At the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Valerie Vili won the women's shot put event with a mark of 20.19 metres.
Medalists Gold Valerie Vili Silver Li Meiju Bronze Misleydis González
Qualification
18.45 meters or at least best 8 is required to qualify for the final round.
Pos Athlete Country Mark Q Attempts 1 2 3 1 Valerie Vili 19.72 AR Q 19.72 2 Christina Schwanitz 18.97 Q 18.97 3 Anna Omarova 18.58 Q X 18.58 4 Li Meiju 18.55 SB Q 18.55 Nadzeya Astapchuk 18.46 Q, doping X 18.46 5 Chiara Rosa 18.38 q 18.19 17.86 18.38 6 Cleopatra Borel-Brown 18.34 SB q 18.20 X 18.34 7 Misleydis González 18.32 SB q 18.32 18.15 18.01 8 Denise Hinrichs 18.25 X 18.14 18.25 9 Assunta Legnante 18.24 18.24 X X 10 Abigail Ruston 17.79 17.42 17.79 X 11 Anna Avdeyeva 17.79 17.19 17.79 X 12 Li Ling 17.76 17.35 17.76 17.29 13 Jillian Camarena 17.66 16.41 17.66 17.53 14 Helena Engman 16.79 16.79 X X 15 Lin Chia-Ying 15.77 13.96 X 15.77 Anca Heltne DNS
Final
Pos Athlete Country Mark Attempts 1 2 3 4 5 6 Valerie Vili 20.19 AR 20.19 X 20.07 19.68 X 19.89 Nadzeya Astapchuk 19.74 19.67 19.60 19.74 X X X Li Meiju 19.09 PB 18.25 18.28 18.62 X X 19.09 Misleydis González 18.75 PB 18.48 18.43 18.75 X 18.59 18.02 4 Chiara Rosa 18.68 PB 18.68 18.43 X 18.38 X X 5 Christina Schwanitz 18.55 18.54 18.04 18.55 X 17.93 18.21 6 Cleopatra Borel-Brown 18.47 SB 18.09 17.56 17.49 18.27 18.47 X 7 Anna Omarova 17.75 17.07 17.13 17.75 X X X
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