2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

None The women's shot put at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 16. Having set a world-leading and Oceanian record of 20.69 m in May, Valerie Vili was a strong favourite and defending champion.Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-09). Women's Shot Put - PREVIEW https://web.archive.org/web/20120817185900/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=109/newsid=52520.html 2012-08-17 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17. The seven best marks of the season all belonged to Vili,Shot Put 2009. IAAF (2008-08-16). Retrieved on 2009-08-17. and only Anna Avdeyeva and Natallia Mikhnevich had thrown further than twenty metres that season. Former world champion Nadezhda Ostapchuk, Olympic medallist Nadine Kleinert and Gong Lijiao were other athletes who had a chance of reaching the podium. 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.Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-16). Event Report - Women's Shot Put Final https://web.archive.org/web/20120325205239/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=108/newsid=52997.html 2012-03-25 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17. Medalists GoldValerie Vili NZLSilverNadine Kleinert GERBronzeGong Lijiao CHN Records World recordNatalya Lisovskaya URS22.63Moscow, Soviet Union7 June 1987Championship recordNatalya Lisovskaya URS21.24Rome, Italy5 September 1987World leadingValerie Vili NZL20.69Rio de Janeiro, Brazil17 May 2009African recordVivian Chukwuemeka NGR18.35Ijebu Ode, Nigeria17 April 2006Asian recordLi Meisu CHN21.76Shijiazhuang, China23 April 1988North American 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 Vili NZL20.69Rio de Janeiro, Brazil17 May 2009 Qualification standards A standardB standard 18.20m 17.20m Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 16, 2009 10:05 QualificationAugust 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 2009 World 19.70 19.70 Q 2 B Nadine Kleinert Germany 2009 World 18.38 00.00 x 19.36 19.36 Q 3 A Natallia Mikhnevich Belarus 2009 World 19.12 19.12 Q 4 B Gong Lijiao China 2009 World 19.08 19.08 Q 5 A Anna Avdeyeva Russia 2009 World 18.45 18.31 18.92 18.92 Q 6 A Denise Hinrichs Germany 2009 World 18.69 18.69 Q 7 B Misleydis González Cuba 2009 World 18.62 18.62 Q 8 A Li Meiju China 2009 World 18.53 18.53 Q 9 B Michelle Carter United States 2009 World 17.43 18.07 18.44 18.44 q 10 A Christina Schwanitz Germany 2009 World 18.25 00.00 x 18.11 18.25 q 11 A Mailín Vargas Cuba 2009 World 18.14 17.95 17.98 18.14 q 12 B Liu Xiangrong China 2009 World 00.00 x 17.97 18.10 18.10 q 13 B Cleopatra Borel-Brown Trinidad and Tobago 2009 World 17.19 17.31 17.99 17.99 14 B Mariam Kevkhishvili Georgia 2009 World 17.95 17.68 17.75 17.95 15 A Anca Heltne Romania 2009 World 17.92 17.82 17.69 17.92 16 A Chiara Rosa Italy 2009 World 17.89 00.00 x 00.00 x 17.89 17 A Austra Skujytė Lithuania 2009 World 00.00 x 17.52 17.86 17.86 PB 18 B Yaniuvis López Cuba 2009 World 17.71 17.65 00.00 x 17.71 19 B Natalia Duco Chile 2009 World 17.61 17.45 17.43 17.61 20 B Jessica Cérival France 2009 World 17.06 16.90 17.30 17.30 21 A Laurence Manfredi France 2009 World 17.04 00.00 x 17.25 17.25 22 A Helena Engman Sweden 2009 World 17.19 00.00 x 00.00 x 17.19 23 A Jillian Camarena United States 2009 World 16.92 00.00 x 00.00 x 16.92 24 B Anita Márton Hungary 2009 World 15.99 16.80 16.76 16.80 25 B Leila Rajabi Iran 2009 World 16.12 16.60 00.00 x 16.60 26 B 'Ana Po'uhila Tonga 2009 World 15.50 00.00 x 16.09 16.09 27 A Annie Alexander Trinidad and Tobago 2009 World 16.01 15.82 00.00 x 16.01 28 A Kristin Heaston United States 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 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 Valerie Vili New Zealand 2009 World 19.40 00.00 x 20.25 20.16 20.44 20.25 20.44 Nadine Kleinert Germany 2009 World 20.06 19.52 20.20 19.61 00.00 x 00.00 x 20.20 PB Gong Lijiao China 2009 World 19.69 19.89 19.68 19.75 00.00 x 00.00 x 19.89 PB 04 4 Natallia Mikhnevich Belarus 2009 World 19.66 X 19.27 19.51 00.00 x 00.00 x 19.66 05 5 Anna Avdeyeva Russia 2009 World 18.66 18.78 19.48 19.66 00.00 x 00.00 x 19.66 06 6 Michelle Carter United States 2009 World 00.00 x 18.93 18.96 00.00 x 18.30 00.00 x 18.96 07 7 Li Meiju China 2009 World 18.76 18.35 18.66 00.00 x 00.00 x00.00 x 18.76 08 8 Misleydis González Cuba 2009 World 18.73 18.57 00.00 x 18.60 18.74 18.43 18.74 09 9 Mailín Vargas Cuba 2009 World 18.67 18.10 18.11 18.67 10 Liu Xiangrong China 2009 World 18.52 00.00 x 16.79 18.52 11 Denise Hinrichs Germany 2009 World 18.30 18.39 00.00 x 18.39 12 Christina Schwanitz Germany 2009 World 17.84 00.00 x 00.00 x 17.84 Key: PB = Personal best See also 2009 Shot Put Year Ranking References General Shot put results (Archived 2009-09-08). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16. Specific Shot put Category:Shot put at the World Athletics Championships