Events at the 2003 World Championships
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men
4 × 100 m relay	men	women
4 × 400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
20 km walk	men	women
50 km walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men

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)

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

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
		1	2	3
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
		1	2	3
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
		1	2	3	4	5	6
	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

See also

• 2003 Shot Put Year Ranking
• Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games - Women's shot put

References

• Results( Archived 2009-05-29 at the Wayback Machine 2009-05-14)
• todor66