Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put
Women's shot put at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
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Date | 6 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 32 from 21 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 20.70 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics ![]() | ||||
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
800 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | women | ||
5000 m | men | women | ||
10,000 m | men | women | ||
100 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | women | ||
20 km walk | men | women | ||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | women | ||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | women | ||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | women | ||
Combined events | ||||
Heptathlon | women | |||
Decathlon | men | |||
The Women's shot put competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 6 August.[1] Each athlete received three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieved the qualifying distance progressed to the final. If less than twelve athletes would achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes would reach the final. Each finalist was allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.[2]
In the finals, Valerie Adams, the defending champion, took the lead in the first throw, but Nadzeya Ostapchuk, who was third in the 2008 Olympic competition, overtook the lead in the second throw and remained the leader until the end of the competition. Gong Lijiao remained third until the last throw, when she was overtaken by Yevgeniya Kolodko. The 2008 silver medalist, Natallia Mikhnevich, qualified for the final, but remained in last place.
On August 13, 2012, IOC announced that Nadzeya Ostapchuk had tested positive for metenolone both before and after winning the shot put event.[3] She was formally expelled from the games and her victory and medal removed from the records. The gold medal was then awarded to Valerie Adams, the silver to Yevgeniya Kolodko, and the bronze to Gong Lijiao.[4]
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Date | Time | Round |
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Monday, 6 August 2012 | 10:45 19:15 | Qualifications Finals |
Records
Prior to the 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 |
2012 World leading | ![]() |
21.58 m | Minsk, Belarus | 18 July 2012 |
Results
Qualifying round
Qual. rule: qualification standard 18.90m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
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1 | A | Adams, ValerieValerie Adams | ![]() |
x | 20.40 | 20.40 | Q | |
2 | B | Kolodko, YevgeniyaYevgeniya Kolodko | ![]() |
19.31 | 19.31 | Q | ||
3 | A | Li Ling | ![]() |
18.86 | 19.23 | 19.23 | Q | |
4 | B | Gong Lijiao | ![]() |
19.11 | 19.11 | Q | ||
5 | B | Liu Xiangrong | ![]() |
18.87 | 18.96 | 18.96 | Q | |
6 | B | Tarasova, IrinaIrina Tarasova | ![]() |
18.55 | 18.59 | 18.76 | 18.76 | q |
7 | A | Carter, MichelleMichelle Carter | ![]() |
18.27 | 18.63 | x | 18.63 | q |
8 | A | Schwanitz, ChristinaChristina Schwanitz | ![]() |
18.44 | 18.43 | 18.62 | 18.62 | q |
9 | B | Mikhnevich, NatalliaNatallia Mikhnevich | ![]() |
18.60 | 18.12 | 18.30 | 18.60 | q |
10 | B | Arcanjo, GeisaGeisa Arcanjo | ![]() |
x | 18.47 | 18.33 | 18.47 | q |
11 | B | Ducó, NataliaNatalia Ducó | ![]() |
18.45 | 18.23 | 18.17 | 18.45 | q |
12 | A | Borel-Brown, CleopatraCleopatra Borel-Brown | ![]() |
18.26 | 18.36 | 18.34 | 18.36 | |
