1991 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Shot Put
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These are the official results of the Women's Shot Put
event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships
in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 24 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday August 24, 1991. The qualification mark was set at 18.50 metres.
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships
1991 World Championships in Athletics
The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1 and athletes from 167 countries participated in the event.The event is best-remembered for the...
in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 24 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday August 24, 1991. The qualification mark was set at 18.50 metres.
Medalists
| Gold |  Huang ZhihongHuang Zhihong Huang Zhihong is a former shot put athlete from China. An Olympic silver medallist and a double world champion, she was in fact the first Asian to win a world championship in athletics. Her personal best throw is 21.52, achieved in Beijing 1990.... PR China (CHN) |
| Silver |  Natalya LisovskayaNatalya Lisovskaya Natalya Lisovskaya is a former Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the shot put. Lisovskaya trained at Spartak in Moscow.She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea where she won the gold medal... Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... (URS) |
| Bronze | Svetlana Krivelyova Svetlana Krivelyova Svetlana Vladimirovna Krivelyova is an athlete who specialises in the shot put.... Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... (URS) |
Schedule
- All times are Japan Standard TimeJapan Standard TimeJapan Standard Time or JST is the standard timezone of Japan, and is 9 hours ahead of UTC. For example, when it is midnight in UTC, it is 09:00 in Japan Standard Time. There is no daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated several times. Japan Standard Time is the same as...
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)Qualification Round Group A Group B 24.08.1991 – 09:30h 24.08.1991 – 09:30h Final Round 24.08.1991 – 17:40h
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
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1991 World Athletics Championships | ||||
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| World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
22.63 m | June 7, 1987 | Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
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| Event Record | 21.24 m | September 5, 1987 |  Rome, Italy |
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Qualifying round
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19.72 m | |
| 2. | 19.38 m | |
| 3. | 18.83 m | |
| 4. | 18.59 m | |
| 5. | 18.54 m | |
| 6. | 18.15 m | |
| 7. | 18.09 m | |
| 8. | 17.81 m | |
| 9. | 17.15 m | |
| 10. | 15.89 m | |
| 11. | 14.76 m | |
| 12. | 12.56 m |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19.52 m | |
| 2. | 19.14 m | |
| 3. | 18.80 m | |
| 4. | 18.66 m | |
| 5. | 18.32 m | |
| 6. | 17.99 m | |
| 7. | 17.80 m | |
| 8. | 17.17 m | |
| 9. | 16.99 m | |
| 10. | 16.73 m | |
| 11. | 15.93 m | |
| 12. | 11.49 m |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 20.83 m | |||||||||
| 20.29 m | |||||||||
| 20.16 m | |||||||||
| 4 | 19.74 m | ||||||||
| 5 | 19.64 m | ||||||||
| 6 | 19.50 m | ||||||||
| 7 | 19.12 m | ||||||||
| 8 | 18.83 m | ||||||||
| 9 | 18.49 m | ||||||||
| 10 | 18.34 m | ||||||||
| 11 | 18.12 m | ||||||||
| 12 | 17.59 m | ||||||||
See also
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- 1991 Shot Put Year Ranking
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- 1994 Women's European Championships Shot Put (Helsinki)1994 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Shot PutThese are the official results of the Women's shot put event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 20 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on 7 August 1994.-Final:...