Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put
| Women's shot put at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 31 July 1976 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 21.16 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
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| 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]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Ivanka Khristova Bulgaria
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| Silver | Nadezhda Chizhova Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Helena Fibingerová Czechoslovakia
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Abbreviations
[edit]- 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
[edit]| Standing records prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| World Record | Ivanka Khristova (BUL) |
21.89 m | July 4, 1976 | Belmeken, Bulgaria
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| Olympic Record | Nadezhda Chizhova (URS) |
21.03 m | September 7, 1972 |  Munich, West Germany
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| Broken records during the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||||
| Olympic Record | Ivanka Khristova (BUL) |
21.16 m | July 31, 1976 |  Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Final
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
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 Ivanka Khristova (BUL) |
19.96 | 20.88 | 20.67 | 20.47 | 21.16 | 20.19 | 21.16 m | OR |
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 Nadezhda Chizhova (URS) |
20.84 | 20.96 | X | X | 14.16 | X | 20.96 m | |
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 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
[edit]- 1974 Women's European Championships shot put (Rome)
- 1978 Women's European Championships shot put (Prague)
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
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