2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put
| Women's shot put at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park | |||||||||
| Location | Nanjing, China | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 March 2025 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 20.48 m | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's shot put at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships was held at the Nanjing's Cube of the Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park in Nanjing, China, on 21 March 2025. It was the 21st time the event was contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
Canadian Sarah Mitton won her second consecutive event title. All three medalists threw a distance of at least twenty metres, the first time that had happened since 1991.[1]
Background
[edit]The women's shot put was contested 20 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Distance (m) | Location | Date |
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| World record[2] |  Helena Fibingerová (TCH)
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22.50 | Jablonec, Czechoslovakia | 19 February 1977 |
| Championship record[3] |  Valerie Adams (NZL)
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20.67 | Sopot, Poland | 8 March 2014 |
| World leading[4] |  Jessica Schilder (NED)
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20.69 | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 9 March 2025 |
Qualification
[edit]For the women's shot put, the qualification period ran from 1 September 2024 until 9 March 2025.[5] Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standards of 19.50 m.[6] Athletes could also qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard.[5] There was a target number of 16 athletes.[6]
Results
[edit]The final was held on 21 March, starting at 19:50 (UTC+8) in the evening.[7]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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Sarah Mitton |  Canada
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19.61 | 20.36 | 19.28 | 20.15 | x | 20.48 | 20.48 | |
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Jessica Schilder | Netherlands
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x | 20.07 | 19.22 | 19.67 | x | 19.26 | 20.07 | |
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Chase Jackson |  United States
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18.12 | 19.40 | 19.91 | 19.67 | 18.97 | 20.06 | 20.06 | |
| 4 | Fanny Roos |  Sweden
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18.44 | 17.80 | 17.95 | 18.72 | 19.28 | x | 19.28 | SB |
| 5 | Gong Lijiao |  China
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18.64 | 18.84 | x | x | 18.68 | 18.70 | 18.84 | |
| 6 | Jessica Inchude |  Portugal
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17.64 | 18.66 | 18.71 | 18.70 | x | 18.50 | 18.71 | |
| 7 | Maggie Ewen | United States
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17.06 | 18.63 | x | 18.29 | 18.17 | 18.63 | ||
| 8 | Auriol Dongmo | Portugal
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18.39 | x | 18.27 | 18.54 | x | 18.54 | ||
| 9 | Sara Lennman | Sweden
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17.46 | 18.29 | 18.45 | 18.01 | 18.45 | PB | ||
| 10 | Ma Yue | China
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x | 17.41 | 18.31 | x | 18.31 | SB | ||
| 11 | Jessica Ramsey | United States
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17.57 | 17.81 | x | 17.81 | ||||
| 12 | Jorinde van Klinken | Netherlands
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x | 17.72 | 16.91 | 17.72 | ||||
| 13 | Lloydricia Cameron |  Jamaica
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17.43 | 17.14 | x | 17.43 | ||||
| 14 | Ivana Gallardo |  Chile
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16.64 | 16.38 | 17.08 | 17.08 | ||||
| 15 | Madison-Lee Wesche | New Zealand
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x | 16.52 | x | 16.52 | ||||
| 16 | Kaia Topu-South | New Zealand
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16.45 | 16.20 | x | 16.45 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Canada's Sarah Mitton repeats as world indoor shot put champion". CBC Sports. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – Shot put women", World Athletics. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "Results Shot Put Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 1 March 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2025 – Shot put women", World Athletics, 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Timetable and qualification system approved for WCH Tokyo 25 and WIC Nanjing 25".
- ^ a b "World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25 Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "Timetable | Nanjing 2025". World Athletics. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Start List / Shot Put Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Shot Put Women - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
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