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
Venue Olympic Stadium
Date31 July 1976
Competitors13 from 8 nations
Winning distance21.16 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ivanka Khristova
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Silver medal icon.svg Nadezhda Chizhova
Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Helena Fibingerová
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  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]

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Medalists

Gold Ivanka Khristova
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria
Silver Nadezhda Chizhova
Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg Soviet Union
Bronze Helena Fibingerová
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia

Abbreviations

Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
ORolympic record
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics
World Record Flag of Bulgaria (1971 - 1990).svg  Ivanka Khristova  (BUL)21.89 m July 4, 1976 Flag of Bulgaria (1971 - 1990).svg Belmeken, Bulgaria
Olympic Record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nadezhda Chizhova  (URS)21.03 m September 7, 1972 Flag of Germany.svg Munich, West Germany
Broken records during the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record Flag of Bulgaria (1971 - 1990).svg  Ivanka Khristova  (BUL)21.16 m July 31, 1976 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123456
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivanka Khristova  (BUL)19.9620.8820.6720.4721.1620.1921.16 m
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Nadezhda Chizhova  (URS)20.8420.96XX14.16X20.96 m
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Helena Fibingerová  (TCH)X19.6820.15X20.67X20.67 m
4Flag of East Germany.svg  Marianne Adam  (GDR)20.55XXX18.1519.5020.55 m
5Flag of East Germany.svg  Ilona Slupianek  (GDR)20.5219.7819.6519.8019.7220.5420.54 m
6Flag of East Germany.svg  Margitta Droese  (GDR)X17.5319.15X19.6419.7919.79 m
7Flag of Germany.svg  Eva Wilms  (FRG)X19.1119.2919.29XX19.29 m
8Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Elena Stoyanova  (BUL)18.8918.5018.85XX18.6118.89 m
9Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Svetlana Krachevskaya  (URS)X18.1118.3618.36 m
10Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Faina Melnik  (URS)17.4617.7718.0718.07 m
11Flag of Cuba.svg  María Elena Sarría  (CUB)X16.31X16.31 m
12Flag of the United States.svg  Maren Seidler  (USA)14.6315.60X15.60 m
13Flag of Canada.svg  Lucette Moreau  (CAN)14.7914.8715.4815.48 m

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References

  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.