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Athletics Shot put
Polish double Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski
Men's records
World	Randy Barnes 23.12 m (1990)
Olympic	Ryan Crouser 22.52 m (2016)
Women's records
World	Natalya Lisovskaya 22.63 m (1987)
Olympic	Ilona Slupianek 22.41 m (1980)

The shot put (pronounced /ˈʃɒt pʊt/) is a track and field event involving "putting" (pushing rather than throwing) a heavy spherical object—the shot—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's competition began in 1948.

History

Czechoslovak shot putter Plihan at the 1957 East German Indoor Athletics Championships

Shot putter at the University of Nebraska, 1942, showing the circle and stopboard

Homer mentions competitions of rock throwing by soldiers during the Siege of Troy but there is no record of any dead weights being thrown in Greek competitions. The first evidence for stone- or weight-throwing events were in the Scottish Highlands, and date back to approximately the first century.^[1] In the 16th century King Henry VIII was noted for his prowess in court competitions of weight and hammer throwing.^[2]

The first events resembling the modern shot put likely occurred in the Middle Ages when soldiers held competitions in which they hurled cannonballs. Shot put competitions were first recorded in early 19th century Scotland, and were a part of the British Amateur Championships beginning in 1866.^[3]

Competitors take their throw from inside a marked circle 2.135m (7.004593176 ft) in diameter, with a stopboard about 10 centimetres (3.9 in) high at the front of the circle. The distance thrown is measured from the inside of the circumference of the circle to the nearest mark made on the ground by the falling shot, with distances rounded down to the nearest centimetre under IAAF and WMA rules.

Legal throws

Czechoslovak shot putter Jiří Skobla showing the correct technique for keeping the shot near the neck

The following rules (indoor and outdoor) are adhered for a legal throw:

• Upon calling the athlete's name, the athlete may choose any part of the throwing circle to enter inside. They have thirty seconds to commence the throwing motion otherwise it counts as a forfeit for the current match.


• The athlete may not wear gloves; IAAF rules permit the taping of individual fingers.


• The athlete must rest the shot close to the neck, and keep it tight to the neck throughout the motion.


• The shot must be released above the height of the shoulder, using only one hand.


• The athlete may touch the inside surface of the circle or toe board, but must not touch the top or outside of the circle or toe board, or the ground beyond the circle. Limbs may however extend over the lines of the circle in the air.


• The shot must land in the legal sector (34.92°) of the throwing area.


• The athlete must leave the throwing circle from the back.

Foul throws

Foul throws occur when an athlete:

• Does not pause within the circle before beginning the putting motion.


• Does not complete the putting movement within thirty seconds of having their name called.


• Allows the shot to drop below his shoulder or outside the vertical plane of his shoulder during the put.

At any time if the shot loses contact with the neck then it is technically an illegal put.

• During the putting motion, touches with any part of the body (including shoes):
  
  • the top or ends of the toe board
  
  
  • the top of the iron ring
  
  
  • anywhere outside the circle.
  
  


• Puts a shot which either falls outside the throwing sector or touches a sector line on the initial impact.


• Leaves the circle before the shot has landed.


• Does not leave from the rear half of the circle.

Regulation misconceptions

The following are either obsolete or non-existent, but commonly believed rules within professional competition:

• The athlete must enter the circle from the back (none of the rule books contain such a clause).


• The athlete entering the circle, then exiting and re-entering it prior to starting the throw results in a foul (all the rule books allow an athlete to leave a circle prior to starting a throw, but this still counts within the one-minute time limit; the allowable method of exiting the circle varies by rule book).


• Loose clothing, shoelaces, or long hair touching outside the circle during a throw, or an athlete bringing a towel into the circle and then throwing it out prior to the put results in a foul

Competition

A shot putter with a representation of the circle and legal sector

Shot put area

Shot put competitions have been held at the modern Summer Olympic Games since their inception in 1896, and it is also included as an event in the World Athletics Championships.

Each competition has a set number of rounds of throws. Typically there are three preliminary rounds to determine qualification for the final, and then three more rounds in the final. Each competitor is credited with their longest throw, regardless of whether it was achieved in the preliminary or final rounds. The competitor with the longest legal put is declared the winner.

Weight

In open competitions the men's shot weighs 7.260 kilograms (16.01 lb), and the women's shot weighs 4 kilograms (8.8 lb). Junior, school, and masters competitions often use different weights of shots, typically below the weights of those used in open competitions; the individual rules for each competition should be consulted in order to determine the correct weights to be used.

Putting styles

Two putting styles are in current general use by shot put competitors: the glide and the spin. With all putting styles, the goal is to release the shot with maximum forward velocity at an angle of approximately forty degrees.

