# Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put

These are the official results of the women's shot put event at the 1996 Summer Olympics, held on July 31, 1996, at the Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 27 competitors, with two non-starters. The top 12 and ties, and all those reaching 18.80 metres advanced to the final.

## Medalists

| Gold | Astrid Kumbernuss Germany |
| Silver | Xinmei Sui China |
| Bronze | Irina Khudoroshkina Russia |

## 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 1996 Summer Olympics :
| World Record | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 22.63 m | June 7, 1987 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Olympic Record | Ilona Slupianek (GDR) | 22.41 m | July 24, 1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union |

## Qualification
### Group A

| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Note |
| 1 | 1 | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) | 19.93 | — | — | 19.93 m | |
| 2 | 5 | Connie Price-Smith (USA) | 18.79 | X | 19.08 | 19.08 m | |
| 3 | 6 | Vita Pavlysh (UKR) | 17.49 | 19.04 | — | 19.04 m | |
| 4 | 7 | Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) | X | 18.92 | — | 18.92 m | |
| 5 | 13 | Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) | 18.44 | 18.55 | 18.47 | 18.55 m | |
| 6 | 14 | Li Meisu (CHN) | 17.88 | X | 18.39 | 18.39 m | |
| 7 | 15 | Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) | 18.23 | 17.60 | 17.86 | 18.23 m | |
| 8 | 16 | Valeyta Althouse (USA) | 17.62 | 17.54 | 18.16 | 18.16 m | |
| 9 | 17 | Elvira Urusova (GEO) | 16.61 | 17.27 | 17.69 | 17.69 m | |
| 10 | 19 | Karoliina Lundahl (FIN) | 17.14 | 16.97 | X | 17.14 m | |
| 11 | 22 | Yelena Baltabayeva (KAZ) | 16.40 | X | 15.35 | 16.40 m | |
| 12 | 23 | Teresa Machado (POR) | 15.91 | 15.62 | 15.60 | 15.91 m | |
| — | — | Huang Zhihong (CHN) | — | — | — | DNS |

### Group B

| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Note |
| 1 | 2 | Sui Xinmei (CHN) | 19.36 | — | — | 19.36 m | |
| 2 | 3 | Stephanie Storp (GER) | 19.29 | — | — | 19.29 m | |
| 3 | 4 | Valentyna Fedyushyna (UKR) | 19.22 | — | — | 19.22 m | |
| 4 | 7 | Irina Khudoroshkina (RUS) | X | 17.73 | 19.03 | 19.03 m | |
| 5 | 8 | Kathrin Neimke (GER) | 19.02 | — | — | 19.02 m | |
| 6 | 10 | Belsy Laza (CUB) | 18.15 | 18.61 | 18.58 | 18.61 m | |
| 7 | 11 | Judy Oakes (GBR) | 18.37 | 18.56 | 18.45 | 18.56 m | |
| 8 | 12 | Ramona Pagel (USA) | 17.61 | 18.55 | 18.48 | 18.55 m | |
| 9 | 18 | Svetla Mitkova (BUL) | 17.41 | 17.48 | 17.30 | 17.48 m | |
| 10 | 20 | Lee Myung-Sun (KOR) | 15.90 | 16.92 | 16.64 | 16.92 m | |
| 11 | 21 | Elisângela Adriano (BRA) | X | 16.49 | 14.61 | 16.49 m | |
| 12 | 24 | Nada Kawar (JOR) | 15.28 | X | 14.73 | 15.28 m | |
| 13 | 25 | Lisa Misipeka (ASA) | 13.40 | 13.72 | 13.74 | 13.74 m | |
| — | — | Corrie de Bruin (NED) | — | — | — | DNS |

## Final

| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Note |
| | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) | 20.56 | X | 19.67 | X | X | 20.47 | 20.56 m | |
| | Sui Xinmei (CHN) | 19.06 | 18.95 | 19.88 | 19.24 | 19.21 | 19.43 | 19.88 m | |
| | Irina Khudoroshkina (RUS) | 19.35 | X | X | X | — | — | 19.35 m | |
| 4 | Vita Pavlysh (UKR) | 17.30 | 18.20 | 19.30 | 18.21 | 19.23 | X | 19.30 m | |
| 5 | Connie Price-Smith (USA) | 18.44 | 18.61 | 19.22 | X | X | X | 19.22 m | |
| 6 | Stephanie Storp (GER) | 18.91 | X | X | 18.06 | 18.25 | 19.06 | 19.06 m | |
| 7 | Kathrin Neimke (GER) | 17.87 | 18.40 | 18.92 | X | 18.62 | 18.65 | 18.92 m | |
| 8 | Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) | 18.43 | X | 18.55 | 18.65 | 18.50 | 18.68 | 18.68 m | |
| 9 | Ramona Pagel (USA) | 16.57 | 18.48 | 17.55 | | | | 18.48 m | |
| 10 | Belsy Laza (CUB) | X | 18.40 | 18.40 | | | | 18.40 m | |
| 11 | Judy Oakes (GBR) | 18.34 | 18.10 | 18.18 | | | | 18.34 m | |
| 12 | Valentyna Fedyushyna (UKR) | X | X | 17.99 | | | | 17.99 m | |