2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 July.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Shanice Craft Germany	Gao Yang China	Bian Ka China

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.

World Junior Record	Astrid Kumbernuss (GDR)	20.54 m	Orimattila, Finland	1 July 1989
Championship Record	Cheng Xiaoyan (CHN)	18.74 m	Lisbon, Portugal	21 July 1994
World Junior Leading	Guo Tiangian (CHN)	17.10 m	Zhaoqing, China	14 April 2012

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Standard 15.70 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q)

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Note
1	A	Shanice Craft	Germany	16.41			16.41	Q, PB
2	A	Emel Dereli	Turkey	16.27			16.27	Q
3	B	Christina Hillman	United States	15.09	15.36	16.11	16.11	Q
4	B	Natalya Troneva	Russia	15.99			15.99	Q
5	A	Bian Ka	China	x	15.66	15.88	15.88	Q
6	A	Sophie McKinna	Great Britain	15.80			15.80	Q
7	B	Gao Yang	China	15.77			15.77	Q
8	B	Jolien Boumkwo	Belgium	14.56	x	15.38	15.38	q, PB
9	A	Lezaan Jordaan	South Africa	14.79	15.27	15.07	15.27	q, PB
10	A	Torie Owers	United States	14.65	14.82	x	14.82	q
11	B	María Belén Toimil	Spain	13.98	14.52	x	14.52	q
12	A	Lai Li-chun	Chinese Taipei	13.51	14.24	14.51	14.51	q, SB
13	B	Fanny Roos	Sweden	14.11	14.32	x	14.32
14	B	Monia Cantarella	Italy	13.99	14.09	14.30	14.30
15	B	Viktoriya Kolb	Belarus	14.25	14.23	14.15	14.25
16	B	Fadya Saad El Kasaby	Egypt	13.24	13.72	14.10	14.10
17	A	Brittany Crew	Canada	13.32	13.92	14.03	14.03
18	A	Kätlin Piirimäe	Estonia	13.33	x	13.98	13.98
19	A	Petra Gamilec	Croatia	13.61	x	13.83	13.83
20	B	Andreea Huzum-Vitan	Romania	13.25	13.68	12.94	13.68
21	A	Ivanna Gallardo	Chile	12.76	12.32	13.55	13.55
22	B	Jillian Weir	Canada	13.41	13.31	x	13.41

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Note
	Shanice Craft	Germany	17.15	16.12	16.12	x	x	–	17.15	WJL
	Gao Yang	China	16.45	16.34	x	16.57	x	16.14	16.57
	Bian Ka	China	15.78	15.87	16.16	16.05	16.48	16.16	16.48
4	Christina Hillman	United States	16.03	15.94	16.27	x	15.93	16.12	16.27
5	Natalya Troneva	Russia	15.69	15.52	15.75	15.71	16.07	16.18	16.18
6	Sophie McKinna	Great Britain	15.98	15.32	15.43	15.83	15.57	x	15.98
7	Torie Owers	United States	15.00	15.88	15.17	15.13	x	14.89	15.88
8	Emel Dereli	Turkey	14.71	15.86	15.33	15.35	15.76	x	15.86
9	Lezaan Jordaan	South Africa	15.37	14.82	14.96				15.37	PB
10	Jolien Boumkwo	Belgium	x	15.31	14.86				15.31
11	Lai Li-chun	Chinese Taipei	14.30	14.08	13.47				14.30
12	María Belén Toimil	Spain	14.29	13.96	14.24				14.29

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.

• Belarus (1)
• Belgium (1)
• Canada (2)
• Chile (1)
• China (2)
• Chinese Taipei (1)
• Croatia (1)
• Egypt (1)
• Estonia (1)
• Germany (1)
• Italy (1)
• Romania (1)
• Russia (1)
• South Africa (1)
• Spain (1)
• Sweden (1)
• Turkey (1)
• United Kingdom (1)
• United States (2)

External links

• WJC12 Shot put schedule