Shot put

Athletics Shot put
Polish double Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski
Outdoor World records
Men	Ryan Crouser 23.56 m (77 ft 3+1⁄2 in) (2023)
Women	Natalya Lisovskaya 22.63 m (74 ft 2+3⁄4 in) (1987)
Olympic records
Men	Ryan Crouser 23.30 m (76 ft 5+1⁄4 in) (2021)
Women	Ilona Slupianek 22.41 m (73 ft 6+1⁄4 in) (1980)
World Championship records
Men	Ryan Crouser 23.51 m (77 ft 1+1⁄2 in) (2023)
Women	Natalya Lisovskaya 21.24 m (69 ft 8 in) (1987) Valerie Adams 21.24 m (69 ft 8 in) (2011)
World Indoor Championship records
Men	Ryan Crouser 22.77 m (74 ft 8+1⁄4 in) (2024)
Women	Valerie Adams 20.67 m (67 ft 9+3⁄4 in) (2014)

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the shot—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival (1896), and women's competition began in 1948.