Glide

The origin of this technique glide dates to 1951, when Parry O'Brien from the United States invented a technique that involved the putter facing backwards, rotating 180 degrees across the circle, and then tossing the shot. Unlike spin this technique is a linear movement.^[4]

With this technique, a right-hand thrower would begin facing the rear of the circle, and then kick to the front with the left leg, while pushing off forcefully with the right. As the thrower crosses the circle, the hips twist toward the front, the left arm is swung out then pulled back tight, followed by the shoulders, and they then strike in a putting motion with their right arm. The key is to move quickly across the circle with as little air under the feet as possible, hence the name 'glide'.

Spin

Also known as rotational technique.^[5] It was first practiced in Europe in the 1950s but did not receive much attention until the 1970s.^[6] In 1972 Aleksandr Baryshnikov set his first USSR record using a new putting style, the spin ("круговой мах" in Russian), invented by his coach Viktor Alexeyev.^[7][8] The spin involves rotating like a discus thrower and using rotational momentum for power. In 1976 Baryshnikov went on to set a world record of 22.00 m (72.18 ft) with his spin style, and was the first shot putter to cross the 22-meter mark.^[9]

With this technique, a right-hand thrower faces the rear, and begins to spin on the ball of the left foot. The thrower comes around and faces the front of the circle and drives the right foot into the center of the circle. Finally, the thrower reaches for the front of the circle with the left foot, twisting the hips and shoulders like in the glide, and puts the shot.

When the athlete executes the spin, the upper body is twisted hard to the right, so the imaginary lines created by the shoulders and hips are no longer parallel. This action builds up torque, and stretches the muscles, creating an involuntary elasticity in the muscles, providing extra power and momentum. When the athlete prepares to release, the left foot is firmly planted, causing the momentum and energy generated to be conserved, pushing the shot in an upward and outward direction.

Another purpose of the spin is to build up a high rotational speed, by swinging the right leg initially, then to bring all the limbs in tightly, similar to a figure skater bringing in their arms while spinning to increase their speed. Once this fast speed is achieved the shot is released, transferring the energy into the shot put.

Usage

Currently, most top male shot putters use the spin. However the glide remains popular since the technique leads to greater consistency compared to the rotational technique. Almost all throwers start by using the glide. Tomasz Majewski notes that although most athletes use the spin,^[10] he and some other top shot putters achieved success using this classic method (for example he became first to defend the Olympic title in 56 years).

The world record by a male putter of 23.12 m (75 ft 10 in) by Randy Barnes was completed with the spin technique, while the second-best all-time put of 23.06 m (75 ft 7 ³⁄₄ in) by Ulf Timmermann was completed with the glide technique.

The decision to glide or spin may need to be decided on an individual basis, determined by the thrower's size and power. Short throwers may benefit from the spin and taller throwers may benefit from the glide, but many throwers do not follow this guideline.

Types of shots

The shot is made of different kinds of materials depending on its intended use. Materials used include sand, iron, cast iron, solid steel, stainless steel, brass, and synthetic materials like polyvinyl. Some metals are more dense than others making the size of the shot vary. For example, different materials are used to make indoor and outdoor shot - because damage to surroundings must be taken into account - so the latter are smaller. There are various size and weight standards for the implement that depend on the age and gender of the competitors as well as the national customs of the governing body.

World records

The current world record holders are:

Continental records

The current records held on each continent are:^[11]

Area	Men's			Women's
	Distance	Athlete	Nation	Distance	Athlete	Nation
Africa	21.97 m (72 ft 3⁄4 in)	Janus Robberts	South Africa	18.43 m (60 ft 5 1⁄2 in)	Vivian Chukwuemeka	Nigeria
Asia	21.13 m (69 ft 3 3⁄4 in)	Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi	Saudi Arabia	21.76 m (71 ft 4 1⁄2 in)	Meisu Li	China
Europe	23.06 m (75 ft 7 3⁄4 in)	Ulf Timmermann	East Germany	22.63 m (74 ft 2 3⁄4 in) WR	Natalya Lisovskaya	Soviet Union
North and Central America, and Caribbean	23.12 m (75 ft 10 in) WR	Randy Barnes	United States	20.96 m (68 ft 9 in) A	Belsy Laza	Cuba
Oceania	22.67 m (74 ft 4 1⁄2 in)	Tomas Walsh	New Zealand	21.24 m (69 ft 8 in)	Valerie Adams	New Zealand
South America	21.94 m (71 ft 11 3⁄4 in)	Darlan Romani	Brazil	19.30 m (63 ft 3 3⁄4 in) A	Elisângela Adriano	Brazil

All-time top 25 shot putters

• i = indoor performance


• A = affected by altitude


• Correct as of February 2018.^[12][13]

