Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the shot—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival (1896), and women's competition began in 1948.

Athletics Shot put
Polish double Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski
World records
Men	Ryan Crouser 23.38 m (76 ft 8+1⁄4 in) (2023)
Women	Natalya Lisovskaya 22.63 m (74 ft 2+3⁄4 in) (1987)
Olympic records
Men	Ryan Crouser 23.30 m (76 ft 5+1⁄4 in) (2021)
Women	Ilona Slupianek 22.41 m (73 ft 6+1⁄4 in) (1980)
World Championship records
Men	Ryan Crouser 22.94 m (75 ft 3 in) (2022)
Women	Natalya Lisovskaya 21.24 m (69 ft 8 in) (1987) Valerie Adams 21.24 m (69 ft 8 in) (2011)

Demonstration of the spin technique in shot put

History

 

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

 

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

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 2.135 metres (7 ft 0 in) in diameter, with a "toe board" or "stop board" 10 centimetres (4 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) must be adhered to 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 round.
• 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 throwing sector, which is a circular sector of 34.92° centered on the throwing circle. The throwing sector has been narrowed multiple times over the years to improve safety, most recently in 2004 from 40°. The current throwing sector angle (34.92°) was chosen because it provides a sector whose bounds are easy to measure and lay out on a field (10 metres out from the center of the ring, 6 metres across).^[4]
• The athlete must leave the throwing circle from the back half.

Foul throws occur when an athlete:

• Does not pause within the circle before beginning the putting motion.
• Does not complete the putting movement initiated 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:^{[citation needed]}

• 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 30 second 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

 

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 of these competitions in the modern era have a set number of rounds of throws. Typically there are three qualification rounds to determine qualification for the final. There are then three preliminary rounds in the final with the top eight competitors receiving a further three throws. Each competitor in the final is credited with their longest throw, regardless of whether it was achieved in the preliminary or final three rounds. The competitor with the longest legal put is declared the winner.

Weight

In open competitions the men's shot weighs 16 pounds (7.26 kg), and the women's shot weighs 4 kilograms (8.82 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 slightly less than forty-five degrees.^[5]

Glide

The origin of this technique 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.^[6]

With this technique, a right-hand thrower would begin facing the rear of the circle. They would typically adopt a specific type of crouch, involving their bent right leg, in order to begin the throw from a more beneficial posture whilst also isometrically preloading their muscles. The positioning of their bodyweight over their bent leg, which pushes upwards with equal force, generates a preparatory isometric press. The force generated by this press will be channelled into the subsequent throw making it more powerful. To initiate the throw they 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

This is also known as the rotational technique.^[7] It was first practiced in Europe in the 1950s but did not receive much attention until the 1970s.^[8] 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.^[9][10] 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.^[11]

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.

Until 2016, a woman had never made an Olympic final (top 8) using the spin technique. The first woman to enter a final and win a medal at the Olympics was Anita Márton.^[12][8]

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,^[13] 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 and the next six best male results (23.37, 23.30, 23.15, and 23.12 by Ryan Crouser, 23.23 by Joe Kovacs, and 23.12 and 23.10 by Randy Barnes) were completed with the spin technique, while the eighth-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

Main articles: Men's shot put world record progression and Women's shot put world record progression

The current world record holders are:^[14]

Type	Athlete	Mark	Date	Place
Men
Outdoor	Ryan Crouser	23.37 m (76 ft 8 in)	18 June 2021	Eugene, Oregon, USA
Indoor	Ryan Crouser	23.38 m (76 ft 8+1⁄4 in)	18 February 2023	Pocatello, Idaho, USA
Women
Outdoor	Natalya Lisovskaya	22.63 m (74 ft 2+3⁄4 in)	7 June 1987	Moscow, USSR
Indoor	Helena Fibingerová	22.50 m (73 ft 9+3⁄4 in)	19 February 1977	Jablonec, CZE

Continental records

The current records held on each continent are:^[15][16]

Area	Men's			Women's
	Mark	Athlete	Nation	Mark	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	21.49 m (70 ft 6 in)	Tajinderpal Singh Toor	India	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	23.38 m (76 ft 8+1⁄4 in) WR	Ryan Crouser	United States	20.96 m (68 ft 9 in) A	Belsy Laza	Cuba
Oceania	22.90 m (75 ft 1+1⁄2 in)	Tomas Walsh	New Zealand	21.24 m (69 ft 8 in)	Valerie Adams	New Zealand
South America	22.61 m (74 ft 2 in)	Darlan Romani	Brazil	19.30 m (63 ft 3+3⁄4 in) A	Elisângela Adriano	Brazil

All-time top 25

Men (outdoor)

• Correct as of September 2022.^[17][18]

