2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

Victory ceremony

The women's shot put event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 26, 2007 at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan.

Medallists[edit]

Gold Valerie Vili
 New Zealand (NZL)
Silver Nadine Kleinert
 Germany (GER)
Bronze Li Ling
 China (CHN)

Abbreviations[edit]

  • All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
WL world leading
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records[edit]

Standing records prior to the 2007 World Athletics Championships
World Record  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.63 m June 7, 1987 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union
Event Record  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 21.24 m September 5, 1987 Italy Rome, Italy

Qualification[edit]

Group A[edit]

Place Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Time Notes
1 Valerie Vili  New Zealand (NZL) 19.45 19.45 Q
2 Li Meiju  China (CHN) 19.05 19.05 Q
3 Chiara Rosa  Italy (ITA) 18.77 18.77 Q
4 Li Ling  China (CHN) 18.76 18.76 Q
5 Petra Lammert  Germany (GER) 18.72 18.72 Q
6 Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya  Belarus (BLR) 17.34 18.52 18.52 Q
7 Yumileidi Cumbá  Cuba (CUB) 18.17 18.22 18.29 18.29 q
8 Anna Avdeyeva  Russia (RUS) 17.52 17.42 18.19 18.19
9 Helena Engman  Sweden (SWE) X 15.27 17.50 17.50
10 Kristin Heaston  United States (USA) 17.14 X 17.40 17.40
11 Elisângela Adriano  Brazil (BRA) 16.92 X 17.07 17.07
12 Sarah Stevens  United States (USA) 16.87 X 16.26 16.87
13 Ana Pouhila  Tonga (TGA) 16.41 16.61 16.62 16.62
14 Lin Chia-Ying  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 16.05 16.20 16.41 16.41

Group B[edit]

Place Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Time Notes
1 Nadine Kleinert  Germany (GER) 19.17 19.17 Q
2 Anna Omarova  Russia (RUS) 18.85 18.85 Q
3 Gong Lijiao  China (CHN) X 18.20 18.38 18.38 Q
4 Misleydis González  Cuba (CUB) 18.28 18.17 18.05 18.28 q
5 Nadzeya Astapchuk  Belarus (BLR) 18.23 X 18.11 18.23 q
6 Assunta Legnante  Italy (ITA) 17.26 17.86 18.19 18.19
7 Oksana Gaus  Russia (RUS) 17.58 17.65 17.20 17.65
8 Cleopatra Borel-Brown  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 16.76 17.29 X 17.29
9 Yoko Toyonaga  Japan (JPN) 16.34 16.52 17.02 17.02 SB
10 Jillian Camarena  United States (USA) 16.95 X 16.89 16.95
11 Irache Quintanal  Spain (ESP) 16.53 X 16.32 16.53
12 Anca Heltne  Romania (ROM) 16.19 16.27 X 16.27
13 Iolanta Ulyeva  Kazakhstan (KAZ) 15.49 15.52 15.01 15.52
Vivian Chukwuemeka  Nigeria (NGR) X X X NM

Final[edit]

Rank Athlete Nation Attempts Result Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valerie Vili  New Zealand (NZL) 19.89 19.74 19.80 X 19.95 20.54 20.54 m WL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nadine Kleinert  Germany (GER) 18.75 19.45 19.04 X 19.77 19.72 19.77 m SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Li Ling  China (CHN) 18.21 18.88 X 18.92 X 19.38 19.38 m PB
4 Petra Lammert  Germany (GER) 19.33 X 19.27 18.86 18.92 X 19.33 m
5 Li Meiju  China (CHN) 17.29 18.79 18.83 18.32 18.77 18.62 18.83 m
6 Gong Lijiao  China (CHN) 17.82 18.66 X 18.34 X X 18.66 m
7 Chiara Rosa  Italy (ITA) X 18.35 18.17 18.39 X X 18.39 m
8 Anna Omarova  Russia (RUS) 18.20 X X 18.20 m
9 Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya  Belarus (BLR) X 18.17 X 18.17 m
10 Misleydis González  Cuba (CUB) 17.36 18.14 17.87 18.14 m
11 Yumileidi Cumbá  Cuba (CUB) X 17.93 17.83 17.93 m
Nadezhda Ostapchuk  Belarus (BLR) 20.04 X 19.17 X X 20.48 20.48 m DQ

References[edit]