Men

Rank	Mark	Technique	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Place	Ref
1	23.12 m (75 ft 10 in)	spin	Randy Barnes	United States	20 May 1990	Westwood
2	23.06 m (75 ft 7 3⁄4 in)	glide	Ulf Timmermann	East Germany	22 May 1988	Khania
3	22.91 m (75 ft 1 3⁄4 in)	glide	Alessandro Andrei	Italy	12 August 1987	Viareggio
4	22.86 m (75 ft 0 in)	spin	Brian Oldfield	United States	10 May 1975	El Paso
5	22.75 m (74 ft 7 1⁄2 in)	glide	Werner Günthör	Switzerland	23 August 1988	Bern
6	22.67 m (74 ft 4 1⁄2 in)	spin	Kevin Toth	United States	19 April 2003	Lawrence
		spin	Tomas Walsh	New Zealand	25 March 2018	Auckland	[14]
8	22.65 m (74 ft 3 1⁄2 in)	spin	Ryan Crouser	United States	25 June 2017	Sacramento	[15]
9	22.64 m (74 ft 3 1⁄4 in)	glide	Udo Beyer	East Germany	20 August 1986	Berlin
10	22.57 m (74 ft 1⁄2 in)	spin	Joe Kovacs	United States	18 May 2017	Tucson	[16]
11	22.54 m (73 ft 11 1⁄4 in)	spin	Christian Cantwell	United States	5 June 2004	Gresham
12	22.52 m (73 ft 10 1⁄2 in)	glide	John Brenner	United States	26 April 1987	Walnut
13	22.51 m (73 ft 10 in)	spin	Adam Nelson	United States	18 May 2002	Gresham
14	22.44 m (73 ft 7 1⁄4 in)	spin	Darrell Hill	United States	31 August 2017	Brussels	[17]
15	22.43 m (73 ft 7 in)	spin	Reese Hoffa	United States	3 August 2007	London
16	22.28 m (73 ft 1 in)	spin	Ryan Whiting	United States	10 May 2013	Doha
17	22.24 m (72 ft 11 1⁄2 in)	glide	Sergey Smirnov	Soviet Union	21 June 1986	Tallinn
18	22.21 m (72 ft 10 1⁄4 in) A	spin	Dylan Armstrong	Canada	25 June 2011	Calgary
19	22.20 m (72 ft 10 in)	glide	David Storl	Germany	9 July 2015	Lausanne	[18]
		spin	John Godina	United States	22 May 2005	Carson
21	22.17 m (72 ft 8 3⁄4 in)i	spin	Tomáš Staněk	Czech Republic	6 February 2018	Düsseldorf	[19]
22	22.10 m (72 ft 6 in)		Sergey Gavryushin	Soviet Union	31 August 1986	Tbilisi
	22.10 m (72 ft 6 in)	spin	Cory Martin	United States	23 May 2010	Tucson
24	22.09 m (72 ft 5 1⁄2 in)i	spin	Mika Halvari	Finland	7 February 2000	Tampere
25	22.08 m (72 ft 5 1⁄4 in)	spin	Michał Haratyk	Poland	13 June 2018	Ostrava	[20]

Notes

Below is a list of throws equal or superior to 22.43m:

• 
  Randy Barnes also threw 23.10 m (1990).


• 
  Ulf Timmermann also threw 22.62 m (1985), 22.61 m (1988), 22.60 m (1986), 22.56 m (1988), 22.55 m (i) (1989), 22.51 m (1986), 22.47 m (1986, 1988).


• 
  Joe Kovacs also threw 22.56 m (2015).


• 
  Ryan Crouser also threw 22.53 m (2018), 22.52 m (2016), 22.47 m (2017), 22.43 m (2017).


• 
  Tom Walsh also threw 22.45 m (2018).


• 
  Brian Oldfield also threw 22.45 m (A) (1976).


• 
  Christian Cantwell also threw 22.45 m (2006).


• 
  Werner Günthör also threw 22.47 m (1987), 22.43 m (1987).

Non-legal marks

• 
  Rolf Österreich of the East Germany threw a best of 22.11 on 12 September 1976 in Zschopau, but this mark was not recognized by East German authorities.


• 
  Andrei Mikhnevich of Belarus threw 22.10 on 8 August 2011 in Minsk. This mark was annulled due to doping offense.


• 
  Sergey Kasnauskas of Belarus threw 22.09 with an irregular implement on 23 August 1984 in Minsk.

