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The shot put at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983.
| Shot put at the World Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 Joe Kovacs competing at the 2022 Championships. | |
| Overview | |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men: 1983 – 2023 Women: 1983 – 2023 |
| Championship record | |
| Men | 23.51 m Ryan Crouser (2023) |
| Women | 21.24 m Natalya Lisovskaya (1987) Valerie Adams (2011) |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men |  Ryan Crouser (USA) |
| Women | Chase Ealey (USA) |
The most successful nation in the event has been the United States, having won 13 gold medals and 30 medals in total. Germany is the second-most successful nation, having won 6 gold medals and 20 medals in total.
Valerie Adams is the most successful athlete in the event, having won 4 gold medals and one silver medal. Gong Lijiao is the most decorated athlete in the event, having won a total of 8 medals in total between 2009 and 2023, more than any athlete has won in a single individual event. The most successful athletes on the men's side are John Godina and Werner Günthör, who have won 3 gold medals each. Joe Kovacs is the most decorated athlete on the men's side, with 5 medals in total.
The current championship records are 23.51 m for men, set by Ryan Crouser in 2023, and 21.24 m for women, set by Natalya Lisovskaya in 1987 and tied by Valerie Adams in 2011.
Age records
editAll information from World Athletics.[1]
| Distinction | Male | Female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Age | Date | Athlete | Age | Date | |
| Youngest champion |  David Storl (GER)
|
21 years, 37 days | 2 Sep 2011 |  Valerie Vili (NZL)
|
22 years, 324 days | 26 Aug 2007 |
| Youngest medalist |  Ulf Timmermann (GDR)
|
20 years, 279 days | 7 Aug 1983 |  Gong Lijiao (CHN)
|
20 years, 204 days | 16 Aug 2009 |
| Youngest finalist |  Manuel Martínez (ESP)
|
18 years, 257 days | 21 Aug 1993 | Gong Lijiao (CHN)
|
18 years, 214 days | 26 Aug 2007 |
| Youngest participant |  Konrad Bukowiecki (POL)
|
18 years, 159 days | 23 Aug 2015 |  Emel Dereli (TUR)
|
17 years, 167 days | 11 Aug 2013 |
| Oldest champion |  Werner Günthör (SUI)
|
32 years, 81 days | 21 Aug 1993 |  Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)
|
34 years, 75 days | 27 Aug 2003 |
| Oldest medalist | Oliver-Sven Buder (GER)
|
33 years, 59 days | 21 Aug 1999 |  Vita Pavlysh (UKR)
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34 years, 224 days | 27 Aug 2003 |
| Oldest finalist |  Ivan Ivančić (YUG)
|
44 years, 244 days | 7 Aug 1983 | Li Meisu (CHN)
|
38 years, 112 days | 7 Aug 1997 |
| Oldest participant | Ivan Ivančić (YUG)
|
44 years, 244 days | 7 Aug 1983 |  Judy Oakes (GBR)
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39 years, 172 days | 5 Aug 1997 |
Medalists
editMen
editMultiple medalists
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Godina | United States (USA)
|
1995-2001 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Werner Günthör | Switzerland (SUI)
|
1987-1993 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Joe Kovacs | United States (USA)
|
2015-2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | David Storl | Germany (GER)
|
2011-2015 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Ryan Crouser | United States (USA)
|
2019-2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Adam Nelson | United States (USA)
|
2001-2007 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Christian Cantwell | United States (USA)
|
2009-2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| C. J. Hunter | United States (USA)
|
1997-1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tom Walsh | New Zealand (NZL)
|
2017-2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | Oliver-Sven Buder | Germany (GER)
|
1997-1999 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Dylan Armstrong |  Canada (CAN)
|
2011-2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Randy Barnes | United States (USA)
|
1993-1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rutger Smith |  Netherlands (NED) |
2005-2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | Oleksandr Bagach | Ukraine (UKR) |
1993-1999 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ralf Bartels | Germany (GER)
|
2005-2009 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medals by country
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA)
|
11 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 | Switzerland (SUI)
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Germany (GER)
|
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Ukraine (UKR)
|
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | New Zealand (NZL)
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Poland (POL)
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Canada (CAN)
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Finland (FIN)
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Netherlands (NED)
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Belarus (BLR)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | East Germany (GDR)
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA)
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR)
