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

Gold Astrid Kumbernuss
Germany (GER)
Silver Vita Pavlysh
Ukraine (UKR)
Bronze Stephanie Storp
Germany (GER)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
05.08.1997  - 19:45h05.08.1997  - 19:45h
Final Round
07.08.1997  - 18:30h

Abbreviations

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
22.63 m June 7, 1987
21.24 m September 5, 1987

Qualification

Group A

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123
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

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123
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

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123456
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

References