1995 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Shot Put

These are the official results of the Women's Shot Put
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 1995 IAAF World Championships
1995 World Championships in Athletics
The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....

in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday August 5, 1995.

Medalists

Gold	Astrid Kumbernuss Astrid Kumbernuss Astrid Kumbernuss is a former German female shot putter and discus thrower.Her career started at the SC Neubrandenburg sports club. Her greatest successes were gold medals at the 1995, 1997 and 1999 World Championships in Athletics, and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta... Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... (GER)
Silver	Huang Zhihong Huang 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)
Bronze	Svetla Mitkova Svetla Mitkova-Sinirtas Svetla Ivanova Mitkova-Sinirtas is a retired athlete who competed in shot put and discus throw. She represented her home country Bulgaria up to 1999, when she gained a Turkish citizenship by marriage. She competed in every World Championship from the inaugural 1983 edition to 1999, the highlight... Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... (BUL)

Schedule

All times are Central European Time
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(UTC+1
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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
05.08.1995 – 09:40h 05.08.1995 – 09:40h
Final Round
05.08.1995 – 17:25h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
05.08.1995 – 09:40h	05.08.1995 – 09:40h
Final Round
05.08.1995 – 17:25h

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

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 1995 World Athletics Championships
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....
Event Record		21.24 m	September 5, 1987	Rome, Italy

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	1		19.83	—	—	19.83 m
2	5		18.24	18.60	18.25	18.60 m
3	8		18.32	18.40	X	18.40 m
4	10		17.88	18.36	18.23	18.36 m
5	11		17.79	17.21	18.15	18.15 m
6	12		17.48	17.90	18.05	18.05 m
7	13		17.67	17.87	X	17.87 m
8	16		16.90	X	X	16.90 m
9	17		15.84	X	16.33	16.33 m
10	19		16.11	15.82	15.32	16.11 m
11	22		13.98	13.66	13.71	13.98 m
12	24		8.85	—	—	8.85 m
—	—		—	—	—	DNS

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	2		19.07	—	—	19.07 m
2	3		19.01	—	—	19.01 m
3	4		18.28	18.15	18.75	18.75 m
4	6		X	18.57	18.32	18.57 m
5	7		17.91	18.30	18.48	18.48 m
6	8		17.14	18.40	X	18.40 m
7	14		16.77	16.56	17.01	17.01 m
8	15		16.91	16.53	16.58	16.91 m
9	18		16.13	16.30	15.59	16.30 m
10	20		X	15.80	X	15.80 m
11	21		14.56	X	14.50	14.56 m
12	23		X	12.34	12.46	12.46 m
13	25		X	5.71	X	5.71 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
		20.52	20.59	21.22	20.09	X	20.23	21.22 m
		19.92	20.04	X	X	X	—	20.04 m
		18.70	18.32	19.04	18.93	18.99	19.56	19.56 m
4		18.37	19.30	18.72	19.11	19.15	X	19.30 m
5		18.90	X	X	18.42	18.60	19.09	19.09 m
6		17.94	18.47	19.07	18.23	18.60	18.47	19.07 m
7		X	18.39	18.81	18.11	X	17.78	18.81 m
8		18.22	18.01	18.81	X	X	—	18.81 m

9		18.72	18.66	X				18.72 m
10		18.03	X	X				18.03 m
11		17.97	X	X				17.97 m
12		X	X	17.88				17.88 m