The Women's Shot Put event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, 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 edit
| Gold |  Yanina KorolchikBelarus (BLR) |
| Silver |  Nadine KleinertGermany (GER) |
| Bronze |  Vita PavlyshUkraine (UKR) |
Schedule edit
- All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 05.08.2001 – 08:30h | 05.08.2001 – 08:30h |
| Final Round | |
| 05.08.2001 – 15:45h | |
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 1999 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
|
| Season Best |  Larisa Peleshenko (RUS) |
20.79 m | July 13, 2001 | Tula, Russia
|
Qualification edit
Group A edit
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Yanina Korolchik (BLR) |
19.87 | — | — | 19.87 m | |
| 2 | 4 | Vita Pavlysh (UKR) |
18.68 | — | — | 18.68 m | |
| 3 | 6 |  Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) |
18.64 | — | — | 18.64 m | |
| 4 | 7 | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) |
17.98 | 18.54 | — | 18.54 m | |
| 5 | 8 |  Krystyna Zabawska (POL) |
18.28 | X | 18.48 | 18.48 m | |
| 6 | 9 | Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) |
18.47 | — | — | 18.47 m | |
| 7 | 12 |  Lieja Koeman (NED) |
17.93 | X | 17.82 | 17.93 m | |
| 8 | 16 |  Kalliopi Ouzouni (GRE) |
X | 16.77 | 16.82 | 16.82 m | |
| 9 | 18 |  Elena Hila (ROM) |
X | 16.57 | X | 16.57 m | |
| 10 | 19 |  Iolanta Ulyeva (KAZ) |
15.99 | 16.22 | 15.83 | 16.22 m | |
Group B edit
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | Nadine Kleinert (GER) |
X | 19.35 | — | 19.35 m | |
| 2 | 3 | Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) |
18.96 | — | — | 18.96 m | |
| 3 | 5 | Larisa Peleshenko (RUS) |
18.65 | — | — | 18.65 m | |
| 4 | 10 | Nadezhda Ostapchuk (BLR) |
X | 18.44 | — | 18.44 m | |
| 5 | 11 |  Elisangela Adriano (BRA) |
17.66 | 17.53 | 18.11 | 18.11 m | |
| 6 | 13 | Katarzyna Żakowicz (POL) |
X | 17.71 | 17.51 | 17.71 m | |
| 7 | 14 |  Lee Myung-Sun (KOR) |
17.66 | 17.52 | 17.55 | 17.66 m | |
| 8 | 15 |  Cheng Xiaoyan (CHN) |
17.21 | 17.32 | 17.25 | 17.32 m | |
| 9 | 17 |  Seilala Sua (USA) |
16.61 | 16.21 | 16.08 | 16.61 m | |
| 10 | 20 |  Georgette Reed (CAN) |
15.92 | 15.61 | 15.74 | 15.92 m | |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 |
Yanina Korolchik (BLR) |
X | 19.71 | 20.61 | X | 19.21 | 19.61 | 20.61 m | NR |
 |
Nadine Kleinert (GER) |
19.54 | 18.88 | 19.45 | 19.10 | X | 19.86 | 19.86 m | PB |
 |
Vita Pavlysh (UKR) |
19.01 | 19.41 | 18.80 | X | 18.98 | X | 19.41 m | |
| 4 | Larisa Peleshenko (RUS) |
X | 19.06 | 19.37 | 19.32 | 19.30 | 19.15 | 19.37 m | |
| 5 | Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) |
19.35 | X | X | 18.55 | 18.63 | X | 19.35 m | |
| 6 | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) |
18.77 | 19.02 | 18.91 | X | 19.25 | X | 19.25 m | |
| 7 | Nadezhda Ostapchuk (BLR) |
18.65 | 18.81 | 18.52 | 18.71 | 18.98 | X | 18.98 m | |
| 8 | Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) |
18.73 | X | 18.34 | X | 17.90 | 18.56 | 18.73 m | |
| 9 | Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) |
X | 18.68 | 18.70 | 18.70 m | ||||
| 10 | Krystyna Zabawska (POL) |
18.18 | 18.49 | 18.50 | 18.50 m | ||||
| 11 | Elisangela Adriano (BRA) |
18.06 | 17.96 | 17.95 | 18.06 m | ||||
| 12 | Lieja Koeman (NED) |
17.56 | 17.89 | X | 17.89 m | ||||
See also edit
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