This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2002 in both the men's and the women's shot put . One of the main event during this season were the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany , where the final of the men's competition was held on Tuesday August 6, 2002. The women had their final four days later, on Saturday August 10, 2002.
Men
Records
2002 World Year Ranking
Rank
Mark
Athlete
Venue
Date
Note
1
22.51 m
Adam Nelson (USA )
Portland, United States
2002-05-18
2
22.19 m
Kevin Toth (USA )
Eugene, United States
2002-05-26
3
21.91 m
John Godina (USA )
Eugene, United States
2002-05-26
4
21.60 m
Janus Robberts (RSA )
Baton Rouge, United States
2002-06-01
5
21.57 m
Joachim Olsen (DEN )
Baton Rouge, United States
2002-06-01
6
21.47 m
Manuel Martínez (ESP )
Salamanca, Spain
2002-07-10
7
21.45 m
Christian Cantwell (USA )
Iowa City, United States
2002-05-04
8
21.37 m
Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR )
Munich, Germany
2002-08-06
9
21.11 m
Arsi Harju (FIN )
Lapinlahti, Finland
2002-07-14
10
21.09 m
Ville Tiisanoja (FIN )
Kuortane, Finland
2002-07-28
11
21.00 m
Jamie Beyer (USA )
Palo Alto, United States
2002-06-22
12
20.91 m
Justin Anlezark (AUS )
Manchester, Great Britain
2002-07-31
13
20.86 m
Paolo Dal Soglio (ITA )
Riese Pio, Italy
2002-09-22
14
20.85 m
Ralf Bartels (GER )
Gotha, Germany
2002-06-09
15
20.82 m
Milan Haborák (SVK )
Thum, Germany
2002-05-19
16
20.80 m
Tepa Reinikainen (FIN )
Kuortane, Finland
2002-07-28
17
20.73 m
Jimmy Nordin (SWE )
Ludvika, Sweden
2002-06-27
18
20.72 m
Carl Myerscough (GBR )
Lincoln, United States
2002-05-04
19
20.56 m
Szilárd Kiss (HUN )
Debrecen, Hungary
2002-07-26
20
20.51 m
Tonyo Sylvester (USA )
Palo Alto, United States
2002-06-22
21
20.50 m
Conny Karlsson (FIN )
Espoo, Finland
2002-05-30
22
20.47 m
Detlef Bock (GER )
Gotha, Germany
2002-06-09
Reese Hoffa (USA )
Palo Alto, United States
2002-06-22
24
20.39 m
Rutger Smith (NED )
Hengelo, Netherlands
2002-06-02
25
20.28 m
Petr Stehlík (CZE )
Patras, Greece
2002-07-14
Women
Records
2002 World Year Ranking
Rank
Mark
Athlete
Venue
Date
Note
1
20.64 m
Irina Korzhanenko (RUS )
Munich, Germany
10/08/2002
2
20.53 m
Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS )
Tula, Russia
02/06/2002
3
20.07 m
Vita Pavlysh (UKR )
Dortmund, Germany
08/06/2002
4
19.86 m
Astrid Kumbernuss (GER )
Neuwied-Engers, Germany
17/05/2002
5
19.40 m
Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR )
Milan, Italy
05/06/2002
6
19.39 m
Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB )
Salamanca, Spain
10/07/2002
7
19.24 m
Nadine Kleinert (GER )
Neuwied-Engers, Germany
17/05/2002
8
19.20 m
Olga Ryabinkina (RUS )
Tula, Russia
09/06/2002
Teri Steer (USA )
Palo Alto, United States
21/06/2002
10
18.95 m
Li Meiju (CHN )
Benxi, PR China
09/06/2002
11
18.92 m
Irina Khudoroshkina (RUS )
Moscow, Russia
28/06/2002
12
18.73 m
Elena Hila (ROM )
Snagov, Romania
18/05/2002
Krystyna Zabawska (POL )
Sopot, Poland
13/07/2002
14
18.67 m
Du Xianhui (CHN )
Singapore
17/03/2002
15
18.62 m
Song Feina (CHN )
Benxi, PR China
09/06/2002
16
18.51 m
Seilala Sua (USA )
Palo Alto, United States
21/06/2002
17
18.50 m
Lee Myung-Sun (KOR )
Busan, South Korea
09/10/2002
18
18.47 m
Lieja Tunks (NED )
Rome, Italy
12/07/2002
19
18.46 m
Elisângela Adriano (BRA )
São Caetano do Sul, Brazil
24/08/2002
20
18.40 m
Valerie Vili (NZL )
Madrid, Spain
21/09/2002
21
18.39 m
Li Fengfeng (CHN )
Tiantai, PR China
27/10/2002
22
18.38 m
Zhang Xiaoyu (CHN )
Baoding, PR China
09/09/2002
23
18.37 m
Cheng Xiaoyan (CHN )
Shanghai, PR China
18/05/2002
24
18.34 m
Valentina Fedyushina (AUT )
Lisboa, Portugal
03/07/2002
25
18.31 m
Katarzyna Zakowicz (POL )
Dortmund, Germany
08/06/2002
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