Ath.#	Perf.#	Mark	Technique	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	23.37 m (76 ft 8 in)	spin	Ryan Crouser	United States	18 JUN 2021	Eugene	^[19]
	2	23.30 m (76 ft 5+1⁄4 in)		Crouser #2		05 AUG 2021	Tokyo
2	3	23.23 m (76 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	spin	Joe Kovacs	United States	07 SEP 2022	Zürich	^[20]
	4	23.15 m (75 ft 11+1⁄4 in)		Crouser #3		21 AUG 2021	Eugene
3	5	23.12 m (75 ft 10 in)	spin	Randy Barnes	United States	20 MAY 1990	Westwood
	5	23.12 m (75 ft 10 in)		Crouser #4		24 JUN 2022	Eugene	^[21]
	7	23.10 m (75 ft 9+1⁄4 in)		Barnes #2		26 MAY 1990	San Jose
4	8	23.06 m (75 ft 7+3⁄4 in)	glide	Ulf Timmermann	East Germany	22 MAY 1988	Chania
	9	23.02 m (75 ft 6+1⁄4 in)		Crouser #5		28 MAY 2022	Eugene	^[22]
	10	23.01 m (75 ft 5+3⁄4 in)		Crouser #6		22 MAY 2021	Tucson
	11	22.94 m (75 ft 3 in)		Crouser #7		17 JUL 2022	Eugene	^[23]
	12	22.92 m (75 ft 2+1⁄4 in)		Crouser #8		18 JUN 2021	Eugene
5	13	22.91 m (75 ft 1+3⁄4 in)	glide	Alessandro Andrei	Italy	12 AUG 1987	Viareggio
	13	22.91 m (75 ft 1+3⁄4 in)		Kovacs #2		05 OCT 2019	Doha	^[24]
				Crouser #9		18 JUL 2020	Marietta
	16	22.90 m (75 ft 1+1⁄2 in)		Crouser #10		05 OCT 2019	Doha
6	16	22.90 m (75 ft 1+1⁄2 in)	spin	Tom Walsh	New Zealand	05 OCT 2019	Doha	^[24]
	18	22.89 m (75 ft 1 in)		Kovacs #3		17 JUL 2022	Eugene	^[25]
				Kovacs #4		08 AUG 2022	Székesfehérvár	^[26]
	20	22.87 m (75 ft 1⁄4 in)		Kovacs #5		24 JUN 2022	Eugene	^[27]
7	21	22.86 m (75 ft 0 in) A	spin	Brian Oldfield	United States	10 MAY 1975	El Paso
	22	22.84 m (74 ft 11 in)		Andrei #2		12 AUG 1987	Viareggio
				Crouser #11		13 SEP 2021	Zagreb
	24	22.81 m (74 ft 10 in)		Crouser #12		26 AUG 2021	Lausanne
8	25	22.75 m (74 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	glide	Werner Günthör	Switzerland	23 AUG 1988	Bern
	25	22.75 m (74 ft 7+1⁄2 in)		Crouser #13		12 MAY 2022	Ponce	^[28]
9		22.67 m (74 ft 4+1⁄2 in)	spin	Kevin Toth	United States	19 APR 2003	Lawrence
10		22.64 m (74 ft 3+1⁄4 in)	glide	Udo Beyer	East Germany	20 AUG 1986	Berlin
11		22.61 m (74 ft 2 in)	spin	Darlan Romani	Brazil	30 JUN 2019	Stanford	^[29]
12		22.54 m (73 ft 11+1⁄4 in)	spin	Christian Cantwell	United States	05 JUN 2004	Gresham
13		22.52 m (73 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	glide	John Brenner	United States	26 APR 1987	Walnut
14		22.51 m (73 ft 10 in)	spin	Adam Nelson	United States	18 MAY 2002	Portland
15		22.44 m (73 ft 7+1⁄4 in)	spin	Darrell Hill	United States	31 AUG 2017	Brussels	^[30]
16		22.43 m (73 ft 7 in)	spin	Reese Hoffa	United States	03 AUG 2007	London
17		22.32 m (73 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	spin	Michał Haratyk	Poland	28 JUL 2019	Warsaw	^[31]
18		22.29 m (73 ft 1+1⁄2 in)	spin	Josh Awotunde	United States	17 JUL 2022	Eugene	^[32]
19		22.28 m (73 ft 1 in)	spin	Ryan Whiting	United States	10 MAY 2013	Doha
20		22.25 m (72 ft 11+3⁄4 in)	spin	Konrad Bukowiecki	Poland	14 SEP 2019	Chorzów	^[33]
21		22.24 m (72 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	glide	Sergey Smirnov	Soviet Union	21 JUN 1986	Tallinn
22		22.22 m (72 ft 10+3⁄4 in)	spin	Bob Bertemes	Luxembourg	04 AUG 2019	Luxembourg City	^[34]
23		22.21 m (72 ft 10+1⁄4 in) A	spin	Dylan Armstrong	Canada	25 JUN 2011	Calgary
24		22.20 m (72 ft 10 in)	spin	John Godina	United States	22 MAY 2005	Carson
			glide	David Storl	Germany	09 JUL 2015	Lausanne	^[35]

Notable series

• Ryan Crouser threw 23.12 on 24 June 2022. 23.01, 23.11 and 22.98 (ancillary throws) were recorded for his remaining attempts. This was the first time the 23-metre barrier has been broken more than once in a series.^[36]

Women (outdoor)

• Correct as of April 2022.^[37][38]

