The women's shot put at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 8 and 9 August 2024. This was the 20th time that the event was contested at the Summer Olympics.
Summary The top two from Tokyo returned; Gong Lijiao and Raven Saunders. Bronze medalist Valerie Adams retired with a complete set of medals including two golds. Gong got silver at the 2022 World Championships and bronze in 2023. Chase Ealey, now married competing as Chase Jackson, won 2022 and 2023. Jessica Schilder won bronze in 2022, Sarah Mitton was silver in 2023 and came to Paris as the 2024 world leader. Mitton, Schilder and Jackson were over 20 metres several times in 2024, Yemisi Ogunleye and Jaida Ross managed it once.
Two-time defending world champion Jackson surprisingly failed to qualify for the final. In the rain, Jaida Ross with the first throw of the competition started the action off with 19.28m. On her first time in the slippery ring, Ogunleye slipped and fell, unable to complete the attempt. Only Gong got over 19 with a 19.08m in the first round, Fanny Roos ended the round in third place at 18.47m. Maddi Wesche, whose previous top credential was 4th place at the World Indoor Championships earlier in the year, took the lead with a 19.58m. In the second round, Ogunleye tossed a 19.55m to get close to the lead. The big shock at the end of the third round was world leader Mitton missing out on a spot in the top eight, managing a best throw of only 17.48 m in the second round. World number two Schilder also struggled, with her throw of 18.91 m in the third round being her only legal throw of the entire competition. Nobody was able to beat 19 meters in the third round so when they re-ordered, Wesche had earned the final throw of the subsequent rounds. In the fourth round Song Jiayuan, 5th place at the previous Olympics put her way into third with a 19.32m. In the fifth round, Gong improved to 19.27m but it didn't get her out of fifth place. Ogunleye got off a 19.73m to take the lead. With the last throw of the round, Wesche had an answer, a personal best 19.86m to return to the top. Everyone was down to their last throw, but nobody could improve until Ogunleye. She launched a throw of to take the lead. Wesche had the opportunity to answer again, but could only manage a 19.68m.
Background The women's shot put has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1948. +Global records before the 2024 Summer OlympicsRecordAthlete (Nation)Distance (m)LocationDateWorld record22.63Moscow, Soviet Union7 June 1987Olympic record22.4124 July 1980World leading20.68Fleetwood, United States11 May 2024 +Area records before the 2024 Summer OlympicsArea RecordAthlete (Nation)Distance (m)Africa (records)18.43Asia (records)21.76Europe (records)22.63 WRNorth, Central America and Caribbean (records)20.96Oceania (records)21.24South America (records)19.30
Qualification
For the women's shot put event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 18.80 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained ", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
Results
Qualification The qualification has been held on 8 August. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification time or world ranking.
RankGroupAthleteNation123DistanceNotes1ASarah Mitton19.7719.772AMaddi Wesche18.5919.2519.253BYemisi Ogunleye18.0117.7219.2419.244BJessica Schilderx18.8618.9218.925BGong Lijiao18.0618.78x18.786ASong Jiayuan17.6518.2218.7318.737BRaven Saundersx17.9318.6218.628AJaida Ross18.5818.21x18.589AJessica Inchudex18.36x18.3610BFanny Roos17.6618.1717.6918.1711AAlina Kenzel18.1618.09x18.1612AAxelina Johanssonx18.1617.7318.1613BDanniel Thomas-Doddx18.1216.8718.1214ALloydricia Cameron18.0117.7118.0218.0215BEliana Bandeira16.8617.9717.7617.9716BKatharina Maisch17.4517.86x17.8617AChase Jacksonxx17.6017.6018AIvana Xennia Gallardo17.4716.6416.1317.4719BKlaudia Kardaszx17.0817.4517.4520AErna Sóley Gunnarsdóttir17.3417.3917.2917.3921ASun Yuex17.33x17.3322BPortious Warren17.0216.2817.2217.2223BAna Caroline Silva17.09x16.6717.0924AEmel Dereli17.02x16.7117.0225BMaría Belén Toimilx16.83x16.8326BAlida van Daalen16.25x16.5316.5327BDimitriana Bezede16.3015.8916.3516.3528AJorinde van Klinken16.35xx16.3529ALivia Avancini16.26x15.8516.2630BNatalia Ducóx16.11x16.1131AMiné de Klerk15.63xx15.63
Final The final has been held on 9 August.
RankAthleteNation123456DistanceNotesYemisi Ogunleyex19.55x18.7519.7320.0020.00Maddi Weschex19.5818.5419.1019.8619.6819.86Song Jiayuan16.4318.8818.7819.32x19.2119.32 4Jaida Ross19.28xxx18.7918.7519.28 5Gong Lijiao19.0919.06xx19.2719.0019.27 6Jessica Schilderxx18.91xxx18.91 7Fanny Roos18.4718.78x18.48x18.1318.78 8Jessica Inchude18.1618.41x18.32xx18.41 9Alina Kenzel18.19x18.2918.29 10Axelina Johansson18.03xx18.0311Raven Saundersx16.9217.7917.7912Sarah Mitton17.1517.48x17.48
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