The 31-year-old took the title with a throw of 21.36m, winning ahead of New Zealand's Valerie Adams, who had to settle for silver in 20.70m.
Russian Evgeniia Kolodko took the bronze medal with a throw of 20.48, as she failed to match the leader.
This story was updated on 13 August
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