Ath.#	Perf.#	Mark	Technique	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	22.63 m (74 ft 2+3⁄4 in)	glide	Natalya Lisovskaya	Soviet Union	07 JUN 1987	Moscow
	2	22.60 m (74 ft 1+3⁄4 in)		Lisovskaya #2		07 JUN 1987	Moscow
	3	22.55 m (73 ft 11+3⁄4 in)		Lisovskaya #3		05 JUL 1988	Tallinn
	4	22.53 m (73 ft 11 in)		Lisovskaya #4		27 MAY 1984	Sochi
				Lisovskaya #5		14 AUG 1988	Kyiv
2	6	22.45 m (73 ft 7+3⁄4 in)	glide	Ilona Slupianek	East Germany	11 MAY 1980	Potsdam
	7	22.41 m (73 ft 6+1⁄4 in)		Slupianek #2		24 JUL 1980	Moscow
	8	22.40 m (73 ft 5+3⁄4 in)		Slupianek #3		03 JUN 1983	Berlin
	9	22.38 m (73 ft 5 in)		Slupianek #4		25 MAY 1980	Karl-Marx-Stadt
	10	22.36 m (73 ft 4+1⁄4 in)		Slupianek #5		02 MAY 1980	Celje
	11	22.34 m (73 ft 3+1⁄2 in)		Slupianek #6		07 MAY 1980	Berlin
				Slupianek #7		18 JUL 1980	Cottbus
3	13	22.32 m (73 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	glide	Helena Fibingerová	Czechoslovakia	20 AUG 1977	Nitra
	14	22.24 m (72 ft 11+1⁄2 in)		Lisovskaya #6		01 OCT 1988	Seoul
	15	22.22 m (72 ft 10+3⁄4 in)		Slupianek #8		13 JUL 1980	Potsdam
4	16	22.19 m (72 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	glide	Claudia Losch	West Germany	23 AUG 1987	Hainfeld
	17	22.13 m (72 ft 7+1⁄4 in)		Slupianek #9		29 APR 1980	Split
	18	22.06 m (72 ft 4+1⁄2 in)		Lisovskaya #7		06 AUG 1988	Moscow
	19	22.05 m (72 ft 4 in)		Slupianek #10		28 MAY 1980	Berlin
				Slupianek #11		31 MAY 1980	Potsdam
	21	22.04 m (72 ft 3+1⁄2 in)		Slupianek #12		04 JUL 1979	Potsdam
				Slupianek #13		29 JUL 1979	Potsdam
	23	21.99 m (72 ft 1+1⁄2 in)		Fibingerová #2		26 SEP 1976	Opava
	24	21.98 m (72 ft 1+1⁄4 in)		Slupianek #14		17 JUL 1979	Berlin
	25	21.96 m (72 ft 1⁄2 in)		Fibingerová #3		08 JUN 1977	Ostrava
				Lisovskaya #8		16 AUG 1984	Prague
				Lisovskaya #9		28 AUG 1988	Vilnius
5		21.89 m (71 ft 9+3⁄4 in)	glide	Ivanka Khristova	Bulgaria	04 JUL 1976	Belmeken
6		21.86 m (71 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	glide	Marianne Adam	East Germany	23 JUN 1979	Leipzig
7		21.76 m (71 ft 4+1⁄2 in)	glide	Li Meisu	China	23 APR 1988	Shijiazhuang
8		21.73 m (71 ft 3+1⁄2 in)	glide	Natalya Akhrimenko	Soviet Union	21 MAY 1988	Leselidze
9		21.69 m (71 ft 1+3⁄4 in)	glide	Vita Pavlysh	Ukraine	20 AUG 1998	Budapest
10		21.66 m (71 ft 3⁄4 in)	glide	Sui Xinmei	China	09 JUN 1990	Beijing
11		21.61 m (70 ft 10+3⁄4 in)	glide	Verzhinia Veselinova	Bulgaria	21 AUG 1982	Sofia
12		21.58 m (70 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	glide	Margitta Droese-Pufe	East Germany	28 MAY 1978	Erfurt
13		21.57 m (70 ft 9 in)	glide	Ines Müller	East Germany	16 MAY 1988	Athens
14		21.53 m (70 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	glide	Nunu Abashidze	Soviet Union	20 JUN 1984	Kyiv
15		21.52 m (70 ft 7 in)	glide	Huang Zhihong	China	27 JUN 1990	Beijing
16		21.46 m (70 ft 4+3⁄4 in)	glide	Larisa Peleshenko	Russia	26 AUG 2000	Budapest
17		21.45 m (70 ft 4+1⁄4 in)	glide	Nadezhda Chizhova	Soviet Union	29 SEP 1973	Varna
18		21.43 m (70 ft 3+1⁄2 in)	glide	Eva Wilms	West Germany	17 JUN 1977	Munich
19		21.42 m (70 ft 3+1⁄4 in)	glide	Svetlana Krachevskaya	Soviet Union	24 JUL 1980	Moscow
20		21.31 m (69 ft 10+3⁄4 in)	glide	Heike Hartwig	East Germany	16 MAY 1988	Athens
21		21.27 m (69 ft 9+1⁄4 in)	glide	Liane Schmuhl	East Germany	26 JUN 1982	Cottbus
22		21.24 m (69 ft 8 in)	glide	Valerie Adams	New Zealand	29 AUG 2011	Daegu
23		21.22 m (69 ft 7+1⁄4 in)	glide	Astrid Kumbernuss	Germany	05 AUG 1995	Gothenburg
24		21.21 m (69 ft 7 in)	glide	Kathrin Neimke	East Germany	05 SEP 1987	Rome
25		21.19 m (69 ft 6+1⁄4 in)	glide	Helma Knorscheidt	East Germany	24 MAY 1984	Berlin

Men (indoor)

• Correct as of February 2023.^[39]

