Yes, it is now. The top 15 throws of all time, 13 are owned by 2 women, one of whom was banned for life in 2004. The other is Lisovskaya who owns the top 4 throws of all time.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow, Canada
What competition, i don't know, but she did it in Moscow, Russia on June 7,1987
Natalya Lisovskaya is a retired Soviet athlete who specialized in the shot put event. She is best known for setting a world record in the women's shot put that still stands to this day, with a throw of 22.63 meters in 1987. Lisovskaya won multiple gold medals in shot put at major international competitions during her career.
Outdoor: 22.63 m - Natalya Lisovskaya (1987) Indoor: 22.50 m - Helena Fibingerova (1977)
Grab a 16 pound metal ball, stand inside a 7 foot circle, rest the ball between your neck and shoulder and push your arm straight out with the thumb pointing down, don't forget to let go of the ball or as the pros call it, the shot. Now if your name was Randy Barnes and you were from the USA and you were in Westwood, California on May 20, 1990 and you followed the instructions above, then your shot would have flown exactly 23.12 meters, which would have been enough to give you the record for the world's longest shot put. The world's longest shot put for a female was set by Helena Fibingerová of Czechoslovakia on February 19, 1977 at 22.50 meters, but we must add that the women's shot weighs only 8.8 pounds.
Ilona Schoknecht-Slupianek GDR in 1980, with 22.41 meters at the Moscow Olympics
Male- Randy Barnes(USA) 23.12mFemale-Natalya Lisovskaya(Soviet Union) 22.63
The current men's shot put world record is held by Randy Barnes with a throw of 23.12 meters set in 1990. The women's shot put world record is held by Natalya Lisovskaya with a throw of 22.63 meters set in 1987.
The men's shot put world record is 23.37 meters (76 feet 8 1/4 inches) set by Randy Barnes of the United States in 1990. The women's shot put world record is 22.63 meters (74 feet 2 3/4 inches) set by Natalya Lisovskaya of the Soviet Union in 1987.
Natalia Lisovskaya
The men's world record in the shot put is held by Randy Barnes of the United States who threw the shot 23.12 meters in 1990. The women's world record in the shot put is held by Natalya Lisovskaya of Russian who threw the shot 22.63 meters in 1987.