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Shot put

Athletics
Shot put
Polish double Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski
World records
MenUnited States Ryan Crouser 23.56 m (77 ft 3+12 in) (2023)
WomenSoviet Union Natalya Lisovskaya 22.63 m (74 ft 2+34 in) (1987)
Olympic records
MenUnited States Ryan Crouser 23.30 m (76 ft 5+14 in) (2021)
WomenEast Germany Ilona Slupianek 22.41 m (73 ft 6+14 in) (1980)
World Championship records
MenUnited States Ryan Crouser 23.51 m (77 ft 1+12 in) (2023)
WomenSoviet Union Natalya Lisovskaya 21.24 m (69 ft 8 in) (1987)
New Zealand Valerie Adams 21.24 m (69 ft 8 in) (2011)
World Indoor Championship records
MenUnited States Ryan Crouser 22.77 m (74 ft 8+14 in) (2024)
WomenNew Zealand Valerie Adams 20.67 m (67 ft 9+34 in) (2014)

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.


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