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2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's Shot Put
These are the official results of the Women's shot put event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany. There were a total number of fifteen participating athletes. There was no the qualification round. The final was held on Saturday August 10, 2002. Medalists Schedule *''All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)'' Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Records Final See also * 1999 Women's World Championships Shot Put (Seville) * 2000 Women's Olympic Shot Put (Sydney) * 2001 Women's World Championships Shot Put (Edmonton) * 2002 Shot Put Year Ranking * 2003 Women's World Championships Shot Put (Paris) * 2004 Women's Olympic Shot Put (Athens) * 2005 Women's World Championships Shot Put (Helsinki) References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:2002 European Athletics Championships - Women's shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shot Put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's competition began in 1948. History Homer mentions competitions of rock throwing by soldiers during the Siege of Troy but there is no record of any dead weights being thrown in Greek competitions. The first evidence for stone- or weight-throwing events were in the Scottish Highlands, and date back to approximately the first century. In the 16th century King Henry VIII was noted for his prowess in court competitions of weight and hammer throwing. The first events resembling the modern shot put likely occurred in the Middle Ages when soldiers held competitions in which they hurled cannonballs. Shot put competitions were first recorded in early 19th century Scotland, and were a part of the British Amateur Championships beginning in 1866. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
