Shot put at the World Athletics Championships
Overview
Gender	Men and women
Years held	Men: 1983 – 2019 Women: 1983 – 2019
Reigning champion
Men	Joe Kovacs (USA)
Women	Gong Lijiao (CHN)

The shot put at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983.

Medalists

Men

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983 Helsinki details	Edward Sarul (POL)	Ulf Timmermann (GDR)	Remigius Machura (TCH)
1987 Rome details	Werner Günthör (SUI)	Alessandro Andrei (ITA)	John Brenner (USA)
1991 Tokyo details	Werner Günthör (SUI)	Lars Arvid Nilsen (NOR)	Aleksandr Klimenko (URS)
1993 Stuttgart details	Werner Günthör (SUI)	Randy Barnes (USA)	Oleksandr Bagach (UKR)
1995 Gothenburg details	John Godina (USA)	Mika Halvari (FIN)	Randy Barnes (USA)
1997 Athens details	John Godina (USA)	Oliver-Sven Buder (GER)	C. J. Hunter (USA)
1999 Seville details	C. J. Hunter (USA)	Oliver-Sven Buder (GER)	Oleksandr Bagach (UKR)
2001 Edmonton details	John Godina (USA)	Adam Nelson (USA)	Arsi Harju (FIN)
2003 Saint-Denis details	Andrei Mikhnevich (BLR)	Adam Nelson (USA)	Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR)
2005 Helsinki details	Adam Nelson (USA)	Rutger Smith (NED)	Ralf Bartels (GER)
2007 Osaka details	Reese Hoffa (USA)	Adam Nelson (USA)	Rutger Smith (NED)
2009 Berlin details	Christian Cantwell (USA)	Tomasz Majewski (POL)	Ralf Bartels (GER)
2011 Daegu details	David Storl (GER)	Dylan Armstrong (CAN)	Christian Cantwell (USA)
2013 Moscow details	David Storl (GER)	Ryan Whiting (USA)	Dylan Armstrong (CAN)
2015 Beijing details	Joe Kovacs (USA)	David Storl (GER)	O'Dayne Richards (JAM)
2017 London details	Tom Walsh (NZL)	Joe Kovacs (USA)	Stipe Žunić (CRO)
2019 Doha details	Joe Kovacs (USA)	Ryan Crouser (USA)	Tom Walsh (NZL)
2022 Eugene details	Ryan Crouser (USA)	Joe Kovacs (USA)	Josh Awotunde (USA)
2023 Budapest details	Ryan Crouser (USA)	Leonardo Fabbri (ITA)	Joe Kovacs (USA)

Multiple medalists

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Period	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Adam Nelson	United States (USA)	2001-2007	1	3	0	4
1=	Joe Kovacs	United States (USA)		2	2	0	4
2=	Werner Günthör	Switzerland (SUI)		3	0	0	3
2=	John Godina	United States (USA)		3	0	0	3
4=	David Storl	Germany (GER)		2	1	0	3
6=	Tom Walsh	New Zealand (NZL)		1	0	1	2
6=	Christian Cantwell	United States (USA)		1	0	1	2
6=	C. J. Hunter	United States (USA)		1	0	1	2
9	Oliver-Sven Buder	Germany (GER)		0	2	0	2
10=	Randy Barnes	United States (USA)		0	1	1	2
10=	Dylan Armstrong	Canada (CAN)		0	1	1	2
10=	Rutger Smith	Netherlands (NED)		0	1	1	2
13=	Oleksandr Bagach	Ukraine (UKR)		0	0	2	2
13=	Ralf Bartels	Germany (GER)		0	0	2	2

Medals by country

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	11	8	6	25
2	Germany (GER)	2	3	2	7
3	Switzerland (SUI)	3	0	0	3
4	Ukraine (UKR)	0	0	3	3
5	New Zealand (NZL)  Poland (POL)	1	0	1	2
6	Finland (FIN)  Canada (CAN)  Netherlands (NED)	0	1	1	2
7	Belarus (BLR)	1	0	0	1
8	Italy (ITA)  East Germany (GDR)  Norway (NOR)	0	2	0	1
9	Croatia (CRO)  Czechoslovakia (TCH)  Jamaica (JAM)  Soviet Union (URS)	0	0	1	1

