2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Grosseto, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini on 16 and 17 July.

Medalists

Gold	Michelle Carter United States
Silver	Anna Avdeyeva Russia
Bronze	Christina Schwanitz Germany

Results

Final

17 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts						Result	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	Michelle Carter	United States	16.78	15.83	16.24	x	16.44	17.55	17.55
	Anna Avdeyeva	Russia	15.19	16.45	15.85	x	16.08	17.13	17.13
	Christina Schwanitz	Germany	15.26	15.33	15.48	x	16.41	16.52	16.52
4	Sivan Jean	Israel	15.52	15.55	14.45	x	14.30	16.36	16.36
5	Irina Tarasova	Russia	15.66	16.16	16.16	15.91	15.48	15.39	16.16
6	Radoslava Mavrodieva	Bulgaria	15.65	x	15.44	x	15.57	15.79	15.79
7	Hrisí Moisídou	Greece	15.30	15.45	15.33	x	15.49	x	15.49
8	Denise Kemkers	Netherlands	x	x	15.46	15.13	14.77	15.06	15.46
9	Marli Knoetze	South Africa	13.89	15.28	15.01				15.28
10	Annie Alexander	Trinidad and Tobago	14.36	15.15	15.21				15.21
11	Amarya Albury	Bahamas	x	14.72	15.18				15.18
12	Magdalena Sobieszek	Poland	15.15	15.12	x				15.15

Qualifications

16 July

Group A

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts			Result	Notes
			1	2	3
1	Anna Avdeyeva	Russia	14.29	15.63	16.65	16.65	Q
2	Radoslava Mavrodieva	Bulgaria	x	15.61	15.03	15.61	q
3	Sivan Jean	Israel	14.63	15.52	14.81	15.52	q
4	Marli Knoetze	South Africa	15.35	14.86	14.18	15.35	q
5	Denise Kemkers	Netherlands	14.96	15.29	14.78	15.29	q
6	Amarya Albury	Bahamas	15.20	14.18	14.47	15.20	q
7	Heike Koderisch	Germany	15.10	14.60	15.04	15.10
8	Isabelle Yacoubou	Benin	14.78	14.89	14.77	14.89
9	Leydi Arboleda	Colombia	14.48	x	14.53	14.53
10	Michaela Wallerstedt	United States	14.20	13.88	13.66	14.20
11	Vasilina Kozyarskaya	Uzbekistan	14.05	13.54	x	14.05
12	Izabela Koralewska	Poland	x	x	14.05	14.05

Group B

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts			Result	Notes
			1	2	3
1	Christina Schwanitz	Germany	16.44	-	-	16.44	Q
2	Magdalena Sobieszek	Poland	15.89	-	-	15.89	Q
3	Irina Tarasova	Russia	15.62	15.81	-	15.81	Q
4	Hrisí Moisídou	Greece	15.42	14.64	15.74	15.74	Q
5	Michelle Carter	United States	15.61	x	15.46	15.61	q
6	Annie Alexander	Trinidad and Tobago	14.21	15.34	15.06	15.34	q
7	Simoné du Toit	South Africa	14.27	14.63	15.16	15.16
8	Tatsiana Mialeshka	Belarus	14.17	14.70	15.03	15.03
9	Mariam Kevkhishvili	Georgia	14.87	14.77	14.96	14.96
10	Beverley Ladrezeau	France	13.49	14.89	13.67	14.89
11	Ahymará Espinoza	Venezuela	13.42	14.24	x	14.24
12	Tressa-Ann Charles	Saint Lucia	14.09	13.33	x	14.09

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.

• Bahamas (1)
• Belarus (1)
• Benin (1)
• Bulgaria (1)
• Colombia (1)
• France (1)
• Georgia (1)
• Germany (2)
• Greece (1)
• Israel (1)
• Netherlands (1)
• Poland (2)
• Russia (2)
• Saint Lucia (1)
• South Africa (2)
• Trinidad and Tobago (1)
• United States (2)
• Uzbekistan (1)
• Venezuela (1)