Shot put at the World Athletics Championships

Shot put
at the World Athletics Championships
Shot put; at the World Athletics Championships
	Joe Kovacs competing at the 2022 Championships.
Overview
Gender	Men and women
Years held	Men: 1983 – 2025 ; Women: 1983 – 2025
Championship record
Men	23.51 m Ryan Crouser (2023)
Women	21.24 m Natalya Lisovskaya (1987); Valerie Adams (2011)
Reigning champion
Men	Ryan Crouser (USA)
Women	Jessica Schilder (NED)

The shot put at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983.

The most successful nation in the event has been the United States, having won 13 gold medals and 30 medals in total. Germany is the second-most successful nation, having won 6 gold medals and 20 medals in total.

Valerie Adams is the most successful athlete in the event, having won 4 gold medals and one silver medal. Gong Lijiao is the most decorated athlete in the event, having won a total of 8 medals in total between 2009 and 2023, more than any athlete has won in a single individual event. The most successful athletes on the men's side are John Godina and Werner Günthör, who have won 3 gold medals each. Joe Kovacs is the most decorated athlete on the men's side, with 5 medals in total.

The current championship records are 23.51 m for men, set by Ryan Crouser in 2023, and 21.24 m for women, set by Natalya Lisovskaya in 1987 and tied by Valerie Adams in 2011.

The reigning world champions are Ryan Crouser and Chase Ealey, both from the United States.

Age records

All information from World Athletics.^[1]

Distinction	Male			Female
Distinction	Athlete	Age	Date	Athlete	Age	Date
Youngest champion	David Storl (GER)	21 years, 37 days	2 Sep 2011	Valerie Vili (NZL)	22 years, 324 days	26 Aug 2007
Youngest medalist	Ulf Timmermann (GDR)	20 years, 279 days	7 Aug 1983	Gong Lijiao (CHN)	20 years, 204 days	16 Aug 2009
Youngest finalist	Manuel Martínez (ESP)	18 years, 257 days	21 Aug 1993	Gong Lijiao (CHN)	18 years, 214 days	26 Aug 2007
Youngest participant	Konrad Bukowiecki (POL)	18 years, 159 days	23 Aug 2015	Emel Dereli (TUR)	17 years, 167 days	11 Aug 2013
Oldest champion	Werner Günthör (SUI)	32 years, 81 days	21 Aug 1993	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)	34 years, 75 days	27 Aug 2003
Oldest medalist	Oliver-Sven Buder (GER)	33 years, 59 days	21 Aug 1999	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)	34 years, 224 days	27 Aug 2003
Oldest finalist	Ivan Ivančić (YUG)	44 years, 244 days	7 Aug 1983	Li Meisu (CHN)	38 years, 112 days	7 Aug 1997
Oldest participant	Ivan Ivančić (YUG)	44 years, 244 days	7 Aug 1983	Judy Oakes (GBR)	39 years, 172 days	5 Aug 1997

Medalists

Men

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983 Helsinki details	Edward Sarul (POL)	Ulf Timmermann (GDR)	Remigius Machura (TCH)
1987 Rome details	Werner Günthör (SUI)	Alessandro Andrei (ITA)	John Brenner (USA)
1991 Tokyo details	Werner Günthör (SUI)	Lars Arvid Nilsen (NOR)	Aleksandr Klimenko (URS)
1993 Stuttgart details	Werner Günthör (SUI)	Randy Barnes (USA)	Oleksandr Bagach (UKR)
1995 Gothenburg details	John Godina (USA)	Mika Halvari (FIN)	Randy Barnes (USA)
1997 Athens details	John Godina (USA)	Oliver-Sven Buder (GER)	C. J. Hunter (USA)
1999 Seville details	C. J. Hunter (USA)	Oliver-Sven Buder (GER)	Oleksandr Bagach (UKR)
2001 Edmonton details	John Godina (USA)	Adam Nelson (USA)	Arsi Harju (FIN)
2003 Saint-Denis details	Andrei Mikhnevich (BLR)	Adam Nelson (USA)	Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR)
2005 Helsinki details	Adam Nelson (USA)	Rutger Smith (NED)	Ralf Bartels (GER)
2007 Osaka details	Reese Hoffa (USA)	Adam Nelson (USA)	Rutger Smith (NED)
2009 Berlin details	Christian Cantwell (USA)	Tomasz Majewski (POL)	Ralf Bartels (GER)
2011 Daegu details	David Storl (GER)	Dylan Armstrong (CAN)	Christian Cantwell (USA)
2013 Moscow details	David Storl (GER)	Ryan Whiting (USA)	Dylan Armstrong (CAN)
2015 Beijing details	Joe Kovacs (USA)	David Storl (GER)	O'Dayne Richards (JAM)
2017 London details	Tom Walsh (NZL)	Joe Kovacs (USA)	Stipe Žunić (CRO)
2019 Doha details	Joe Kovacs (USA)	Ryan Crouser (USA)	Tom Walsh (NZL)
2022 Eugene details	Ryan Crouser (USA)	Joe Kovacs (USA)	Josh Awotunde (USA)
2023 Budapest details	Ryan Crouser (USA)	Leonardo Fabbri (ITA)	Joe Kovacs (USA)
2025 Tokyo details	Ryan Crouser (USA)	Uziel Muñoz (MEX)	Leonardo Fabbri (ITA)

