Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada had an entry list of 13 competitors. The final was held on 31 July 1976. There was no qualification round.[1]

Women's shot put
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date31 July 1976
Competitors13 from 8 nations
Winning distance21.16 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ivanka Khristova
 Bulgaria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nadezhda Chizhova
 Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Helena Fibingerová
 Czechoslovakia
← 1972
1980 →

Medalists edit

Gold Ivanka Khristova
  Bulgaria
Silver Nadezhda Chizhova
  Soviet Union
Bronze Helena Fibingerová
  Czechoslovakia

Abbreviations edit

  • All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
OR olympic record
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records edit

Standing records prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics
World Record   Ivanka Khristova (BUL) 21.89 m July 4, 1976   Belmeken, Bulgaria
Olympic Record   Nadezhda Chizhova (URS) 21.03 m September 7, 1972   Munich, West Germany
Broken records during the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record   Ivanka Khristova (BUL) 21.16 m July 31, 1976   Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Final edit

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
    Ivanka Khristova (BUL) 19.96 20.88 20.67 20.47 21.16 20.19 21.16 m OR
    Nadezhda Chizhova (URS) 20.84 20.96 X X 14.16 X 20.96 m
    Helena Fibingerová (TCH) X 19.68 20.15 X 20.67 X 20.67 m
4   Marianne Adam (GDR) 20.55 X X X 18.15 19.50 20.55 m
5   Ilona Slupianek (GDR) 20.52 19.78 19.65 19.80 19.72 20.54 20.54 m
6   Margitta Droese (GDR) X 17.53 19.15 X 19.64 19.79 19.79 m
7   Eva Wilms (FRG) X 19.11 19.29 19.29 X X 19.29 m
8   Elena Stoyanova (BUL) 18.89 18.50 18.85 X X 18.61 18.89 m
9   Svetlana Krachevskaya (URS) X 18.11 18.36 18.36 m
10   Faina Melnik (URS) 17.46 17.77 18.07 18.07 m
11   María Elena Sarría (CUB) X 16.31 X 16.31 m
12   Maren Seidler (USA) 14.63 15.60 X 15.60 m
13   Lucette Moreau (CAN) 14.79 14.87 15.48 15.48 m

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2018.