The women's shot weighs 8.8 lb (4kg), and the men's shot weighs 16.01 lb (7.260 kg)
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.
6 lbs
12 lbs
4 kg.
At what level/age? In many states in the US, girls middle school uses a 6 lb shot put, beginning in the 9th grade, girls us a 4 kilo or 8.8 lb, and that weight goes all the way through to the Olympics.
Ilona Schoknecht-Slupianek GDR in 1980, with 22.41 meters at the Moscow Olympics
The regulation weight is 8 lbs, but some women like the challenge of using a 12 lb. shot. The right weight is 8.8 pounds or 4 quilograms !
The men's shot weighs 7.26 kilograms (16 pounds) and the women's shot weighs 4 kilograms (8.8 pounds).
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New Zealand won 3 gold medals at Beijing in 2008 * Womens double sculls * Womens shot put * mens sailboard
The weight of the ball Olympians use during the shot put event has a weight of 7.260 kg(16.01 lb) for men and 4 kg(8.8 lb) for women.Shot put competitions have been held at the modern Summer Olympic Games since their inception in 1896.
Yolanda saldivar