1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

Events at the 1997 World Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
10 km walk				women
20 km walk		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

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

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

Schedule

• All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

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

Abbreviations

• 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

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

Qualification

Group A

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

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

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	20.59	20.71	20.52	20.24	X	20.70	20.71 m
	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)	X	20.57	X	20.51	20.36	20.66	20.66 m
	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

• 1996 Women's Olympic Shot Put
• 1997 Shot Put Year Ranking

References

• Results