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Date	Place	Ref
1	22.82 m (74 ft 10+1⁄4 in)	Ryan Crouser (USA)	24 January 2021	Fayetteville
2	22.66 m (74 ft 4 in)	Randy Barnes (USA)	20 January 1989	Los Angeles
3	22.55 m (73 ft 11+3⁄4 in)	Ulf Timmermann (GDR)	11 February 1989	Senftenberg
4	22.53 m (73 ft 11 in)	Darlan Romani (BRA)	19 March 2022	Belgrade
5	22.40 m (73 ft 5+3⁄4 in)	Adam Nelson (USA)	15 February 2008	Fayetteville
6	22.31 m (73 ft 2+1⁄4 in)	Tom Walsh (NZL)	3 March 2018	Birmingham
7	22.26 m (73 ft 1⁄4 in)	Werner Günthör (SUI)	8 February 1987	Magglingen
8	22.23 m (72 ft 11 in) A	Ryan Whiting (USA)	23 February 2014	Albuquerque
9	22.18 m (72 ft 9 in)	Christian Cantwell (USA)	22 February 2008	Warrensburg
10	22.17 m (72 ft 8+3⁄4 in)	Tomáš Staněk (CZE)	6 February 2018	Düsseldorf	^[40]
11	22.11 m (72 ft 6+1⁄4 in)	Reese Hoffa (USA)	10 March 2006	Moscow
12	22.09 m (72 ft 5+1⁄2 in)	Mika Halvari (FIN)	7 February 2000	Tampere
13	22.06 m (72 ft 4+1⁄2 in)	Zane Weir (ITA)	3 March 2023	Istanbul	^[41]
14	22.05 m (72 ft 4 in)	Joe Kovacs (USA)	13 February 2021	Geneva
15	22.02 m (72 ft 2+3⁄4 in)	George Woods (USA)	8 February 1974	Inglewood
16	22.00 m (72 ft 2 in)	Konrad Bukowiecki (POL)	15 February 2018	Toruń
17	21.93 m (71 ft 11+1⁄4 in)	Bob Bertemes (LUX)	19 February 2023	Kirchberg
18	21.88 m (71 ft 9+1⁄4 in)	David Storl (GER)	9 March 2012	Istanbul
19	21.85 m (71 ft 8 in)	Turner Washington (USA)	13 February 2021	Lubbock
20	21.84 m (71 ft 7+3⁄4 in)	Filip Mihaljević (CRO)	27 February 2020	Belgrade
		Roman Kokoshko (UKR)	3 March 2023	Istanbul	^[42]
22	21.83 m (71 ft 7+1⁄4 in)	Oleksandr Bahach (UKR)	21 February 1991	Brovary
		John Godina (USA)	26 February 2005	Boston
		Michał Haratyk (POL)	12 February 2021	Łódź
25	21.81 m (71 ft 6+1⁄2 in)	Payton Otterdahl (USA)	23 February 2019	Brookings

Notes

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

• Ryan Crouser also threw 22.70 (2021), 22.66 (2021), 22.65 (2021), 22.60 (2020), 22.58 (2020, 2023), 22.48 (2021) and 22.43 (2021).
• Randy Barnes also threw 22.66 (1989).
• Ulf Timmermann also threw 22.55 (1989).

Women (indoor)

• Correct as of May 2022.^[43]

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Date	Place	Ref
1	22.50 m (73 ft 9+3⁄4 in)	Helena Fibingerová (TCH)	19 February 1977	Jablonec
2	22.14 m (72 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)	7 February 1987	Penza
3	21.60 m (70 ft 10+1⁄4 in)	Valentina Fedyushina (UKR)	28 December 1991	Simferopol
4	21.59 m (70 ft 10 in)	Ilona Slupianek (GDR)	24 January 1979	Berlin
5	21.46 m (70 ft 4+3⁄4 in)	Claudia Losch (FRG)	4 February 1986	Zweibrücken
6	21.26 m (69 ft 9 in)	Ines Müller (GDR)	24 February 1985	Berlin
		Natalya Akhrimenko (URS)	24 January 1987	Leningrad
8	21.23 m (69 ft 7+3⁄4 in)	Margitta Droese-Pufe (GDR)	26 February 1978	Senftenberg
9	21.15 m (69 ft 4+1⁄2 in)	Irina Korzhanenko (RUS)	18 February 1999	Moscow
10	21.10 m (69 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	Sui Xinmei (CHN)	3 March 1990	Beijing
11	21.08 m (69 ft 1+3⁄4 in)	Li Meisu (CHN)	25 March 1988	Beijing
12	21.06 m (69 ft 1 in)	Eva Wilms (FRG)	19 February 1977	Dortmund
		Nunu Abashidze (URS)	8 February 1984	Budapest
14	21.03 m (68 ft 11+3⁄4 in)	Helma Knorscheidt (GDR)	4 August 1983	Berlin
15	20.98 m (68 ft 9+3⁄4 in)	Valerie Adams (NZL)	28 August 2013	Zürich
16	20.94 m (68 ft 8+1⁄4 in)	Kathrin Neimke (GDR)	3 February 1988	Senftenberg
17	20.85 m (68 ft 4+3⁄4 in)	Heidi Krieger (GDR)	25 January 1987	Berlin
18	20.78 m (68 ft 2 in)	Ivanka Khristova (BUL)	14 February 1976	Sofia
19	20.75 m (68 ft 3⁄4 in)	Heike Hartwig (GDR)	7 February 1987	Senftenberg
20	20.74 m (68 ft 1⁄2 in)	Verzhiniya Veselinova (BUL)	21 February 1982	Sofia
21	20.73 m (68 ft 0 in)	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)	22 February 2004	Sumy
22	20.71 m (67 ft 11+1⁄4 in)	Larisa Peleshenko (URS)	11 February 1988	Volgograd
23	20.70 m (67 ft 10+3⁄4 in)	Liane Schmuhl (GDR)	27 February 1982	Senftenberg
24	20.69 m (67 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)	22 January 1999	Moscow
25	20.62 m (67 ft 7+3⁄4 in)	Nadezhda Chizhova (URS)	9 March 1974	Gothenburg

Annulled

The following athletes had their performance (inside 21.50 m) annulled due to doping offences:

• Nadzeya Ostapchuk 21.70 (2010)

Olympic medalists

Men

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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	Tom Walsh   New Zealand
2020 Tokyo details	Ryan Crouser   United States	Joe Kovacs   United States	Tom Walsh   New Zealand
2024 Paris details

Women

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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^[44]
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
2020 Tokyo details	Gong Lijiao   China	Raven Saunders   United States	Valerie Adams   New Zealand
2024 Paris details

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	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)

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^[45] 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)
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)

World Indoor Championships medalists

Men

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1985 Paris^[A] details	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)
2022 Belgrade details	Darlan Romani (BRA)	Ryan Crouser (USA)	Tomas Walsh (NZL)