Multiple medalists

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Period	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Ryan Crouser	United States (USA)	2019-2025	3	1	0	4
2	John Godina	United States (USA)	1995-2001	3	0	0	3
2	Werner Günthör	Switzerland (SUI)	1987-1993	3	0	0	3
4	Joe Kovacs	United States (USA)	2015-2023	2	2	1	5
5	David Storl	Germany (GER)	2011-2015	2	1	0	3
6	Adam Nelson	United States (USA)	2001-2007	1	3	0	4
7	Christian Cantwell	United States (USA)	2009-2011	1	0	1	2
	C. J. Hunter	United States (USA)	1997-1999	1	0	1	2
	Tom Walsh	New Zealand (NZL)	2017-2019	1	0	1	2
10	Oliver-Sven Buder	Germany (GER)	1997-1999	0	2	0	2
11	Dylan Armstrong	Canada (CAN)	2011-2013	0	1	1	2
	Randy Barnes	United States (USA)	1993-1995	0	1	1	2
	Rutger Smith	Netherlands (NED)	2005-2007	0	1	1	2
	Leonardo Fabbri	Italy (ITA)	2023-2025	0	1	1	2
15	Oleksandr Bagach	Ukraine (UKR)	1993-1999	0	0	2	2
15	Ralf Bartels	Germany (GER)	2005-2009	0	0	2	2

Medals by country

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	12	8	6	26
2	Switzerland (SUI)	3	0	0	3
3	Germany (GER)	2	3	2	7
4	Ukraine (UKR)	0	0	3	3
5	New Zealand (NZL)	1	0	1	2
5	Poland (POL)	1	1	0	2
7	Canada (CAN)	0	1	1	2
	Finland (FIN)	0	1	1	2
	Netherlands (NED)	0	1	1	2
10	Belarus (BLR)	1	0	0	1
11	East Germany (GDR)	0	1	0	1
	Italy (ITA)	0	2	1	3
	Norway (NOR)	0	1	0	1
	Mexico (MEX)	0	1	0	1
14	Croatia (CRO)	0	0	1	1
	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	0	0	1	1
	Jamaica (JAM)	0	0	1	1
	Soviet Union (URS)	0	0	1	1

Women

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983 Helsinki details	Helena Fibingerová (TCH)	Helma Knorscheidt (GDR)	Ilona Schoknecht-Slupianek (GDR)
1987 Rome details	Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)	Kathrin Neimke (GDR)	Ines Müller (GDR)
1991 Tokyo details	Huang Zhihong (CHN)	Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)	Svetlana Krivelyova (URS)
1993 Stuttgart details	Huang Zhihong (CHN)	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)	Kathrin Neimke (GER)
1995 Gothenburg details	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	Huang Zhihong (CHN)	Svetla Mitkova (BUL)
1997 Athens details	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)	Stephanie Storp (GER)
1999 Seville details	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	Nadine Kleinert (GER)	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)
2001 Edmonton details	Yanina Karolchik (BLR)	Nadine Kleinert (GER)	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)
2003 Saint-Denis details	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)	Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR)	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)
2005 Helsinki^[2] details	Olga Ryabinkina (RUS)	Valerie Vili (NZL)	Nadine Kleinert (GER)
2007 Osaka details	Valerie Vili (NZL)	Nadine Kleinert (GER)	Li Ling (CHN)
2009 Berlin details	Valerie Vili (NZL)	Nadine Kleinert (GER)	Gong Lijiao (CHN)
2011 Daegu details	Valerie Adams (NZL)	Jillian Camarena-Williams (USA)	Gong Lijiao (CHN)
2013 Moscow details	Valerie Adams (NZL)	Christina Schwanitz (GER)	Gong Lijiao (CHN)
2015 Beijing details	Christina Schwanitz (GER)	Gong Lijiao (CHN)	Michelle Carter (USA)
2017 London details	Gong Lijiao (CHN)	Anita Márton (HUN)	Michelle Carter (USA)
2019 Doha details	Gong Lijiao (CHN)	Danniel Thomas-Dodd (JAM)	Christina Schwanitz (GER)
2022 Eugene details	Chase Ealey (USA)	Gong Lijiao (CHN)	Jessica Schilder (NED)
2023 Budapest details	Chase Ealey (USA)	Sarah Mitton (CAN)	Gong Lijiao (CHN)
2025 Tokyo details	Jessica Schilder (NED)	Chase Jackson (USA)	Maddison-Lee Wesche (NZL)

