Women's shot put at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 31 July 1976 | |||||||||
Competitors | 13 from 8 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 21.16 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
---|---|---|
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 | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
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]
Gold | Ivanka Khristova |
Silver | Nadezhda Chizhova |
Bronze | Helena Fibingerová |
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 |
Standing records prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
World Record | 21.89 m | July 4, 1976 | ||
Olympic Record | 21.03 m | September 7, 1972 | ||
Broken records during the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||||
Olympic Record | 21.16 m | July 31, 1976 |
Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
19.96 | 20.88 | 20.67 | 20.47 | 21.16 | 20.19 | 21.16 m | |||
20.84 | 20.96 | X | X | 14.16 | X | 20.96 m | |||
X | 19.68 | 20.15 | X | 20.67 | X | 20.67 m | |||
4 | 20.55 | X | X | X | 18.15 | 19.50 | 20.55 m | ||
5 | 20.52 | 19.78 | 19.65 | 19.80 | 19.72 | 20.54 | 20.54 m | ||
6 | X | 17.53 | 19.15 | X | 19.64 | 19.79 | 19.79 m | ||
7 | X | 19.11 | 19.29 | 19.29 | X | X | 19.29 m | ||
8 | 18.89 | 18.50 | 18.85 | X | X | 18.61 | 18.89 m | ||
9 | X | 18.11 | 18.36 | 18.36 m | |||||
10 | 17.46 | 17.77 | 18.07 | 18.07 m | |||||
11 | X | 16.31 | X | 16.31 m | |||||
12 | 14.63 | 15.60 | X | 15.60 m | |||||
13 | 14.79 | 14.87 | 15.48 | 15.48 m |
Margitta Gummel is a German former Olympic gold medalist. She competed for the Unified German team in the 1964 Summer Olympics, East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and East Germany again at the 1972 Summer Olympics. She had a long rivalry with Nadezhda Chizhova of the Soviet Union.
Gabriele Hinzmann is a retired track and field athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw, such as at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where she competed for East Germany and won the bronze medal.
Markku Tuokko was a Finnish discus thrower, shot putter and teacher.
The official results of the Men's 10,000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The final was held on Monday July 26, 1976, after the qualifying heats were run on Friday July 23, 1976.
These are the official results of the women's shot put event at the 1992 Summer Olympics, held on 5 August 1992, at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 18 participating athletes. The top 12 and ties and all those reaching 18.50 metres advanced to the final.
The women's shot put event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 26 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Saturday October 1, 1988.
These are the official results of the Women's 1,500m metres event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with the final was held on Friday 1980-08-01.
The Women's Discus Throw event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had an entry list of 18 competitors, with one qualifying group and the final (12) held on Friday 1980-08-01.
The women's shot put event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had an entry list of 14 competitors. The final was held on Thursday 24 July 1980.
The women's shot put event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 13 competitors. The final was held on 3 August 1984.
The Women's High Jump event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had an entry list of 20 competitors. The final was held on Saturday 1980-07-26. Sara Simeoni took gold in the event, Urszula Kielan won silver, and Jutta Kirst won bronze.
The Men's Shot Put event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had an entry list of 16 competitors. The final was held on Wednesday 30 July 1980, with the qualifying round staged two days earlier in the Lenin Stadium. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 19.60 metres advanced to the final.
These are the official results of the Women's Pentathlon competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. There were a total number of 19 participating athletes, with the competition held on 24 July 1980. This was to be the last Pentathlon competition at this level as the Heptathlon subsequently replaced it and became the multi-event competition for women.
These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The competition was held on July 25, 1980, and on July 26, 1980.
These are the official results of the Women's 200 metres event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The competition was held on July 28, 1980 and on July 30, 1980.
These are the official results of the women's 400 metres event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The competition was held on July 25, 1980, and on July 28, 1980.
The Men's Shot Put event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, had an entry list of 23 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Saturday July 24, 1976. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 19.40 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held on Friday 23, 1976.
Margit Papp is a Hungarian former athlete. She competed in the Summer Olympic Games in 1972, 1976 and 1980 and won the gold medal in women's pentathlon at the 1978 European Championships.
Hanka Pachale-Durante, is a German volleyball player; she played for the German Women's National Team, representing them in consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. She represented her native country in at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in ninth place, and at the 2003 Women's European Volleyball Championship, finishing third. For the 2009–10 season, she played for Italian club Pavia.
Nikola Khristov is a retired Bulgarian shot putter.