2020 Summer Olympics / Athletics - Shot Put (Women)
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sport | athletics |
discipline | Shot put |
gender | Women |
Attendees | ?? Athletes from ?? Countries |
Competition location | Olympic Stadium |
Competition phase | July 31 to August 2, 2020 |
The competition in the shot put women at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will take place from July 31 to August 2 in the newly built Olympic Stadium instead.
Current titleholders
Olympic Champion |
Michelle Carter ( United States )
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20.63 m | Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
world champion |
Gong Lijiao ( People's Republic of China )
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19.55 m | Doha 2019 |
European champion |
Paulina Guba ( Poland )
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19.33 m | Berlin 2018 |
North / Central America / Caribbean Champion |
Magdalyn Ewen ( United States )
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18.22 m | Toronto 2018 |
South America Champion |
Ahymara Espinoza ( Venezuela )
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17.44 m | Lima 2019 |
Asian champion |
Gong Lijiao ( People's Republic of China )
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19.18 m | Doha 2019 |
African champion | |||
Oceania champion |
Madison-Lee Wesche ( New Zealand )
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18.04 | Townsville 2019 |
Existing records
World record |
Natalja Lisovskaya ( Soviet Union )
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22.63 m | Moscow , Soviet Union (now Russia ) | June 7, 1987 |
Olympic record |
Ilona Slupianek ( GDR )
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22.41 m | Final of Moscow , Soviet Union (today Russia ) | July 24, 1980 |