2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

These are the official results of the Women's Shot Put event at the 2003 World Championships 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 Russia (RUS)
Silver	Nadzeya Ostapchuk Belarus (BLR)
Bronze	Vita Pavlysh Ukraine (UKR)

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

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

Records

Standing records prior to the 2003 World Athletics Championships
World Record	Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)	22.63 m	June 7, 1987	Moscow, Soviet Union
Event Record	Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)	21.24 m	September 5, 1987	Rome, Italy

Qualification

Group A

Rank	Athlete	Throws			Result
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	Result
1	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)	18.01	19.00	—	19.00 m
2	Nadine Kleinert (GER)	18.85	—	—	18.85 m
3	Irina Korzhanenko (RUS)	18.69	—	—	18.69 m
4	Krystyna Zabawska (POL)	18.46	—	—	18.46 m
5	Li Meiju (CHN)	18.04	18.23	X	18.23 m
6	Elisângela Adriano (BRA)	18.03	X	18.20	18.20 m
7	Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB)	X	17.95	X	17.95 m
8	Laurence Manfredi (FRA)	17.31	17.88	17.43	17.88 m
9	Vivian Chukwuemeka (NGR)	17.45	X	X	17.45 m
10	Nadine Beckel (GER)	17.30	17.42	17.25	17.42 m
11	Chinatsu Mori (JPN)	16.15	16.54	16.86	16.86 m
12	Kristin Heaston (USA)	15.25	16.70	X	16.70 m

Group B

Rank	Athlete	Throws			Result
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	Result
1	Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR)	19.56	—	—	19.56 m
2	Valerie Vili (NZL)	18.23	18.77	—	18.77 m
3	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)	18.66	—	—	18.66 m
4	Lieja Tunks (NED)	18.14	18.44	—	18.44 m
5	Irini Terzoglou (GRE)	16.91	18.39	18.31	18.39 m
6	Assunta Legnante (ITA)	17.91	17.65	17.97	17.97 m
7	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	17.83	17.37	X	17.83 m
8	Olga Ryabinkina (RUS)	17.32	17.30	17.74	17.74 m
9	Elena Hila (ROU)	X	17.30	17.24	17.30 m
10	Zhang Xiaoyu (CHN)	X	16.55	16.82	16.82 m
11	Fior Vásquez (DOM)	15.51	X	16.52	16.52 m
12	Iolanta Ulyeva (KAZ)	X	16.32	16.29	16.32 m
13	Ana Pouhila (TGA)	X	14.96	X	14.96 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Throws						Result	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Note
	Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)	19.60	19.97	20.30	20.63	20.03	20.12	20.63 m
	Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR)	18.46	19.56	X	19.45	20.12	X	20.12 m	PB
	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)	X	19.43	20.03	18.72	20.08	19.98	20.08 m	SB
4	Irina Korzhanenko (RUS)	X	19.12	19.17	X	X	X	19.17 m
5	Valerie Vili (NZL)	18.55	18.65	17.82	X	X	17.85	18.65 m
6	Krystyna Zabawska (POL)	18.32	X	18.62	X	18.23	18.49	18.62 m
7	Nadine Kleinert (GER)	18.00	18.48	18.38	18.31	18.12	18.07	18.48 m
8	Assunta Legnante (ITA)	17.48	X	18.28	17.99	17.70	18.08	18.28 m

9	Elisângela Adriano (BRA)	17.27	18.11	X				18.11 m
10	Lieja Tunks (NED)	X	X	17.99				17.99 m
11	Li Meiju (CHN)	17.92	X	X				17.92 m
12	Irini Terzoglou (GRE)	17.69	17.88	17.85				17.88 m