2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put

The women's shot put at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 28 and 29 June.

Medalists[edit]

Gold Nadine Kleinert
 Germany
Silver Irina Tarasova
 Russia
Bronze Chiara Rosa
 Italy

Records[edit]

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships
World record  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.63 Moscow, Soviet Union 7 June 1987
European record  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.63 Moscow, Soviet Union 7 June 1987
Championship record  Vita Pavlysh (UKR) 21.69 Budapest, Hungary 20 August 1998
World Leading  Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR) 21.13 Minsk, Belarus 12 June 2012
European Leading  Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR) 21.13 Minsk, Belarus 12 June 2012

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Round
28 June 2012 12:30 Qualification
29 June 2012 18:00 Final

Results[edit]

Qualification[edit]

Qualification: Qualification Performance 17.40 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final

Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 B Nadine Kleinert  Germany 18.65 18.65 Q
2 A Irina Tarasova  Russia 18.31 18.31 Q
3 B Josephine Terlecki  Germany x 18.22 18.22 Q
4 A Christina Schwanitz  Germany x 17.92 17.92 Q
5 B Chiara Rosa  Italy 17.89 17.89 Q
6 A Radoslava Mavrodieva  Bulgaria 17.55 17.55 Q
7 A Anita Márton  Hungary 16.69 16.74 17.30 17.30 q
8 A Paulina Guba  Poland 16.63 17.29 16.80 17.29 q
9 B Jessica Cérival  France 16.99 16.75 17.15 17.15 q
10 B Helena Engman  Sweden 16.88 x x 16.88 q
11 B Austra Skujytė  Lithuania 15.68 16.22 16.73 16.73 q
12 A Anca Heltne  Romania 16.00 16.70 16.33 16.70 q
13 B Úrsula Ruiz  Spain 16.35 16.24 16.39 16.39
14 B Eden Francis  Great Britain 15.83 x 16.35 16.35
15 A Julaika Nicoletti  Italy x 15.94 x 15.94
16 A Anastasia Muchkaev  Israel 14.37 x 15.83 15.83
17 B Valentina Muzarić  Croatia 14.55 x 15.33 15.33
18 A Suvi Helin  Finland 14.69 14.73 15.05 15.05

Final[edit]

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nadine Kleinert  Germany 18.58 19.15 19.15 19.18 x x 19.18
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Irina Tarasova  Russia 18.53 18.79 18.91 x 18.54 18.72 18.91
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chiara Rosa  Italy x 17.95 17.72 18.26 18.47 18.07 18.47
4 Josephine Terlecki  Germany 18.33 18.16 x 17.85 x x 18.33
5 Christina Schwanitz  Germany x 18.25 18.10 17.77 x 17.49 18.25
6 Radoslava Mavrodieva  Bulgaria 18.14 x 17.73 x 17.89 x 18.14
7 Anita Márton  Hungary 17.19 17.39 17.31 17.48 17.93 17.52 17.93
8 Helena Engman  Sweden 17.64 17.44 x 17.18 x x 17.64 SB
9 Jessica Cérival  France 17.20 x x 17.20
10 Paulina Guba  Poland 17.09 x x 17.09
11 Austra Skujytė  Lithuania 16.53 x 16.50 16.53
12 Anca Heltne  Romania 16.36 16.39 16.36 16.39

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