Jaida Ross pictured during the shot put final at the 2024
Olympic Games in Paris. She finished 4th. At the U.S.
Olympic trials in Eugene she came third with 19.60 metres,
behind 2022 World Champion Chase Jackson (20.10m in the trial) -
who failed to make the final in Paris with 17.60m !
2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Final of the women's shot put.
1. Yemisi Ogunleye (Germany). x 19.55 x 18.75 19.73 20.00. 20.00m
2. Maddi Wesche (New Zealand). x 19.58 18.54 19.10 19.86 19.68. 19.86m PB
3. Song Jiayuan (China) 16.43 18.88 18.78 19.32 x 19.21. 19.32m
4. Jaida Ross (United States). 19.28 x x x 18.79 18.75. 19.28m
5. Gong Lijiao (China). 19.09 19.06 x x 19.27 19.00. 19.27m
6. Jessica Schilder (Netherlands). x x 18.91 x x x. 18.91m
7. Fanny Roos (Sweden). 18.47 18.78 x 18.48 x 18.13. 18.78m
8. Jessica Inchude (Portugal). 18.16 18.41 x 18.32 x x. 18.41m