Battle of Honey Springs

These are the official results of the Women's Shot Put event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday August 5, 1995.

Medalists

Gold Germany Astrid Kumbernuss
Germany (GER)
Silver China Huang Zhihong
PR China (CHN)
Bronze Bulgaria Svetla Mitkova
Bulgaria (BUL)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
05.08.1995 – 09:40h 05.08.1995 – 09:40h
Final Round
05.08.1995 – 17:25h

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 1995 World Athletics Championships
World Record  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.63 m June 7, 1987 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union
Event Record  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 21.24 m September 5, 1987 Italy Rome, Italy

Qualification

Qualifying distance: 18.80 metres.

Group A

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 1  Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) 19.83 19.83 m
2 5  Zhang Liuhong (CHN) 18.24 18.60 18.25 18.60 m
3 8  Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) 18.32 18.40 X 18.40 m
4 10  Stephanie Storp (GER) 17.88 18.36 18.23 18.36 m
5 11  Vita Pavlysh (UKR) 17.79 17.21 18.15 18.15 m
6 12  Connie Price-Smith (USA) 17.48 17.90 18.05 18.05 m
7 13  Judy Oakes (GBR) 17.67 17.87 X 17.87 m
8 16  Mara Rosolen (ITA) 16.90 X X 16.90 m
9 17  Danguolė Bimbaitė-Urbikienė (LTU) 15.84 X 16.33 16.33 m
10 19  Eileen Vanisi (USA) 16.11 15.82 15.32 16.11 m
11 22  Lisa Misipeka (ASA) 13.98 13.66 13.71 13.98 m
12 24  Mary Curry (SAM) 8.85 8.85 m
 Oumou Traoré (MLI) DNS

Group B

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 2  Kathrin Neimke (GER) 19.07 19.07 m
2 3  Huang Zhihong (CHN) 19.01 19.01 m
3 4  Sui Xinmei (CHN) 18.28 18.15 18.75 18.75 m
4 6  Ramona Pagel (USA) X 18.57 18.32 18.57 m
5 7  Svetla Mitkova (BUL) 17.91 18.30 18.48 18.48 m
6 8  Valentina Fedyushina (UKR) 17.14 18.40 X 18.40 m
7 14  Corrie de Bruin (NED) 16.77 16.56 17.01 17.01 m
8 15  Nataša Erjavec (SLO) 16.91 16.53 16.58 16.91 m
9 18  Danijela Curović (YUG) 16.13 16.30 15.59 16.30 m
10 20  Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) X 15.80 X 15.80 m
11 21  Hanane Ahmed Khaled (EGY) 14.56 X 14.50 14.56 m
12 23  Seng Tea Ai (BRU) X 12.34 12.46 12.46 m
13 25  Nabeela Mabrouk (PLE) X 5.71 X 5.71 m

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) 20.52 20.59 21.22 20.09 X 20.23 21.22 m
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Huang Zhihong (CHN) 19.92 20.04 X X X 20.04 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Svetla Mitkova (BUL) 18.70 18.32 19.04 18.93 18.99 19.56 19.56 m
4  Kathrin Neimke (GER) 18.37 19.30 18.72 19.11 19.15 X 19.30 m
5  Sui Xinmei (CHN) 18.90 X X 18.42 18.60 19.09 19.09 m
6  Zhang Liuhong (CHN) 17.94 18.47 19.07 18.23 18.60 18.47 19.07 m
7  Ramona Pagel (USA) X 18.39 18.81 18.11 X 17.78 18.81 m
8  Stephanie Storp (GER) 18.22 18.01 18.81 X X 18.81 m
9  Connie Price-Smith (USA) 18.72 18.66 X 18.72 m
10  Valentina Fedyushina (UKR) 18.03 X X 18.03 m
11  Vita Pavlysh (UKR) 17.97 X X 17.97 m
12  Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) X X 17.88 17.88 m

See also

References