1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

Events at the 1995 World Championships
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men
4 × 100 m relay	men	women
4 × 400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
10 km walk		women
20 km walk	men
50 km walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men

These are the official results of the Women's Shot Put event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships 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 Germany (GER)
Silver	Huang Zhihong PR China (CHN)
Bronze	Svetla Mitkova Bulgaria (BUL)

Schedule

• All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

Records

Standing records prior to the 1995 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	1	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	19.83	—	—	19.83 m
2	5	Zhang Liuhong (CHN)	18.24	18.60	18.25	18.60 m
3	8	Irina Korzhanenko (RUS)	18.32	18.40	X	18.40 m
4	10	Stephanie Storp (GER)	17.88	18.36	18.23	18.36 m
5	11	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)	17.79	17.21	18.15	18.15 m
6	12	Connie Price-Smith (USA)	17.48	17.90	18.05	18.05 m
7	13	Judy Oakes (GBR)	17.67	17.87	X	17.87 m
8	16	Mara Rosolen (ITA)	16.90	X	X	16.90 m
9	17	Danguolė Bimbaitė-Urbikienė (LTU)	15.84	X	16.33	16.33 m
10	19	Eileen Vanisi (USA)	16.11	15.82	15.32	16.11 m
11	22	Lisa Misipeka (ASA)	13.98	13.66	13.71	13.98 m
12	24	Mary Curry (SAM)	8.85	—	—	8.85 m
—	—	Oumou Traoré (MLI)	—	—	—	DNS

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
			1	2	3
1	2	Kathrin Neimke (GER)	19.07	—	—	19.07 m
2	3	Huang Zhihong (CHN)	19.01	—	—	19.01 m
3	4	Sui Xinmei (CHN)	18.28	18.15	18.75	18.75 m
4	6	Ramona Pagel (USA)	X	18.57	18.32	18.57 m
5	7	Svetla Mitkova (BUL)	17.91	18.30	18.48	18.48 m
6	8	Valentina Fedyushina (UKR)	17.14	18.40	X	18.40 m
7	14	Corrie de Bruin (NED)	16.77	16.56	17.01	17.01 m
8	15	Nataša Erjavec (SLO)	16.91	16.53	16.58	16.91 m
9	18	Danijela Curović (YUG)	16.13	16.30	15.59	16.30 m
10	20	Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB)	X	15.80	X	15.80 m
11	21	Hanane Ahmed Khaled (EGY)	14.56	X	14.50	14.56 m
12	23	Seng Tea Ai (BRU)	X	12.34	12.46	12.46 m
13	25	Nabeela Mabrouk (PLE)	X	5.71	X	5.71 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	20.52	20.59	21.22	20.09	X	20.23	21.22 m
	Huang Zhihong (CHN)	19.92	20.04	X	X	X	—	20.04 m
	Svetla Mitkova (BUL)	18.70	18.32	19.04	18.93	18.99	19.56	19.56 m
4	Kathrin Neimke (GER)	18.37	19.30	18.72	19.11	19.15	X	19.30 m
5	Sui Xinmei (CHN)	18.90	X	X	18.42	18.60	19.09	19.09 m
6	Zhang Liuhong (CHN)	17.94	18.47	19.07	18.23	18.60	18.47	19.07 m
7	Ramona Pagel (USA)	X	18.39	18.81	18.11	X	17.78	18.81 m
8	Stephanie Storp (GER)	18.22	18.01	18.81	X	X	—	18.81 m
9	Connie Price-Smith (USA)	18.72	18.66	X				18.72 m
10	Valentina Fedyushina (UKR)	18.03	X	X				18.03 m
11	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)	17.97	X	X				17.97 m
12	Irina Korzhanenko (RUS)	X	X	17.88				17.88 m

See also

• 1995 Shot Put Year Ranking
• 1996 Women's Olympic Shot Put

References

• Results