# 2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 8–9 August.

## Summary

The entire final was conducted in rainy conditions. Five throws in, Gong Lijiao took the early lead with a throw of 19.16 metres. Michelle Carter moved into second with 18.82 metres. Near the beginning of the second round, Anita Márton edged ahead with 18.89 metres, Gong improved to 19.35 metres, then Carter improved to 18.86 metres. In the third round, Carter improved to 19.14 metres to go back to second position. The leader board stayed that way until the fifth round when Gong improved to a winning 19.94 metres. In the final round, Márton threw 19.49 metres to take silver.

## Records

Before the competition records were as follows:
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date | Location |
| World | 22.63 | Natalya Lisovskaya | URS | 7 Jun 1988 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Championship | 21.24 | Natalya Lisovskaya | URS | 5 Sep 1987 | Rome, Italy |
| Championship | 21.24 | Valerie Adams | NZL | 29 Aug 2011 | Daegu, South Korea |
| World leading | 20.11 | Gong Lijiao | CHN | 28 Jul 2017 | Böhmenkirch, Germany |
| African | 18.43 | Vivian Chukwuemeka | NGR | 19 Apr 2003 | Walnut, California, United States |
| Asian | 21.76 | Li Meisu | CHN | 23 Apr 1988 | Shijiazhuang, China |
| NACAC | 20.96 | Belsy Laza | CUB | 2 May 1992 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| South American | 19.30 | Elisângela Adriano | BRA | 14 Jul 2001 | Tunja, Colombia |
| European | 22.63 | Natalya Lisovskaya | URS | 7 Jun 1988 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Oceanian | 21.24 | Valerie Adams | NZL | 29 Aug 2011 | Daegu, South Korea |
No records were set at the competition.

## Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 17.75 metres.

## Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| 8 August | 20:40 | Qualification |
| 9 August | 20:25 | Final |

## Results
### Qualification

The qualification round took place on 8 August, in two groups, both starting at 20:39. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 18.30 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Notes |
| 1 | B | Gong Lijiao | China (CHN) | 18.97 | | | 18.97 | Q |
| 2 | B | Michelle Carter | United States (USA) | 18.92 | | | 18.92 | Q |
| 3 | A | Anita Márton | Hungary (HUN) | 18.76 | | | 18.76 | Q |
| 4 | A | Raven Saunders | United States (USA) | 17.94 | 18.63 | | 18.63 | Q |
| 5 | A | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | Jamaica (JAM) | x | 18.42 | | 18.42 | Q |
| 6 | A | Bian Ka | China (CHN) | 17.82 | x | 18.18 | 18.18 | q, SB |
| 7 | B | Yuliya Leantsiuk | Belarus (BLR) | 17.92 | 18.01 | 17.82 | 18.01 | q |
| 8 | A | Brittany Crew | Canada (CAN) | 17.41 | 17.26 | 18.01 | 18.01 | q |
| 9 | A | Melissa Boekelman | Netherlands (NED) | 17.55 | 17.19 | 17.88 | 17.88 | q |
| 10 | A | Gao Yang | China (CHN) | 17.82 | 17.87 | x | 17.87 | q |
| 11 | B | Yaniuvis López | Cuba (CUB) | x | 17.84 | 17.84 | 17.84 | q |
| 12 | B | Geisa Arcanjo | Brazil (BRA) | 17.67 | 17.48 | 17.79 | 17.79 | q |
| 13 | B | Sara Gambetta | Germany (GER) | 17.44 | 16.97 | 17.71 | 17.71 | |
| 14 | A | Aliona Dubitskaya | Belarus (BLR) | x | x | 17.68 | 17.68 | |
| 15 | B | Natalia Ducó | Chile (CHI) | 17.31 | 17.66 | 17.29 | 17.66 | |
| 16 | B | Paulina Guba | Poland (POL) | 17.01 | 17.13 | 17.52 | 17.52 | |
| 17 | A | Klaudia Kardasz | Poland (POL) | 16.24 | 16.34 | 17.52 | 17.52 | |
| 18 | B | Daniella Bunch | United States (USA) | 16.76 | 17.39 | x | 17.39 | |
| 19 | B | Dimitriana Surdu | Moldova (MDA) | 17.24 | 17.37 | x | 17.37 | |
| 20 | B | Fanny Roos | Sweden (SWE) | 16.87 | x | 17.31 | 17.31 | |
| 21 | A | Radoslava Mavrodieva | Bulgaria (BUL) | x | 16.99 | x | 16.99 | |
| 22 | A | Noora Salem Jasim | Bahrain (BHR) | 16.68 | 16.97 | 16.61 | 16.97 | |
| 23 | A | Rachel Wallader | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 16.73 | 16.81 | 15.83 | 16.81 | |
| 24 | A | Jessica Cérival | France (FRA) | 15.80 | 16.56 | 16.32 | 16.56 | |
| 25 | B | Taryn Suttie | Canada (CAN) | 16.47 | x | x | 16.47 | |
| 26 | A | María Belén Toimil | Spain (ESP) | 16.20 | 16.38 | x | 16.38 | |
| 27 | B | Sandra Lemos | Colombia (COL) | 16.33 | x | 16.36 | 16.36 | |
| 28 | B | Úrsula Ruiz | Spain (ESP) | x | 16.20 | x | 16.20 | |
| 29 | B | Gleneve Grange | Jamaica (JAM) | x | 15.96 | x | 15.96 | |
| 30 | A | Jessica Inchude | Guinea-Bissau (GBS) | 14.63 | x | 14.52 | 14.63 | |
| | A | Auriole Dongmo | Cameroon (CMR) | | | | DNS | |

### Final

The final took place on 9 August at 20:25. The overall results were as follows:
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Mark | Notes |
| | Gong Lijiao | China (CHN) | 19.16 | 19.35 | 19.03 | x | 19.94 | 19.89 | 19.94 | |
| | Anita Márton | Hungary (HUN) | 18.50 | 18.89 | 18.65 | 18.33 | 18.54 | 19.49 | 19.49 | |
| | Michelle Carter | United States (USA) | 18.82 | 18.86 | 19.14 | 19.03 | x | 18.97 | 19.14 | |
| 4 | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | Jamaica (JAM) | 18.70 | x | 18.76 | 18.56 | 18.91 | 18.76 | 18.91 | |
| 5 | Gao Yang | China (CHN) | 18.03 | 18.00 | 17.79 | 18.22 | 18.11 | 18.25 | 18.25 | |
| 6 | Brittany Crew | Canada (CAN) | 17.52 | 18.21 | 17.71 | x | x | x | 18.21 | |
| 7 | Yuliya Leantsiuk | Belarus (BLR) | 17.84 | x | 18.12 | x | x | 17.51 | 18.12 | |
| 8 | Yaniuvis López | Cuba (CUB) | 17.28 | 17.98 | 18.03 | x | 17.46 | x | 18.03 | |
| 9 | Geisa Arcanjo | Brazil (BRA) | 17.93 | x | 18.03 | | | | 18.03 | |
| 10 | Raven Saunders | United States (USA) | x | 13.75 | 17.86 | | | | 17.86 | |
| 11 | Melissa Boekelman | Netherlands (NED) | 17.61 | 17.73 | x | | | | 17.73 | |
| 12 | Bian Ka | China (CHN) | 17.60 | x | x | | | | 17.60 | |