Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Thursday, 28 September, with the Qualification held on Wednesday, 27 September.[1]

Women's shot put
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Pictogram for athletics
VenueStadium Australia
Date27 September 2000 (qualifications
28 September 2000 (finals)
Competitors25 from 18 nations
Winning distance20.56
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yanina Korolchik
 Belarus
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Larisa Peleshenko
 Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Astrid Kumbernuss
 Germany
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The qualifying athletes progressed through to the final where the qualifying distances are scrapped and they start afresh with up to six throws. The qualifying distance was 18.50m. For all qualifiers who did not achieve the standard, the remaining spaces in the final were filled by the longest throws until a total of 12 qualifiers.

Medalists edit

Gold Yanina Korolchik
  Belarus
Silver Larisa Peleshenko
  Russia
Bronze Astrid Kumbernuss
  Germany

Schedule edit

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
27 September 2000 – 10:00h 27 September 2000 – 10:00h
Final Round
28 September 2000 – 20:30h

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 2000 Summer Olympics
World Record   Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.63 m 7 June 1987   Moscow, Soviet Union
Olympic Record   Ilona Slupianek (GDR) 22.41 m 24 July 1980   Moscow, Soviet Union

Qualification edit

Group A edit

Rank Overall Athlete Country Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 4 Krystyna Danilczyk-Zabawska   Poland 18.32 18.42 18.93 18.93 m
2 5 Astrid Kumbernuss   Germany 18.90 18.90 m
3 6 Svetlana Krivelyova   Russia 18.48 18.56 18.56 m
4 7 Kalliopi Ouzouni   Greece 17.35 18.56 18.56 m
5 8 Yumileidi Cumbá   Cuba X 18.02 18.42 18.42 m
6 10 Cheng Xiaoyan   China 17.67 18.23 X 18.23 m
7 11 Lieja Koeman   Netherlands 17.43 17.99 17.35 17.99 m
8 14 Vivian Chukwuemeka   Nigeria X 17.33 17.47 17.47 m
9 15 Lee Myung-Sun   South Korea 17.25 17.40 17.44 17.44 m
10 16 Connie Price-Smith   United States 17.38 16.70 17.42 17.42 m
11 20 Laurence Manfredi   France 16.57 16.38 X 16.57 m
12 23 Martina de la Puente   Spain X 16.30 X 16.30 m

Group B edit

Rank Overall Athlete Country Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 1 Yanina Korolchik   Belarus 19.36 19.36 m
2 2 Olga Ryabinkina   Russia 17.32 18.04 19.20 19.20 m PB
3 4 Larisa Peleshenko   Russia 19.08 19.08 m
4 9 Nadine Kleinert-Schmitt   Germany 17.75 X 18.39 18.39 m
5 12 Valentina Fedjuschina   Austria 16.95 17.84 17.45 17.84 m
6 13 Judy Oakes   Great Britain 16.96 X 17.81 17.81 m
7 17 Jesseca Cross   United States 17.15 17.27 16.91 17.27 m
8 18 Katarzyna Żakowicz   Poland 16.49 16.74 16.95 16.95 m
9 19 Mara Rosolen   Italy 16.13 X 16.66 16.66 m
10 21 Iolanta Ulyeva   Kazakhstan 16.38 15.11 16.31 16.38 m
11 22 Teri Tunks   United States X 15.30 16.34 16.34 m
12 24 Yu Xin   China 15.68 16.18 16.18 m
13 25 Nada Kawar   Jordan X 15.67 X 15.67 m

Final edit

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
    Yanina Korolchik (BLR) 19.43 X 18.76 19.11 X 20.56 20.56 m NR
    Larisa Peleshenko (RUS) 19.16 19.92 19.79 X X 19.60 19.92 m
    Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) 19.38 19.24 18.73 18.76 18.89 19.62 19.62 m
4   Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) 18.84 18.60 19.04 19.12 19.37 19.36 19.37 m
5   Krystyna Zabawska (POL) 18.61 17.93 19.18 18.39 X 17.16 19.18 m SB
6   Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) 18.33 18.30 18.70 X X X 18.70 m
7   Kalliopi Ouzouni (GRE) 18.45 X 18.63 18.34 X 17.09 18.63 m NR
8   Nadine Kleinert-Schmitt (GER) X 18.49 18.33 X X X 18.49 m
9   Lieja Koeman (NED) X 17.56 17.96 17.96 m
10   Olga Ryabinkina (RUS) 17.33 17.85 17.66 17.85 m
11   Cheng Xiaoyan (CHN) 17.30 17.85 X 17.85 m
12   Valentina Fedjuschina (AUT) 16.70 17.14 16.75 17.14 m

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2018.