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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Ryan WHITING

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    United States United States
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    24 NOV 1986     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14254801
Ryan Whiting in the shot put final at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Sopot (Getty Images)

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's Overall Ranking 237 for 1 week
Men's Shot Put 8 for 1 week
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
Shot Put 22.28 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 10 MAY 2013 1257
Shot Put (6kg) 19.75 Windsor (CAN) 29 JUL 2005 0
Discus Throw 61.11 Tempe, AZ (USA) 28 MAR 2008 1081
Discus Throw (1.750kg) 61.40 Windsor (CAN) 30 JUL 2005 0
Hammer Throw 56.07 Tempe, AZ (USA) 24 MAR 2006 827

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
Shot Put 22.23 Albuquerque, NM (USA) 23 FEB 2014 1254
35libs Weight 19.49 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 12 FEB 2010 0

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2018

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
Shot Put 20.99 Auckland (NZL) 25 MAR 2018 1180

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
Shot Put 21.03 Birmingham (GBR) 03 MAR 2018 1182

Outdoor

Shot Put

Performance Place Date
2018 20.99 Auckland (NZL) 25 MAR 2018
2017 21.65 Athens, GA (USA) 21 JUL 2017
2016 21.06 Chula Vista, CA (USA) 18 JUN 2016
2015 21.37 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 29 MAY 2015
2014 21.31 Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 18 MAY 2014
2013 22.28 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 10 MAY 2013
2012 21.66 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 24 JUN 2012
2011 21.76 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 30 JUN 2011
2010 21.97 Eugene, OR (USA) 12 JUN 2010
2009 20.99 Eugene, OR (USA) 29 MAY 2009
2008 20.60 Northridge, CA (USA) 30 MAY 2008
2007 20.35 Tempe, AZ (USA) 28 APR 2007
2006 19.75 Tucson, AZ (USA) 01 APR 2006

Outdoor

Shot Put (6kg)

Performance Place Date
2005 19.75 Windsor (CAN) 29 JUL 2005

Outdoor

Discus Throw

Performance Place Date
2010 59.06 Eugene, OR (USA) 09 JUN 2010
2009 60.73 Tempe, AZ (USA) 28 MAR 2009
2008 61.11 Tempe, AZ (USA) 28 MAR 2008
2007 57.48 Tempe, AZ (USA) 14 APR 2007
2006 59.44 Chula Vista, CA (USA) 16 JUN 2006

Outdoor

Discus Throw (1.750kg)

Performance Place Date
2005 61.40 Windsor (CAN) 30 JUL 2005

Outdoor

Hammer Throw

Performance Place Date
2010 53.70 Tempe, AZ (USA) 26 MAR 2010
2009 55.80 Tempe, AZ (USA) 10 APR 2009
2006 56.07 Tempe, AZ (USA) 24 MAR 2006

Indoor

Shot Put

Performance Place Date
2017/18 21.03 Birmingham (GBR) 03 MAR 2018
2016/17 19.30 Albuquerque, NM (USA) 04 MAR 2017
2014/15 21.80 Łódź (POL) 17 FEB 2015
2013/14 22.23 Albuquerque, NM (USA) 23 FEB 2014
2012/13 22.03 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 28 AUG 2013
2011/12 22.00 Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (TUR) 09 MAR 2012
2010/11 21.52 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 07 SEP 2011
2009/10 21.52 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 13 FEB 2010
2008/09 20.16 College Station, TX (USA) 13 MAR 2009
2007/08 21.73 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 14 MAR 2008
2006/07 20.01 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 10 MAR 2007
2005/06 19.36 Boston, MA (USA) 25 FEB 2006

Indoor

35libs Weight

Performance Place Date
2009/10 19.49 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 12 FEB 2010

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. Shot Put 21.57 Luzhniki, Moskva (RUS) 16 AUG 2013
6. Shot Put 20.75 DS, Daegu (KOR) 02 SEP 2011
7. Shot Put 21.09 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 06 AUG 2017

