1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

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
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
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
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
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
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
	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

References

Results