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Events at the 1997 World Championships
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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

• All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

Records

Standing records prior to the 1997 World Athletics Championships
World Record	Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)	22.63 m	June 7, 1987	Moscow, Soviet Union
Event Record	Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)	21.24 m	September 5, 1987	Rome, Italy

Qualification

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
			1	2	3
1	5	Connie Price-Smith (USA)	18.00	18.35	X	18.35 m
2	6	Nadine Kleinert (GER)	16.89	17.87	18.26	18.26 m
3	7	Stephanie Storp (GER)	18.12	X	X	18.12 m
4	12	Valeyta Althouse (USA)	17.89	17.03	17.36	17.89 m
5	13	Mara Rosolen (ITA)	16.49	16.84	17.87	17.87 m
6	15	Zhang Liuhong (CHN)	17.82	17.68	17.67	17.82 m
7	16	Irina Korzhanenko (RUS)	X	X	17.80	17.80 m
8	19	Elisângela Adriano (BRA)	X	17.38	17.71	17.71 m
9	20	Valentina Fedyushina (UKR)	17.31	X	17.19	17.31 m
10	21	Laurence Manfredi (FRA)	X	16.92	17.02	17.02 m
11	23	Lee Myung-Sun (KOR)	16.38	16.39	X	16.39 m
—	—	Kalliopi Ouzouni (GRE)	X	X	X	NM

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
			1	2	3
1	1	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	20.69	—	—	20.69 m
2	2	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)	20.48	—	—	20.48 m
3	3	Huang Zhihong (CHN)	19.05	—	—	19.05 m
4	4	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)	X	18.41	X	18.41 m
5	8	Svetla Mitkova (BUL)	17.60	18.07	18.04	18.07 m
6	9	Tressa Thompson (USA)	16.37	18.07	X	18.07 m
7	10	Krystyna Danilczyk-Zabawska (POL)	X	X	18.05	18.05 m
8	11	Li Meisu (CHN)	17.72	X	17.99	17.99 m
9	14	Judy Oakes (GBR)	17.78	X	17.84	17.84 m
10	17	Anna Romanova (RUS)	17.79	17.79	X	17.79 m
11	18	Yanina Korolchik (BLR)	17.44	17.42	17.75	17.75 m
12	22	Eleni Tsentemeidou (GRE)	16.62	X	X	16.62 m
13	24	Nada Kawar (JOR)	15.76	15.45	15.14	15.76 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	20.59	20.71	20.52	20.24	X	20.70	20.71 m
	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)	X	20.57	X	20.51	20.36	20.66	20.66 m
	Stephanie Storp (GER)	19.22	18.84	X	18.67	X	18.92	19.22 m
4	Huang Zhihong (CHN)	18.63	18.64	18.72	19.15	X	19.07	19.15 m
5	Connie Price-Smith (USA)	19.00	18.17	18.64	X	18.53	X	19.00 m
6	Li Meisu (CHN)	17.30	18.62	18.21	18.58	18.10	18.50	18.62 m
7	Nadine Kleinert (GER)	18.33	18.42	X	17.91	18.22	X	18.42 m
8	Krystyna Danilczyk-Zabawska (POL)	X	X	17.83	X	17.55	X	17.83 m
9	Svetla Mitkova (BUL)	17.75	17.51	17.62				17.75 m
10	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)	X	17.08	17.38				17.38 m
11	Valeyta Althouse (USA)	16.92	X	16.78				16.92 m
12	Tressa Thompson (USA)	X	16.48	X				16.48 m

See also

• 1996 Women's Olympic Shot Put
• 1997 Shot Put Year Ranking

References

• Results

• Events at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics
• Shot put at the World Athletics Championships
• 1997 in women's athletics