Honours - World Indoor Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Shot Put 22.05 Ergo Arena, Sopot (POL) 07 MAR 2014
1. Shot Put 22.00 Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (TUR) 09 MAR 2012
7. Shot Put 21.03 Birmingham (GBR) 03 MAR 2018

Honours - Diamond League

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Shot Put 21.45 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 06 SEP 2013
1. Shot Put 22.03 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 28 AUG 2013
1. Shot Put 21.88 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 04 JUL 2013
1. Shot Put 21.27 Icahn Stadium, New York, NY (USA) 25 MAY 2013
1. Shot Put 22.28 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 10 MAY 2013

Honours - NACAC U23 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Shot Put 19.46 Toluca (MEX) 18 JUL 2008

Honours - National Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Shot Put 22.11 Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA (USA) 23 JUN 2013

Honours - National Indoor Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Shot Put 20.65 Albuquerque, NM (USA) 18 FEB 2018
1. Shot Put 22.23 Albuquerque, NM (USA) 23 FEB 2014
1. Shot Put 21.80 Albuquerque, NM (USA) 03 MAR 2013
1. Shot Put 21.35 Albuquerque, NM (USA) 27 FEB 2011

Honours - NCAA Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Shot Put 21.97 Eugene, OR (USA) 12 JUN 2010
1. Discus Throw 59.06 Eugene, OR (USA) 09 JUN 2010
1. Shot Put 20.11 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 11 JUN 2009
Results in:

Shot Put

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
14 MAR 2018 Timaru Super Shot, Timaru NZLNZL F F 4. 20.54
16 MAR 2018 Christchurch The Big Shot, Christchurch NZLNZL F F 4. 20.45
25 MAR 2018 Auckland Sir Graeme Douglas International Track Challenge, Auckland NZLNZL F F 2. 20.99
28 APR 2018 Des Moines Drake Relays, Des Moines, IA USAUSA B F 6. 20.25
19 MAY 2018 Tucson Elite Classic, Tucson, AZ USAUSA F F1 4. 20.46
26 MAY 2018 Eugene Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR USAUSA GW F 6. 20.64
07 JUN 2018 Oslo Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo NORNOR GW F 6. 20.25
08 JUN 2018 Chorzów Janusz Kusociński Memorial, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów POLPOL C F 6. 20.10
13 JUN 2018 Golden Spike Ostrava 2018, Mestský Stadion, Ostrava CZECZE A F 7. 20.66
23 JUN 2018 Des Moines USA Ch., Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA USAUSA B F 4. 20.79
05 JUL 2018 Lausanne Athletissima, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne SUISUI GW F 6. 20.91
10 JUL 2018 Ústí nad Labem Grand Prix, Ústí nad Labem CZECZE F F1 4. 20.60
17 AUG 2018 Thum Werfertag, Thum GERGER F F 5. 20.46
22 AUG 2018 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów POLPOL C F 5. 20.16
24 AUG 2018 Bad Köstritz Werfertag, Bad Köstritz GERGER F F 4. 20.48
26 AUG 2018 Warszawa Gwiazdy na Fontannach, Warszawa POLPOL F F 4. 20.25
30 AUG 2018 Zürich Weltklasse, Letzigrund, Zürich SUISUI DF F 8. 20.56

Shot Put Indoor

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
25 JAN 2018 Ostrava Czech Indoor Gala, Ostrava CZECZE D F 5. 19.68
06 FEB 2018 Düsseldorf PSD Bank Meeting, Arena-Sportpark, Düsseldorf GERGER A F 5. 20.23
08 FEB 2018 Madrid Indoor Meeting, Gallur, Madrid ESPESP A F 4. 20.36
18 FEB 2018 Albuquerque USA Ind. Ch., Albuquerque, NM USAUSA D F 1. 20.65
03 MAR 2018 Birmingham IAAF World Indoor Championships, Birmingham GBRGBR GW F 7. 21.03

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