Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 8.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Vita Pavlysh
 Ukraine
Astrid Kumbernuß
 Germany
Irina Korzhanenko
 Russia

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 18.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.[1]

Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 B Vita Pavlysh  Ukraine 20.22 20.22 Q
2 B Astrid Kumbernuß  Germany 18.80 18.80 Q
3 B Irina Korzhanenko  Russia 18.71 18.71 Q
4 B Krystyna Zabawska  Poland 17.63 18.54 18.54 Q
5 A Stephanie Storp  Germany 18.49 18.49 Q
6 B Judy Oakes  Great Britain x 17.86 18.31 18.31 Q, SB
7 A Elisângela Adriano  Brazil 17.20 x 18.31 18.31 Q
8 B Huang Zhihong  China 18.23 18.23 Q
9 A Connie Price-Smith  United States 17.71 x 17.85 17.85 q
10 A Corrie de Bruin  Netherlands 17.59 x 17.70 17.70 q
11 B Mara Rosolen  Italy 17.60 x 17.17 17.60 q
12 A Zhang Liuhong  China 17.36 17.21 17.27 17.36 q
13 B Margarita Ramos  Spain 16.88 x x 16.88
14 A Katarzyna Żakowicz  Poland 16.68 x 15.92 16.68
15 B Valeyta Althouse  United States x 16.63 x 16.63
16 A Kalliopi Ouzouni  Greece 16.45 x 16.59 16.59
A Svetlana Krivelyova  Russia DNS

Final

[2]

Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vita Pavlysh  Ukraine 19.08 20.00 19.99 19.72 20.00 20.00
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Astrid Kumbernuß  Germany 19.51 19.62 19.44 19.72 19.92 19.71 19.92
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Irina Korzhanenko  Russia 19.40 19.49 19.45 19.49 PB
4 Stephanie Storp  Germany 18.62 18.80 18.80 SB
5 Huang Zhihong  China 18.46 18.33 18.56 18.19 18.67 18.40 18.67
6 Connie Price-Smith  United States 17.87 18.38 18.15 18.38
7 Mara Rosolen  Italy 18.37 17.98 17.79 18.38
8 Zhang Liuhong  China 18.29 18.29
9 Krystyna Zabawska  Poland 18.18 17.71 18.18
10 Judy Oakes  Great Britain 17.51 17.51
11 Elisângela Adriano  Brazil 17.45 17.45
12 Corrie de Bruin  Netherlands 17.28 17.36 17.36

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