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Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put

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Women's shot put
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date31 July 1976
Competitors13 from 8 nations
Winning distance21.16 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ivanka Khristova
 Bulgaria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nadezhda Chizhova
 Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Helena Fibingerová
 Czechoslovakia
← 1972
1980 →

The women's shot put event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada had an entry list of 13 competitors. The final was held on 31 July 1976. There was no qualification round.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Ivanka Khristova
 Bulgaria
Silver Nadezhda Chizhova
 Soviet Union
Bronze Helena Fibingerová
 Czechoslovakia

Abbreviations

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  • All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
OR olympic record
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

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Standing records prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics
World Record  Ivanka Khristova (BUL) 21.89 m July 4, 1976 Bulgaria Belmeken, Bulgaria
Olympic Record  Nadezhda Chizhova (URS) 21.03 m September 7, 1972 West Germany Munich, West Germany
Broken records during the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record  Ivanka Khristova (BUL) 21.16 m July 31, 1976 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Final

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Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ivanka Khristova (BUL) 19.96 20.88 20.67 20.47 21.16 20.19 21.16 m OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Nadezhda Chizhova (URS) 20.84 20.96 X X 14.16 X 20.96 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Helena Fibingerová (TCH) X 19.68 20.15 X 20.67 X 20.67 m
4  Marianne Adam (GDR) 20.55 X X X 18.15 19.50 20.55 m
5  Ilona Slupianek (GDR) 20.52 19.78 19.65 19.80 19.72 20.54 20.54 m
6  Margitta Droese (GDR) X 17.53 19.15 X 19.64 19.79 19.79 m
7  Eva Wilms (FRG) X 19.11 19.29 19.29 X X 19.29 m
8  Elena Stoyanova (BUL) 18.89 18.50 18.85 X X 18.61 18.89 m
9  Svetlana Krachevskaya (URS) X 18.11 18.36 18.36 m
10  Faina Melnik (URS) 17.46 17.77 18.07 18.07 m
11  María Elena Sarría (CUB) X 16.31 X 16.31 m
12  Maren Seidler (USA) 14.63 15.60 X 15.60 m
13  Lucette Moreau (CAN) 14.79 14.87 15.48 15.48 m

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2018.