1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

Events at the 1997 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
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 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes, with the final held on Thursday, August 7, 1997. The qualification mark was set at 19.00 metres.

Gold	Astrid Kumbernuss Germany (GER)
Silver	Vita Pavlysh Ukraine (UKR)
Bronze	Stephanie Storp Germany (GER)

• All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

• All results shown are in metres

Standing records prior to the 1997 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

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
			1	2	3
1	5	Connie Price-Smith (USA)	18.00	18.35	X	18.35 m
2	6	Nadine Kleinert (GER)	16.89	17.87	18.26	18.26 m
3	7	Stephanie Storp (GER)	18.12	X	X	18.12 m
4	12	Valeyta Althouse (USA)	17.89	17.03	17.36	17.89 m
5	13	Mara Rosolen (ITA)	16.49	16.84	17.87	17.87 m
6	15	Zhang Liuhong (CHN)	17.82	17.68	17.67	17.82 m
7	16	Irina Korzhanenko (RUS)	X	X	17.80	17.80 m
8	19	Elisângela Adriano (BRA)	X	17.38	17.71	17.71 m
9	20	Valentina Fedyushina (UKR)	17.31	X	17.19	17.31 m
10	21	Laurence Manfredi (FRA)	X	16.92	17.02	17.02 m
11	23	Lee Myung-Sun (KOR)	16.38	16.39	X	16.39 m
—	—	Kalliopi Ouzouni (GRE)	X	X	X	NM

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
			1	2	3
1	1	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	20.69	—	—	20.69 m
2	2	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)	20.48	—	—	20.48 m
3	3	Huang Zhihong (CHN)	19.05	—	—	19.05 m
4	4	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)	X	18.41	X	18.41 m
5	8	Svetla Mitkova (BUL)	17.60	18.07	18.04	18.07 m
6	9	Tressa Thompson (USA)	16.37	18.07	X	18.07 m
7	10	Krystyna Danilczyk-Zabawska (POL)	X	X	18.05	18.05 m
8	11	Li Meisu (CHN)	17.72	X	17.99	17.99 m
9	14	Judy Oakes (GBR)	17.78	X	17.84	17.84 m
10	17	Anna Romanova (RUS)	17.79	17.79	X	17.79 m
11	18	Yanina Korolchik (BLR)	17.44	17.42	17.75	17.75 m
12	22	Eleni Tsentemeidou (GRE)	16.62	X	X	16.62 m
13	24	Nada Kawar (JOR)	15.76	15.45	15.14	15.76 m

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	20.59	20.71	20.52	20.24	X	20.70	20.71 m
	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)	X	20.57	X	20.51	20.36	20.66	20.66 m
	Stephanie Storp (GER)	19.22	18.84	X	18.67	X	18.92	19.22 m
4	Huang Zhihong (CHN)	18.63	18.64	18.72	19.15	X	19.07	19.15 m
5	Connie Price-Smith (USA)	19.00	18.17	18.64	X	18.53	X	19.00 m
6	Li Meisu (CHN)	17.30	18.62	18.21	18.58	18.10	18.50	18.62 m
7	Nadine Kleinert (GER)	18.33	18.42	X	17.91	18.22	X	18.42 m
8	Krystyna Danilczyk-Zabawska (POL)	X	X	17.83	X	17.55	X	17.83 m
9	Svetla Mitkova (BUL)	17.75	17.51	17.62				17.75 m
10	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)	X	17.08	17.38				17.38 m
11	Valeyta Althouse (USA)	16.92	X	16.78				16.92 m
12	Tressa Thompson (USA)	X	16.48	X				16.48 m

• 1996 Women's Olympic Shot Put
• 1997 Shot Put Year Ranking

• Results