Multiple medalists

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Period	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Valerie Adams	New Zealand (NZL)	2005-2013	4	1	0	5
2	Astrid Kumbernuss	Germany (GER)	1995-1999	3	0	0	3
3	Gong Lijao	China (CHN)	2009-2023	2	2	4	8
4	Huang Zhihong	China (CHN)	1991-1995	2	1	0	3
4	Chase Ealey	United States (USA)	2022-2023	2	1	0	3
6	Svetlana Krivelyova	Russia (RUS) Soviet Union (URS)	1991-2003	1	1	2	4
7	Christina Schwanitz	Germany (GER)	2013-2019	1	1	1	3
8	Natalya Lisovskaya	Soviet Union (URS)	1987-1991	1	1	0	2
9	Jessica Schilder	Netherlands (NED)	2022-2025	1	0	1	2
10	Nadine Kleinert	Germany (GER)	1999-2009	0	4	1	5
11	Vita Pavlysh	Ukraine (UKR)	1997-2003	0	1	2	3
12	Michelle Carter	United States (USA)	2015-2017	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	1	6
4	United States (USA)	2	2	2	6
5	Russia (RUS)	2	1	1	4
6	Soviet Union (URS)	1	1	1	3
7	Belarus (BLR)	1	1	0	4
8	Netherlands (NED)	1	0	1	2
9	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	0	0	1
10	East Germany (GDR)	0	2	2	4
11	Ukraine (UKR)	0	1	2	3
12	Canada (CAN)	0	1	0	1
	Hungary (HUN)	0	1	0	1
	Jamaica (JAM)	0	1	0	1
15	Bulgaria (BUL)	0	0	1	1

Championship record progression

Men

Men's shot put World Championships record progression^[3]
Mark	Athlete	Nation	Year	Round	Date
21.08 m	Dave Laut	United States (USA)	1983	Qualification	1983-08-07
21.16 m	Ulf Timmermann	East Germany (GDR)	1983	Final	1983-08-07
21.39 m	Edward Sarul	Poland (POL)	1983	Final	1983-08-07
21.57 m	Alessandro Andrei	Italy (ITA)	1987	Qualification	1987-08-29
21.63 m	Werner Günthör	Switzerland (SUI)	1987	Final	1987-08-29
21.75 m	John Brenner	United States (USA)	1987	Final	1987-08-29
22.12 m	Werner Günthör	Switzerland (SUI)	1987	Final	1987-08-29
22.23 m	Werner Günthör	Switzerland (SUI)	1987	Final	1987-08-29
22.36 m	Ryan Crouser	United States (USA)	2019	Final	2019-10-05
22.90 m	Tom Walsh	New Zealand (NZL)	2019	Final	2019-10-05
22.91 m	Joe Kovacs	United States (USA)	2019	Final	2019-10-05
22.94 m	Ryan Crouser	United States (USA)	2022	Final	2022-07-17
22.98 m	Ryan Crouser	United States (USA)	2023	Final	2023-08-19
23.51 m	Ryan Crouser	United States (USA)	2023	Final	2023-08-19

