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.
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships
1997 World Championships in Athletics
The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...
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 Astrid Kumbernuss Astrid Kumbernuss is a former German female shot putter and discus thrower.Her career started at the SC Neubrandenburg sports club. Her greatest successes were gold medals at the 1995, 1997 and 1999 World Championships in Athletics, and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta... Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... (GER) |
Silver | Vita Pavlysh Vita Pavlysh Vita Pavlysh is a former athlete who specialised in the shot put.... Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... (UKR) |
Bronze | Stephanie Storp Stephanie Storp Stephanie Storp is a retired female shot putter from Germany. Her best performance was winning the bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships, with a throw of 19.22 metres. She also won the silver medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championships, and represented her country in the Summer Olympics of... Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... (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
- 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 | ||||
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World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
22.63 m | June 7, 1987 | Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
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Event Record | 21.24 m | September 5, 1987 | Rome, Italy |
Group A
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
1 | 5 | 18.00 | 18.35 | X | 18.35 m | ||
2 | 6 | 16.89 | 17.87 | 18.26 | 18.26 m | ||
3 | 7 | 18.12 | X | X | 18.12 m | ||
4 | 12 | 17.89 | 17.03 | 17.36 | 17.89 m | ||
5 | 13 | 16.49 | 16.84 | 17.87 | 17.87 m | ||
6 | 15 | 17.82 | 17.68 | 17.67 | 17.82 m | ||
7 | 16 | X | X | 17.80 | 17.80 m | ||
8 | 19 | X | 17.38 | 17.71 | 17.71 m | ||
9 | 20 | 17.31 | X | 17.19 | 17.31 m | ||
10 | 21 | X | 16.92 | 17.02 | 17.02 m | ||
11 | 23 | 16.38 | 16.39 | X | 16.39 m | ||
— | — | X | X | X | NM |
Group B
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
1 | 1 | 20.69 | — | — | 20.69 m | ||
2 | 2 | 20.48 | — | — | 20.48 m | ||
3 | 3 | 19.05 | — | — | 19.05 m | ||
4 | 4 | X | 18.41 | X | 18.41 m | ||
5 | 8 | 17.60 | 18.07 | 18.04 | 18.07 m | ||
6 | 9 | 16.37 | 18.07 | X | 18.07 m | ||
7 | 10 | X | X | 18.05 | 18.05 m | ||
8 | 11 | 17.72 | X | 17.99 | 17.99 m | ||
9 | 14 | 17.78 | X | 17.84 | 17.84 m | ||
10 | 17 | 17.79 | 17.79 | X | 17.79 m | ||
11 | 18 | 17.44 | 17.42 | 17.75 | 17.75 m | ||
12 | 22 | 16.62 | X | X | 16.62 m | ||
13 | 24 | 15.76 | 15.45 | 15.14 | 15.76 m |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
20.59 | 20.71 | 20.52 | 20.24 | X | 20.70 | 20.71 m | |||
X | 20.57 | X | 20.51 | 20.36 | 20.66 | 20.66 m | |||
19.22 | 18.84 | X | 18.67 | X | 18.92 | 19.22 m | |||
4 | 18.63 | 18.64 | 18.72 | 19.15 | X | 19.07 | 19.15 m | ||
5 | 19.00 | 18.17 | 18.64 | X | 18.53 | X | 19.00 m | ||
6 | 17.30 | 18.62 | 18.21 | 18.58 | 18.10 | 18.50 | 18.62 m | ||
7 | 18.33 | 18.42 | X | 17.91 | 18.22 | X | 18.42 m | ||
8 | X | X | 17.83 | X | 17.55 | X | 17.83 m | ||
9 | 17.75 | 17.51 | 17.62 | 17.75 m | |||||
10 | X | 17.08 | 17.38 | 17.38 m | |||||
11 | 16.92 | X | 16.78 | 16.92 m | |||||
12 | X | 16.48 | X | 16.48 m |
See also
- 1996 Women's Olympic Shot PutAthletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's shot putThese 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...
- 1997 Shot Put Year Ranking