1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put explained

These are the official results of the Women's Shot Put event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday August 5, 1995.

Medalists

Gold	Astrid Kumbernuss Germany (GER)
Silver	Huang Zhihong PR China (CHN)
Bronze	Svetla Mitkova Bulgaria (BUL)

Standing records prior to the 1995 World Athletics Championships
		22.63 m	June 7, 1987
		21.24 m	September 5, 1987

Qualifying distance: 18.80 metres.

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	1		19.83	-	-	19.83 m
2	5		18.24	18.60	18.25	18.60 m
3	8		18.32	18.40	X	18.40 m
4	10		17.88	18.36	18.23	18.36 m
5	11		17.79	17.21	18.15	18.15 m
6	12		17.48	17.90	18.05	18.05 m
7	13		17.67	17.87	X	17.87 m
8	16		16.90	X	X	16.90 m
9	17		15.84	X	16.33	16.33 m
10	19		16.11	15.82	15.32	16.11 m
11	22		13.98	13.66	13.71	13.98 m
12	24		8.85	-	-	8.85 m
-	-		-	-	-	DNS

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	2		19.07	-	-	19.07 m
2	3		19.01	-	-	19.01 m
3	4		18.28	18.15	18.75	18.75 m
4	6		X	18.57	18.32	18.57 m
5	7		17.91	18.30	18.48	18.48 m
6	8		17.14	18.40	X	18.40 m
7	14		16.77	16.56	17.01	17.01 m
8	15		16.91	16.53	16.58	16.91 m
9	18		16.13	16.30	15.59	16.30 m
10	20		X	15.80	X	15.80 m
11	21		14.56	X	14.50	14.56 m
12	23		X	12.34	12.46	12.46 m
13	25		X	5.71	X	5.71 m

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
		20.52	20.59	21.22	20.09	X	20.23	21.22 m
		19.92	20.04	X	X	X	-	20.04 m
		18.70	18.32	19.04	18.93	18.99	19.56	19.56 m
4		18.37	19.30	18.72	19.11	19.15	X	19.30 m
5		18.90	X	X	18.42	18.60	19.09	19.09 m
6		17.94	18.47	19.07	18.23	18.60	18.47	19.07 m
7		X	18.39	18.81	18.11	X	17.78	18.81 m
8		18.22	18.01	18.81	X	X	-	18.81 m

9		18.72	18.66	X				18.72 m
10		18.03	X	X				18.03 m
11		17.97	X	X				17.97 m
12		X	X	17.88				17.88 m