Women

Rank	Mark	Technique	Athlete	Nationality	Location	Date
1	22.63 m (74 ft 2 3⁄4 in)	glide	Natalya Lisovskaya	Soviet Union	Moscow	June 7, 1987
2	22.50 m (73 ft 9 3⁄4 in)i	glide	Helena Fibingerová	Czechoslovakia	Jablonec nad Nisou	February 19, 1977
3	22.45 m (73 ft 7 3⁄4 in)	glide	Ilona Slupianek	East Germany	Potsdam	May 11, 1980
4	22.19 m (72 ft 9 1⁄2 in)	glide	Claudia Losch	West Germany	Hainfeld	August 23, 1987
5	21.89 m (71 ft 9 3⁄4 in)	glide	Ivanka Khristova	Bulgaria	Belmeken	July 4, 1976
6	21.86 m (71 ft 8 1⁄2 in)	glide	Marianne Adam	East Germany	Leipzig	June 23, 1979
7	21.76 m (71 ft 4 1⁄2 in)	glide	Li Meisu	China	Shijiazhuang	April 23, 1988
8	21.73 m (71 ft 3 1⁄2 in)	glide	Natalya Akhrimenko	Soviet Union	Leselidze	May 21, 1988
9	21.70 m (71 ft 2 1⁄4 in)i	glide	Nadzeya Ostapchuk	Belarus	Mogilev	February 12, 2010
10	21.69 m (71 ft 1 3⁄4 in)	glide	Vita Pavlysh	Ukraine	Budapest	August 15, 1998
11	21.66 m (71 ft 3⁄4 in)	glide	Sui Xinmei	China	Beijing	June 9, 1990
12	21.62 m (70 ft 11 in)	glide	Verzhinia Veselinova	Bulgaria	Sofia	August 21, 1982
13	21.60 m (70 ft 10 1⁄4 in)i	glide	Valentina Fedyushina	Soviet Union	Simferopol	December 28, 1991
14	21.58 m (70 ft 9 1⁄2 in)	glide	Margitta Pufe	East Germany	Erfurt	May 28, 1978
15	21.57 m (70 ft 9 in)	glide	Ines Müller	East Germany	Athens	May 16, 1988
16	21.53 m (70 ft 7 1⁄2 in)	glide	Nunu Abashidze	Soviet Union	Kiev	June 20, 1984
17	21.52 m (70 ft 7 in)	glide	Huang Zhihong	China	Beijing	June 27, 1990
18	21.46 m (70 ft 4 3⁄4 in)	glide	Larisa Peleshenko	Russia	Budapest	August 26, 2000
19	21.45 m (70 ft 4 1⁄4 in)	glide	Nadezhda Chizhova	Soviet Union	Varna	September 29, 1973
20	21.43 m (70 ft 3 1⁄2 in)	glide	Eva Wilms	West Germany	Munich	June 27, 1977
21	21.42 m (70 ft 3 1⁄4 in)	glide	Svetlana Krachevskaya	Soviet Union	Moscow	July 24, 1980
22	21.31 m (69 ft 10 3⁄4 in)	glide	Heike Hartwig	East Germany	Athens	May 16, 1988
23	21.27 m (69 ft 9 1⁄4 in)	glide	Liane Schmuhl	East Germany	Cottbus	June 26, 1982
24	21.24 m (69 ft 8 in)	glide	Valerie Adams	New Zealand	Daegu	August 29, 2011
25	21.22 m (69 ft 7 1⁄4 in)	glide	Astrid Kumbernuss	Germany	Gothenburg	August 5, 1995

Notes

Below is a list of throws equal or superior to 21.49m:

• 
  Natalya Lisovskaya also threw 22.14m i (1987), 21.60m (1988).


• 
  Helena Fibingerová also threw 21.75m i (1977), 21.66m (1977), 21.58m i (1977), 21.47m i (1985), 21.46m i (1977).


• 
  Ilona Slupianek also threw 21.59m i (1979), 21.52m i (1980), 21.49m i (1980).

Olympic Medalists

Men

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1896 Athens details	Robert Garrett  United States	Miltiadis Gouskos  Greece	Georgios Papasideris  Greece
1900 Paris details	Richard Sheldon  United States	Josiah McCracken  United States	Robert Garrett  United States
1904 St. Louis details	Ralph Rose  United States	Wesley Coe  United States	Lawrence Feuerbach  United States
1908 London details	Ralph Rose  United States	Denis Horgan  Great Britain	John Garrels  United States
1912 Stockholm details	Pat McDonald  United States	Ralph Rose  United States	Lawrence Whitney  United States
1920 Antwerp details	Ville Pörhölä  Finland	Elmer Niklander  Finland	Harry Liversedge  United States
1924 Paris details	Bud Houser  United States	Glenn Hartranft  United States	Ralph Hills  United States
1928 Amsterdam details	John Kuck  United States	Herman Brix  United States	Emil Hirschfeld  Germany
1932 Los Angeles details	Leo Sexton  United States	Harlow Rothert  United States	František Douda  Czechoslovakia
1936 Berlin details	Hans Woellke  Germany	Sulo Bärlund  Finland	Gerhard Stöck  Germany
1948 London details	Wilbur Thompson  United States	Jim Delaney  United States	Jim Fuchs  United States
1952 Helsinki details	Parry O'Brien  United States	Darrow Hooper  United States	Jim Fuchs  United States
1956 Melbourne details	Parry O'Brien  United States	Bill Nieder  United States	Jiří Skobla  Czechoslovakia
1960 Rome details	Bill Nieder  United States	Parry O'Brien  United States	Dallas Long  United States
1964 Tokyo details	Dallas Long  United States	Randy Matson  United States	Vilmos Varjú  Hungary
1968 Mexico City details	Randy Matson  United States	George Woods  United States	Eduard Gushchin  Soviet Union
1972 Munich details	Władysław Komar  Poland	George Woods  United States	Hartmut Briesenick  East Germany
1976 Montreal details	Udo Beyer  East Germany	Yevgeniy Mironov  Soviet Union	Aleksandr Baryshnikov  Soviet Union
1980 Moscow details	Vladimir Kiselyov  Soviet Union	Aleksandr Baryshnikov  Soviet Union	Udo Beyer  East Germany
1984 Los Angeles details	Alessandro Andrei  Italy	Mike Carter  United States	Dave Laut  United States
1988 Seoul details	Ulf Timmermann  East Germany	Randy Barnes  United States	Werner Günthör  Switzerland
1992 Barcelona details	Mike Stulce  United States	Jim Doehring  United States	Vyacheslav Lykho  Unified Team
1996 Atlanta details	Randy Barnes  United States	John Godina  United States	Oleksandr Bagach  Ukraine
2000 Sydney details	Arsi Harju  Finland	Adam Nelson  United States	John Godina  United States
2004 Athens details	Adam Nelson  United States	Joachim Olsen  Denmark	Manuel Martínez  Spain
2008 Beijing details	Tomasz Majewski  Poland	Christian Cantwell  United States	Dylan Armstrong  Canada
2012 London details	Tomasz Majewski  Poland	David Storl  Germany	Reese Hoffa  United States
2016 Rio de Janeiro details	Ryan Crouser  United States	Joe Kovacs  United States	Tomas Walsh  New Zealand

