2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

In today's article we are going to delve into the topic of 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put, exploring its implications, characteristics and possible applications. 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put is a topic that has been the subject of interest and debate in various areas, generating conflicting opinions and challenging established concepts. Throughout this article, we will delve into the history of 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put, analyze its relevance today, and examine its impact in different contexts. In addition, we will stop at the different perspectives that exist around 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put, offering a panoramic view that allows us to understand the complexity of this topic. With a critical and enriching look, we will address the multiple facets of 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put, with the aim of enriching knowledge and encouraging deep reflection on its meaning and significance.

2012 World Junior
Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
10,000 m walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The women's shot put at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 July.[1][2][3]

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Shanice Craft
 Germany 		Gao Yang
 China 		Bian Ka
 China

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.

World Junior Record  Astrid Kumbernuss (GDR) 20.54 m Orimattila, Finland 1 July 1989
Championship Record  Cheng Xiaoyan (CHN) 18.74 m Lisbon, Portugal 21 July 1994
World Junior Leading  Guo Tiangian (CHN) 17.10 m Zhaoqing, China 14 April 2012

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Standard 15.70 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q)

Rank Group Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Note
1 A Shanice Craft  Germany 16.41 16.41 Q, PB
2 A Emel Dereli  Turkey 16.27 16.27 Q
3 B Christina Hillman  United States 15.09 15.36 16.11 16.11 Q
4 B Natalya Troneva  Russia 15.99 15.99 Q
5 A Bian Ka  China x 15.66 15.88 15.88 Q
6 A Sophie McKinna  Great Britain 15.80 15.80 Q
7 B Gao Yang  China 15.77 15.77 Q
8 B Jolien Boumkwo  Belgium 14.56 x 15.38 15.38 q, PB
9 A Lezaan Jordaan  South Africa 14.79 15.27 15.07 15.27 q, PB
10 A Torie Owers  United States 14.65 14.82 x 14.82 q
11 B María Belén Toimil  Spain 13.98 14.52 x 14.52 q
12 A Lai Li-chun  Chinese Taipei 13.51 14.24 14.51 14.51 q, SB
13 B Fanny Roos  Sweden 14.11 14.32 x 14.32
14 B Monia Cantarella  Italy 13.99 14.09 14.30 14.30
15 B Viktoriya Kolb  Belarus 14.25 14.23 14.15 14.25
16 B Fadya Saad El Kasaby  Egypt 13.24 13.72 14.10 14.10
17 A Brittany Crew  Canada 13.32 13.92 14.03 14.03
18 A Kätlin Piirimäe  Estonia 13.33 x 13.98 13.98
19 A Petra Gamilec  Croatia 13.61 x 13.83 13.83
20 B Andreea Huzum-Vitan  Romania 13.25 13.68 12.94 13.68
21 A Ivana Gallardo  Chile 12.76 12.32 13.55 13.55
22 B Jillian Weir  Canada 13.41 13.31 x 13.41

Final

Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Note
1st place, gold medalist(s) Shanice Craft  Germany 17.15 16.12 16.12 x x – 17.15 WJL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gao Yang  China 16.45 16.34 x 16.57 x 16.14 16.57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bian Ka  China 15.78 15.87 16.16 16.05 16.48 16.16 16.48
4 Christina Hillman  United States 16.03 15.94 16.27 x 15.93 16.12 16.27
5 Natalya Troneva  Russia 15.69 15.52 15.75 15.71 16.07 16.18 16.18
6 Sophie McKinna  Great Britain 15.98 15.32 15.43 15.83 15.57 x 15.98
7 Torie Owers  United States 15.00 15.88 15.17 15.13 x 14.89 15.88
8 Emel Dereli  Turkey 14.71 15.86 15.33 15.35 15.76 x 15.86
9 Lezaan Jordaan  South Africa 15.37 14.82 14.96 15.37 PB
10 Jolien Boumkwo  Belgium x 15.31 14.86 15.31
11 Lai Li-chun  Chinese Taipei 14.30 14.08 13.47 14.30
12 María Belén Toimil  Spain 14.29 13.96 14.24 14.29

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. ^ http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/Results/ResultsByEvent.aspx?/disctype=4/sex=W/discCode=SP/combCode=hash/timetable.html [dead link‍]
  2. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2012 Barcelona ESP Jul 10-15, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 22 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  3. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015