Women

Women's shot put World Championships record progression^[4]
Time	Athlete	Nation	Year	Round	Date
19.25 m	Helena Fibingerova	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1983	Qualification	1983-08-10
19.99 m	Ilona Slupianek	East Germany (GDR)	1983	Qualification	1983-08-10
20.30 m	Helma Knorscheidt	East Germany (GDR)	1983	Final	1983-08-12
20.56 m	Ilona Slupianek	East Germany (GDR)	1983	Final	1983-08-12
20.70 m	Helma Knorscheidt	East Germany (GDR)	1983	Final	1983-08-12
21.05 m	Helena Fibingerova	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1983	Final	1983-08-12
21.21 m	Kathrin Neimke	East Germany (GDR)	1987	Final	1987-09-05
21.24 m	Natalya Lisovskaya	Soviet Union (URS)	1987	Final	1987-09-05
21.24 m	Valerie Adams	New Zealand (NZL)	2011	Final	2011-08-29

Best performances

Top ten furthest World Championship throws¹

Furthest men's throws at the World Championships^[5]
Rank	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation	Year	Date
1	23.51 m	Ryan Crouser	United States	2023	2023-08-19
2	22.94 m	Ryan Crouser	United States	2022	2022-07-17
3	22.91 m	Joe Kovacs	United States	2019	2019-10-05
4	22.90 m	Ryan Crouser	United States	2019	2019-10-05
4	22.90 m	Tom Walsh	New Zealand	2019	2019-10-05
6	22.89 m	Joe Kovacs	United States	2022	2022-07-17
7	22.53 m	Darlan Romani	Brazil	2019	2019-10-05
8	22.37 m	Darlan Romani	Brazil	2023^Q	2023-08-19
9	22.34 m	Leonardo Fabbri	Italy	2023	2023-08-19
9	22.34 m	Ryan Crouser	United States	2025	2025-09-13

Furthest women's throws at the World Championships^[6]
Rank	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation	Year	Date
1	21.24 m	Natalya Lisovskaya	Soviet Union	1987	1987-09-05
1	21.24 m	Valerie Adams	New Zealand	2011	2011-08-29
3	21.22 m	Astrid Kumbernuss	Germany	1995	1995-08-05
4	21.21 m	Kathrin Neimke	East Germany	1987	1987-09-05
5	21.05 m	Helena Fibingerová	Czechoslovakia	1983	1983-08-12
6	20.88 m	Valerie Adams	New Zealand	2013	2013-08-12
7	20.83 m	Huang Zhihong	China	1991	1991-08-24
8	20.76 m	Ines Müller	East Germany	1987	1987-09-05
9	20.73 m	Claudia Losch	West Germany	1987	1987-09-05
10	20.71 m	Astrid Kumbernuss	Germany	1997	1997-08-07

¹Does not include ancillary marks.

External links

Official World Athletics website

References

↑ "World Athletics Championships - Budapest 23 Statistical Booklet" (PDF). www.worldathletics.org: 42–45. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
↑ Revision of results following sanctions of Tsikhan and Ostapchuk
↑ Main > Men's Shot Put > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.
↑ Main > Women's shot put > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.
↑ "Men's shot put".
↑ "Women's shot put". Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-23.

Bibliography

Butler, Mark (2023). World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 Statistics Book. World Athletics.

[1] "World Athletics Championships - Budapest 23 Statistical Booklet" (PDF). www.worldathletics.org: 42–45. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2024-04-23.

[2] Revision of results following sanctions of Tsikhan and Ostapchuk

[3] Main > Men's Shot Put > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.

[4] Main > Women's shot put > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.

[alltime-athletics.com-5] "Men's shot put".

[alltime-athletics.women-6] "Women's shot put". Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-23.

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v t e Shot put at the World Athletics Championships
Complete event overview
Men	1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 2025
Women	1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 2025

v t e World Athletics Championships
Early editions	Malmö 1976 (one event only) Sittard 1980 (two events only)
Championships	Helsinki 1983 Rome 1987 Tokyo 1991 Stuttgart 1993 Gothenburg 1995 Athens 1997 Seville 1999 Edmonton 2001 Saint-Denis 2003 Helsinki 2005 Osaka 2007 Berlin 2009 Daegu 2011 Moscow 2013 Beijing 2015 London 2017 Doha 2019 Eugene 2022 Budapest 2023 Tokyo 2025 Beijing 2027 Nairobi 2029 Munich 2031
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Age records

Medalists

Men

Multiple medalists

Medals by country

Women

Multiple medalists

Medals by country

Championship record progression

Men

Women

Best performances

Top ten furthest World Championship throws1

See also

External links

References

Bibliography

Top ten furthest World Championship throws¹