2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put
The women's shot put at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22 August.
The championship suffered a little with the failure of Valerie Adams to return to defend her 2013 title following surgery over the winter. In the run-up to these championships Adams suffered the end of her 57 event winning streak a month earlier.
In the finals, home favorite Gong Lijiao assumed the early lead with a 20.30 first put. On the third throw, Christina Schwanitz made 20.37 to take the lead. Gong had no answer and the rest of the field was too far behind, led by Michelle Carter's 19.76. Anita Márton threw a fourth round 19.48m national record to take fourth.
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:| World record | 22.63 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 7 June 1987 | |
| Championship record | 21.24 | Rome, Italy | 5 September 1987 | |
| Championship record | 21.24 | Daegu, South Korea | 29 August 2011 | |
| World leading | 20.77 | Beijing, China | 20 May 2015 | |
| African record | 18.43 | Walnut, United States | 19 April 2003 | |
| Asian record | 21.76 | Shijiazhuang, China | 23 April 1988 | |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | 20.96A | Mexico City, Mexico | 2 May 1992 | |
| South American record | 19.30A | Tunja, Colombia | 14 July 2001 | |
| European record | 22.63 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 7 June 1987 | |
| Oceanian record | 21.24 | Daegu, South Korea | 29 August 2011 |
Qualification standards
Schedule
Results
Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 18.30 or at least 12 best performers advanced to the [|final].| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Mark | Notes |
| 1 | A | Christina Schwanitz | 19.39 | 19.39 | ||||
| 2 | B | Michelle Carter | 19.22 | 19.22 | ||||
| 3 | B | Gong Lijiao | 19.11 | 19.11 | ||||
| 4 | A | Anita Márton | 17.40 | 18.85 | 18.85 | |||
| 5 | B | Natallia Mikhnevich | 17.97 | 18.17 | 18.57 | 18.57 | ||
| 6 | A | Cleopatra Borel | 17.01 | 18.55 | 18.55 | |||
| 7 | A | Aliona Dubitskaya | 17.95 | 18.51 | 18.51 | |||
| 8 | B | Natalia Ducó | 17.84 | 18.29 | 18.29 | |||
| 9 | A | Gao Yang | 17.97 | 18.18 | 18.21 | 18.21 | ||
| 10 | B | Jeneva Stevens | 17.81 | 17.77 | 18.05 | 18.05 | ||
| 11 | B | Yuliya Leantsiuk | 17.58 | 17.96 | 17.96 | |||
| 12 | A | Paulina Guba | 17.46 | 17.55 | 17.73 | 17.73 | ||
| 13 | A | Tia Brooks | 17.71 | 17.71 | ||||
| 14 | A | Chiara Rosa | 17.54 | 17.54 | ||||
| 15 | A | Geisa Arcanjo | 17.26 | 17.02 | 17.42 | 17.42 | ||
| 16 | B | Guo Tianqian | 17.10 | 16.98 | 17.10 | |||
| 17 | B | Yaniuvis López | 16.85 | 17.10 | 16.94 | 17.10 | ||
| 18 | B | Leila Rajabi | 17.04 | 17.04 | ||||
| 19 | A | Halyna Obleshchuk | 16.97 | 16.74 | 16.12 | 16.97 | ||
| 20 | A | Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang | 16.46 | 16.85 | 16.85 | |||
| 21 | B | Ahymara Espinoza | 16.53 | 16.76 | 16.76 | |||
| 22 | A | Danniel Thomas | 16.62 | 16.62 | ||||
| 23 | B | Úrsula Ruiz | 16.36 | 16.26 | 16.36 | |||
| 24 | B | Keely Medeiros | 14.69 | 15.17 | 15.17 |
Final
The final was held at 20:05.| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| 19.80 | 20.00 | 20.37 | 20.10 | 20.37 | ||||||
| Gong Lijiao | 20.30 | 20.05 | 20.25 | 19.91 | 20.30 | |||||
| Michelle Carter | 19.45 | 19.76 | 18.57 | 18.85 | 19.48 | 19.71 | 19.76 | |||
| Anita Márton | 18.02 | 18.23 | 18.06 | 19.48 | 18.89 | 19.11 | 19.48 | |||
| Gao Yang | 18.15 | 18.09 | 17.84 | 19.04 | 19.04 | |||||
| Aliona Dubitskaya | 18.21 | 18.52 | 17.43 | 18.52 | ||||||
| Yuliya Leantsiuk | 17.38 | 18.25 | 17.67 | 17.85 | 17.85 | 18.25 | ||||
| Natallia Mikhnevich | 17.05 | 18.09 | 17.75 | 18.11 | 17.79 | 18.24 | 18.24 | |||
| Natalia Ducó | 17.94 | 17.95 | 17.98 | 17.98 | ||||||
| 10 | Jeneva Stevens | 16.79 | 17.44 | 17.84 | 17.84 | |||||
| 11 | Paulina Guba | 17.04 | 17.52 | 17.11 | 17.52 | |||||
| 12 | Cleopatra Borel | 17.43 | 16.85 | 17.43 |