Women

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1948 London details	Micheline Ostermeyer  France	Amelia Piccinini  Italy	Ina Schäffer  Austria
1952 Helsinki details	Galina Zybina  Soviet Union	Marianne Werner  Germany	Klavdiya Tochenova  Soviet Union
1956 Melbourne details	Tamara Tyshkevich  Soviet Union	Galina Zybina  Soviet Union	Marianne Werner  United Team of Germany
1960 Rome details	Tamara Press  Soviet Union	Johanna Lüttge  United Team of Germany	Earlene Brown  United States
1964 Tokyo details	Tamara Press  Soviet Union	Renate Culmberger  United Team of Germany	Galina Zybina  Soviet Union
1968 Mexico City details	Margitta Gummel  East Germany	Marita Lange  East Germany	Nadezhda Chizhova  Soviet Union
1972 Munich details	Nadezhda Chizhova  Soviet Union	Margitta Gummel  East Germany	Ivanka Khristova  Bulgaria
1976 Montreal details	Ivanka Khristova  Bulgaria	Nadezhda Chizhova  Soviet Union	Helena Fibingerová  Czechoslovakia
1980 Moscow details	Ilona Slupianek  East Germany	Svetlana Krachevskaya  Soviet Union	Margitta Pufe  East Germany
1984 Los Angeles details	Claudia Losch  West Germany	Mihaela Loghin  Romania	Gael Martin  Australia
1988 Seoul details	Natalya Lisovskaya  Soviet Union	Kathrin Neimke  East Germany	Li Meisu  China
1992 Barcelona details	Svetlana Krivelyova  Unified Team	Huang Zhihong  China	Kathrin Neimke  Germany
1996 Atlanta details	Astrid Kumbernuss  Germany	Sui Xinmei  China	Irina Khudoroshkina  Russia
2000 Sydney details	Yanina Karolchik  Belarus	Larisa Peleshenko  Russia	Astrid Kumbernuss  Germany
2004 Athens details	Yumileidi Cumbá  Cuba	Nadine Kleinert  Germany	Not awarded[21]
2008 Beijing details	Valerie Vili  New Zealand	Misleydis González  Cuba	Gong Lijiao  China
2012 London details	Valerie Adams  New Zealand	Gong Lijiao  China	Li Ling  China
2016 Rio de Janeiro details	Michelle Carter  United States	Valerie Adams  New Zealand	Anita Márton  Hungary

World Championship 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	Tomas Walsh (NZL)	Joe Kovacs (USA)	Stipe Žunić (CRO)

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[22] details	Olga Ryabinkina (RUS)	Valerie Vili (NZL)	Nadine Kleinert (GER)
2007 Osaka details	Valerie Vili (NZL)	Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR)	Nadine Kleinert (GER)
2009 Berlin details	Valerie Vili (NZL)	Nadine Kleinert (GER)	Gong Lijiao (CHN)
2011 Daegu details	Valerie Adams (NZL)	Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR)	Jillian Camarena-Williams (USA)
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)

