# 2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put

The women's shot put at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 28 and 29 June.

## Medalists

| Gold | Nadine Kleinert Germany |
| Silver | Irina Tarasova Russia |
| Bronze | Chiara Rosa Italy |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships :
| World record | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 22.63 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 7 June 1987 |
| European record | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 22.63 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 7 June 1987 |
| Championship record | Vita Pavlysh (UKR) | 21.69 | Budapest, Hungary | 20 August 1998 |
| World Leading | Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR) | 21.13 | Minsk, Belarus | 12 June 2012 |
| European Leading | Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR) | 21.13 | Minsk, Belarus | 12 June 2012 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 28 June 2012 | 12:30 | Qualification |
| 29 June 2012 | 18:00 | Final |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 17.40 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | B | Nadine Kleinert | Germany | 18.65 | | | 18.65 | Q |
| 2 | A | Irina Tarasova | Russia | 18.31 | | | 18.31 | Q |
| 3 | B | Josephine Terlecki | Germany | x | 18.22 | | 18.22 | Q |
| 4 | A | Christina Schwanitz | Germany | x | 17.92 | | 17.92 | Q |
| 5 | B | Chiara Rosa | Italy | 17.89 | | | 17.89 | Q |
| 6 | A | Radoslava Mavrodieva | Bulgaria | 17.55 | | | 17.55 | Q |
| 7 | A | Anita Márton | Hungary | 16.69 | 16.74 | 17.30 | 17.30 | q |
| 8 | A | Paulina Guba | Poland | 16.63 | 17.29 | 16.80 | 17.29 | q |
| 9 | B | Jessica Cérival | France | 16.99 | 16.75 | 17.15 | 17.15 | q |
| 10 | B | Helena Engman | Sweden | 16.88 | x | x | 16.88 | q |
| 11 | B | Austra Skujytė | Lithuania | 15.68 | 16.22 | 16.73 | 16.73 | q |
| 12 | A | Anca Heltne | Romania | 16.00 | 16.70 | 16.33 | 16.70 | q |
| 13 | B | Úrsula Ruiz | Spain | 16.35 | 16.24 | 16.39 | 16.39 | |
| 14 | B | Eden Francis | Great Britain | 15.83 | x | 16.35 | 16.35 | |
| 15 | A | Julaika Nicoletti | Italy | x | 15.94 | x | 15.94 | |
| 16 | A | Anastasia Muchkaev | Israel | 14.37 | x | 15.83 | 15.83 | |
| 17 | B | Valentina Muzarić | Croatia | 14.55 | x | 15.33 | 15.33 | |
| 18 | A | Suvi Helin | Finland | 14.69 | 14.73 | 15.05 | 15.05 | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| | Nadine Kleinert | Germany | 18.58 | 19.15 | 19.15 | 19.18 | x | x | 19.18 | |
| | Irina Tarasova | Russia | 18.53 | 18.79 | 18.91 | x | 18.54 | 18.72 | 18.91 | |
| | Chiara Rosa | Italy | x | 17.95 | 17.72 | 18.26 | 18.47 | 18.07 | 18.47 | |
| 4 | Josephine Terlecki | Germany | 18.33 | 18.16 | x | 17.85 | x | x | 18.33 | |
| 5 | Christina Schwanitz | Germany | x | 18.25 | 18.10 | 17.77 | x | 17.49 | 18.25 | |
| 6 | Radoslava Mavrodieva | Bulgaria | 18.14 | x | 17.73 | x | 17.89 | x | 18.14 | |
| 7 | Anita Márton | Hungary | 17.19 | 17.39 | 17.31 | 17.48 | 17.93 | 17.52 | 17.93 | |
| 8 | Helena Engman | Sweden | 17.64 | 17.44 | x | 17.18 | x | x | 17.64 | SB |
| 9 | Jessica Cérival | France | 17.20 | x | x | | | | 17.20 | |
| 10 | Paulina Guba | Poland | 17.09 | x | x | | | | 17.09 | |
| 11 | Austra Skujytė | Lithuania | 16.53 | x | 16.50 | | | | 16.53 | |
| 12 | Anca Heltne | Romania | 16.36 | 16.39 | 16.36 | | | | 16.39 | |