2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

None thumb|250px|Valerie Adams putting at Daeguthumb|110px|Official VideoJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes 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. There were two main contenders for the gold medal: New Zealander Valerie Vili (who returned to using her maiden name of Adams following her 2010 divorce) and Nadzeya Astapchuk of Belarus. Adams, with four straight wins on the Diamond League circuit, entered the competition as the defending champion and reigning Olympic champion. Astapchuk was the only other woman to have thrown over 20.50 m that season and held the world leading mark of 20.94 m. Other in-form throwers included Americans Jillian Camarena-Williams and Michelle Carter, and Chinese athletes Gong Lijiao and Li Ling. The 2009 silver medallist Nadine Kleinert and 2008 Olympic runner-up Natallia Mikhnevich were present, but neither had performed to a high standard that year.Landells, Steve (2011-08-19). Women’s Shot Put - PREVIEW https://web.archive.org/web/20120509210308/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/NewsEventPreviewsListDetail.aspx?id=61157 2012-05-09 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-28.Shot Put 2011. IAAF (2011-08-28). Retrieved on 2011-08-28. Having already clearly won the final, Adams relaxed and let loose a put of 21.24 on her final throw. While it only elevated her to 22nd on the all-time list, it was the best throw since Larisa Peleshenko in 2000. It was obviously her personal best and annual world leader, it was also the New Zealand national record and Oceana area record. It also equalled the championship record from 1987. Previous world leader Nadzeya Astapchuk came through in the fifth round with a 20.05 put, to edge past Jillian Camarena-Williams. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeValerie AdamsNew Zealand 2011 WorldJillian Camarena-WilliamsUSA 2011 WorldGong LijiaoChina 2011 World Records Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows. World recordNatalya Lisovskaya URS22.63Moscow, Soviet Union7 June 1987Championship recordNatalya Lisovskaya URS21.24Rome, Italy5 September 1987World leadingNadzeya Astapchuk BLR20.94Zhukovsky, Russia3 July 2011African recordVivian Chukwuemeka NGR18.35Ijebu Ode, Nigeria17 April 2006Asian recordMeisu Li CHN21.76Shijiazhuang, China23 April 1988North, Central American and Caribbean recordBelsy Laza CUB20.96Mexico City, Mexico2 May 1992South American recordElisângela Adriano BRA19.30Tunja, Colombia14 July 2001European recordNatalya Lisovskaya URS22.63Moscow, Soviet Union7 June 1987Oceanian recordValerie Adams NZL21.07Thessaloniki, Greece13 September 2009 Qualification standards A standardB standard 18.30 17.30 Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 28, 2011 10:20 QualificationAugust 29, 2011 20:40 Final Results Qualification Qualification: Qualifying Performance 18.65 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final. Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes 1 A Valerie Adams New Zealand 2011 World 19.79 19.79 Q 2 B Gong Lijiao China 2011 World 19.21 19.21 Q 3 B Christina Schwanitz Germany 2011 World 19.20 19.20 Q, SB 4 B Nadzeya Astapchuk Belarus 2011 World 19.11 19.11 Q 5 A Jillian Camarena-Williams United States 2011 World 19.09 19.09 Q 6 B Anna Omarova Russia 2011 World 17.86 18.01 19.03 19.03 Q 7 A Cleopatra Borel-Brown Trinidad and Tobago 2011 World 18.20 18.41 18.95 18.95 Q 8 A Anna Avdeyeva Russia 2011 World 18.32 18.33 18.92 18.92 Q 9 B Yevgeniya Kolodko Russia 2011 World 18.58 18.90 18.90 Q 10 A Natallia Mikhnevich Belarus 2011 World 18.88 18.88 Q 11 B Michelle Carter United States 2011 World 18.85 18.85 Q 12 A Nadine Kleinert Germany 2011 World 18.75 18.75 Q 13 A Li Ling China 2011 World 18.67 18.67 Q 14 B Chiara Rosa Italy 2011 World 17.69 18.27 18.28 18.28 15 B Mailín Vargas Cuba 2011 World 00.00 x 18.27 00.00 x 18.27 16 A Misleydis González Cuba 2011 World 18.24 17.96 17.83 18.24 17 B Liu Xiangrong China 2011 World 17.59 17.96 18.22 18.22 18 A Julie Labonté Canada 2011 World 17.66 18.04 00.00 x 18.04 19 A Josephine Terlecki Germany 2011 World 17.85 17.72 17.20 17.85 20 B Natalia Ducó Chile 2011 World 17.42 00.00 x 17.42 17.42 21 A Sarah Stevens-Walker United States 2011 World 16.50 00.00 x 17.20 17.20 22 B Anita Márton Hungary 2011 World 00.00 x 16.33 17.04 17.04 23 B Lee Mi-Young South Korea 2011 World 16.08 16.18 15.96 16.18 24 B Simoné du Toit South Africa 2011 World 15.83 00.00 x 00.00 x15.83 25 A Radoslava Mavrodieva Bulgaria 2011 World 00.00 x 15.76 00.00 x 15.76 Final Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Valerie Adams New Zealand 2011 World 19.37 00.00 x 20.04 20.72 00.00 x 21.24 21.24 CR, AR, WL Jillian Camarena-Williams United States 2011 World 19.63 18.53 19.24 20.02 18.80 19.44 20.02 Gong Lijiao China 2011 World 19.64 00.00 x 00.00 x 19.82 19.97 00.00 x 19.97 04 4 Yevgeniya Kolodko Russia 2011 World 18.42 18.28 19.78 00.00 x 00.00 x 19.26 19.78 PB 05 5 Li Ling China 2011 World 19.12 19.71 19.23 19.60 19.50 19.49 19.71 06 6 Anna Avdeyeva Russia 2011 World 18.80 18.65 19.16 18.96 19.54 18.51 19.54 SB 07 7 Nadine Kleinert Germany 2011 World 19.26 00.00 x 18.83 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 - 19.26 SB 08 8 Michelle Carter United States 2011 World 18.76 00.00 x 18.13 18.76 9 Anna Omarova Russia 2011 World 18.67 00.00 x 00.00 x 18.67 10 Natallia Mikhnevich Belarus 2011 World 18.44 00.00 x 18.47 18.47 11 Christina Schwanitz Germany 2011 World 17.96 00.00 x 00.00 x 17.96 12 Cleopatra Borel-Brown Trinidad and Tobago 2011 World 00.00 x 17.62 17.53 17.62 Nadezhda Ostapchuk Belarus 2011 World19.58 19.3419.87 19.8720.0519.60 20.05 m DQ References External links Shot put results at IAAF website Shot put Category:Shot put at the World Athletics Championships