- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1966–1976
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Soviet Union
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
GOAT Rank · 9
Greatest Shot puts of all time
This ranking is led by Nadezhda Chizhova, Randy Barnes and Nadzeya Astapchuk. GOAT Rank currently ranks 9 eligible Athletics shot puts using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Nadezhda Chizhova ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 88.7.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1986–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1998–2015
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1979–1993
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1982–1993
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2003–2014
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1998–2012
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Nadezhda Chizhova | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Soviet Union | 1966–1976 | 88.7 |
| 72 | Randy Barnes | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–1998 | 87.2 |
| 80 | Nadzeya Astapchuk | Athletics | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 1998–2015 | 86.7 |
| 105 | Alessandro Andrei | Athletics | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1979–1993 | 85.7 |
| 113 | Werner Günthör | Athletics | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1982–1993 | 85.5 |
| 128 | Oleksandr Bagach | Athletics | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1988–2004 | 84.8 |
| 183 | Dylan Armstrong | Athletics | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2003–2014 | 82.7 |
| 204 | Ralf Bartels | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1998–2012 | 81.9 |
| 291 | Josh Awotunde | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 72.4 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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