The Women's Shot Put event at the

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was held at the

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on August 12 and August 13. The event was won by Nadzeya Ostapchuk of

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but when samples taken from her during those games were retested in 2013, they revealed she had been doping. After revision, Olga Ryabinkina from Russia and

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from New Zealand were promoted to gold and silver respectively. The bronze medal was awarded to Nadine Kleinert from Germany who originally finished fifth since all the results of the fourth-placer Svetlana Krivelyova of Russia between August 18, 2004, and August 17, 2006, were annulled in a separate doping case. The winning margin was 2 cm which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's shot put has been won by less than 3 cm at these championships.

Medalists

Schedule

*''All times are

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Abbreviations

*''All results shown are in metres''

Records

Qualification

Group A

Group B

Final

References

IAAF results, heats

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Shot Put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

Shot put at the World Athletics Championships 2005 in women's athletics