Women

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983 Helsinki details	Helena Fibingerová (TCH)	Helma Knorscheidt (GDR)	Ilona Schoknecht-Slupianek (GDR)
1987 Rome details	Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)	Kathrin Neimke (GDR)	Ines Müller (GDR)
1991 Tokyo details	Huang Zhihong (CHN)	Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)	Svetlana Krivelyova (URS)
1993 Stuttgart details	Huang Zhihong (CHN)	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)	Kathrin Neimke (GER)
1995 Gothenburg details	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	Huang Zhihong (CHN)	Svetla Mitkova (BUL)
1997 Athens details	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)	Stephanie Storp (GER)
1999 Seville details	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	Nadine Kleinert (GER)	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)
2001 Edmonton details	Yanina Karolchik (BLR)	Nadine Kleinert (GER)	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)
2003 Saint-Denis details	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)	Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR)	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)
2005 Helsinki[1] details	Olga Ryabinkina (RUS)	Valerie Vili (NZL)	Nadine Kleinert (GER)
2007 Osaka details	Valerie Vili (NZL)	Nadine Kleinert (GER)	Li Ling (CHN)
2009 Berlin details	Valerie Vili (NZL)	Nadine Kleinert (GER)	Gong Lijiao (CHN)
2011 Daegu details	Valerie Adams (NZL)	Jillian Camarena-Williams (USA)	Gong Lijiao (CHN)
2013 Moscow details	Valerie Adams (NZL)	Christina Schwanitz (GER)	Gong Lijiao (CHN)
2015 Beijing details	Christina Schwanitz (GER)	Gong Lijiao (CHN)	Michelle Carter (USA)
2017 London details	Gong Lijiao (CHN)	Anita Márton (HUN)	Michelle Carter (USA)
2019 Doha details	Gong Lijiao (CHN)	Danniel Thomas-Dodd (JAM)	Christina Schwanitz (GER)
2022 Eugene details	Chase Ealey (USA)	Gong Lijiao (CHN)	Jessica Schilder (NED)
2023 Budapest details	Chase Ealey (USA)	Sarah Mitton (CAN)	Gong Lijiao (CHN)

Multiple medalists

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Period	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
	Valerie Adams (Valerie Vili)	New Zealand (NZL)		4	1	0	5
	Gong Lijao	China (CHN)		2	1	2	5
	Nadine Kleinert	Germany (GER)		0	3	2	5
	Svetlana Krivelyova	Russia (RUS)/ Soviet Union (URS)		1	1	2	4
	Christina Schwanitz	Germany (GER)		1	1	1	3
	Astrid Kumbernuss	Germany (GER)		3	0	0	3
	Huang Zhihong	China (CHN)		2	1	0	3
	Vita Pavlysh	Ukraine (UKR)		0	1	2	3
	Natalya Lisovskaya	Soviet Union (URS)		1	1	0	2
	Nadzeya Ostapchuk	Belarus (BLR)		0	2	0	2
	Michelle Carter	United States (USA)		0	0	2	2

Medals by country

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Germany (GER)	4	5	4	13
2	China (CHN)	4	3	5	12
3	New Zealand (NZL)	4	1	0	5
4	United States (USA)	2	1	2	5
5	Russia (RUS)	2	1	1	4
6	Belarus (BLR)	1	3	0	4
7	Soviet Union (URS)	1	1	1	3
8	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	0	0	1
9	East Germany (GDR)	0	2	2	4
10	Ukraine (UKR)	0	1	2	3
11	Hungary (HUN)  Jamaica (JAM)  Canada (CAN)	0	1	0	1
12	Bulgaria (BUL)  Netherlands (NED)	0	0	1	1