2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

These are the official results of the 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 2003 World Championships
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...

in Paris, France. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes, with the final held on Wednesday 27 August 2003. The qualification mark was set at 18.40 metres.

Medalists

Gold	Svetlana Krivelyova Svetlana Krivelyova Svetlana Vladimirovna Krivelyova is an athlete who specialises in the shot put.... 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... (RUS)
Silver	Nadzeya Ostapchuk Nadzeya Ostapchuk Nadzeya Astapchuk is a Belarusian shot putter.Born in Stolin, she was initially interested in basketball but the lack of a local team left her unable to pursue the sport further. Astapchuk instead began practising in throwing events and her first international title came at the age of seventeen,... 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)
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

All times are Central European Time
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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
27.08.2003 – 10:30h 27.08.2003 – 12:00h
Final Round
27.08.2003 – 18:55h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
27.08.2003 – 10:30h	27.08.2003 – 12:00h
Final Round
27.08.2003 – 18:55h

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 2003 World Athletics Championships
World Record		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

Group A

Rank	Athlete	Throws			Result
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	Result
1		18.01	19.00	—	19.00 m
2		18.85	—	—	18.85 m
3		18.69	—	—	18.69 m
4		18.46	—	—	18.46 m
5		18.04	18.23	X	18.23 m
6		18.03	X	18.20	18.20 m
7		X	17.95	X	17.95 m
8		17.31	17.88	17.43	17.88 m
9		17.45	X	X	17.45 m
10		17.30	17.42	17.25	17.42 m
11		16.15	16.54	16.86	16.86 m
12		15.25	16.70	X	16.70 m

Group B

Rank	Athlete	Throws			Result
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	Result
1		19.56	—	—	19.56 m
2		18.23	18.77	—	18.77 m
3		18.66	—	—	18.66 m
4		18.14	18.44	—	18.44 m
5		16.91	18.39	18.31	18.39 m
6		17.91	17.65	17.97	17.97 m
7		17.83	17.37	X	17.83 m
8		17.32	17.30	17.74	17.74 m
9		X	17.30	17.24	17.30 m
10		X	16.55	16.82	16.82 m
11		15.51	X	16.52	16.52 m
12		X	16.32	16.29	16.32 m
13		X	14.96	X	14.96 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Throws						Result	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Note
		19.60	19.97	20.30	20.63	20.03	20.12	20.63 m
		18.46	19.56	X	19.45	20.12	X	20.12 m	PB
		X	19.43	20.03	18.72	20.08	19.98	20.08 m	SB
4		X	19.12	19.17	X	X	X	19.17 m
5		18.55	18.65	17.82	X	X	17.85	18.65 m
6		18.32	X	18.62	X	18.23	18.49	18.62 m
7		18.00	18.48	18.38	18.31	18.12	18.07	18.48 m
8		17.48	X	18.28	17.99	17.70	18.08	18.28 m

9		17.27	18.11	X				18.11 m
10		X	X	17.99				17.99 m
11		17.92	X	X				17.92 m
12		17.69	17.88	17.85				17.88 m