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Women, Shot Put All records considered statistically valid, but some of them, were unratified for various reasons. •   - Record was ratified           *   - Record was repeated          •   - Then World Record   • 11.52 Lillian Copeland USA Brussels Aug 12, 1928   • 11.72 Lillian Copeland USA Brussels Aug 12, 1928   • 12.32 Lillian Copeland USA Tel Aviv Apr 02, 1935   • 13.71 Earlene Brown USA Philadelphia Aug 18, 1956   • 14.26 Earlene Brown USA Washington Aug 25, 1956   • 14.29 Earlene Brown USA Los Angeles Oct 21, 1956   • 14.92 Earlene Brown USA Melbourne Nov 17, 1956   • 15.12 Earlene Brown USA Melbourne Nov 30, 1956   • 16.54 Earlene Brown USA Moscow Jul 28, 1958   • 16.69 Earlene Brown USA Frankfurt Sep 22, 1960   • 16.72 Maren Seidler USA San Jose May 04, 1974   • 17.11 Maren Seidler USA Modesto May 24, 1974   • 17.24 Maren Seidler USA Berkeley Jun 01, 1974   • 17.73 Maren Seidler USA San Jose Mar 25, 1978   • 17.79 Maren Seidler USA San Jose Mar 25, 1978   • 18.36 Maren Seidler USA San Jose Mar 25, 1978   • 18.45 Maren Seidler USA San Jose Mar 25, 1978   • 18.98 Maren Seidler USA Freising Sep 10, 1978   • 18.99 Maren Seidler USA Walnut Jun 16, 1979   • 19.09 Maren Seidler USA Walnut Jun 16, 1979   • 19.13 Ramona Pagel USA Westwood May 26, 1985   • 19.15 Ramona Pagel USA Modesto May 09, 1987   • 19.17 Ramona Pagel USA London Jul 10, 1987   • 19.22 Ramona Pagel USA London Jul 10, 1987   • 19.36 Ramona Pagel USA Walnut Apr 24, 1988   • 19.57 Ramona Pagel USA Columbus May 08, 1988   • 20.12 Ramona Pagel USA San Diego Jun 25, 1988   • 20.18 Ramona Pagel USA San Diego Jun 25, 1988   • 20.18 Jillian Camarena-Williams USA Paris Jul 08, 2011   • 20.24 Michelle Carter USA Des Moines, IA Jun 22, 2013   • 20.63 Michelle Carter USA Rio de Janeiro Aug 12, 2016     20.76 Chase Ealey USA Eugene, OR Sep 16, 2023   Indoor Records were equal to or better than the outdoor at the time they were made. • 16.75 Maren Seidler USA Chicago Dec 22, 1973   • 16.95 Maren Seidler USA Seattle Feb 02, 1974   • 17.82 Maren Seidler USA München Dec 14, 1977   • 18.31 Maren Seidler USA München Dec 20, 1977   • 18.65 Maren Seidler USA Sindelfinden Jan 20, 1978   • 18.95 Ramona Pagel USA Los Angeles Feb 20, 1987   • 19.49 Ramona Pagel USA Los Angeles Feb 20, 1987   • 19.55 Ramona Pagel USA Los Angeles Feb 20, 1987   • 19.83 Ramona Pagel USA Los Angeles Feb 20, 1987