2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put
Final
The final was held at 20:25.

2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

Section Title: Final
Table Section Text: The final was held at 20:25.

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5	No. 6	Result	Notes

Valerie Adams	New Zealand (NZL)	20.41	20.46	20.88	x	20.76	20.32	20.88

Christina Schwanitz	Germany (GER)	19.22	19.72	19.61	19.42	19.74	20.41	20.41	PB

Gong Lijiao	China (CHN)	19.16	19.95	19.74	x	19.37	19.77	19.95

4	Michelle Carter	United States (USA)	19.92	19.94	19.35	x	19.67	19.57	19.94

5	Yevgeniya Kolodko	Russia (RUS)	18.97	19.49	19.40	19.81	x	x	19.81

6	Li Ling	China (CHN)	18.30	17.97	18.18	17.68	18.39	18.32	18.39

7	Irina Tarasova	Russia (RUS)	18.06	17.82	18.08	18.31	x	18.37	18.37

8	Tia Brooks	United States (USA)	18.09	x	17.94	17.73	x	17.49	18.09

9	Galyna Obleshchuk	Ukraine (UKR)	16.84	18.08	17.92	18.08

10	Liu Xiangrong	China (CHN)	x	18.04	17.92	18.04

11	Natalia Ducó	Chile (CHI)	18.58	x	18.02	18.02

12	Alena Kopets	Belarus (BLR)	x	17.24	17.70	17.70

Sentence(s)

Adams improved on her second and third attempts, reaching 20.88.

final_sentence: Adams improved on her second and third attempts, reaching 20.88.