Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put
Women's shot put at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 16 August 2008 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 35 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning distance | 20.56 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The women's shot put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.[1] The qualifying standards were 18.35 m (60 ft 2 in) (A standard) and 17.20 m (56 ft 5 in) (B standard).[2]
The event was won by Valerie Vili (née Adams) of New Zealand, with a best throw of 20.56 metres.[3]
In 2016 it was announced that a reanalysis of samples resulted in doping violations by Natallia Mikhnevich and Nadzeya Ostapchuk. They were disqualified from the competition and the silver and bronze medals were reallocated by the IAAF (now World Athletics).[4]
Schedule
All times are China standard time (UTC+8)
Date | Time | Round |
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Saturday, 16 August 2008 | 09:10 21:10 | Qualifications Finals |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 22.63 m | Moscow, Soviet Union | 7 June 1987 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 22.41 m | Moscow, Soviet Union | 24 July 1980 |
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Results
Qualifying round
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 18.40 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
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![]() | Valerie Vili | ![]() | 20.56 | 20.40 | 20.26 | 20.01 | 20.52 | - | 20.56 | AR |
DSQ[5] | Natallia Mikhnevich | ![]() | 19.16 | 20.28 | 19.87 | 19.82 | 19.94 | 20.10 | 20.28 | |
DSQ[6] | Nadzeya Ostapchuk | ![]() | x | 18.69 | 18.36 | x | 19.86 | 19.36 | 19.86 | |
![]() | Misleydis González | ![]() | 19.30 | x | 19.01 | 19.23 | 19.50 | x | 19.50 | PB |
![]() | Gong Lijiao | ![]() | 18.45 | 18.75 | 18.90 | 18.92 | 19.04 | 19.20 | 19.20 | |
4 | Anna Omarova | ![]() | 19.08 | 18.21 | x | x | x | 18.76 | 19.08 | |
5 | Nadine Kleinert | ![]() | 18.30 | 18.68 | 19.01 | 18.99 | x | 18.81 | 19.01 | |
6 | Li Meiju | ![]() | 18.68 | 18.99 | 18.74 | x | 18.85 | 19.00 | 19.00 | |
7 | Olga Ivanova | ![]() | 17.96 | x | 18.44 | 18.44 | ||||
8 | Mailín Vargas | ![]() | 18.28 | 17.88 | 17.74 | 18.28 | ||||
9 | Christina Schwanitz | ![]() | x | 17.96 | 18.27 | 18.27 | ||||
10 | Jillian Camarena | ![]() | 18.09 | 18.24 | 17.44 | 18.24 | ||||
11 | Chiara Rosa | ![]() | 18.22 | 17.98 | x | 18.22 | ||||
12 | Li Ling | ![]() | 17.94 | x | 17.81 | 17.94 | ||||
13 | Michelle Carter | ![]() | 16.97 | 17.65 | 17.74 | 17.74 |
AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place |
References
- "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- "Olympic Games 2008 - Results 08-16-2008 - Shot Put W Final". IAAF. 2008-08-15. Archived from the original on 2008-08-17. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
- IAAF.org. The XXIX Olympic Games. Shot Put women.
- "IOC sanctions seven athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London2012". International Olympic Committee. 25 Nov 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- "Ostapchuk stripped of another Olympic medal". 13 January 2017.