# 2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22 August.
The championship suffered a little with the failure of Valerie Adams to return to defend her 2013 title following surgery over the winter. In the run-up to these championships Adams suffered the end of her 57 event winning streak a month earlier.
In the finals, home favorite Gong Lijiao assumed the early lead with a 20.30 first put. On the third throw, Christina Schwanitz made 20.37 to take the lead. Gong had no answer and the rest of the field was too far behind, led by Michelle Carter's 19.76. Anita Márton threw a fourth round 19.48m national record to take fourth.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| World record | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 22.63 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 7 June 1987 |
| Championship record | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 21.24 | Rome, Italy | 5 September 1987 |
| Championship record | Valerie Adams (NZL) | 21.24 | Daegu, South Korea | 29 August 2011 |
| World leading | Christina Schwanitz (GER) | 20.77 | Beijing, China | 20 May 2015 |
| African record | Vivian Chukwuemeka (NGR) | 18.43 | Walnut, United States | 19 April 2003 |
| Asian record | Li Meisu (CHN) | 21.76 | Shijiazhuang, China | 23 April 1988 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Belsy Laza (CUB) | 20.96A | Mexico City, Mexico | 2 May 1992 |
| South American record | Elisângela Adriano (BRA) | 19.30A | Tunja, Colombia | 14 July 2001 |
| European record | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 22.63 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 7 June 1987 |
| Oceanian record | Valerie Adams (NZL) | 21.24 | Daegu, South Korea | 29 August 2011 |

## Qualification standards

* Entry standards
* 17.75

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 22 August 2015 | 10:10 | Qualification |
| 22 August 2015 | 20:05 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+8)

## Results

| KEY: | Q | Qualified | q | 12 best performers | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 18.30 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Mark | Notes |
| 1 | A | Christina Schwanitz | Germany (GER) | 19.39 | | | 19.39 | Q |
| 2 | B | Michelle Carter | United States (USA) | 19.22 | | | 19.22 | Q |
| 3 | B | Gong Lijiao | China (CHN) | 19.11 | | | 19.11 | Q |
| 4 | A | Anita Márton | Hungary (HUN) | 17.40 | 18.85 | | 18.85 | Q |
| 5 | B | Natallia Mikhnevich | Belarus (BLR) | 17.97 | 18.17 | 18.57 | 18.57 | Q |
| 6 | A | Cleopatra Borel | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 17.01 | 18.55 | | 18.55 | Q |
| 7 | A | Aliona Dubitskaya | Belarus (BLR) | 17.95 | 18.51 | | 18.51 | Q |
| 8 | B | Natalia Ducó | Chile (CHI) | 17.84 | 18.29 | x | 18.29 | q |
| 9 | A | Gao Yang | China (CHN) | 17.97 | 18.18 | 18.21 | 18.21 | q |
| 10 | B | Jeneva Stevens | United States (USA) | 17.81 | 17.77 | 18.05 | 18.05 | q |
| 11 | B | Yuliya Leantsiuk | Belarus (BLR) | 17.58 | 17.96 | x | 17.96 | q |
| 12 | A | Paulina Guba | Poland (POL) | 17.46 | 17.55 | 17.73 | 17.73 | q |
| 13 | A | Tia Brooks | United States (USA) | 17.71 | x | x | 17.71 | |
| 14 | A | Chiara Rosa | Italy (ITA) | x | 17.54 | x | 17.54 | |
| 15 | A | Geisa Arcanjo | Brazil (BRA) | 17.26 | 17.02 | 17.42 | 17.42 | |
| 16 | B | Guo Tianqian | China (CHN) | 17.10 | x | 16.98 | 17.10 | |
| 17 | B | Yaniuvis López | Cuba (CUB) | 16.85 | 17.10 | 16.94 | 17.10 | |
| 18 | B | Leila Rajabi | Iran (IRI) | 17.04 | x | x | 17.04 | |
| 19 | A | Halyna Obleshchuk | Ukraine (UKR) | 16.97 | 16.74 | 16.12 | 16.97 | |
| 20 | A | Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang | Cameroon (CMR) | 16.46 | 16.85 | x | 16.85 | NR |
| 21 | B | Ahymara Espinoza | Venezuela (VEN) | 16.53 | 16.76 | x | 16.76 | |
| 22 | A | Danniel Thomas | Jamaica (JAM) | x | 16.62 | x | 16.62 | |
| 23 | B | Úrsula Ruiz | Spain (ESP) | 16.36 | 16.26 | x | 16.36 | |
| 24 | B | Keely Medeiros | Brazil (BRA) | x | 14.69 | 15.17 | 15.17 | |

### Final

The final was held at 20:05.
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| | Christina Schwanitz | Germany (GER) | 19.80 | 20.00 | 20.37 | x | 20.10 | x | 20.37 | |
| | Gong Lijiao | China (CHN) | 20.30 | 20.05 | 20.25 | x | x | 19.91 | 20.30 | |
| | Michelle Carter | United States (USA) | 19.45 | 19.76 | 18.57 | 18.85 | 19.48 | 19.71 | 19.76 | |
| 4 | Anita Márton | Hungary (HUN) | 18.02 | 18.23 | 18.06 | 19.48 | 18.89 | 19.11 | 19.48 | NR |
| 5 | Gao Yang | China (CHN) | 18.15 | 18.09 | 17.84 | 19.04 | x | x | 19.04 | PB |
| 6 | Aliona Dubitskaya | Belarus (BLR) | 18.21 | x | 18.52 | 17.43 | x | x | 18.52 | |
| 7 | Yuliya Leantsiuk | Belarus (BLR) | 17.38 | 18.25 | 17.67 | 17.85 | x | 17.85 | 18.25 | |
| 8 | Natallia Mikhnevich | Belarus (BLR) | 17.05 | 18.09 | 17.75 | 18.11 | 17.79 | 18.24 | 18.24 | |
| 9 | Natalia Ducó | Chile (CHI) | 17.94 | 17.95 | 17.98 | | | | 17.98 | |
| 10 | Jeneva Stevens | United States (USA) | 16.79 | 17.44 | 17.84 | | | | 17.84 | |
| 11 | Paulina Guba | Poland (POL) | 17.04 | 17.52 | 17.11 | | | | 17.52 | |
| 12 | Cleopatra Borel | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 17.43 | x | 16.85 | | | | 17.43 | |