# 2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's shot put

The women's shot put at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 15 and 16 July 2022.

## Summary

Three weeks after winning the American Championship with a world leading 20.51 m, Chase Ealey returned to the same ring. On the very first throw of the competition, she popped a 20.49 m (67 ft 2+1⁄2 in). Double defending champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Gong Lijiao threw 19.77 m to settle into second place, with Auriol Dongmo at 19.44 m and Gong's Chinese teammate Song Jiayuan at 19.21 m being the only other ones past 19 metres. In the second round, Gong improved her hold on second place with a 19.84 m, which became significant when Dongmo improved to 19.62 m two throws later. Next in the ring, Jessica Schilder took away the bronze medal position with a Dutch record of 19.77 m. By that point in the second round, the medal positions were settled. Gong improved to 20.23 m in the third round and 20.39 m in the fifth round, but still fell 10 cm short of Ealey. Schilder tied her national record in the fifth round, which became the tiebreaker after Sarah Mitton had equalled the 19.77 m three throws earlier.

## 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 | Chase Ealey (USA) | 20.51 m | Eugene, United States | 26 June 2022 |
| 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 18.50 m.

## Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| 15 July | 17:05 | Qualification |
| 16 July | 18:25 | Final |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 18.90 (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 | B | Gong Lijiao | China (CHN) | 18.74 | 19.51 | | 19.51 | Q, SB |
| 2 | B | Sarah Mitton | Canada (CAN) | 18.16 | 19.38 | | 19.38 | Q |
| 3 | A | Auriol Dongmo | Portugal (POR) | 19.38 | | | 19.38 | Q |
| 4 | B | Jessica Schilder | Netherlands (NED) | 19.16 | | | 19.16 | Q |
| 5 | B | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | Jamaica (JAM) | 19.09 | | | 19.09 | Q |
| 6 | A | Song Jiayuan | China (CHN) | 18.33 | 19.08 | | 19.08 | Q |
| 7 | B | Jessica Woodard | United States (USA) | 17.80 | 17.74 | 19.08 | 19.08 | Q |
| 8 | A | Maddison-Lee Wesche | New Zealand (NZL) | 18.64 | 18.60 | 18.96 | 18.96 | Q |
| 9 | A | Maggie Ewen | United States (USA) | 17.14 | 17.58 | 18.96 | 18.96 | Q |
| 10 | B | Chase Ealey | United States (USA) | 18.96 | | | 18.96 | Q |
| 11 | A | Fanny Roos | Sweden (SWE) | 18.53 | 18.72 | 18.41 | 18.72 | q |
| 12 | B | Axelina Johansson | Sweden (SWE) | 17.47 | 18.57 | 18.50 | 18.57 | q, PB |
| 13 | B | Katharina Maisch | Germany (GER) | 17.84 | x | 18.57 | 18.57 | |
| 14 | A | Adelaide Aquilla | United States (USA) | x | 18.18 | 18.33 | 18.33 | |
| 15 | A | Julia Ritter | Germany (GER) | 18.22 | x | x | 18.22 | |
| 16 | A | Jorinde van Klinken | Netherlands (NED) | 18.02 | 18.19 | x | 18.19 | |
| 17 | B | Jessica Inchude | Portugal (POR) | 17.39 | 17.65 | 18.01 | 18.01 | |
| 18 | A | Lloydricia Cameron | Jamaica (JAM) | 17.65 | x | x | 17.65 | |
| 19 | A | Zhang Linru | China (CHN) | 16.73 | x | 17.54 | 17.54 | |
| 20 | A | Benthe König | Netherlands (NED) | 17.30 | 17.25 | 17.51 | 17.51 | |
| 21 | B | María Belén Toimil | Spain (ESP) | x | 16.75 | 17.48 | 17.48 | |
| 22 | A | Amelia Strickler | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 16.16 | 16.31 | 17.40 | 17.40 | |
| 23 | B | Sophie McKinna | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 17.21 | 16.77 | 17.13 | 17.21 | |
| 24 | A | Dimitriana Bezede | Moldova (MDA) | x | 16.99 | x | 16.99 | |
| 25 | B | Portious Warren | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | x | x | 16.65 | 16.65 | |
| 26 | B | Ana Caroline Silva | Brazil (BRA) | x | 16.58 | x | 16.58 | |
| 27 | B | Ivana Gallardo | Chile (CHI) | 15.64 | 16.20 | 15.36 | 16.20 | |
| 28 | A | Livia Avancini | Brazil (BRA) | 15.87 | 16.01 | 16.13 | 16.13 | |
| 29 | B | Ischke Senekal | South Africa (RSA) | x | x | 15.40 | 15.40 | |

### Final

| 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) | 20.49 | 19.82 | x | 20.07 | 19.65 | x | 20.49 | |
| | Gong Lijiao | China (CHN) | 19.58 | 19.84 | 20.23 | 20.08 | 20.39 | 19.89 | 20.39 | SB |
| | Jessica Schilder | Netherlands (NED) | x | 19.77 | x | 19.53 | 19.77 | x | 19.77 | NR |
| 4 | Sarah Mitton | Canada (CAN) | 18.78 | 19.18 | 19.04 | x | 19.06 | 19.77 | 19.77 | |
| 5 | Auriol Dongmo | Portugal (POR) | 19.44 | 19.62 | 19.38 | x | 19.39 | 19.54 | 19.62 | |
| 6 | Song Jiayuan | China (CHN) | 19.21 | 19.06 | x | 19.49 | 19.57 | x | 19.57 | |
| 7 | Maddison-Lee Wesche | New Zealand (NZL) | 18.32 | 19.09 | 18.56 | 18.81 | 18.36 | 19.50 | 19.50 | PB |
| 8 | Jessica Woodard | United States (USA) | x | x | 18.67 | x | 18.63 | x | 18.67 | |
| 9 | Maggie Ewen | United States (USA) | 18.08 | 18.26 | 18.64 | | | | 18.64 | |
| 10 | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | Jamaica (JAM) | x | 18.29 | x | | | | 18.29 | |
| 11 | Fanny Roos | Sweden (SWE) | 18.27 | 18.22 | x | | | | 18.27 | |
| 12 | Axelina Johansson | Sweden (SWE) | 17.21 | 17.60 | 17.25 | | | | 17.60 | |