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