By Amy Tennery
EUGENE, Ore. (Reuters) – One throw was all it took for Chase Ealey to make history on Saturday as she won the United States’ first women’s shot put title at the World Championships, denying China’s Gong Lijiao a third successive gold medal.
The 27-year-old let out a roar as she threw 20.49 metres with her opening attempt, a mark that proved untouchable through six rounds, though Chinese Olympic champion Gong came close with her fifth try, which fell just 10cm short.
Jessica Schilder of the Netherlands produced a national record of 19.77m to clinch bronze.
(Reporting by Amy Tennery in Eugene, Oregon; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
