Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put
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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.[1] The qualifying standards were 18.35 m (60 ft 2 in) (A standard) and 17.20 m (56 ft 5 in) (B standard).[2]
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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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The event was won by Valerie Vili (née Adams) of New Zealand, with a best throw of 20.56 metres.[3]
In 2016 it was announced that a reanalysis of samples resulted in doping violations by Natallia Mikhnevich and Nadzeya Ostapchuk. They were disqualified from the competition and the silver and bronze medals were reallocated by the IAAF (now World Athletics).[4]