Women

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1985 Paris^[A] details	Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)	Ines Müller (GDR)	Nunu Abashidze (URS)
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The shot put is a track and field event involving putting throwing a heavy spherical ball the shot as far as possible For men the sport has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival 1896 and women s competition began in 1948 AthleticsShot putPolish double Olympic champion Tomasz MajewskiWorld recordsMenRyan Crouser 23 38 m 76 ft 8 1 4 in 2023 WomenNatalya Lisovskaya 22 63 m 74 ft 2 3 4 in 1987 Olympic recordsMenRyan Crouser 23 30 m 76 ft 5 1 4 in 2021 WomenIlona Slupianek 22 41 m 73 ft 6 1 4 in 1980 World Championship recordsMenRyan Crouser 22 94 m 75 ft 3 in 2022 WomenNatalya Lisovskaya 21 24 m 69 ft 8 in 1987 Valerie Adams 21 24 m 69 ft 8 in 2011 source source source source source source Demonstration of the spin technique in shot put Contents 1 History 1 1 Legal throws 1 2 Regulation misconceptions 2 Competition 2 1 Weight 3 Putting styles 3 1 Glide 3 2 Spin 3 3 Usage 4 Types of shots 5 World records 6 Continental records 7 All time top 25 7 1 Men outdoor 7 1 1 Notable series 7 2 Women outdoor 7 3 Men indoor 7 3 1 Notes 7 4 Women indoor 7 4 1 Annulled 8 Olympic medalists 8 1 Men 8 2 Women 9 World Championship medalists 9 1 Men 9 2 Women 10 World Indoor Championships medalists 10 1 Men 10 2 Women 11 Season s bests 11 1 Men 11 2 Women 12 See also 13 Notes and references 14 External linksHistory Edit Czechoslovak shot putter Plihal at the 1957 East German Indoor Athletics Championships Shot putter at the University of Nebraska 1942 showing the circle and stop board 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 2 135 metres 7 ft 0 in in diameter with a toe board or stop board 10 centimetres 4 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 Edit Czechoslovak shot putter Jiri Skobla showing the correct technique for keeping the shot near the neck The following rules indoor and outdoor must be adhered to 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 round 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 throwing sector which is a circular sector of 34 92 centered on the throwing circle The throwing sector has been narrowed multiple times over the years to improve safety most recently in 2004 from 40 The current throwing sector angle 34 92 was chosen because it provides a sector whose bounds are easy to measure and lay out on a field 10 metres out from the center of the ring 6 metres across 4 The athlete must leave the throwing circle from the back half Foul throws occur when an athlete Does not pause within the circle before beginning the putting motion Does not complete the putting movement initiated 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 Edit The following are either obsolete or non existent but commonly believed rules within professional competition citation needed 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 30 second 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 EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 of these competitions in the modern era have a set number of rounds of throws Typically there are three qualification rounds to determine qualification for the final There are then three preliminary rounds in the final with the top eight competitors receiving a further three throws Each competitor in the final is credited with their longest throw regardless of whether it was achieved in the preliminary or final three rounds The competitor with the longest legal put is declared the winner Weight Edit In open competitions the men s shot weighs 16 pounds 7 26 kg and the women s shot weighs 4 kilograms 8 82 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 EditTwo 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 slightly less than forty five degrees 5 Glide Edit The origin of this technique 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 6 With this technique a right hand thrower would begin facing the rear of the circle They would typically adopt a specific type of crouch involving their bent right leg in order to begin the throw from a more beneficial posture whilst also isometrically preloading their muscles The positioning of their bodyweight over their bent leg which pushes upwards with equal force generates a preparatory isometric press The force generated by this press will be channelled into the subsequent throw making it more powerful To initiate the throw they 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 Edit This