13 | B | Kleinert, NadineNadine Kleinert | ![]() |
x | 18.06 | 18.36 | 18.36 | |
14 | A | Rosa, ChiaraChiara Rosa | ![]() |
17.91 | 18.14 | 18.30 | 18.30 | |
15 | A | Camarena-Williams, JillianJillian Camarena-Williams | ![]() |
18.22 | 17.99 | 17.51 | 18.22 | |
16 | B | Ruiz, ÚrsulaÚrsula Ruiz | ![]() |
17.99 | x | x | 17.99 | PB |
17 | B | Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya, JaninaJanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya | ![]() |
17.68 | 17.87 | 17.69 | 17.87 | |
18 | A | Terlecki, JosephineJosephine Terlecki | ![]() |
17.78 | x | 17.73 | 17.78 | |
19 | B | Brooks, TiaTia Brooks | ![]() |
17.21 | 17.72 | 17.29 | 17.72 | |
20 | B | González, MisleydisMisleydis González | ![]() |
17.68 | 17.61 | 17.35 | 17.68 | |
21 | A | Rajabi, LeilaLeila Rajabi | ![]() |
17.17 | 17.55 | 17.42 | 17.55 | |
22 | A | Labonté, JulieJulie Labonté | ![]() |
17.48 | 17.32 | x | 17.48 | |
23 | A | Márton, AnitaAnita Márton | ![]() |
16.29 | 17.04 | 17.48 | 17.48 | |
24 | A | Avdeyeva, AnnaAnna Avdeyeva | ![]() |
17.47 | x | x | 17.47 | |
25 | B | Lin Chia-ying | ![]() |
16.74 | 17.43 | x | 17.43 | NR |
26 | A | Vargas, MailÃnMailÃn Vargas | ![]() |
16.76 | 16.64 | x | 16.76 | |
27 | A | Lemos, SandraSandra Lemos | ![]() |
16.50 | 16.07 | x | 16.50 | |
28 | B | Fisher, AlexandraAlexandra Fisher | ![]() |
15.84 | 16.16 | x | 16.16 | |
29 | B | Po'uhila, 'Ana'Ana Po'uhila | ![]() |
15.80 | 15.75 | 15.11 | 15.80 | |
30 | A | Smolyanova, ElenaElena Smolyanova | ![]() |
14.35 | 14.43 | 14.43 | ||
N/A | B | Mavrodieva, RadoslavaRadoslava Mavrodieva | ![]() |
x | x | x | N/A | NM |
N/A | A | Ostapchuk, NadzeyaNadzeya Ostapchuk | ![]() |
| DQ (drugs) |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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![]() | Adams, ValerieValerie Adams | ![]() |
20.61 | X | 20.70 | X | X | 20.24 | 20.70 | |
![]() | Kolodko, YevgeniyaYevgeniya Kolodko | ![]() |
19.45 | 19.52 | X | X | X | 20.48 | 20.48 | PB |
![]() | Gong Lijiao | ![]() |
20.13 | 19.67 | 19.91 | 19.76 | 20.22 | 20.00 | 20.22 | SB |
4 | Li Ling | ![]() |
18.87 | 18.77 | 19.28 | X | 19.63 | 19.58 | 19.63 | |
5 | Carter, MichelleMichelle Carter | ![]() |
19.05 | 18.83 | 18.92 | 19.42 | 19.12 | 18.88 | 19.42 | |
6 | Liu Xiangrong | ![]() |
19.18 | 18.88 | 18.74 | X | 18.47 | 18.77 | 19.18 | |
7 | Arcanjo, GeisaGeisa Arcanjo | ![]() |
18.27 | X | 19.02 | X | X | 17.19 | 19.02 | PB |
8 | Tarasova, IrinaIrina Tarasova | ![]() |
19.00 | 18.80 | X | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19.00 | |
9 | Ducó, NataliaNatalia Ducó | ![]() |
18.80 | 18.70 | 18.62 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18.80 | NR |
10 | Schwanitz, ChristinaChristina Schwanitz | ![]() |
18.20 | 18.47 | X | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18.47 | |
11 | Mikhnevich, NatalliaNatallia Mikhnevich | ![]() |
18.42 | X | 18.27 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18.42 | |
N/A | Ostapchuk, NadzeyaNadzeya Ostapchuk | ![]() |
| | | | | | | DQ (drugs) |
References
- ↑ Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- ↑ "Women's shot put competition format". London 2012 Organising Committee. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ↑ "Gold medallist Nadzeya Ostapchuk stripped after failing drug test". CNN. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ↑ "IOC withdraws gold medal from shot put athlete Nadzeya Ostapchuk". Olympic News. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ↑ "Women's Shot Put". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
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