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 edit
| Gold |  Astrid KumbernussGermany (GER) |
| Silver |  Huang ZhihongPR China (CHN) |
| Bronze |  Svetla MitkovaBulgaria (BUL) |
Schedule edit
- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 05.08.1995 – 09:40h | 05.08.1995 – 09:40h |
| Final Round | |
| 05.08.1995 – 17:25h | |
Abbreviations edit
- 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 edit
| Standing records prior to the 1995 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 edit
Qualifying distance: 18.80 metres.
Group A edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 |
Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) |
20.52 | 20.59 | 21.22 | 20.09 | X | 20.23 | 21.22 m | |
 |
Huang Zhihong (CHN) |
19.92 | 20.04 | X | X | X | — | 20.04 m | |
 |
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 | ||||