World Indoor Championships medalists

Men

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1985 Paris[A]	Remigius Machura (TCH)	Udo Beyer (GDR)	Jānis Bojārs (URS)
1987 Indianapolis details	Ulf Timmermann (GDR)	Werner Günthör (SUI)	Sergey Smirnov (URS)
1989 Budapest details	Ulf Timmermann (GDR)	Randy Barnes (USA)	Georg Andersen (NOR)
1991 Seville details	Werner Günthör (SUI)	Klaus Bodenmüller (AUT)	Ron Backes (USA)
1993 Toronto details	Mike Stulce (USA)	Jim Doehring (USA)	Oleksandr Bagach (UKR)
1995 Barcelona details	Mika Halvari (FIN)	C. J. Hunter (USA)	Dragan Perić (FRY)
1997 Paris details	Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR)	Oleksandr Bagach (UKR)	John Godina (USA)
1999 Maebashi details	Oleksandr Bagach (UKR)	John Godina (USA)	Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR)
2001 Lisbon details	John Godina (USA)	Adam Nelson (USA)	Manuel Martínez (ESP)
2003 Birmingham details	Manuel Martínez (ESP)	John Godina (USA)	Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR)
2004 Budapest details	Christian Cantwell (USA)	Reese Hoffa (USA)	Joachim Olsen (DEN)
2006 Moscow details	Reese Hoffa (USA)	Joachim Olsen (DEN)	Pavel Sofin (RUS)
2008 Valencia details	Christian Cantwell (USA)	Reese Hoffa (USA)	Tomasz Majewski (POL)
2010 Doha details	Christian Cantwell (USA)	Ralf Bartels (GER)	Dylan Armstrong (CAN)
2012 Istanbul details	Ryan Whiting (USA)	David Storl (GER)	Tomasz Majewski (POL)
2014 Sopot details	Ryan Whiting (USA)	David Storl (GER)	Tomas Walsh (NZL)
2016 Portland details	Tomas Walsh (NZL)	Andrei Gag (ROU)	Filip Mihaljević (CRO)
2018 Birmingham details	Tomas Walsh (NZL)	David Storl (GER)	Tomáš Staněk (CZE)

Women

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1985 Paris[A]	Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)	Ines Müller (GDR)	Nunu Abashidze (URS)
1987 Indianapolis details	Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)	Ilona Briesenick (GDR)	Claudia Losch (FRG)
1989 Budapest details	Claudia Losch (FRG)	Huang Zhihong (CHN)	Christa Wiese (GDR)
1991 Seville details	Sui Xinmei (CHN)	Huang Zhihong (CHN)	Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)
1993 Toronto details	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)	Stephanie Storp (GER)	Zhang Liuhong (CHN)
1995 Barcelona details	Kathrin Neimke (GER)	Connie Price-Smith (USA)	Grit Hammer (GER)
1997 Paris details	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	Irina Korzhanenko (RUS)
1999 Maebashi details	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)	Krystyna Danilczyk-Zabawska (POL)	Teri Steer-Tunks (USA)
2001 Lisbon details	Larisa Peleshenko (RUS)	Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR)	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)
2003 Birmingham details	Irina Korzhanenko (RUS)	Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR)	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)
2004 Budapest details	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)	Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB)	Nadine Kleinert (GER)
2006 Moscow details	Natallia Mikhnevich (BLR)	Nadine Kleinert (GER)	Olga Ryabinkina (RUS)
2008 Valencia details	Valerie Vili (NZL)	Li Meiju (CHN)	Misleydis González (CUB)
2010 Doha details	Valerie Adams (NZL)	Anna Avdeyeva (RUS)	Nadine Kleinert (GER)
2012 Istanbul details	Valerie Adams (NZL)	Michelle Carter (USA)	Jillian Camarena-Williams (USA)
2014 Sopot details	Valerie Adams (NZL)	Christina Schwanitz (GER)	Gong Lijiao (CHN)
2016 Portland details	Michelle Carter (USA)	Anita Márton (HUN)	Valerie Adams (NZL)
2018 Birmingham details	Anita Márton (HUN)	Danniel Thomas-Dodd (JAM)	Gong Lijiao (CHN)

