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The first world record in the women's shot put was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1924. The FSFI was absorbed by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1936. These women's distances were achieved with a 4 kilograms (8.8 lb) shot put.
World Leading Chase Ealey (USA) 20.51 m: Eugene, United States: 26 June 2022 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 ...
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 ...
The women's shot put at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, from 2 to 3 October 2019. [ 1 ] Summary
Born in Alegazy, Lisovskaya competed for the USSR at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea, where she won the gold medal.Lisovskaya holds the world record in women's shot put with a throw of 22.63 metres (74 feet 3 inches), which she achieved on 7 June 1987 in Moscow, Russia.
From the home of the world record (more than 26 years earlier), she took the lead on her first toss at a distance only one other competitor would equal in the competition. Michelle Carter moved into second place with her first round 19.92, while she improved it slightly in the second round, Gong Lijiao threw one centimeter better.
The Women's shot put event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 28 and 29. The winning margin was 1.22 metres which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's shot put has been won by more than 1.2 metres at these championships.
The world record and the next six best male results (23.37, 23.30, 23.15, and 23.12 by Ryan Crouser, 23.23 by Joe Kovacs, and 23.12 and 23.10 by Randy Barnes) were completed with the spin technique, while the eighth-best all-time put of 23.06 m (75 ft 7 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) by Ulf Timmermann was completed with the glide technique.