Anita Márton in action at the 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam.
She won the solver medal with her third throw in the final and had other throws
of 18.52m and 18.31m both of which would have secured the medal.
2016 European women's shot put final. Amsterdam.
1.
|
SCHWANITZ
|
Christina
|
GER
|
20.17m
|
EL |
2.
|
MARTON |
Anita |
HUN |
18.72m |
|
3.
|
DERELI |
Emel |
TUR |
18.22m |
|
| 4. |
LEANTSIUK |
Yulia |
BEL |
18.20m |
|
| 5. |
MAVRODIEVA
|
Radoslava |
BUL |
18.10m |
|
| 6. |
DUBITSKAYA |
Aliona |
BEL |
18.03m |
|
At the 2016 Olympic Games a month later her new National record produced a bronze medal for
the Hungarian and made her the leading European thrower.
2016 Olympic Games.
Women's shot put final. Rio de Janeiro.
| 1. |
Michelle Carter |
United States |
20.63 |
NR & WL
|
| 2. |
Valerie Adams |
New Zealand |
20.42 |
SB |
| 3. |
Anita Márton |
Hungary |
19.87 |
NR |
| 4. |
Gong Lijiao |
China |
19.39 |
|
| 5. |
Raven Saunders |
United States |
19.35 |
PB |
| 6. |
Christina Schwanitz |
Germany |
19.03 |
|
| 7. |
Cleopatra Borel |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
18.37 |
|
| 8. |
Aliona Dubitskaya |
Belarus |
18.23 |
|
Despite setting a National Record in the women's shot put Anita Márton was 'only'
able to finish 4th at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.
Result of Final. Women's shot put.
2015 World Championship in Beijing.
1.
|
Christina |
SCHWANITZ |
GER |
20.37m |
|
2.
|
Lijiao |
GING |
CHN |
20.30m |
|
| 3. |
Michelle |
CARTER |
USA |
19.76m |
|
| 4. |
Anita |
MARTON |
HUN |
19.48m |
NR |
| 5. |
Yang |
GAO |
CHN |
19.04m |
|
| 6. |
Aliona |
DUBITSKAYA |
BLR |
18.52m |
|
| 7. |
Yuliya |
LEANTSIUK |
BLR |
18.25m |
|
| 8. |
Narallia |
MIKHNEVICH |
BLR |
18.24m |
|