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Men Year Distance Athlete Location 1964 20.68 m (67 ft 10 in)  Dallas Long (USA) Los Angeles 1965 21.52 m (70 ft 7 in)  Randy Matson (USA) College Station 1966 21.09 m (69 ft 2 1⁄4 in)  Randy Matson (USA) Los Angeles 1967 21.78 m (71 ft 5 1⁄4 in)  Randy Matson (USA) College Station 1968 21.30 m (69 ft 10 1⁄2 in)  Randy Matson (USA) Walnut 1969 20.64 m (67 ft 8 1⁄2 in)  Neal Steinhauer (USA)  Hans-Peter Gies (GDR) Eugene Budapest 1970 21.75 m (71 ft 4 1⁄4 in)  Randy Matson (USA) Berkeley 1971 21.12 m (69 ft 3 1⁄4 in)  Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg (GDR) Moscow 1972 21.54 m (70 ft 8 in)  Hartmut Briesenick (GDR) Potsdam 1973 21.82 m (71 ft 7 in)  Al Feuerbach (USA) San Jose 1974 22.02 m (72 ft 2 3⁄4 in)i  George Woods (USA) Moscow 1975 22.86 m (75 ft 0 in)  Brian Oldfield (USA) El Paso 1976 22.45 m (73 ft 7 3⁄4 in)  Brian Oldfield (USA) El Paso 1977 21.74 m (71 ft 3 3⁄4 in)  Udo Beyer (GDR) Düsseldorf 1978 22.15 m (72 ft 8 in)  Udo Beyer (GDR) Gothenburg 1979 21.74 m (71 ft 3 3⁄4 in)  Udo Beyer (GDR) Linz 1980 21.98 m (72 ft 1 1⁄4 in)  Udo Beyer (GDR) Erfurt 1981 22.02 m (72 ft 2 3⁄4 in)  Brian Oldfield (USA) Modesto 1982 22.02 m (72 ft 2 3⁄4 in)  Dave Laut (USA) Koblenz 1983 22.22 m (72 ft 10 3⁄4 in)  Udo Beyer (GDR) Los Angeles 1984 22.19 m (72 ft 9 1⁄2 in)  Brian Oldfield (USA) San Jose 1985 22.62 m (74 ft 2 1⁄2 in)  Ulf Timmermann (GDR) Berlin 1986 22.64 m (74 ft 3 1⁄4 in)  Udo Beyer (GDR) Berlin 1987 22.91 m (75 ft 1 3⁄4 in)  Alessandro Andrei (ITA) Viareggio 1988 23.06 m (75 ft 7 3⁄4 in)  Ulf Timmermann (GDR) Hania 1989 22.66 m (74 ft 4 in)i  Randy Barnes (USA) Los Angeles 1990 23.12 m (75 ft 10 in)  Randy Barnes (USA) Westwood 1991 22.03 m (72 ft 3 1⁄4 in)  Werner Günthör (SUI) Oslo 1992 21.98 m (72 ft 1 1⁄4 in)  Gregg Tafralis (USA) Los Gatos 1993 21.98 m (72 ft 1 1⁄4 in)  Werner Günthör (SUI) Linz 1994 21.09 m (69 ft 2 1⁄4 in)  Jim Doehring (USA) New York City 1995 22.00 m (72 ft 2 in)  John Godina (USA) Knoxville 1996 22.40 m (73 ft 5 3⁄4 in)  Randy Barnes (USA) Rüdlingen 1997 22.03 m (72 ft 3 1⁄4 in)  Randy Barnes (USA) Indianapolis 1998 21.78 m (71 ft 5 1⁄4 in)  John Godina (USA) Walnut 1999 22.02 m (72 ft 2 3⁄4 in)  John Godina (USA) Eugene 2000 22.12 m (72 ft 6 3⁄4 in)  Adam Nelson (USA) Sacramento 2001 21.97 m (72 ft 3⁄4 in)  Janus Robberts (RSA) Eugene 2002 22.51 m (73 ft 10 in)  Adam Nelson (USA) Gresham 2003 22.67 m (74 ft 4 1⁄2 in)  Kevin Toth (USA) Lawrence 2004 22.54 m (73 ft 11 1⁄4 in)  Christian Cantwell (USA) Gresham 2005 22.20 m (72 ft 10 in)  John Godina (USA) Carson 2006 22.45 m (73 ft 7 3⁄4 in)  Christian Cantwell (USA) Gateshead 2007 22.43 m (73 ft 7 in)  Reese Hoffa (USA) London 2008 22.40 m (73 ft 5 3⁄4 in)i  Adam Nelson (USA) Fayetteville 2009 22.16 m (72 ft 8 1⁄4 in)  Christian Cantwell (USA) Zagreb 2010 22.41 m (73 ft 6 1⁄4 in)  Christian Cantwell (USA) Eugene 2011 22.21 m (72 ft 10 1⁄4 in) A  Dylan Armstrong (CAN) Calgary 2012 22.31 m (73 ft 2 1⁄4 in)  Christian Cantwell (USA) Champaign 2013 22.28 m (73 ft 1 in)  Ryan Whiting (USA) Doha 2014 22.23 m (72 ft 11 in)Ai  Ryan Whiting (USA) Albuquerque 2015 22.56 m (74 ft 0 in)  Joe Kovacs (USA) Monaco 2016 22.52 m (73 ft 10 1⁄2 in)  Ryan Crouser (USA) Rio de Janeiro 2017 22.65 m (74 ft 3 1⁄2 in)  Ryan Crouser (USA) Sacramento

