2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

The entire final was conducted in rainy conditions. Five throws in, Gong Lijiao took the early lead with a throw of 19.16 metres. Michelle Carter moved into second with 18.82 metres. Near the beginning of the second round, Anita Márton edged ahead with 18.89 metres, Gong improved to 19.35 metres, then Carter improved to 18.86 metres. In the third round, Carter improved to 19.14 metres to go back to second position. The leader board stayed that way until the fifth round when Gong improved to a winning 19.94 metres. In the final round, Márton threw 19.49 metres to take silver.

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record	Perf.	Athlete	Nat.	Date	Location
World	22.63	Natalya Lisovskaya	URS	7 Jun 1988	Moscow, Soviet Union
Championship	21.24	Natalya Lisovskaya	URS	5 Sep 1987	Rome, Italy
	21.24	Valerie Adams	NZL	29 Aug 2011	Daegu, South Korea
World leading	20.11	Gong Lijiao	CHN	28 Jul 2017	Böhmenkirch, Germany
African	18.43	Vivian Chukwuemeka	NGR	19 Apr 2003	Walnut, California, United States
Asian	21.76	Li Meisu	CHN	23 Apr 1988	Shijiazhuang, China
NACAC	20.96	Belsy Laza	CUB	2 May 1992	Mexico City, Mexico
South American	19.30	Elisângela Adriano	BRA	14 Jul 2001	Tunja, Colombia
European	22.63	Natalya Lisovskaya	URS	7 Jun 1988	Moscow, Soviet Union
Oceanian	21.24	Valerie Adams	NZL	29 Aug 2011	Daegu, South Korea

No records were set at the competition.[3]

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 17.75 metres.[4]

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[5]

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