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]
| 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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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
editReferences
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.