Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put

Athletics at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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Marathon men women
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These are the official results of the Women's Shot Put event at the 1996 Summer Olympics, held on July 31, 1996, at the Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 27 competitors, with two non-starters. The top 12 and ties, and all those reaching 18.80 metres advanced to the final.

Medalists

Gold Astrid Kumbernuss
Germany (GER)
Silver Xinmei Sui
China (CHN)
Bronze Irina Khudorozhkina
Russia (RUS)

Abbreviations

Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
OR olympic record
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics
World Record  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.63 m June 7, 1987 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union
Olympic Record  Ilona Slupianek (GDR) 22.41 m July 24, 1980 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union

Qualification

Group A

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 1  Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) 19.93 — — 19.93 m
2 5  Connie Price-Smith (USA) 18.79 X 19.08 19.08 m
3 6  Vita Pavlysh (UKR) 17.49 19.04 — 19.04 m
4 7  Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) X 18.92 — 18.92 m
5 13  Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) 18.44 18.55 18.47 18.55 m
6 14  Li Meisu (CHN) 17.88 X 18.39 18.39 m
7 15  Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) 18.23 17.60 17.86 18.23 m
8 16  Valeyta Althouse (USA) 17.62 17.54 18.16 18.16 m
9 17  Elvira Urusova (GEO) 16.61 17.27 17.69 17.69 m
10 19  Karoliina Lundahl (FIN) 17.14 16.97 X 17.14 m
11 22  Yelena Baltabayeva (KAZ) 16.40 X 15.35 16.40 m
12 23  Teresa Machado (POR) 15.91 15.62 15.60 15.91 m
— —  Huang Zhihong (CHN) — — — DNS

Group B

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 2  Sui Xinmei (CHN) 19.36 — — 19.36 m
2 3  Stephanie Storp (GER) 19.29 — — 19.29 m
3 4  Valentyna Fedyushyna (UKR) 19.22 — — 19.22 m
4 7  Irina Khudorozhkina (RUS) X 17.73 19.03 19.03 m
5 8  Kathrin Neimke (GER) 19.02 — — 19.02 m
6 10  Belsy Laza (CUB) 18.15 18.61 18.58 18.61 m
7 11  Judy Oakes (GBR) 18.37 18.56 18.45 18.56 m
8 12  Ramona Pagel (USA) 17.61 18.55 18.48 18.55 m
9 18  Svetla Mitkova (BUL) 17.41 17.48 17.30 17.48 m
10 20  Lee Myung-Sun (KOR) 15.90 16.92 16.64 16.92 m
11 21  Elisângela Adriano (BRA) X 16.49 14.61 16.49 m
12 24  Nada Kawar (JOR) 15.28 X 14.73 15.28 m
13 25  Lisa Misipeka (ASA) 13.40 13.72 13.74 13.74 m
— —  Corrie de Bruin (NED) — — — DNS

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st  Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) 20.56 X 19.67 X X 20.47 20.56 m
2nd  Sui Xinmei (CHN) 19.06 18.95 19.88 19.24 19.21 19.43 19.88 m
3rd  Irina Khudorozhkina (RUS) 19.35 X X X — — 19.35 m
4  Vita Pavlysh (UKR) 17.30 18.20 19.30 18.21 19.23 X 19.30 m
5  Connie Price-Smith (USA) 18.44 18.61 19.22 X X X 19.22 m
6  Stephanie Storp (GER) 18.91 X X 18.06 18.25 19.06 19.06 m
7  Kathrin Neimke (GER) 17.87 18.40 18.92 X 18.62 18.65 18.92 m
8  Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) 18.43 X 18.55 18.65 18.50 18.68 18.68 m
9  Ramona Pagel (USA) 16.57 18.48 17.55 18.48 m
10  Belsy Laza (CUB) X 18.40 18.40 18.40 m
11  Judy Oakes (GBR) 18.34 18.10 18.18 18.34 m
12  Valentyna Fedyushyna (UKR) X X 17.99 17.99 m

See also

References


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