Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put
| Women's shot put at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 16 August 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 35 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning distance | 20.56 | ||||||||||||
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Valerie Vili |
 New Zealand
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The women's shot put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards were 18.35 m (60 ft 2 in) (A standard) and 17.20 m (56 ft 5 in) (B standard).
The event was won by Valerie Vili (née Adams) of New Zealand, with a best throw of 20.56 metres.
All times are China standard time (UTC+8)
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 18.40 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
DNF = did not finish | DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
DNF = did not finish | DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place
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