| 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]
| 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 |
| Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.63 m | June 7, 1987 | ||||
| 22.41 m | July 24, 1980 | ||||
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 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 | ||
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 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 | ||
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 20.56 | X | 19.67 | X | X | 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 | 18.55 | 18.65 | 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 | 18.10 | 18.18 | 18.34 m | ||||||
| 12 | X | X | 17.99 | 17.99 m | ||||||