2024 African Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

Women's shot put
at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
VenueJapoma Stadium
LocationDouala, Cameroon
Dates24 June
Competitors10 from 6 nations
Winning distance18.17 m NR, AU20R
Medalists
gold medal Ashley Erasmus   South Africa
silver medal Miné De Klerk   South Africa
bronze medal Colette Uys   South Africa
2024 African Championships
in Athletics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
mixed
Road events
20 km walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The women's shot put event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 24 June in Douala, Cameroon.[1][2]

Records

Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships
Record Athlete (nation) Distance (m) Location Date
World record[3]  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.63 Moscow, Soviet Union 7 June 1987
African record[4]  Vivian Chukwuemeka (NGR) 18.43 Walnut, United States 19 April 2003
Championship record 17.60 Radès, Tunisia 10 August 2002
World leading[5]  Sarah Mitton (CAN) 15.01 Fleetwood, United States 11 May 2024
African leading[6] No distances recorded

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ashley Erasmus  South Africa 16.41 18.17 16.66 16.83 16.79 18.02 18.17 NR, AU20R
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Miné De Klerk  South Africa 16.41 14.07 x 16.89 17.09 x 17.09
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Colette Uys  South Africa 16.04 15.77 16.28 15.94 x x 16.28
4 Annie Nabwe  Liberia x x 14.67 16.01 15.38 14.97 16.01
5 Frédéric Lemongo Nkoulou  Cameroon 14.71 14.49 14.14 14.44 15.16 x 15.16
6 Carine Mekam  Gabon x 14.71 14.55 14.59 14.67 x 14.71
7 Nora Monie  Cameroon 14.00 14.25 x 13.83 x 14.52 14.52
8 Nassira Koné  Mali 12.92 12.21 12.73 11.90 12.29 12.34 12.92
9 Aynalem Negash  Ethiopia 10.51 11.23 10.95 11.23
10 Merhawit Tsehaye  Ethiopia 10.33 10.29 9.54 10.33
Nada Charoudi  Tunisia DNS

See also

References

  1. ^ Results at World Athletics
  2. ^ Results
  3. ^ "Shot Put women - World record distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Shot Put women - African record distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Shot Put women - 2024 World leading distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Shot Put women - 2024 African leading distances". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
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