Valerie Adams became the first woman to win four straight individual world titles on Monday (12), winning the women's
at the world championships in Moscow.The double Olympic champion from
won with a toss of 20.88 meters. She has now won 38 straight events and has won every major championship at least twice.Christina Schwanitz of Germany took silver with a throw of 20.41, and Gong Lijiao of China earned bronze with a toss of 19.95.
Results Women Shot Put
1 | Valerie Adams | NZL | 20.88 | 20.41 | 20.46 | 20.88 | X | 20.76 | 20.32 | ||
2 | Christina Schwanitz | GER | 20.41 | PB | 19.22 | 19.72 | 19.61 | 19.42 | 19.74 | 20.41 | |
3 | Lijiao Gong | CHN | 19.95 | 19.16 | 19.95 | 19.74 | X | 19.37 | 19.77 | ||
4 | Michelle Carter | USA | 19.94 | 19.92 | 19.94 | 19.35 | X | 19.67 | 19.57 | ||
5 | Evgeniia Kolodko | RUS | 19.81 | 18.97 | 19.49 | 19.40 | 19.81 | X | X | ||
6 | Ling Li | CHN | 18.39 | 18.30 | 17.97 | 18.18 | 17.68 | 18.39 | 18.32 | ||
7 | Irina Tarasova | RUS | 18.37 | 18.06 | 17.82 | 18.08 | 18.31 | X | 18.37 | ||
8 | Tia Brooks | USA | 18.09 | 18.09 | X | 17.94 | 17.73 | X | 17.49 | ||
9 | Galyna Obleshchuk | UKR | 18.08 | 16.84 | 18.08 | 17.92 | |||||
10 | Xiangrong Liu | CHN | 18.04 | X | 18.04 | 17.72 | |||||
11 | Natalia Ducó | CHI | 18.02 | 17.58 | 18.00 | 18.02 | |||||
12 | Alena Kopets | BLR | 17.70 | X | 17.24 | 17.70 |