Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put
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Women's shot put at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 12 August 2016 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 36 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning distance | 20.63 m | ||||||||||||
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The women's shot put competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 12 August. Each athlete receives three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieve the qualifying distance progress to the final. If less than twelve athletes achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes reach the final. Each finalist is allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.