is also known as the rotational technique 7 It was first practiced in Europe in the 1950s but did not receive much attention until the 1970s 8 In 1972 Aleksandr Baryshnikov set his first USSR record using a new putting style the spin krugovoj mah in Russian invented by his coach Viktor Alexeyev 9 10 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 11 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 Until 2016 a woman had never made an Olympic final top 8 using the spin technique The first woman to enter a final and win a medal at the Olympics was Anita Marton 12 8 Usage Edit 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 13 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 and the next six best male results 23 37 23 30 23 15 and 23 12 by Ryan Crouser 23 23 by Joe Kovacs and 23 12 and 23 10 by Randy Barnes were completed with the spin technique while the eighth 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 EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 EditMain articles Men s shot put world record progression and Women s shot put world record progression The current world record holders are 14 Type Athlete Mark Date PlaceMenOutdoor Ryan Crouser 23 37 m 76 ft 8 in 18 June 2021 Eugene Oregon USAIndoor Ryan Crouser 23 38 m 76 ft 8 1 4 in 18 February 2023 Pocatello Idaho USAWomenOutdoor Natalya Lisovskaya 22 63 m 74 ft 2 3 4 in 7 June 1987 Moscow USSRIndoor Helena Fibingerova 22 50 m 73 ft 9 3 4 in 19 February 1977 Jablonec CZEContinental records EditThe current records held on each continent are 15 16 Area Men s Women sMark Athlete Nation Mark Athlete NationAfrica 21 97 m 72 ft 3 4 in Janus Robberts South Africa 18 43 m 60 ft 5 1 2 in Vivian Chukwuemeka NigeriaAsia 21 49 m 70 ft 6 in Tajinderpal Singh Toor India 21 76 m 71 ft 4 1 2 in Meisu Li ChinaEurope 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 UnionNorth and CentralAmerica and Caribbean 23 38 m 76 ft 8 1 4 in WR Ryan Crouser United States 20 96 m 68 ft 9 in A Belsy Laza CubaOceania 22 90 m 75 ft 1 1 2 in Tomas Walsh New Zealand 21 24 m 69 ft 8 in Valerie Adams New ZealandSouth America 22 61 m 74 ft 2 in Darlan Romani Brazil 19 30 m 63 ft 3 3 4 in A Elisangela Adriano BrazilAll time top 25 EditMen outdoor Edit Correct as of September 2022 17 18 Ath Perf Mark Technique Athlete Nation Date Place Ref 1 1 23 37 m 76 ft 8 in spin Ryan Crouser United States 18 JUN 2021 Eugene 19 2 23 30 m 76 ft 5 1 4 in Crouser 2 05 AUG 2021 Tokyo2 3 23 23 m 76 ft 2 1 2 in spin Joe Kovacs United States 07 SEP 2022 Zurich 20 4 23 15 m 75 ft 11 1 4 in Crouser 3 21 AUG 2021 Eugene3 5 23 12 m 75 ft 10 in spin Randy Barnes United States 20 MAY 1990 Westwood5 23 12 m 75 ft 10 in Crouser 4 24 JUN 2022 Eugene 21 7 23 10 m 75 ft 9 1 4 in Barnes 2 26 MAY 1990 San Jose4 8 23 06 m 75 ft 7 3 4 in glide Ulf Timmermann East Germany 22 MAY 1988 Chania9 23 02 m 75 ft 6 1 4 in Crouser 5 28 MAY 2022 Eugene 22 10 23 01 m 75 ft 5 3 4 in Crouser 6 22 MAY 2021 Tucson11 22 94 m 75 ft 3 in Crouser 7 17 JUL 2022 Eugene 23 12 22 92 m 75 ft 2 1 4 in Crouser 8 18 JUN 2021 Eugene5 13 22 91 m 75 ft 1 3 4 in glide Alessandro Andrei Italy 12 AUG 1987 Viareggio13 22 91 m 75 ft 1 3 4 in Kovacs 2 05 OCT 2019 Doha 24 Crouser 9 18 JUL 2020 Marietta16 22 90 m 75 ft 1 1 2 in Crouser 10 05 OCT 2019 Doha6 16 22 90 m 75 ft 1 1 2 in spin Tom Walsh New Zealand 05 OCT 2019 Doha 24 18 22 89 m 75 ft 1 in Kovacs 3 17 JUL 2022 Eugene 25 Kovacs 4 08 AUG 2022 Szekesfehervar 26 20 22 87 m 75 ft 1 4 in Kovacs 5 24 JUN 2022 Eugene 27 7 21 22 86 m 75 ft 0 in A spin Brian Oldfield United States 10 MAY 1975 El Paso22 22 84 m 74 ft 11 in Andrei 2 12 AUG 1987 ViareggioCrouser 11 13 SEP 2021 Zagreb24 22 81 m 74 ft 10 in Crouser 12 26 AUG 2021 Lausanne8 25 22 75 m 74 ft 7 1 2 in glide Werner Gunthor Switzerland 23 AUG 1988 Bern25 22 75 m 74 ft 7 1 2 in Crouser 13 12 MAY 2022 Ponce 28 9 22 67 m 74 ft 4 1 2 in spin Kevin Toth United States 19 APR 2003 Lawrence10 22 64 m 74 ft 3 1 4 in glide Udo Beyer East Germany 20 AUG 1986 Berlin11 22 61 m 74 ft 2 in spin Darlan Romani Brazil 30 JUN 2019 Stanford 29 12 22 54 m 73 ft 11 1 4 in spin Christian Cantwell United States 05 JUN 2004 Gresham13 22 52 m 73 ft 10 1 2 in glide John Brenner United States 26 APR 1987 Walnut14 22 51 m 73 ft 10 in spin Adam Nelson United States 18 MAY 2002 Portland15 22 44 m 73 ft 7 1 4 in spin Darrell Hill United States 31 AUG 2017 Brussels 30 16 22 43 m 73 ft 7 in spin Reese Hoffa United States 03 AUG 2007 London17 22 32 m 73 ft 2 1 2 in spin Michal Haratyk Poland 28 JUL 2019 Warsaw 31 18 22 29 m 73 ft 1 1 2 in spin Josh Awotunde United States 17 JUL 2022 Eugene 32 19 22 28 m 