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.

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Standing records prior to the 2002 season in track and field
World Record   Randy Barnes (USA) 23.12 m May 20, 1990   Los Angeles, United States


2002 World Year Ranking

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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

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Records

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Standing records prior to the 2002 season in track and field
World Record   Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.63 m June 7, 1987   Moscow, Soviet Union


2002 World Year Ranking

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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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