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1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

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These are the official results of the women's shot put event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes, with the final held on Thursday, August 7, 1997. The qualification mark was set at 19.00 metres.

Medalists

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Gold Germany Astrid Kumbernuss
Germany (GER)
Silver Ukraine Vita Pavlysh
Ukraine (UKR)
Bronze Germany Stephanie Storp
Germany (GER)

Schedule

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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
05.08.1997 – 19:45h 05.08.1997 – 19:45h
Final Round
07.08.1997 – 18:30h

Abbreviations

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  • All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

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Standing records prior to the 1997 World Athletics Championships
World Record  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.63 m June 7, 1987 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union
Event Record  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 21.24 m September 5, 1987 Italy Rome, Italy

Qualification

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Group A

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 5  Connie Price-Smith (USA) 18.00 18.35 X 18.35 m
2 6  Nadine Kleinert (GER) 16.89 17.87 18.26 18.26 m
3 7  Stephanie Storp (GER) 18.12 X X 18.12 m
4 12  Valeyta Althouse (USA) 17.89 17.03 17.36 17.89 m
5 13  Mara Rosolen (ITA) 16.49 16.84 17.87 17.87 m
6 15  Zhang Liuhong (CHN) 17.82 17.68 17.67 17.82 m
7 16  Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) X X 17.80 17.80 m
8 19  Elisângela Adriano (BRA) X 17.38 17.71 17.71 m
9 20  Valentina Fedyushina (UKR) 17.31 X 17.19 17.31 m
10 21  Laurence Manfredi (FRA) X 16.92 17.02 17.02 m
11 23  Lee Myung-Sun (KOR) 16.38 16.39 X 16.39 m
 Kalliopi Ouzouni (GRE) X X X NM

Group B

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 1  Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) 20.69 20.69 m
2 2  Vita Pavlysh (UKR) 20.48 20.48 m
3 3  Huang Zhihong (CHN) 19.05 19.05 m
4 4  Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) X 18.41 X 18.41 m
5 8  Svetla Mitkova (BUL) 17.60 18.07 18.04 18.07 m
6 9  Tressa Thompson (USA) 16.37 18.07 X 18.07 m
7 10  Krystyna Danilczyk-Zabawska (POL) X X 18.05 18.05 m
8 11  Li Meisu (CHN) 17.72 X 17.99 17.99 m
9 14  Judy Oakes (GBR) 17.78 X 17.84 17.84 m
10 17  Anna Romanova (RUS) 17.79 17.79 X 17.79 m
11 18  Yanina Korolchik (BLR) 17.44 17.42 17.75 17.75 m
12 22  Eleni Tsentemeidou (GRE) 16.62 X X 16.62 m
13 24  Nada Kawar (JOR) 15.76 15.45 15.14 15.76 m

Final

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Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) 20.59 20.71 20.52 20.24 X 20.70 20.71 m
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Vita Pavlysh (UKR) X 20.57 X 20.51 20.36 20.66 20.66 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Stephanie Storp (GER) 19.22 18.84 X 18.67 X 18.92 19.22 m
4  Huang Zhihong (CHN) 18.63 18.64 18.72 19.15 X 19.07 19.15 m
5  Connie Price-Smith (USA) 19.00 18.17 18.64 X 18.53 X 19.00 m
6  Li Meisu (CHN) 17.30 18.62 18.21 18.58 18.10 18.50 18.62 m
7  Nadine Kleinert (GER) 18.33 18.42 X 17.91 18.22 X 18.42 m
8  Krystyna Danilczyk-Zabawska (POL) X X 17.83 X 17.55 X 17.83 m
9  Svetla Mitkova (BUL) 17.75 17.51 17.62 17.75 m
10  Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) X 17.08 17.38 17.38 m
11  Valeyta Althouse (USA) 16.92 X 16.78 16.92 m
12  Tressa Thompson (USA) X 16.48 X 16.48 m

See also

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References

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