1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put
These are the official results of the Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 24 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday August 24, 1991. The qualification mark was set at 18.50 metres.
Medalists
| Gold | PR China (CHN)
|
| Silver |  Natalya LisovskayaSoviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze | Svetlana Krivelyova Soviet Union (URS) |
Schedule
- All times are UTC+9)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 24.08.1991 – 09:30h | 24.08.1991 – 09:30h |
| Final Round | |
| 24.08.1991 – 17:40h | |
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 1991 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
|
Qualifying round
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)
|
19.72 m |
| 2. |  Zhou Tianhua (CHN)
|
19.38 m |
| 3. |  Claudia Losch (GER)
|
18.83 m |
| 4. | Kathrin Neimke (GER)
|
18.59 m |
| 5. |  Svetla Mitkova (BUL)
|
18.54 m |
| 6. |  Krystyna Danilczyk-Zabawska (POL)
|
18.15 m |
| 7. |  Connie Price-Smith (USA)
|
18.09 m |
| 8. |  Judy Oakes (GBR)
|
17.81 m |
| 9. |  Asta Hovi-Ovaska (FIN)
|
17.15 m |
| 10. |  Margarita Ramos (ESP)
|
15.89 m |
| 11. |  Hanane Khaled (EGY)
|
14.76 m |
| 12. |  Iammo Launa (PNG)
|
12.56 m |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stephanie Storp (GER)
|
19.52 m |
| 2. | Huang Zhihong (CHN)
|
19.14 m |
| 3. | Marina Antonyuk (URS)
|
18.80 m |
| 4. | Svetlana Krivelyova (URS)
|
18.66 m |
| 5. |  Belsy Laza (CUB)
|
18.32 m |
| 6. | Ramona Pagel (USA)
|
17.99 m |
| 7. | Myrtle Augee (GBR)
|
17.80 m |
| 8. | Pam Dukes (USA)
|
17.17 m |
| 9. |  Agnese Maffeis (ITA)
|
16.99 m |
| 10. |  Mihaela Oana (ROM)
|
16.73 m |
| 11. |  Elisângela Adriano (BRA)
|
15.93 m |
| 12. |  Seng Tea Ai (BRU)
|
11.49 m |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 |
Huang Zhihong (CHN) |
20.64 | 20.83 | 20.51 | X | X | 20.43 | 20.83 m | |
 |
Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) |
20.15 | X | 19.95 | X | 20.29 | X | 20.29 m | |
 |
Svetlana Krivelyova (URS) |
19.88 | 19.77 | 20.16 | 19.31 | 19.91 | 19.74 | 20.16 m | |
| 4 | Claudia Losch (GER) |
18.97 | 19.74 | X | 18.41 | 19.32 | 19.44 | 19.74 m | |
| 5 | Zhou Tianhua (CHN) |
19.32 | 19.64 | X | 19.05 | X | X | 19.64 m | |
| 6 | Stephanie Storp (GER) |
19.50 | X | 17.85 | 18.88 | 18.76 | X | 19.50 m | |
| 7 | Marina Antonyuk (URS) |
19.12 | X | X | X | X | X | 19.12 m | |
| 8 | Kathrin Neimke (GER) |
18.81 | 18.52 | 18.39 | 18.63 | 18.83 | 18.63 | 18.83 m | |
| 9 | Belsy Laza (CUB) |
18.49 m | |||||||
| 10 | Svetla Mitkova (BUL) |
18.34 m | |||||||
| 11 | Connie Price-Smith (USA) |
18.12 m | |||||||
| 12 | Krystyna Danilczyk-Zabawska (POL) |
17.59 m | |||||||
See also
- 1988 Women's Olympic Shot Put (Seoul)
- 1990 Women's European Championships Shot Put (Split)
- 1991 Shot Put Year Ranking
- 1992 Women's Olympic Shot Put (Barcelona)
- 1994 Women's European Championships Shot Put (Helsinki)
References