73 ft 1 in spin Ryan Whiting United States 10 MAY 2013 Doha20 22 25 m 72 ft 11 3 4 in spin Konrad Bukowiecki Poland 14 SEP 2019 Chorzow 33 21 22 24 m 72 ft 11 1 2 in glide Sergey Smirnov Soviet Union 21 JUN 1986 Tallinn22 22 22 m 72 ft 10 3 4 in spin Bob Bertemes Luxembourg 04 AUG 2019 Luxembourg City 34 23 22 21 m 72 ft 10 1 4 in A spin Dylan Armstrong Canada 25 JUN 2011 Calgary24 22 20 m 72 ft 10 in spin John Godina United States 22 MAY 2005 Carsonglide David Storl Germany 09 JUL 2015 Lausanne 35 Notable series Edit Ryan Crouser threw 23 12 on 24 June 2022 23 01 23 11 and 22 98 ancillary throws were recorded for his remaining attempts This was the first time the 23 metre barrier has been broken more than once in a series 36 Women outdoor Edit Correct as of April 2022 37 38 Ath Perf Mark Technique Athlete Nation Date Place Ref 1 1 22 63 m 74 ft 2 3 4 in glide Natalya Lisovskaya Soviet Union 07 JUN 1987 Moscow2 22 60 m 74 ft 1 3 4 in Lisovskaya 2 07 JUN 1987 Moscow3 22 55 m 73 ft 11 3 4 in Lisovskaya 3 05 JUL 1988 Tallinn4 22 53 m 73 ft 11 in Lisovskaya 4 27 MAY 1984 SochiLisovskaya 5 14 AUG 1988 Kyiv2 6 22 45 m 73 ft 7 3 4 in glide Ilona Slupianek East Germany 11 MAY 1980 Potsdam7 22 41 m 73 ft 6 1 4 in Slupianek 2 24 JUL 1980 Moscow8 22 40 m 73 ft 5 3 4 in Slupianek 3 03 JUN 1983 Berlin9 22 38 m 73 ft 5 in Slupianek 4 25 MAY 1980 Karl Marx Stadt10 22 36 m 73 ft 4 1 4 in Slupianek 5 02 MAY 1980 Celje11 22 34 m 73 ft 3 1 2 in Slupianek 6 07 MAY 1980 BerlinSlupianek 7 18 JUL 1980 Cottbus3 13 22 32 m 73 ft 2 1 2 in glide Helena Fibingerova Czechoslovakia 20 AUG 1977 Nitra14 22 24 m 72 ft 11 1 2 in Lisovskaya 6 01 OCT 1988 Seoul15 22 22 m 72 ft 10 3 4 in Slupianek 8 13 JUL 1980 Potsdam4 16 22 19 m 72 ft 9 1 2 in glide Claudia Losch West Germany 23 AUG 1987 Hainfeld17 22 13 m 72 ft 7 1 4 in Slupianek 9 29 APR 1980 Split18 22 06 m 72 ft 4 1 2 in Lisovskaya 7 06 AUG 1988 Moscow19 22 05 m 72 ft 4 in Slupianek 10 28 MAY 1980 BerlinSlupianek 11 31 MAY 1980 Potsdam21 22 04 m 72 ft 3 1 2 in Slupianek 12 04 JUL 1979 PotsdamSlupianek 13 29 JUL 1979 Potsdam23 21 99 m 72 ft 1 1 2 in Fibingerova 2 26 SEP 1976 Opava24 21 98 m 72 ft 1 1 4 in Slupianek 14 17 JUL 1979 Berlin25 21 96 m 72 ft 1 2 in Fibingerova 3 08 JUN 1977 OstravaLisovskaya 8 16 AUG 1984 PragueLisovskaya 9 28 AUG 1988 Vilnius5 21 89 m 71 ft 9 3 4 in glide Ivanka Khristova Bulgaria 04 JUL 1976 Belmeken6 21 86 m 71 ft 8 1 2 in glide Marianne Adam East Germany 23 JUN 1979 Leipzig7 21 76 m 71 ft 4 1 2 in glide Li Meisu China 23 APR 1988 Shijiazhuang8 21 73 m 71 ft 3 1 2 in glide Natalya Akhrimenko Soviet Union 21 MAY 1988 Leselidze9 21 69 m 71 ft 1 3 4 in glide Vita Pavlysh Ukraine 20 AUG 1998 Budapest10 21 66 m 71 ft 3 4 in glide Sui Xinmei China 09 JUN 1990 Beijing11 21 61 m 70 ft 10 3 4 in glide Verzhinia Veselinova Bulgaria 21 AUG 1982 Sofia12 21 58 m 70 ft 9 1 2 in glide Margitta Droese Pufe East Germany 28 MAY 1978 Erfurt13 21 57 m 70 ft 9 in glide Ines Muller East Germany 16 MAY 1988 Athens14 21 53 m 70 ft 7 1 2 in glide Nunu Abashidze Soviet Union 20 JUN 1984 Kyiv15 21 52 m 70 ft 7 in glide Huang Zhihong China 27 JUN 1990 Beijing16 21 46 m 70 ft 4 3 4 in glide Larisa Peleshenko Russia 26 AUG 2000 Budapest17 21 45 m 70 ft 4 1 4 in glide Nadezhda Chizhova Soviet Union 29 SEP 1973 Varna18 21 43 m 70 ft 3 1 2 in glide Eva Wilms West Germany 17 JUN 1977 Munich19 21 42 m 70 ft 3 1 4 in glide Svetlana Krachevskaya Soviet Union 24 JUL 1980 Moscow20 21 31 m 69 ft 10 3 4 in glide Heike Hartwig East Germany 16 MAY 1988 Athens21 21 27 m 69 ft 9 1 4 in glide Liane Schmuhl East Germany 26 JUN 1982 Cottbus22 21 24 m 69 ft 8 in glide Valerie Adams New Zealand 29 AUG 2011 Daegu23 21 22 m 69 ft 7 1 4 in glide Astrid Kumbernuss Germany 05 AUG 1995 Gothenburg24 21 21 m 69 ft 7 in glide Kathrin Neimke East Germany 05 SEP 1987 Rome25 21 19 m 69 ft 6 1 4 in glide Helma Knorscheidt East Germany 24 MAY 1984 BerlinMen indoor Edit Correct as of February 2023 39 Rank Mark Athlete Date Place Ref1 22 82 m 74 ft 10 1 4 in Ryan Crouser USA 24 January 2021 Fayetteville2 22 66 m 74 ft 4 in Randy Barnes USA 20 January 1989 Los Angeles3 22 55 m 73 ft 11 3 4 in Ulf Timmermann GDR 11 February 1989 Senftenberg4 22 53 m 73 ft 11 in Darlan Romani BRA 19 March 2022 Belgrade5 22 40 m 73 ft 5 3 4 in Adam Nelson USA 15 February 2008 Fayetteville6 22 31 m 73 ft 2 1 4 in Tom Walsh NZL 3 March 2018 Birmingham7 22 26 m 73 ft 1 4 in Werner Gunthor SUI 8 February 1987 Magglingen8 22 23 m 72 ft 11 in A Ryan Whiting USA 23 February 2014 Albuquerque9 22 18 m 72 ft 9 in Christian Cantwell USA 22 February 2008 Warrensburg10 22 17 m 72 ft 8 3 4 in Tomas Stanek