WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26 facts and figures: women's shot put

Last three sets of world indoor medallists

2022 - 1. Auriol Dongmo (POR) 20.43m; 2. Chase Ealey (USA) 20.21m; 3. Jessica Schilder (NED) 19.48m
2024 - 1. Sarah Mitton (CAN) 20.22m; 2. Yemisi Ogunleye (GER) 20.19m; 3. Chase Jackson (USA) 19.67m
2025 - 1. Sarah Mitton (CAN) 20.48m; 2. Jessica Schilder (NED) 20.07m; 3. Chase Jackson (USA) 20.06m

Longest winning throws

Valerie Adams (NZL) — 20.67m (2014)
Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) — 20.55m (2003)
Sui Xinmei (CHN) — 20.54m (1991)

Shortest winning throw

Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) — 19.08m (1999)

Biggest winning margin

1.10m - 2008: Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.19m, Li Meiju (CHN) 19.09m

Smallest winning margin

0.03m - 2024: Sarah Mitton (CAN) 20.22m, Yemisi Ogunleye (GER) 20.19m

Longest throws on Polish soil

21.41m 1 Helena Fibingerova (TCH) - Warsaw 14.06.1980
21.28m 1 Helena Fibingerova (TCH) - Warsaw 19.06.1978
20.67m 1 Valerie Adams (NZL) - Sopot (World Indoors) 08.03.2014

Repeat winners

4 - Valerie Vili/Adams (NZL) - 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 
3 - Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) 1993, 1999, 2004
2 - Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 1985, 1987
2 - Sarah Mitton (CAN) 2024, 2025

By country

5 - Russia
4 - New Zealand
2 - Soviet Union
2 - Canada
1 - China
1 - Federal Republic of Germany
1 - Portugal
1 - United States
1 - Ukraine
1 - Belarus
1 - Hungary
1 - Germany>

Top eight entrants (based on final entries)

Jessica Schilder (NED) 20.69m
Chase Jackson (USA) 20.44m
Yemisi Ogunleye (GER) 20.37m
Sarah Mitton (CAN) 20.27m
Axelina Johansson (SWE) 19.47m
Fanny Roos (SWE) 19.45m
Abria Smith (USA) 19.23m
Jorinde van Klinken (NED) 19.22m

Historic facts

• For the first time since 1991, all three medallists broke the 20 metre-barrier at the 2025 World Indoor Championships

Potential storylines and notes

• Will event ambassador Valerie Adams’ (NZL) championship record of 20.67m set in Polish soil in Sopot in 2014 get broken? Jessica Schilder (NED) holds the world lead at 20.69m
• Can Sarah Mitton (CAN) become just the third three-time winner of this title? "I think it is going to take over 20.50 to win, which we have not seen a lot indoors. For me, if I win, I would like to throw the meet record, which would be really amazing," she said
• Can Jessica Schilder (NED) complete the set of world and European titles? She already holds the world outdoor title as well as the European indoor and outdoor titles. "Last year at the World Championships I said I would be happy if I throw 20.50m and finish fourth. Here, 20.60m or even a bit further will be needed for the podium. This is my mindset at the moment," she said
• Can Chase Jackson (USA) become just the second American winner of this title after Michelle Carter in 2016? She has finished 2-3-3 in the last three world indoor shot put finals
• Axelina Johansson (SWE) will be competing just one week after winning the NCAA indoor title with 19.55m