Shot put at the World Athletics Championships | |
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Overview | |
Gender | Men and women |
Years held | Men: 1983 – 2019 Women: 1983 – 2019 |
Reigning champion | |
Men | Joe Kovacs (USA) |
Women | Gong Lijiao (CHN) |
The shot put at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983.
Medalists
Men
Multiple medalists
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Adam Nelson | United States (USA) | 2001-2007 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
1= | Joe Kovacs | United States (USA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
2= | Werner Günthör | Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
2= | John Godina | United States (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
4= | David Storl | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
6= | Tom Walsh | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
6= | Christian Cantwell | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
6= | C. J. Hunter | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
9 | Oliver-Sven Buder | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
10= | Randy Barnes | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
10= | Dylan Armstrong | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
10= | Rutger Smith | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
13= | Oleksandr Bagach | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
13= | Ralf Bartels | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Medals by country
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 11 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
2 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
5 | New Zealand (NZL) Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Finland (FIN) Canada (CAN) Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Italy (ITA) East Germany (GDR) Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Croatia (CRO) Czechoslovakia (TCH) Jamaica (JAM) Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women
Multiple medalists
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Valerie Adams (Valerie Vili) | New Zealand (NZL) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
Gong Lijao | China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Nadine Kleinert | Germany (GER) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
Svetlana Krivelyova | Russia (RUS)/ Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
Christina Schwanitz | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
Astrid Kumbernuss | Germany (GER) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
Huang Zhihong | China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Vita Pavlysh | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Natalya Lisovskaya | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
Nadzeya Ostapchuk | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
Michelle Carter | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medals by country
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
2 | China (CHN) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
3 | New Zealand (NZL) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
4 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
5 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
6 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
7 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
10 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
11 | Hungary (HUN) Jamaica (JAM) Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Bulgaria (BUL) Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
Bibliography
- Butler, Mark (2015). IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 Statistics Book. IAAF.
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