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Shot Put, Women

Date	31 July – 2 August 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Participants	25 from 16 countries

Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) had been World Champion in 1995 and European Champion in 1990. Going into Atlanta, she had won her last 37 competitions and was heavily favored. She easily won the qualifying and then ended the gold medal chase in the final with a first round throw of 20.56 (67-5½), which was her best mark. She had only two other fair puts. Kumbernuss would win the World Championships again in both 1997 and 1999.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	3360	Astrid Kumbernuss	GER	19.93 (1)	20.56 (1)	Gold
2	3153	Sui Xinmei	CHN	19.36 (2)	19.88 (2)	Silver
3	3689	Irina Khudoroshkina	RUS	19.03 (7)	19.35 (3)	Bronze
4	3805	Vita Pavlysh	UKR	19.04 (6)	19.30 (4)
5	3865	Connie Price-Smith	USA	19.08 (5)	19.22 (5)
6	3379	Stephanie Storp	GER	19.29 (3)	19.06 (6)
7	3366	Kathrin Neimke	GER	19.02 (8)	18.92 (7)
8	3691	Irina Korzhanenko	RUS	18.92 (9)	18.68 (8)
9	3863	Ramona Pagel	USA	18.55 (12)	18.48 (9)
10	3190	Belsy Laza	CUB	18.61 (10)	18.40 (10)
11	3327	Judy Oakes	GBR	18.56 (11)	18.34 (11)
12	3792	Valentyna Fediushyna	UKR	19.22 (4)	17.99 (12)
13 r1/2	3184	Yumileidi Cumbá	CUB	18.55 (13)	–
14 r1/2	3149	Li Meisu	CHN	18.39 (14)	–
15 r1/2	3693	Svetlana Krivelyova	RUS	18.23 (15)	–
16 r1/2	3814	Valeyta Althouse	USA	18.16 (16)	–
17 r1/2	3337	Elvira Urusova	GEO	17.69 (17)	–
18 r1/2	3111	Svetla Mitkova	BUL	17.48 (18)	–
19 r1/2	3272	Karoliina Lundahl	FIN	17.14 (19)	–
20 r1/2	3522	Lee Myeong-Seon	KOR	16.92 (20)	–
21 r1/2	3096	Elisângela Adriano	BRA	16.49 (21)	–
22 r1/2	3499	Yelena Baltabayeva	KAZ	16.40 (22)	–
23 r1/2	3640	Teresa Machado	POR	15.91 (23)	–
24 r1/2	3485	Nada Kawar	JOR	15.28 (24)	–
25 r1/2	3017	Lisa Misipeka	ASA	13.74 (25)	–
DNS	3147	Huang Zhihong	CHN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	3576	Corrie de Bruin	NED	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (31 July 1996)

Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 18.80 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance	2nd Best
1	Astrid Kumbernuss	GER	19.93	–	Q
2	Sui Xinmei	CHN	19.36	–	Q
3	Stephanie Storp	GER	19.29	–	Q
4	Valentyna Fediushyna	UKR	19.22	–	Q
5	Connie Price-Smith	USA	19.08	–	Q
6	Vita Pavlysh	UKR	19.04	–	Q
7	Irina Khudoroshkina	RUS	19.03	–	Q
8	Kathrin Neimke	GER	19.02	–	Q
9	Irina Korzhanenko	RUS	18.92	–	Q
10	Belsy Laza	CUB	18.61	–	q
11	Judy Oakes	GBR	18.56	–	q
12	Ramona Pagel	USA	18.55	18.48	q
13	Yumileidi Cumbá	CUB	18.55	18.47
14	Li Meisu	CHN	18.39	–
15	Svetlana Krivelyova	RUS	18.23	–
16	Valeyta Althouse	USA	18.16	–
17	Elvira Urusova	GEO	17.69	–
18	Svetla Mitkova	BUL	17.48	–
19	Karoliina Lundahl	FIN	17.14	–
20	Lee Myeong-Seon	KOR	16.92	–
21	Elisângela Adriano	BRA	16.49	–
22	Yelena Baltabayeva	KAZ	16.40	–
23	Teresa Machado	POR	15.91	–
24	Nada Kawar	JOR	15.28	–
25	Lisa Misipeka	ASA	13.74	–
DNS	Huang Zhihong	CHN	–	–
DNS	Corrie de Bruin	NED	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (31 July 1996 — 17:15)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	8	Astrid Kumbernuss	GER	19.93	19.93	-	-
2	6	Connie Price-Smith	USA	19.08	18.79	-	19.08
3	2	Vita Pavlysh	UKR	19.04	17.49	19.04	-
4	11	Irina Korzhanenko	RUS	18.92	×	18.92	-
5	12	Yumileidi Cumbá	CUB	18.55	18.44	18.55	18.47
6	9	Li Meisu	CHN	18.39	17.88	×	18.39
7	3	Svetlana Krivelyova	RUS	18.23	18.23	17.60	17.86
8	5	Valeyta Althouse	USA	18.16	17.62	17.54	18.16
9	7	Elvira Urusova	GEO	17.69	16.61	17.27	17.69
10	10	Karoliina Lundahl	FIN	17.14	17.14	16.97	×
11	1	Yelena Baltabayeva	KAZ	16.40	16.40	×	15.35
12	13	Teresa Machado	POR	15.91	15.91	15.62	15.60
DNS	4	Huang Zhihong	CHN	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (31 July 1996 — 17:15)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	2	Sui Xinmei	CHN	19.36	19.36	-	-
2	5	Stephanie Storp	GER	19.29	19.29	-	-
3	7	Valentyna Fediushyna	UKR	19.22	19.22	-	-
4	6	Irina Khudoroshkina	RUS	19.03	×	17.73	19.03
5	9	Kathrin Neimke	GER	19.02	19.02	-	-
6	14	Belsy Laza	CUB	18.61	18.15	18.61	18.58
7	11	Judy Oakes	GBR	18.56	18.37	18.56	18.45
8	12	Ramona Pagel	USA	18.55	17.61	18.55	18.48
9	3	Svetla Mitkova	BUL	17.48	17.41	17.48	17.30
10	4	Lee Myeong-Seon	KOR	16.92	15.90	16.92	16.64
11	13	Elisângela Adriano	BRA	16.49	×	16.49	14.61
12	10	Nada Kawar	JOR	15.28	15.28	×	14.73
13	8	Lisa Misipeka	ASA	13.74	13.40	13.72	13.74
DNS	1	Corrie de Bruin	NED	–	–	–	–

Final Round (2 August 1996 — 18:55)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	12	Astrid Kumbernuss	GER	20.56	20.56	×	19.67	×	×	20.47
2	7	Sui Xinmei	CHN	19.88	19.06	18.95	19.88	19.24	19.21	19.43
3	6	Irina Khudoroshkina	RUS	19.35	19.35	×	×	×	-	-
4	8	Vita Pavlysh	UKR	19.30	17.30	18.20	19.30	18.21	19.23	×
5	5	Connie Price-Smith	USA	19.22	18.44	18.61	19.22	×	×	×
6	10	Stephanie Storp	GER	19.06	18.91	×	×	18.06	18.25	19.06
7	1	Kathrin Neimke	GER	18.92	17.87	18.40	18.92	×	18.62	18.65
8	2	Irina Korzhanenko	RUS	18.68	18.43	×	18.55	18.65	18.50	18.68
9	11	Ramona Pagel	USA	18.48	16.57	18.48	17.55	–	–	–
10	9	Belsy Laza	CUB	18.40	×	18.40	18.40	–	–	–
11	3	Judy Oakes	GBR	18.34	18.34	18.10	18.18	–	–	–
12	4	Valentyna Fediushyna	UKR	17.99	×	×	17.99	–	–	–