Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put
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| Women's shot put at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venues | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
| Dates | 3 August 1984 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 20.48 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1984 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 |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 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 | |
| 50 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 | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Wheelchair races | ||
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.[1]
The winning margin was 1 cm which as of June 2024 remains the only time the women's shot put has been won by less than 4 cm at the Olympics.
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Claudia Losch West Germany
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| Silver | Mihaela Loghin Romania
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| Bronze | Gael Mulhall Australia
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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 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| World Record |  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) |
22.53 m | May 27, 1984 | Sochi, Soviet Union
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| Olympic Record |  Ilona Slupianek (GDR) |
22.41 m | July 24, 1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union
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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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 Claudia Losch (FRG) |
19.97 | 20.31 | 19.33 | 20.06 | 19.96 | 20.48 | 20.48 m | |
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 Mihaela Loghin (ROM) |
19.67 | 19.73 | 19.95 | 20.47 | 20.25 | 20.09 | 20.47 m | |
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 Gael Mulhall (AUS) |
18.10 | 19.19 | 18.75 | 18.53 | X | 18.34 | 19.19 m | |
| 4 |  Judy Oakes (GBR) |
18.14 | 17.76 | 18.01 | 18.08 | X | 17.81 | 18.14 m | |
| 5 |  Li Meisu (CHN) |
17.37 | X | 17.44 | 17.96 | 17.61 | 17.19 | 17.96 m | |
| 6 | Venissa Head (GBR) |
X | 17.90 | X | 17.37 | 15.59 | 16.40 | 17.90 m | |
| 7 |  Carol Cady (USA) |
17.22 | 17.23 | 17.10 | 16.83 | 16.32 | 17.19 | 17.23 m | |
| 8 | Florența Crăciunescu (ROM) |
16.62 | 17.23 | 17.10 | 16.45 | X | 17.05 | 17.23 m | |
| 9 | Lorna Griffin (USA) |
15.87 | 16.08 | 17.00 | 17.00 m | ||||
| 10 | Yang Yanqin (CHN) |
16.76 | 16.97 | 16.46 | 16.97 m | ||||
| 11 | Ramona Pagel (USA) |
16.06 | 15.69 | 15.90 | 16.06 m | ||||
| 12 |  Carmen Ionesco (CAN) |
14.92 | 15.25 | 14.96 | 15.25 m | ||||
| 13 |  Odette Mistoul (GAB) |
14.39 | X | 14.59 | 14.59 m | ||||
See also
[edit]- 1982 Women's European Championships Shot Put (Athens)
- 1983 Women's World Championships Shot Put (Helsinki)
- 1984 Women's Friendship Games Shot Put (Prague)
- 1986 Women's European Championships Shot Put (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Women's World Championships Shot Put (Rome)
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
External links
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