Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, the women's Olympic record in shot put is 22.41 meters (73 feet, 6 1/4 inches) by Ilona Slupianek of East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
Natalia Lisovskaya
Ulf timmermann (gdr) 22.47 mts
Ilona Schoknecht-Slupianek GDR in 1980, with 22.41 meters at the Moscow Olympics
Valerie Adams of New Zealand holds the women's shot put record, with a distance of 20.73-meters. The shot put is a track and field event, involving throwing, in a pushing motion, a heavy spherical object.
usanebolt
Rickie Fowler with a record throw of 2.3 meters
Tressa thompson
The women's world record in the shot put is held by Natalya Lisovskaya of Russia who threw the shot 22.63 meters in 1987.
Randy Brian
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 shot put event has been part of the Olympics since 1948. The shot put used in women's competitions weighs 8.8 lbs.
Ilona Slupianek 22.41 meters.