Women Year Distance Athlete Location 1964 18.40 m (60 ft 4 1⁄4 in)  Tamara Press (URS) Minsk 1965 18.59 m (60 ft 11 3⁄4 in)  Tamara Press (URS) Kassel 1966 18.01 m (59 ft 1 in)  Tamara Press (URS) Auckland 1967 18.34 m (60 ft 2 in)  Nadezhda Chizhova (URS) Karl-Marx-Stadt 1968 19.61 m (64 ft 4 in)  Margitta Gummel (GDR) Mexico City 1969 20.43 m (67 ft 1⁄4 in)  Nadezhda Chizhova (URS)   Athens 1970 19.69 m (64 ft 7 in)  Nadezhda Chizhova (URS) Erfurt 1971 20.43 m (67 ft 1⁄4 in)  Nadezhda Chizhova (URS) Moscow 1972 21.03 m (68 ft 11 3⁄4 in)  Nadezhda Chizhova (URS) Munich 1973 21.45 m (70 ft 4 1⁄4 in)  Nadezhda Chizhova (URS) Varna 1974 21.57 m (70 ft 9 in)  Helena Fibingerová (TCH) Gottwaldov 1975 21.60 m (70 ft 10 1⁄4 in)  Marianne Adam (GDR) Berlin 1976 21.99 m (72 ft 1 1⁄2 in)  Helena Fibingerová (TCH) Opava 1977 22.50 m (73 ft 9 3⁄4 in)i  Helena Fibingerová (TCH) Jablonec nad Nisou 1978 22.06 m (72 ft 4 1⁄2 in)  Ilona Slupianek (GDR) Berlin 1979 22.04 m (72 ft 3 1⁄2 in)  Ilona Slupianek (GDR) Potsdam 1980 22.45 m (73 ft 7 3⁄4 in)  Ilona Slupianek (GDR) Potsdam 1981 21.61 m (70 ft 10 3⁄4 in)  Ilona Slupianek (GDR) Potsdam 1982 21.80 m (71 ft 6 1⁄4 in)  Ilona Slupianek (GDR) Potsdam 1983 22.40 m (73 ft 5 3⁄4 in)  Ilona Slupianek (GDR) Berlin 1984 22.53 m (73 ft 11 in)  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) Sochi 1985 21.73 m (71 ft 3 1⁄2 in)  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) Erfurt 1986 21.70 m (71 ft 2 1⁄4 in)  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) Tallinn 1987 22.63 m (74 ft 2 3⁄4 in)  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) Moscow 1988 22.55 m (73 ft 11 3⁄4 in)  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) Tallinn 1989 20.82 m (68 ft 3 1⁄2 in)  Li Meisu (CHN) Prague 1990 21.66 m (71 ft 3⁄4 in)  Sui Xinmei (CHN) Beijing 1991 21.60 m (70 ft 10 1⁄4 in)i  Valentina Fedyushina (URS) Simferopol 1992 21.06 m (69 ft 1 in)  Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) Barcelona 1993 20.84 m (68 ft 4 1⁄4 in)  Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) Moscow 1994 20.54 m (67 ft 4 1⁄2 in)  Sui Xinmei (CHN) Beijing 1995 21.22 m (69 ft 7 1⁄4 in)  Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) Gothenburg 1996 20.97 m (68 ft 9 1⁄2 in)  Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) Duisburg 1997 21.22 m (69 ft 7 1⁄4 in)  Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) Hamburg 1998 21.69 m (71 ft 1 3⁄4 in)  Viktoriya Pavlysh (UKR) Budapest 1999 21.15 m (69 ft 4 1⁄2 in)i  Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) Moscow 2000 21.46 m (70 ft 4 3⁄4 in)  Larisa Peleshenko (RUS) Moscow 2001 20.79 m (68 ft 2 1⁄2 in)  Larisa Peleshenko (RUS) Tula 2002 20.64 m (67 ft 8 1⁄2 in)  Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) Munich 2003 20.77 m (68 ft 1 1⁄2 in)  Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) Tula 2004 20.79 m (68 ft 2 1⁄2 in)  Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) Tula 2005 21.09 m (69 ft 2 1⁄4 in)  Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR) Minsk 2006 20.86 m (68 ft 5 1⁄4 in)i  Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR) Minsk 2007 20.54 m (67 ft 4 1⁄2 in)  Valerie Vili (NZL) Osaka 2008 20.98 m (68 ft 9 3⁄4 in)  Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR) Minsk 2009 21.07 m (69 ft 1 1⁄2 in)  Valerie Vili (NZL) Thessaloniki 2010 21.70 m (71 ft 2 1⁄4 in)i  Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR) Mogilev 2011 21.24 m (69 ft 8 in)  Valerie Adams (NZL) Daegu 2012 21.58 m (70 ft 9 1⁄2 in)  Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR) Minsk 2013 20.98 m (68 ft 9 3⁄4 in)i  Valerie Adams (NZL) Zürich 2014 20.67 m (67 ft 9 3⁄4 in)i  Valerie Adams (NZL) Sopot 2015 20.77 m (68 ft 1 1⁄2 in)  Christina Schwanitz (GER) Beijing 2016 20.63 m (67 ft 8 in)  Michelle Carter (USA) Rio de Janeiro 2017 20.11 m (65 ft 11 1⁄2 in)  Gong Lijiao (CHN) Böhmenkirch