Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put
The women's shot put competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.American Felisha Johnson, who was eighth on the season's lists, was the most prominent athlete who failed to progress to the final.In the final round Márton threw a Hungarian record 19.87 m to take over bronze medal position, equalling Carter's best at that point but still down due to the tie breaking second throw.In the final round Carter delivered an unexpected American record of a whopping distance of 20.63 m to take the lead.In the last throw of the competition Adams went beyond twenty metres again but her mark of 20.39 m came up short and Carter succeeded her to the title.
Olympic StadiumMichelle CarterUnited StatesValerie AdamsNew ZealandAnita MártonHungaryAthletics2016 Summer OlympicsQualification1500 m5000 m10,000 m100 m hurdles110 m hurdles400 m hurdles3000 msteeplechase4 × 100 m relay4 × 400 m relayMarathon20 km walk50 km walkLong jumpTriple jumpHigh jumpPole vaultShot putDiscus throwJavelin throwHammer throwHeptathlonDecathlonRio de JaneiroBrazilNadzeya OstapchukChristina Schwanitz2015 World ChampionshipsEuropean ChampionshipsGong LijiaoWorld IndoorAmerican titlesRaven SaundersFelisha JohnsonHungarian recordAmerican recordBarry MaistermemberGeoffrey GardnerBrasília TimeNatalya LisovskayaMoscowSoviet UnionIlona SlupianekGermanyCameroonAuriole DongmoGeisa ArcanjoCleopatra BorelTrinidad and TobagoNatalia DucoAlena AbramchukBelarusAliona DubitskayaPaulina GubaPolandMelissa BoekelmanNetherlandsBian KaYuliya LeantsiukBrittany CrewCanadaAhymará EspinozaVenezuelaSara GambettaRadoslava MavrodievaBulgariaYaniuvis LópezManpreet KaurEmel DereliTurkeyDanniel ThomasJamaicaSaily ViartOl'ha HolodnaUkraineTaryn SuttieNwanneka OkweloguNigeriaLena UrbaniakSandra LemosColombiaLeyla RajabiGao YangGalyna ObleshchukDimitriana SurduMoldovaJessica InchudeGuinea-BissauOlympic GamesSummary1912 Men's two handed shot putOlympic champions in women's shot putMicheline OstermeyerGalina ZybinaTamara TyshkevichTamara PressMargitta GummelNadezhda ChizhovaIvanka KhristovaClaudia LoschSvetlana KrivelyovaAstrid KumbernussYanina KarolchykYumileidi CumbáYemisi Ogunleye