Canadian shot putter Sarah Mitton narrowly misses podium in women's final at athletics worlds

Canadian shot putter Sarah Mitton just missed the podium on Saturday night at the world athletics championships in Eugene, Ore.

The Brooklyn, N.S., native finished fourth in the women's final, even though she tied the third-place distance of 19.77 metres with her sixth and final throw.

However, the tiebreaker goes to the second-best throw — the Netherlands' Jessica Schilder's next best throw was 19.53m, while Mitton's was 19.18m.

Despite just missing the podium, it's Canada's best-ever women's shot put performance at a world championship.

WATCH l Women's shot put final:

Chase Ealey of the United States thrilled the home crowd with an opening throw of 20.49m. That was the golden throw of the evening. 

China's Gong Lijiao, who was the two-time defending world champion, finished second with a throw of 20.39m. Schilder set a national record with a throw of 19.77 to win bronze.

Mitton's fourth throw was initially registered at 19.29m, however, it was deemed a foul and removed. In her fifth attempt, Mitton registered 19.06m, leaving her with just one more throw to make the podium.

Despite coming up short, it's been a memorable season for Mitton.

She smashed her own national record with a throw of 20.33m at nationals at the end of June. She then followed that up with a second-place finish at the final Diamond League event before worlds. 

In February, she broke the Canadian indoor record at an event in New York with a throw of 19.16m. That broke the previous mark of 18.81 set by Mitton's training partner Brittany Crew in 2020.