# 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

These are the official results of the Women's Shot Put event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes, with the final held on Wednesday 27 August 2003. The qualification mark was set at 18.40 metres.

## Medalists

| Gold | Svetlana Krivelyova Russia (RUS) |
| Silver | Nadzeya Ostapchuk Belarus (BLR) |
| Bronze | Vita Pavlysh Ukraine (UKR) |

## Schedule

* All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
Qualification Round :
| Group A | Group B |
| 27.08.2003 – 10:30h | 27.08.2003 – 12:00h |
| Final Round ||
| 27.08.2003 – 18:55h ||

## Abbreviations

* All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2003 World Athletics Championships :
| World Record | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 22.63 m | June 7, 1987 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Event Record | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 21.24 m | September 5, 1987 | Rome, Italy |

## Qualification
### Group A

| Rank | Athlete | Throws | Throws | Throws | Result |
| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result |
| 1 | Vita Pavlysh (UKR) | 18.01 | 19.00 | — | 19.00 m |
| 2 | Nadine Kleinert (GER) | 18.85 | — | — | 18.85 m |
| 3 | Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) | 18.69 | — | — | 18.69 m |
| 4 | Krystyna Zabawska (POL) | 18.46 | — | — | 18.46 m |
| 5 | Li Meiju (CHN) | 18.04 | 18.23 | X | 18.23 m |
| 6 | Elisângela Adriano (BRA) | 18.03 | X | 18.20 | 18.20 m |
| 7 | Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) | X | 17.95 | X | 17.95 m |
| 8 | Laurence Manfredi (FRA) | 17.31 | 17.88 | 17.43 | 17.88 m |
| 9 | Vivian Chukwuemeka (NGR) | 17.45 | X | X | 17.45 m |
| 10 | Nadine Beckel (GER) | 17.30 | 17.42 | 17.25 | 17.42 m |
| 11 | Chinatsu Mori (JPN) | 16.15 | 16.54 | 16.86 | 16.86 m |
| 12 | Kristin Heaston (USA) | 15.25 | 16.70 | X | 16.70 m |

### Group B

| Rank | Athlete | Throws | Throws | Throws | Result |
| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result |
| 1 | Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR) | 19.56 | — | — | 19.56 m |
| 2 | Valerie Vili (NZL) | 18.23 | 18.77 | — | 18.77 m |
| 3 | Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) | 18.66 | — | — | 18.66 m |
| 4 | Lieja Tunks (NED) | 18.14 | 18.44 | — | 18.44 m |
| 5 | Irini Terzoglou (GRE) | 16.91 | 18.39 | 18.31 | 18.39 m |
| 6 | Assunta Legnante (ITA) | 17.91 | 17.65 | 17.97 | 17.97 m |
| 7 | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) | 17.83 | 17.37 | X | 17.83 m |
| 8 | Olga Ryabinkina (RUS) | 17.32 | 17.30 | 17.74 | 17.74 m |
| 9 | Elena Hila (ROU) | X | 17.30 | 17.24 | 17.30 m |
| 10 | Zhang Xiaoyu (CHN) | X | 16.55 | 16.82 | 16.82 m |
| 11 | Fior Vásquez (DOM) | 15.51 | X | 16.52 | 16.52 m |
| 12 | Iolanta Ulyeva (KAZ) | X | 16.32 | 16.29 | 16.32 m |
| 13 | Ana Pouhila (TGA) | X | 14.96 | X | 14.96 m |

## Final

| Rank | Athlete | Throws | Throws | Throws | Throws | Throws | Throws | Result | Note |
| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Note |
| | Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) | 19.60 | 19.97 | 20.30 | 20.63 | 20.03 | 20.12 | 20.63 m | |
| | Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR) | 18.46 | 19.56 | X | 19.45 | 20.12 | X | 20.12 m | PB |
| | Vita Pavlysh (UKR) | X | 19.43 | 20.03 | 18.72 | 20.08 | 19.98 | 20.08 m | SB |
| 4 | Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) | X | 19.12 | 19.17 | X | X | X | 19.17 m | |
| 5 | Valerie Vili (NZL) | 18.55 | 18.65 | 17.82 | X | X | 17.85 | 18.65 m | |
| 6 | Krystyna Zabawska (POL) | 18.32 | X | 18.62 | X | 18.23 | 18.49 | 18.62 m | |
| 7 | Nadine Kleinert (GER) | 18.00 | 18.48 | 18.38 | 18.31 | 18.12 | 18.07 | 18.48 m | |
| 8 | Assunta Legnante (ITA) | 17.48 | X | 18.28 | 17.99 | 17.70 | 18.08 | 18.28 m | |
| 9 | Elisângela Adriano (BRA) | 17.27 | 18.11 | X | | | | 18.11 m | |
| 10 | Lieja Tunks (NED) | X | X | 17.99 | | | | 17.99 m | |
| 11 | Li Meiju (CHN) | 17.92 | X | X | | | | 17.92 m | |
| 12 | Irini Terzoglou (GRE) | 17.69 | 17.88 | 17.85 | | | | 17.88 m | |