1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put explained
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
Schedule
Qualification Round |
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Group A | Group B |
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05.08.1997 - 19:45h | 05.08.1997 - 19:45h |
Final Round |
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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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| | 22.63 m | June 7, 1987 | |
| | 21.24 m | September 5, 1987 | | |
Qualification
Group A
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note |
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1 | 2 | 3 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| | 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 | |
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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
References