The Women's

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event at the

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was held at the

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on August 28 and 29. The winning margin was 1.22 metres which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's shot put has been won by more than 1.2 metres at these championships. There were two main contenders for the gold medal: New Zealander Valerie Vili (who returned to using her maiden name of Adams following her 2010 divorce) and Nadzeya Astapchuk of Belarus. Adams, with four straight wins on the

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circuit, entered the competition as the defending champion and reigning

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. Astapchuk was the only other woman to have thrown over 20.50 m that season and held the world leading mark of 20.94 m. Other in-form throwers included Americans

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and Michelle Carter, and Chinese athletes Gong Lijiao and

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. The

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silver medallist Nadine Kleinert and 2008 Olympic runner-up Natallia Mikhnevich were present, but neither had performed to a high standard that year.Shot Put 2011
IAAF (2011-08-28). Retrieved on 2011-08-28. Having already clearly won the final, Adams relaxed and let loose a put of 21.24 on her final throw. While it only elevated her to 22nd on the all-time list, it was the best throw since Larisa Peleshenko in 2000. It was obviously her personal best and annual world leader, it was also the

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national record and Oceana area record. It also equalled the championship record from 1987. Previous world leader Nadzeya Astapchuk came through in the fifth round with a 20.05 put, to edge past

Medalists

Records

Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows.

Qualification standards

Schedule

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 18.65 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the

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Final

References

External links

Shot put results
at IAAF website {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 World Championships in Athletics - Women's shot put

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 2011 in women's athletics