1999 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put explained

These are the official results of the Women's Shot Put event at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with the final held on Wednesday 25 August 1999.

Medalists

Gold	Astrid Kumbernuss Germany (GER)
Silver	Nadine Kleinert Germany (GER)
Bronze	Svetlana Krivelyova Russia (RUS)

Schedule

• All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
25.08.1999  - 10:30h	25.08.1999  - 10:30h
Final Round
25.08.1999  - 20:15h

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

Startlist

Order	№	Athlete	Season Best	Personal Best
GROUP A
1	546		18.46	18.61
2	424		19.76	21.22
3	964		17.76	20.91
4	948		16.43	19.43
5	741		19.26	19.42
6	351		17.85	17.85
7	790		18.73	18.73
8	213		19.29	19.29
9	1037		19.46	19.60
10	166		18.43	18.45
11	90		18.87	19.23
12	155		18.91	20.02
13	859		18.84	20.24
GROUP B
1	422		19.52	19.52
2	843		20.69	21.06
3	1042		19.04	19.04
4	718		17.35	17.35
5	49		19.21	21.60
6	1046		19.44	19.44
7	571		17.74	17.79
8	172		18.74	19.13
9	609		18.79	18.79
10	92		18.73	18.73
11	463		18.39	18.39
12	703		18.48	18.48
13	260		18.17	18.17

Records

Standing records prior to the 1999 World Athletics Championships
		22.63 m	June 7, 1987
		21.24 m	September 5, 1987

Qualification

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
			1	2	3
1	2		18.84	-		18.84 m
2	3		18.49	18.62	-	18.62 m
3	5		18.49	X	-	18.49 m
4	6		18.27	18.38	X	18.38 m
5	9		17.78	18.10	18.06	18.10 m
6	10		17.15	17.37	18.09	18.09 m
7	12		16.72	16.86	17.90	17.90 m
8	13		17.80	17.25	17.89	17.89 m	NR
9	14		17.84	17.09	16.91	17.84 m
10	17		17.54	17.78	X	17.78 m
11	21		17.12	17.39	17.11	17.39 m	SB
12	22		16.86	17.26	17.25	17.26 m
13	24		16.23	16.14	16.40	16.40 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
			1	2	3
1	1		18.25	19.54	-	19.54 m
2	4		18.59	-	-	18.59 m
3	7		17.63	18.37	X	18.37 m
4	8		18.28	18.24	18.23	18.28 m
5	11		17.43	18.09	X	18.09 m
6	15		17.82	17.27	17.07	17.82 m
7	16		17.43	17.79	17.23	17.79 m
8	18		17.47	17.27	17.52	17.52 m
9	19		17.37	X	17.47	17.47 m
10	20		X	17.45	17.18	17.45 m
11	23		X	X	16.68	16.68 m
12	25		16.30	X	X	16.30 m
-	-		-	-	-	DNS

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
		18.84	19.34	19.59	19.62	19.85	19.84	19.85 m	SB
		19.14	18.98	18.63	19.43	19.61	19.19	19.61 m	PB
		18.92	19.22	X	19.43	19.35	19.34	19.43 m
4		18.08	18.61	X	17.98	19.17	X	19.17 m	SB
5		18.67	18.50	18.23	X	X	18.49	18.67 m
6		18.25	X	18.44	17.96	X	17.96	18.44 m
7		18.05	18.17	X	X	17.97	18.15	18.17 m
8		X	X	18.12	18.03	X	X	18.12 m
9		18.04	17.54	17.83				18.04 m
10		17.75	X	17.92				17.92 m
11		17.50	X	17.89				17.89 m
12		17.38	17.88	X				17.88 m

References

• IAAF
• trackandfieldnews
• todor66