# 2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's shot put

The women's shot put at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 26 August 2023

## Summary

Throwing in the morning preliminary round, seven women got the big Q on their first attempt by exceeding 19.10m. The finals were held later that same evening. Maggie Ewen got off a 19.51m on her first attempt. There throws later, defending champion Chase Ealey launched a 20.35m to announce her intent to hold onto her title. Only four women in this field had ever thrown that far. A couple of throwers later Danniel Thomas-Dodd tossed a 19.38 to grab third place. That lasted until the beginning of the second round when Indoor Champion Auriol Dongmo put out a 19.63m to move into second. Near the beginning of the third round, Sarah Mitton took over second place with a 19.90m. After establishing a new order, Olympic Champion Gong Lijiao threw 19.69m to advance to third place. Four throwers later, Dongmo also threw a 19.69m. With the 19.63m, Dongmo held the tiebreaker and was in third place. With her fifth round throw, Gong threw 19.67m to reverse the tiebreaker and take over third. Mitton then improved to 20.08m. Then Ealey launched another one. 20.43 m (67 ft 1⁄4 in) for the win. Nobody was able to improve in the final round. Dongmo thought she had a throw that could get her a medal, but it was ruled foul. She protested and it was measured, but we will never what it was. The protest was denied.

## Records

Before the competition records were as follows:
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
| World record | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 22.63 m | Moscow, Soviet Union | 7 June 1987 |
| Championship record | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 21.24 m | Rome, Italy | 5 September 1987 |
| Championship record | Valerie Adams (NZL) | 21.24 m | Daegu, South Korea | 29 August 2011 |
| World Leading | Maggie Ewen (USA) | 20.45 m | Los Angeles, United States | 27 May 2023 |
| African Record | Vivian Chukwuemeka (NGR) | 18.43 m | Walnut, United States | 19 April 2003 |
| Asian Record | Li Meisu (CHN) | 21.76 m | Shanghai, China | 23 April 1988 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Belsy Laza (CUB) | 20.96 m | Mexico City, Mexico | 2 May 1992 |
| South American Record | Elisângela Adriano (BRA) | 19.30 m | Tunja, Colombia | 14 July 2001 |
| European Record | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 22.63 m | Moscow, Soviet Union | 7 June 1987 |
| Oceanian record | Valerie Adams (NZL) | 21.24 m | Daegu, South Korea | 29 August 2011 |

## Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 18.80 m.

## Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| 26 August | 10:25 | Qualification |
| 26 August | 20:15 | Final |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 19.10 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Notes |
| 1 | A | Jessica Schilder | Netherlands (NED) | 19.64 | | | 19.64 | Q, SB |
| 2 | B | Auriol Dongmo | Portugal (POR) | 19.59 | | | 19.59 | Q |
| 3 | B | Yemisi Ogunleye | Germany (GER) | 19.44 | | | 19.44 | Q, PB |
| 4 | A | Maggie Ewen | United States (USA) | 19.42 | | | 19.42 | Q |
| 5 | A | Sarah Mitton | Canada (CAN) | 19.37 | | | 19.37 | Q |
| 6 | A | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | Jamaica (JAM) | 17.75 | 18.77 | 19.36 | 19.36 | Q |
| 7 | B | Chase Ealey | United States (USA) | 19.27 | | | 19.27 | Q |
| 8 | B | Gong Lijiao | China (CHN) | 19.16 | | | 19.16 | Q |
| 9 | A | Sara Gambetta | Germany (GER) | 18.70 | 18.29 | 18.39 | 18.70 | q |
| 10 | B | Jorinde van Klinken | Netherlands (NED) | 18.66 | 17.68 | 18.19 | 18.66 | q |
| 11 | A | Song Jiayuan | China (CHN) | 18.40 | 18.54 | 18.64 | 18.64 | q |
| 12 | B | Maddison-Lee Wesche | New Zealand (NZL) | 18.59 | 18.10 | 17.93 | 18.59 | q |
| 13 | A | Axelina Johansson | Sweden (SWE) | 18.57 | X | X | 18.57 | |
| 14 | B | Fanny Roos | Sweden (SWE) | 17.82 | 18.41 | X | 18.41 | |
| 15 | B | Julia Ritter | Germany (GER) | 17.40 | 18.41 | 17.34 | 18.41 | SB |
| 16 | A | Jessica Inchude | Portugal (POR) | 17.74 | X | 18.16 | 18.16 | |
| 17 | B | Zhang Linru | China (CHN) | 17.46 | 17.62 | 18.08 | 18.08 | |
| 18 | B | Sara Lennman | Sweden (SWE) | 18.05 | 17.44 | 17.71 | 18.05 | |
| 19 | A | Alida van Daalen | Netherlands (NED) | 16.95 | 17.93 | 17.58 | 17.93 | |
| 20 | A | Anita Márton | Hungary (HUN) | 16.69 | 17.67 | 17.85 | 17.85 | |
| 21 | B | Eliana Bandeira | Portugal (POR) | X | X | 17.79 | 17.79 | |
| 22 | A | Dimitriana Bezede | Moldova (MDA) | 16.85 | 17.69 | X | 17.69 | |
| 23 | A | Adelaide Aquilla | United States (USA) | 17.42 | 17.14 | 17.29 | 17.42 | |
| 24 | B | Klaudia Kardasz | Poland (POL) | 17.27 | X | X | 17.27 | |
| 25 | A | Ana Caroline Silva | Brazil (BRA) | X | 16.63 | 17.18 | 17.18 | |
| 26 | B | Jalani Davis | United States (USA) | X | 16.93 | X | 16.93 | |
| 27 | A | Erna Sóley Gunnarsdóttir [de] | Iceland (ISL) | 16.68 | 15.73 | 16.07 | 16.68 | |
| 28 | B | Livia Avancini | Brazil (BRA) | 16.62 | X | 16.26 | 16.62 | |
| 29 | A | Eveliina Rouvali [sv] | Finland (FIN) | 16.36 | 16.43 | 16.61 | 16.61 | |
| 30 | B | Ivana Gallardo | Chile (CHI) | 16.55 | X | X | 16.55 | |
| 31 | A | Senja Mäkitörmä | Finland (FIN) | 16.27 | 16.21 | 16.19 | 16.27 | |
| 32 | B | Ischke Senekal | South Africa (RSA) | 14.96 | 16.20 | 14.89 | 16.20 | |
| 33 | B | Emilia Kangas [fi] | Finland (FIN) | 15.94 | X | X | 15.94 | |
| 34 | A | Jeong Yu-sun [de] | South Korea (KOR) | X | 14.84 | 15.56 | 15.56 | |
| 35 | B | Grace Tennant | Canada (CAN) | X | X | X | NM | |

### Final

The final was started on 26 August at 20:17.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Mark | Notes |
| | Chase Ealey | United States (USA) | 20.35 | 19.71 | x | 20.04 | 20.43 | x | 20.43 | SB |
| | Sarah Mitton | Canada (CAN) | 19.17 | 19.27 | 19.90 | 19.30 | 20.08 | x | 20.08 | SB |
| | Gong Lijiao | China (CHN) | 18.89 | 19.37 | x | 19.69 | 19.67 | 19.35 | 19.69 | |
| 4 | Auriol Dongmo | Portugal (POR) | 18.79 | 19.63 | x | 19.69 | 19.55 | x | 19.69 | |
| 5 | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | Jamaica (JAM) | 19.38 | 19.33 | 19.59 | x | 18.61 | 18.98 | 19.59 | |
| 6 | Maggie Ewen | United States (USA) | 19.51 | 19.21 | 18.65 | x | 19.27 | 19.49 | 19.51 | |
| 7 | Maddison-Lee Wesche | New Zealand (NZL) | 18.81 | x | 19.47 | 19.41 | 19.51 | x | 19.51 | PB |
| 8 | Jessica Schilder | Netherlands (NED) | 18.25 | 19.13 | 19.26 | x | x | 18.14 | 19.26 | |
| 9 | Jorinde van Klinken | Netherlands (NED) | 19.05 | 18.45 | x | | | | 19.05 | |
| 10 | Yemisi Ogunleye | Germany (GER) | x | 18.97 | x | | | | 18.97 | |
| 11 | Song Jiayuan | China (CHN) | 18.50 | 18.18 | 18.90 | | | | 18.90 | |
| 12 | Sara Gambetta | Germany (GER) | 18.70 | x | 18.71 | | | | 18.71 | |