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.
The world record holder for men in shot put is Randy Barnes from the United States, with a throw of 23.12 meters set in 1990.
Out door :
Randy Barnes \ 23.15 m \ West-wood, California, USA
Indoor :
Randy Barnes \ 22.66 m \ Losangeles, California, USA
Ulf timmermann (gdr) 22.47 mts
Ilona Slupianek 22.41 meters.
The world record holder for shot put in 2012 is Litia Pitt from Russia. She threw the shot put 12.29 metres... Sadly not world record. Posted by Jacque Goodwin.
usain bolt
1 centimeter
Moscow, Russia
Rickie Fowler with a record throw of 2.3 meters
The shot putt is measured in metres. The current record for men is in excess of 23 metres.
Usain Bolt
A 'Chip Shot' or a 'Pitch Shot'
Balance
Ilona Schoknecht-Slupianek GDR in 1980, with 22.41 meters at the Moscow Olympics
7.26kg or 16lbs.