2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

These are the official results of the Women's Shot Put event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes, with the final held on Wednesday 27 August 2003. The qualification mark was set at 18.40 metres.

Medalists

Gold Svetlana Krivelyova
Russia (RUS)
Silver Nadzeya Ostapchuk
Belarus (BLR)
Bronze Vita Pavlysh
Ukraine (UKR)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
27.08.2003 – 10:30h 27.08.2003 – 12:00h
Final Round
27.08.2003 – 18:55h

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 2003 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 Athlete Throws Result
1 2 3
1  Vita Pavlysh (UKR) 18.01 19.00 19.00 m
2  Nadine Kleinert (GER) 18.85 18.85 m
3  Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) 18.69 18.69 m
4  Krystyna Zabawska (POL) 18.46 18.46 m
5  Li Meiju (CHN) 18.04 18.23 X 18.23 m
6  Elisângela Adriano (BRA) 18.03 X 18.20 18.20 m
7  Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) X 17.95 X 17.95 m
8  Laurence Manfredi (FRA) 17.31 17.88 17.43 17.88 m
9  Vivian Chukwuemeka (NGR) 17.45 X X 17.45 m
10  Nadine Beckel (GER) 17.30 17.42 17.25 17.42 m
11  Chinatsu Mori (JPN) 16.15 16.54 16.86 16.86 m
12  Kristin Heaston (USA) 15.25 16.70 X 16.70 m

Group B

Rank Athlete Throws Result
1 2 3
1  Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR) 19.56 19.56 m
2  Valerie Vili (NZL) 18.23 18.77 18.77 m
3  Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) 18.66 18.66 m
4  Lieja Tunks (NED) 18.14 18.44 18.44 m
5  Irini Terzoglou (GRE) 16.91 18.39 18.31 18.39 m
6  Assunta Legnante (ITA) 17.91 17.65 17.97 17.97 m
7  Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) 17.83 17.37 X 17.83 m
8  Olga Ryabinkina (RUS) 17.32 17.30 17.74 17.74 m
9  Elena Hila (ROU) X 17.30 17.24 17.30 m
10  Zhang Xiaoyu (CHN) X 16.55 16.82 16.82 m
11  Fior Vásquez (DOM) 15.51 X 16.52 16.52 m
12  Iolanta Ulyeva (KAZ) X 16.32 16.29 16.32 m
13  Ana Pouhila (TGA) X 14.96 X 14.96 m

Final

Rank Athlete Throws Result Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
 Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) 19.60 19.97 20.30 20.63 20.03 20.12 20.63 m
 Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR) 18.46 19.56 X 19.45 20.12 X 20.12 m PB
 Vita Pavlysh (UKR) X 19.43 20.03 18.72 20.08 19.98 20.08 m SB
4  Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) X 19.12 19.17 X X X 19.17 m
5  Valerie Vili (NZL) 18.55 18.65 17.82 X X 17.85 18.65 m
6  Krystyna Zabawska (POL) 18.32 X 18.62 X 18.23 18.49 18.62 m
7  Nadine Kleinert (GER) 18.00 18.48 18.38 18.31 18.12 18.07 18.48 m
8  Assunta Legnante (ITA) 17.48 X 18.28 17.99 17.70 18.08 18.28 m
9  Elisângela Adriano (BRA) 17.27 18.11 X 18.11 m
10  Lieja Tunks (NED) X X 17.99 17.99 m
11  Li Meiju (CHN) 17.92 X X 17.92 m
12  Irini Terzoglou (GRE) 17.69 17.88 17.85 17.88 m

See also

References