19.35 19.69
4 Auriol Dongmo   Portugal (POR) 18.79 19.63 x 19.69 19.55 x 19.69
5 Danniel Thomas-Dodd   Jamaica (JAM) 19.38 19.33 19.59 x 18.61 18.98 19.59
6 Maggie Ewen   United States (USA) 19.51 19.21 18.65 x 19.27 19.49 19.51
7 Maddison-Lee Wesche   New Zealand (NZL) 18.81 x 19.47 19.41 19.51 x 19.51 PB
8 Jessica Schilder   Netherlands (NED) 18.25 19.13 19.26 x x 18.14 19.26
9 Jorinde van Klinken   Netherlands (NED) 19.05 18.45 x 19.05
10 Yemisi Ogunleye   Germany (GER) x 18.97 x 18.97
11 Song Jiayuan   China (CHN) 18.50 18.18 18.90 18.90
12 Sara Gambetta   Germany (GER) 18.70 x 18.71 18.71

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Shot Put Timetable". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Shot Put Women − Records". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Start List Shot Put Women - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 25 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Results Shot Put Women - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 26 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Summary Shot Put Women - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 26 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Results Shot Put Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 26 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.