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Croatia (CRO)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Jamaica (JAM)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Soviet Union (URS)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women
edit
Multiple medalists
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valerie Adams | New Zealand (NZL)
|
2005-2013 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Astrid Kumbernuss | Germany (GER)
|
1995-1999 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Gong Lijao | China (CHN)
|
2009-2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Huang Zhihong | China (CHN)
|
1991-1995 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Chase Ealey | United States (USA)
|
2022-2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Svetlana Krivelyova | Russia (RUS) Soviet Union (URS)
|
1991-2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Christina Schwanitz | Germany (GER)
|
2013-2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Natalya Lisovskaya | Soviet Union (URS)
|
1987-1991 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Nadine Kleinert | Germany (GER)
|
1999-2009 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Vita Pavlysh | Ukraine (UKR)
|
1997-2003 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Michelle Carter | United States (USA)
|
2015-2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medals by country
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER)
|
4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | China (CHN)
|
4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | New Zealand (NZL)
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | United States (USA)
|
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Russia (RUS)
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Soviet Union (URS)
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Belarus (BLR)
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia (TCH)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | East Germany (GDR)
|
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Ukraine (UKR)
|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Canada (CAN)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary (HUN)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jamaica (JAM)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Bulgaria (BUL)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands (NED)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Championship record progression
editMen
edit| Mark | Athlete | Nation | Year | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.08 m | Dave Laut | United States (USA)
|
1983 | Qualification | 1983-08-07 |
| 21.16 m | Ulf Timmermann | East Germany (GDR)
|
1983 | Final | 1983-08-07 |
| 21.39 m | Edward Sarul | Poland (POL)
|
1983 | Final | 1983-08-07 |
| 21.57 m | Alessandro Andrei | Italy (ITA)
|
1987 | Qualification | 1987-08-29 |
| 21.63 m | Werner Günthör | Switzerland (SUI)
|
1987 | Final | 1987-08-29 |
| 21.75 m | John Brenner | United States (USA)
|
1987 | Final | 1987-08-29 |
| 22.12 m | Werner Günthör | Switzerland (SUI)
|
1987 | Final | 1987-08-29 |
| 22.23 m | Werner Günthör | Switzerland (SUI)
|
1987 | Final | 1987-08-29 |
| 22.36 m | Ryan Crouser | United States (USA)
|
2019 | Final | 2019-10-05 |
| 22.90 m | Tom Walsh | New Zealand (NZL)
|
2019 | Final | 2019-10-05 |
| 22.91 m | Joe Kovacs | United States (USA)
|
2019 | Final | 2019-10-05 |
| 22.94 m | Ryan Crouser | United States (USA)
|
2022 | Final | 2022-07-17 |
| 22.98 m | Ryan Crouser | United States (USA)
|
2023 | Final | 2023-08-19 |
| 23.51 m | Ryan Crouser | United States (USA)
|
2023 | Final | 2023-08-19 |
Women
edit| Time | Athlete | Nation | Year | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.25 m | Helena Fibingerova | Czechoslovakia (TCH)
|
1983 | Qualification | 1983-08-10 |
| 19.99 m | Ilona Slupianek | East Germany (GDR)
|
1983 | Qualification | 1983-08-10 |
| 20.30 m | Helma Knorscheidt | East Germany (GDR)
|
1983 | Final | 1983-08-12 |
| 20.56 m | Ilona Slupianek | East Germany (GDR)
|
1983 | Final | 1983-08-12 |
| 20.70 m | Helma Knorscheidt | East Germany (GDR)
|
1983 | Final | 1983-08-12 |
| 21.05 m | Helena Fibingerova | Czechoslovakia (TCH)
|
1983 | Final | 1983-08-12 |
| 21.21 m | Kathrin Neimke | East Germany (GDR)
|
1987 | Final | 1987-09-05 |
| 21.24 m | Natalya Lisovskaya | Soviet Union (URS)
|
1987 | Final | 1987-09-05 |
| Valerie Adams | New Zealand (NZL)
|
2011 | Final | 2011-08-29 |
Best performances
editTop ten furthest World Championship throws1
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1Does not include ancillary marks.
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "World Athletics Championships - Budapest 23 Statistical Booklet" (PDF). www.worldathletics.org: 42–45. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ Revision of results following sanctions of Tsikhan and Ostapchuk
- ^ Main > Men's Shot Put > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.
- ^ Main > Women's shot put > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Men's shot put".
- ^ "Women's shot put". Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
Bibliography
edit- Butler, Mark (2023). World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 Statistics Book. World Athletics.