1999 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

Medalists

Gold	Astrid Kumbernuss Germany (GER)
Silver	Nadine Kleinert Germany (GER)
Bronze	Svetlana Krivelyova Russia (RUS)

Schedule

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Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

Startlist

Order	№	Athlete	Season Best	Personal Best
GROUP A
1	546	Mara Rosolen (ITA)	18.46	18.61
2	424	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	19.76	21.22
3	964	Svetla Mitkova-Sınırtaş (TUR)	17.76	20.91
4	948	Juttaporn Krasaeyan (THA)	16.43	19.43
5	741	Krystyna Danilczyk-Zabawska (POL)	19.26	19.42
6	351	Laurence Manfredi (FRA)	17.85	17.85
7	790	Elena Hila (ROM)	18.73	18.73
8	213	Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB)	19.29	19.29
9	1037	Connie Price-Smith (USA)	19.46	19.60
10	166	Song Feina (CHN)	18.43	18.45
11	90	Yanina Korolchik  (BLR)	18.87	19.23
12	155	Cheng Xiaoyan (CHN)	18.91	20.02
13	859	Anna Romanova (RUS)	18.84	20.24
GROUP B
1	422	Nadine Kleinert (GER)	19.52	19.52
2	843	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)	20.69	21.06
3	1042	Teri Steer-Tunks  (USA)	19.04	19.04
4	718	Vivian Peters-Chukwuemeka (NGR)	17.35	17.35
5	49	Valentina Fedyushina (AUT)	19.21	21.60
6	1046	Tressa Thompson (USA)	19.44	19.44
7	571	Nada Kawar (JOR)	17.74	17.79
8	172	Yu Juan (CHN)	18.74	19.13
9	609	Lee Myung-Sun  (KOR)	18.79	18.79
10	92	Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR)	18.73	18.73
11	463	Kalliopi Ouzouni (GRE)	18.39	18.39
12	703	Lieja Koeman  (NED)	18.48	18.48
13	260	Martina de la Puente (ESP)	18.17	18.17

Records

Standing records prior to the 1999 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	2	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	18.84	—		18.84 m
2	3	Cheng Xiaoyan (CHN)	18.49	18.62	—	18.62 m
3	5	Krystyna Danilczyk-Zabawska (POL)	18.49	X	—	18.49 m
4	6	Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB)	18.27	18.38	X	18.38 m
5	9	Connie Price-Smith (USA)	17.78	18.10	18.06	18.10 m
6	10	Elena Hila (ROM)	17.15	17.37	18.09	18.09 m
7	12	Yanina Korolchik  (BLR)	16.72	16.86	17.90	17.90 m
8	13	Laurence Manfredi (FRA)	17.80	17.25	17.89	17.89 m	NR
9	14	Mara Rosolen (ITA)	17.84	17.09	16.91	17.84 m
10	17	Anna Romanova (RUS)	17.54	17.78	X	17.78 m
11	21	Juttaporn Krasaeyan (THA)	17.12	17.39	17.11	17.39 m	SB
12	22	Song Feina (CHN)	16.86	17.26	17.25	17.26 m
13	24	Svetla Mitkova-Sınırtaş (TUR)	16.23	16.14	16.40	16.40 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
			1	2	3
1	1	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)	18.25	19.54	—	19.54 m
2	4	Nadine Kleinert (GER)	18.59	—	—	18.59 m
3	7	Lee Myung-Sun  (KOR)	17.63	18.37	X	18.37 m
4	8	Valentina Fedyushina (AUT)	18.28	18.24	18.23	18.28 m
5	11	Teri Steer-Tunks  (USA)	17.43	18.09	X	18.09 m
6	15	Yu Juan (CHN)	17.82	17.27	17.07	17.82 m
7	16	Kalliopi Ouzouni (GRE)	17.43	17.79	17.23	17.79 m
8	18	Tressa Thompson (USA)	17.47	17.27	17.52	17.52 m
9	19	Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR)	17.37	X	17.47	17.47 m
10	20	Lieja Koeman  (NED)	X	17.45	17.18	17.45 m
11	23	Martina de la Puente (ESP)	X	X	16.68	16.68 m
12	25	Nada Kawar (JOR)	16.30	X	X	16.30 m
—	—	Vivian Peters-Chukwuemeka (NGR)	—	—	—	DNS

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	18.84	19.34	19.59	19.62	19.85	19.84	19.85 m	SB
	Nadine Kleinert (GER)	19.14	18.98	18.63	19.43	19.61	19.19	19.61 m	PB
	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)	18.92	19.22	X	19.43	19.35	19.34	19.43 m
4	Yanina Korolchik  (BLR)	18.08	18.61	X	17.98	19.17	X	19.17 m	SB
5	Cheng Xiaoyan (CHN)	18.67	18.50	18.23	X	X	18.49	18.67 m
6	Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB)	18.25	X	18.44	17.96	X	17.96	18.44 m
7	Valentina Fedyushina (AUT)	18.05	18.17	X	X	17.97	18.15	18.17 m
8	Krystyna Danilczyk-Zabawska (POL)	X	X	18.12	18.03	X	X	18.12 m
9	Teri Steer-Tunks  (USA)	18.04	17.54	17.83				18.04 m
10	Lee Myung-Sun  (KOR)	17.75	X	17.92				17.92 m
11	Connie Price-Smith (USA)	17.50	X	17.89				17.89 m
12	Elena Hila (ROM)	17.38	17.88	X				17.88 m

References

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