Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's shot put

These are the official results of the Women's Shot Put

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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1996 Summer Olympics

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, held on July 31, 1996 at the Turner Field

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in Atlanta, Georgia

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. 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.

Medalists

Abbreviations

All results shown are in metres

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

Records

Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics
World Record		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....
Olympic Record		22.41 m	July 24, 1980	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....

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
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

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
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

Final