2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

event at the 2001 World Championships

2001 World Championships in Athletics

The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...

in Edmonton, Canada was held on Sunday August 5, 2001. There were a total number of 20 participating athletes, with the qualification mark set at 18.40 metres.

Medalists

Gold	Yanina Korolchik Yanina Korolchik Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya is a Belarusian shot putter who won an Olympic gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, and a gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta.... Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... (BLR)
Silver	Nadine Kleinert Nadine Kleinert ', since 1999 married Schmitt is a German shot putter.Her personal best throw is 20.20 metres, achieved in August 2009 in Berlin.-Achievements:-References:... Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... (GER)
Bronze	Vita Pavlysh Vita Pavlysh Vita Pavlysh is a former athlete who specialised in the shot put.... Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... (UKR)

Schedule

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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
05.08.2001 – 08:30h 05.08.2001 – 08:30h
Final Round
05.08.2001 – 15:45h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
05.08.2001 – 08:30h	05.08.2001 – 08:30h
Final Round
05.08.2001 – 15:45h

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

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 1999 World Athletics Championships
World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....	22.63 m	June 7, 1987	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
Event Record	21.24 m	September 5, 1987	Rome, Italy
Season Best	20.79 m	July 13, 2001	Tula Tula Tula may refer to:In geography:Tula, Hidalgo, a town in Mexico, once the capital and sacred city of the Toltec people.Tula, Tamaulipas, a place in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico*Tula River in central Mexico... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	1		19.87	—	—	19.87 m
2	4		18.68	—	—	18.68 m
3	6		18.64	—	—	18.64 m
4	7		17.98	18.54	—	18.54 m
5	8		18.28	X	18.48	18.48 m
6	9		18.47	—	—	18.47 m
7	12		17.93	X	17.82	17.93 m
8	16		X	16.77	16.82	16.82 m
9	18		X	16.57	X	16.57 m
10	19		15.99	16.22	15.83	16.22 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	2		X	19.35	—	19.35 m
2	3		18.96	—	—	18.96 m
3	5		18.65	—	—	18.65 m
4	10		X	18.44	—	18.44 m
5	11		17.66	17.53	18.11	18.11 m
6	13		X	17.71	17.51	17.71 m
7	14		17.66	17.52	17.55	17.66 m
8	15		17.21	17.32	17.25	17.32 m
9	17		16.61	16.21	16.08	16.61 m
10	20		15.92	15.61	15.74	15.92 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
		X	19.71	20.61	X	19.21	19.61	20.61 m	NR Belarusian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Belarus maintained by Belarus Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not recognised by federation-External links:* *...
		19.54	18.88	19.45	19.10	X	19.86	19.86 m	PB
		19.01	19.41	18.80	X	18.98	X	19.41 m
4		X	19.06	19.37	19.32	19.30	19.15	19.37 m
5		19.35	X	X	18.55	18.63	X	19.35 m
6		18.77	19.02	18.91	X	19.25	X	19.25 m
7		18.65	18.81	18.52	18.71	18.98	X	18.98 m
8		18.73	X	18.34	X	17.90	18.56	18.73 m

9		X	18.68	18.70				18.70 m
10		18.18	18.49	18.50				18.50 m
11		18.06	17.96	17.95				18.06 m
12		17.56	17.89	X				17.89 m