Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put explained

Event:Women's shot put
Games:1996 Summer
Venue:Centennial Olympic Stadium
Date:31 July 1996 (qualifications)
2 August 1996 (finals)
Competitors:25
Nations:16
Win Label:Winning distance
Win Value:20.56
Longnames:yes
Gold:Astrid Kumbernuss
Goldnoc:GER
Silver:Xinmei Sui
Silvernoc:CHN
Bronze:Irina Khudoroshkina
Bronzenoc:RUS
Prev:1992
Next:2000

These are the official results of the women's shot put event at the 1996 Summer Olympics, held on July 31, 1996, at the Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 27 competitors, with two non-starters. The top 12 and ties, and all those reaching 18.80 metres advanced to the final.[1]

Abbreviations

Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
OR olympic record
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics
22.63 m June 7, 1987
22.41 m July 24, 1980

Qualification

Group A

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123
1 1 19.93 - - 19.93 m
2 5 18.79 X 19.08 19.08 m
3 6 17.49 19.04 - 19.04 m
4 7 X 18.92 - 18.92 m
5 13 18.44 18.55 18.47 18.55 m
6 14 17.88 X 18.39 18.39 m
7 15 18.23 17.60 17.86 18.23 m
8 16 17.62 17.54 18.16 18.16 m
9 17 16.61 17.27 17.69 17.69 m
10 19 17.14 16.97 X 17.14 m
11 22 16.40 X 15.35 16.40 m
12 23 15.91 15.62 15.60 15.91 m
- - - - - DNS

Group B

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123
1 2 19.36 - - 19.36 m
2 3 19.29 - - 19.29 m
3 4 19.22 - - 19.22 m
4 7 X 17.73 19.03 19.03 m
5 8 19.02 - - 19.02 m
6 10 18.15 18.61 18.58 18.61 m
7 11 18.37 18.56 18.45 18.56 m
8 12 17.61 18.55 18.48 18.55 m
9 18 17.41 17.48 17.30 17.48 m
10 20 15.90 16.92 16.64 16.92 m
11 21 X 16.49 14.61 16.49 m
12 24 15.28 X 14.73 15.28 m
13 25 13.40 13.72 13.74 13.74 m
- - - - - DNS

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123456
20.56 X 19.67XX 20.47 20.56 m
19.06 18.95 19.88 19.24 19.21 19.43 19.88 m
19.35 X X X - - 19.35 m
4 17.30 18.20 19.30 18.21 19.23 X 19.30 m
5 18.44 18.61 19.22 X X X 19.22 m
6 18.91 X X 18.06 18.25 19.06 19.06 m
7 17.87 18.40 18.92 X 18.62 18.65 18.92 m
8 18.43 X 18.5518.65 18.50 18.68 18.68 m
9 16.57 18.48 17.55 18.48 m
10 X 18.40 18.40 18.40 m
11 18.34 18.1018.1818.34 m
12 X X 17.99 17.99 m

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Shot Put . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175418/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/ATH/womens-shot-put.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 9 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.