# 2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's shot put

The women's shot put at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, from 2 to 3 October 2019.

## Summary

As the competition was just getting started, defending champion Gong Lijiao put herself into the lead with the only 19 meter throw of the first round 19.07m. Chase Ealey dropped an 18.70m that held up in second until Danniel Thomas-Dodd almost got 19 with her 18.97m. In the second round, Gong improved to 19.42m and Thomas-Dodd also improved to 19.07, 2013 champion Christina Schwanitz took over third with an 18.87m. In the third round, Aliona Dubitskaya tickled the leaders with an 18.86m but that was going to be her best of the day. Re-ordered in the fourth round, Magdalyn Ewen moved into third with an 18.91m, then Gong tossed the winner 19.55 m (64 ft 1+1⁄2 in). Ewen improved 2 cm in the fifth round, but then Schwanitz stepped into the ring to let out 19.17m to jump into second place. In the final round, Thomas-Dodd reclaimed the silver with 19.47m.

## Records

Before the competition records were as follows:
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date | Location |
| World | 22.63 | Natalya Lisovskaya | URS | 7 Jun 1987 | Moscow, Russia |
| 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 | 20.31 | Gong Lijiao | CHN | 29 Aug 2019 | Zürich, Switzerland |
| African | 18.43 | Vivian Chukwuemeka | NGA | 19 Apr 2003 | Walnut, 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 |
| European | 22.63 | Natalya Lisovskaya | URS | 7 Jun 1987 | Moscow, Russia |
| Oceanian | 21.24 | Valerie Adams | NZL | 29 Aug 2011 | Daegu, South Korea |

## Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), is as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| 2 October | 16:45 | Qualification |
| 3 October | 22:35 | Final |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 18.40 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Notes |
| 1 | A | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | Jamaica (JAM) | 17.60 | 18.06 | 19.32 | 19.32 | Q |
| 2 | B | Magdalyn Ewen | United States (USA) | 19.21 | | | 19.21 | Q |
| 3 | B | Gong Lijiao | China (CHN) | 18.96 | | | 18.96 | Q |
| 4 | A | Michelle Carter | United States (USA) | 18.85 | | | 18.85 | Q, SB |
| 5 | B | Dimitriana Surdu | Moldova (MDA) | 18.71 | | | 18.71 | Q, SB |
| 6 | A | Sophie McKinna | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 17.74 | 18.05 | 18.61 | 18.61 | Q, PB |
| 7 | B | Christina Schwanitz | Germany (GER) | 18.52 | | | 18.52 | Q |
| 8 | A | Aliona Dubitskaya | Belarus (BLR) | 18.51 | | | 18.51 | Q |
| 9 | B | Anita Márton | Hungary (HUN) | 18.29 | 18.44 | | 18.44 | Q |
| 10 | A | Chase Ealey | United States (USA) | 17.90 | x | 18.35 | 18.35 | q |
| 11 | A | Brittany Crew | Canada (CAN) | 17.35 | 18.30 | 18.24 | 18.30 | q |
| 12 | A | Paulina Guba | Poland (POL) | 17.36 | 18.04 | x | 18.04 | q |
| 13 | A | Sara Gambetta | Germany (GER) | 17.59 | 18.01 | 17.41 | 18.01 | |
| 14 | B | Fanny Roos | Sweden (SWE) | x | 18.01 | 17.39 | 18.01 | |
| 15 | B | Klaudia Kardasz | Poland (POL) | x | 16.86 | 17.79 | 17.79 | |
| 16 | B | Emel Dereli | Turkey (TUR) | 16.51 | x | 17.71 | 17.71 | |
| 17 | A | Zhang Linru | China (CHN) | x | 17.06 | 17.65 | 17.65 | |
| 18 | B | Alena Pasechnik | Belarus (BLR) | 17.55 | x | 17.42 | 17.55 | |
| 19 | A | Portious Warren | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 17.43 | 17.46 | x | 17.46 | |
| 20 | B | Alina Kenzel | Germany (GER) | 16.58 | 17.46 | 17.42 | 17.46 | |
| 21 | A | Geisa Arcanjo | Brazil (BRA) | 17.30 | x | 17.45 | 17.45 | |
| 22 | B | Noora Salem Jasim | Bahrain (BHR) | 17.36 | x | 16.83 | 17.36 | |
| 23 | A | Song Jiayuan | China (CHN) | 15.14 | 17.10 | 17.24 | 17.24 | |
| 24 | B | Sarah Mitton | Canada (CAN) | 16.27 | x | 17.24 | 17.24 | |
| 25 | B | Maddi Wesche | New Zealand (NZL) | 16.55 | 17.22 | x | 17.22 | |
| 26 | A | Oyesade Olatoye | Nigeria (NGR) | 16.97 | x | x | 16.97 | |
| 27 | A | Ahymará Espinoza | Venezuela (VEN) | x | 16.89 | x | 16.89 | |

### Final

The final was started on 3 October at 22:35.
| 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) | 19.07 | 19.42 | 19.21 | 19.55 | x | x | 19.55 | |
| | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | Jamaica (JAM) | 18.97 | 19.02 | 19.36 | 19.05 | x | 19.47 | 19.47 | |
| | Christina Schwanitz | Germany (GER) | 18.61 | 18.87 | 18.68 | 18.67 | 19.17 | 18.44 | 19.17 | |
| 4 | Magdalyn Ewen | United States (USA) | 18.04 | 18.48 | 18.79 | 18.91 | 18.93 | x | 18.93 | |
| 5 | Anita Márton | Hungary (HUN) | 18.75 | 18.41 | 18.37 | 18.28 | 18.18 | 18.86 | 18.86 | |
| 6 | Aliona Dubitskaya | Belarus (BLR) | 18.66 | 18.48 | 18.86 | 18.36 | 18.58 | 18.55 | 18.86 | |
| 7 | Chase Ealey | United States (USA) | 18.70 | 18.25 | x | x | 18.82 | 18.61 | 18.82 | |
| 8 | Brittany Crew | Canada (CAN) | 18.46 | 18.18 | x | 18.55 | 18.40 | 17.46 | 18.55 | |
| 9 | Michelle Carter | United States (USA) | 18.32 | 18.31 | 18.41 | | | | 18.41 | |
| 10 | Paulina Guba | Poland (POL) | 18.02 | 17.97 | x | | | | 18.02 | |
| 11 | Sophie McKinna | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 17.99 | 17.85 | 17.68 | | | | 17.99 | |
| 12 | Dimitriana Surdu | Moldova (MDA) | 17.64 | 17.45 | x | | | | 17.64 | |