2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put

The men's shot put event at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 15.

Medalists edit

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Irina Korzhanenko Russia	Nadzeya Astapchuk Belarus	Astrid Kumbernuss Germany

Qualifying performance 18.45 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
1	Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya	Belarus	19.12			19.12	Q, PB
2	Irina Korzhanenko	Russia	X	19.10		19.10	Q
3	Vita Pavlysh	Ukraine	18.79			18.79	Q
4	Yumileidi Cumbá	Cuba	18.33	18.42	18.71	18.71	Q
5	Svetlana Krivelyova	Russia	18.66			18.66	Q
6	Nadzeya Astapchuk	Belarus	18.57			18.57	Q
7	Astrid Kumbernuss	Germany	18.46			18.46	Q
8	Assunta Legnante	Italy	X	17.55	18.35	18.35	q, SB
9	Lieja Tunks	Netherlands	X	X	18.31	18.31
10	Li Meiju	China	18.13	X	X	18.13
11	Cristiana Checchi	Italy	X	17.72	18.08	18.08
12	Song Feina	China	X	17.23	17.04	17.23
	Nadine Kleinert	Germany	X	X	X	NM

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Irina Korzhanenko	Russia	20.14	20.55	X	X	X	19.86	20.55	CR
	Nadzeya Astapchuk	Belarus	19.49	20.31	19.99	19.77	20.09	19.69	20.31
	Astrid Kumbernuss	Germany	19.05	19.86	19.78	X	X	19.59	19.86	SB
4	Vita Pavlysh	Ukraine	19.16	X	19.66	19.08	X	19.73	19.73
5	Svetlana Krivelyova	Russia	18.72	18.64	X	19.45	19.57	19.44	19.57
6	Yumileidi Cumbá	Cuba	X	19.19	X	X	18.24	18.80	19.19	PB
7	Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya	Belarus	18.94	X	18.91	18.83	X	X	18.94
8	Assunta Legnante	Italy	X	18.20	X	X	X	X	18.20