# Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Thursday, 28 September, with the Qualification held on Wednesday, 27 September.
The qualifying athletes progressed through to the final where the qualifying distances are scrapped and they start afresh with up to six throws. The qualifying distance was 18.50m. For all qualifiers who did not achieve the standard, the remaining spaces in the final were filled by the longest throws until a total of 12 qualifiers.

## Medalists

| Gold | Yanina Korolchik Belarus |
| Silver | Larisa Peleshenko Russia |
| Bronze | Astrid Kumbernuss Germany |

## Schedule

* All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Qualification Round :
| Group A | Group B |
| 27 September 2000 – 10:00h | 27 September 2000 – 10:00h |
| Final Round ||
| 28 September 2000 – 20:30h ||

## Abbreviations

* 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

Standing records prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics :
| World Record | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 22.63 m | 7 June 1987 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Olympic Record | Ilona Slupianek (GDR) | 22.41 m | 24 July 1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union |

## Qualification
### Group A

| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Country | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Note |
| 1 | 4 | Krystyna Danilczyk-Zabawska | Poland | 18.32 | 18.42 | 18.93 | 18.93 m | |
| 2 | 5 | Astrid Kumbernuss | Germany | 18.90 | — | — | 18.90 m | |
| 3 | 6 | Svetlana Krivelyova | Russia | 18.48 | 18.56 | — | 18.56 m | |
| 4 | 7 | Kalliopi Ouzouni | Greece | 17.35 | 18.56 | — | 18.56 m | |
| 5 | 8 | Yumileidi Cumbá | Cuba | X | 18.02 | 18.42 | 18.42 m | |
| 6 | 10 | Cheng Xiaoyan | China | 17.67 | 18.23 | X | 18.23 m | |
| 7 | 11 | Lieja Koeman | Netherlands | 17.43 | 17.99 | 17.35 | 17.99 m | |
| 8 | 14 | Vivian Chukwuemeka | Nigeria | X | 17.33 | 17.47 | 17.47 m | |
| 9 | 15 | Lee Myung-Sun | South Korea | 17.25 | 17.40 | 17.44 | 17.44 m | |
| 10 | 16 | Connie Price-Smith | United States | 17.38 | 16.70 | 17.42 | 17.42 m | |
| 11 | 20 | Laurence Manfredi | France | 16.57 | 16.38 | X | 16.57 m | |
| 12 | 23 | Martina de la Puente | Spain | X | 16.30 | X | 16.30 m | |

### Group B

| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Country | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Note |
| 1 | 1 | Yanina Korolchik | Belarus | 19.36 | — | — | 19.36 m | |
| 2 | 2 | Olga Ryabinkina | Russia | 17.32 | 18.04 | 19.20 | 19.20 m | PB |
| 3 | 4 | Larisa Peleshenko | Russia | 19.08 | — | — | 19.08 m | |
| 4 | 9 | Nadine Kleinert-Schmitt | Germany | 17.75 | X | 18.39 | 18.39 m | |
| 5 | 12 | Valentina Fedjuschina | Austria | 16.95 | 17.84 | 17.45 | 17.84 m | |
| 6 | 13 | Judy Oakes | Great Britain | 16.96 | X | 17.81 | 17.81 m | |
| 7 | 17 | Jesseca Cross | United States | 17.15 | 17.27 | 16.91 | 17.27 m | |
| 8 | 18 | Katarzyna Żakowicz | Poland | 16.49 | 16.74 | 16.95 | 16.95 m | |
| 9 | 19 | Mara Rosolen | Italy | 16.13 | X | 16.66 | 16.66 m | |
| 10 | 21 | Iolanta Ulyeva | Kazakhstan | 16.38 | 15.11 | 16.31 | 16.38 m | |
| 11 | 22 | Teri Tunks | United States | X | 15.30 | 16.34 | 16.34 m | |
| 12 | 24 | Yu Xin | China | 15.68 | 16.18 | — | 16.18 m | |
| 13 | 25 | Nada Kawar | Jordan | X | 15.67 | X | 15.67 m | |

## Final

| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Note |
| | Yanina Korolchik (BLR) | 19.43 | X | 18.76 | 19.11 | X | 20.56 | 20.56 m | NR |
| | Larisa Peleshenko (RUS) | 19.16 | 19.92 | 19.79 | X | X | 19.60 | 19.92 m | |
| | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) | 19.38 | 19.24 | 18.73 | 18.76 | 18.89 | 19.62 | 19.62 m | |
| 4 | Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) | 18.84 | 18.60 | 19.04 | 19.12 | 19.37 | 19.36 | 19.37 m | |
| 5 | Krystyna Zabawska (POL) | 18.61 | 17.93 | 19.18 | 18.39 | X | 17.16 | 19.18 m | SB |
| 6 | Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) | 18.33 | 18.30 | 18.70 | X | X | X | 18.70 m | |
| 7 | Kalliopi Ouzouni (GRE) | 18.45 | X | 18.63 | 18.34 | X | 17.09 | 18.63 m | NR |
| 8 | Nadine Kleinert-Schmitt (GER) | X | 18.49 | 18.33 | X | X | X | 18.49 m | |
| 9 | Lieja Koeman (NED) | X | 17.56 | 17.96 | | | | 17.96 m | |
| 10 | Olga Ryabinkina (RUS) | 17.33 | 17.85 | 17.66 | | | | 17.85 m | |
| 11 | Cheng Xiaoyan (CHN) | 17.30 | 17.85 | X | | | | 17.85 m | |
| 12 | Valentina Fedjuschina (AUT) | 16.70 | 17.14 | 16.75 | | | | 17.14 m | |