CZE 6 February 2018 Dusseldorf 40 11 22 11 m 72 ft 6 1 4 in Reese Hoffa USA 10 March 2006 Moscow12 22 09 m 72 ft 5 1 2 in Mika Halvari FIN 7 February 2000 Tampere13 22 06 m 72 ft 4 1 2 in Zane Weir ITA 3 March 2023 Istanbul 41 14 22 05 m 72 ft 4 in Joe Kovacs USA 13 February 2021 Geneva15 22 02 m 72 ft 2 3 4 in George Woods USA 8 February 1974 Inglewood16 22 00 m 72 ft 2 in Konrad Bukowiecki POL 15 February 2018 Torun17 21 93 m 71 ft 11 1 4 in Bob Bertemes LUX 19 February 2023 Kirchberg18 21 88 m 71 ft 9 1 4 in David Storl GER 9 March 2012 Istanbul19 21 85 m 71 ft 8 in Turner Washington USA 13 February 2021 Lubbock20 21 84 m 71 ft 7 3 4 in Filip Mihaljevic CRO 27 February 2020 Belgrade Roman Kokoshko UKR 3 March 2023 Istanbul 42 22 21 83 m 71 ft 7 1 4 in Oleksandr Bahach UKR 21 February 1991 Brovary John Godina USA 26 February 2005 Boston Michal Haratyk POL 12 February 2021 Lodz25 21 81 m 71 ft 6 1 2 in Payton Otterdahl USA 23 February 2019 BrookingsNotes Edit Below is a list of all other throws equal or superior to 22 43 m Ryan Crouser also threw 22 70 2021 22 66 2021 22 65 2021 22 60 2020 22 58 2020 2023 22 48 2021 and 22 43 2021 Randy Barnes also threw 22 66 1989 Ulf Timmermann also threw 22 55 1989 Women indoor Edit Correct as of May 2022 43 Rank Mark Athlete Date Place Ref1 22 50 m 73 ft 9 3 4 in Helena Fibingerova TCH 19 February 1977 Jablonec2 22 14 m 72 ft 7 1 2 in Natalya Lisovskaya URS 7 February 1987 Penza3 21 60 m 70 ft 10 1 4 in Valentina Fedyushina UKR 28 December 1991 Simferopol4 21 59 m 70 ft 10 in Ilona Slupianek GDR 24 January 1979 Berlin5 21 46 m 70 ft 4 3 4 in Claudia Losch FRG 4 February 1986 Zweibrucken6 21 26 m 69 ft 9 in Ines Muller GDR 24 February 1985 Berlin Natalya Akhrimenko URS 24 January 1987 Leningrad8 21 23 m 69 ft 7 3 4 in Margitta Droese Pufe GDR 26 February 1978 Senftenberg9 21 15 m 69 ft 4 1 2 in Irina Korzhanenko RUS 18 February 1999 Moscow10 21 10 m 69 ft 2 1 2 in Sui Xinmei CHN 3 March 1990 Beijing11 21 08 m 69 ft 1 3 4 in Li Meisu CHN 25 March 1988 Beijing12 21 06 m 69 ft 1 in Eva Wilms FRG 19 February 1977 Dortmund Nunu Abashidze URS 8 February 1984 Budapest14 21 03 m 68 ft 11 3 4 in Helma Knorscheidt GDR 4 August 1983 Berlin15 20 98 m 68 ft 9 3 4 in Valerie Adams NZL 28 August 2013 Zurich16 20 94 m 68 ft 8 1 4 in Kathrin Neimke GDR 3 February 1988 Senftenberg17 20 85 m 68 ft 4 3 4 in Heidi Krieger GDR 25 January 1987 Berlin18 20 78 m 68 ft 2 in Ivanka Khristova BUL 14 February 1976 Sofia19 20 75 m 68 ft 3 4 in Heike Hartwig GDR 7 February 1987 Senftenberg20 20 74 m 68 ft 1 2 in Verzhiniya Veselinova BUL 21 February 1982 Sofia21 20 73 m 68 ft 0 in Vita Pavlysh UKR 22 February 2004 Sumy22 20 71 m 67 ft 11 1 4 in Larisa Peleshenko URS 11 February 1988 Volgograd23 20 70 m 67 ft 10 3 4 in Liane Schmuhl GDR 27 February 1982 Senftenberg24 20 69 m 67 ft 10 1 2 in Svetlana Krivelyova RUS 22 January 1999 Moscow25 20 62 m 67 ft 7 3 4 in Nadezhda Chizhova URS 9 March 1974 GothenburgAnnulled Edit The following athletes had their performance inside 21 50 m annulled due to doping offences Nadzeya Ostapchuk 21 70 2010 Olympic medalists EditMen Edit Games Gold Silver Bronzeedit 1896 Athensdetails Robert Garrett United States Miltiadis Gouskos Greece Georgios Papasideris Greece1900 Parisdetails Richard Sheldon United States Josiah McCracken United States Robert Garrett United States1904 St Louisdetails Ralph Rose United States Wesley Coe United States Lawrence Feuerbach United States1908 Londondetails Ralph Rose United States Denis Horgan Great Britain John Garrels United States1912 Stockholmdetails Pat McDonald United States Ralph Rose United States Lawrence Whitney United States1920 Antwerpdetails Ville Porhola Finland Elmer Niklander Finland Harry Liversedge United States1924 Parisdetails Bud Houser United States Glenn Hartranft United States Ralph Hills United States1928 Amsterdamdetails John Kuck United States Herman Brix United States Emil Hirschfeld Germany1932 Los Angelesdetails Leo Sexton United States Harlow Rothert United States Frantisek Douda Czechoslovakia1936 Berlindetails Hans Woellke Germany Sulo Barlund Finland Gerhard Stock Germany1948 Londondetails Wilbur Thompson United States Jim Delaney United States Jim Fuchs United States1952 Helsinkidetails Parry O Brien United States Darrow Hooper United States Jim Fuchs United States1956 Melbournedetails Parry O Brien United States Bill Nieder United States Jiri Skobla Czechoslovakia1960 Romedetails Bill Nieder United States Parry O Brien United States Dallas Long United States1964 Tokyodetails Dallas Long United States 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