# 1999 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

These are the official results of the Women's Shot Put event at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with the final held on Wednesday 25 August 1999.

## Medalists

| Gold | Astrid Kumbernuss Germany (GER) |
| Silver | Nadine Kleinert Germany (GER) |
| Bronze | Svetlana Krivelyova Russia (RUS) |

## Schedule

* All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
Qualification Round :
| Group A | Group B |
| 25.08.1999 – 10:30h | 25.08.1999 – 10:30h |
| Final Round ||
| 25.08.1999 – 20:15h ||

## 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 |

## Startlist

| Order | № | Athlete | Season Best | Personal Best |
| GROUP A |||||
| 1 | 546 | Mara Rosolen (ITA) | 18.46 | 18.61 |
| 2 | 424 | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) | 19.76 | 21.22 |
| 3 | 964 | Svetla Mitkova-Sınırtaş (TUR) | 17.76 | 20.91 |
| 4 | 948 | Juttaporn Krasaeyan (THA) | 16.43 | 19.43 |
| 5 | 741 | Krystyna Danilczyk-Zabawska (POL) | 19.26 | 19.42 |
| 6 | 351 | Laurence Manfredi (FRA) | 17.85 | 17.85 |
| 7 | 790 | Elena Hila (ROM) | 18.73 | 18.73 |
| 8 | 213 | Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) | 19.29 | 19.29 |
| 9 | 1037 | Connie Price-Smith (USA) | 19.46 | 19.60 |
| 10 | 166 | Song Feina (CHN) | 18.43 | 18.45 |
| 11 | 90 | Yanina Korolchik (BLR) | 18.87 | 19.23 |
| 12 | 155 | Cheng Xiaoyan (CHN) | 18.91 | 20.02 |
| 13 | 859 | Anna Romanova (RUS) | 18.84 | 20.24 |
| GROUP B |||||
| 1 | 422 | Nadine Kleinert (GER) | 19.52 | 19.52 |
| 2 | 843 | Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) | 20.69 | 21.06 |
| 3 | 1042 | Teri Steer-Tunks (USA) | 19.04 | 19.04 |
| 4 | 718 | Vivian Peters-Chukwuemeka (NGR) | 17.35 | 17.35 |
| 5 | 49 | Valentina Fedyushina (AUT) | 19.21 | 21.60 |
| 6 | 1046 | Tressa Thompson (USA) | 19.44 | 19.44 |
| 7 | 571 | Nada Kawar (JOR) | 17.74 | 17.79 |
| 8 | 172 | Yu Juan (CHN) | 18.74 | 19.13 |
| 9 | 609 | Lee Myung-Sun (KOR) | 18.79 | 18.79 |
| 10 | 92 | Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR) | 18.73 | 18.73 |
| 11 | 463 | Kalliopi Ouzouni (GRE) | 18.39 | 18.39 |
| 12 | 703 | Lieja Koeman (NED) | 18.48 | 18.48 |
| 13 | 260 | Martina de la Puente (ESP) | 18.17 | 18.17 |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 1999 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 | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Note |
| 1 | 2 | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) | 18.84 | — | | 18.84 m | |
| 2 | 3 | Cheng Xiaoyan (CHN) | 18.49 | 18.62 | — | 18.62 m | |
| 3 | 5 | Krystyna Danilczyk-Zabawska (POL) | 18.49 | X | — | 18.49 m | |
| 4 | 6 | Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) | 18.27 | 18.38 | X | 18.38 m | |
| 5 | 9 | Connie Price-Smith (USA) | 17.78 | 18.10 | 18.06 | 18.10 m | |
| 6 | 10 | Elena Hila (ROM) | 17.15 | 17.37 | 18.09 | 18.09 m | |
| 7 | 12 | Yanina Korolchik (BLR) | 16.72 | 16.86 | 17.90 | 17.90 m | |
| 8 | 13 | Laurence Manfredi (FRA) | 17.80 | 17.25 | 17.89 | 17.89 m | NR |
| 9 | 14 | Mara Rosolen (ITA) | 17.84 | 17.09 | 16.91 | 17.84 m | |
| 10 | 17 | Anna Romanova (RUS) | 17.54 | 17.78 | X | 17.78 m | |
| 11 | 21 | Juttaporn Krasaeyan (THA) | 17.12 | 17.39 | 17.11 | 17.39 m | SB |
| 12 | 22 | Song Feina (CHN) | 16.86 | 17.26 | 17.25 | 17.26 m | |
| 13 | 24 | Svetla Mitkova-Sınırtaş (TUR) | 16.23 | 16.14 | 16.40 | 16.40 m | |

### Group B

| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Note |
| 1 | 1 | Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) | 18.25 | 19.54 | — | 19.54 m | |
| 2 | 4 | Nadine Kleinert (GER) | 18.59 | — | — | 18.59 m | |
| 3 | 7 | Lee Myung-Sun (KOR) | 17.63 | 18.37 | X | 18.37 m | |
| 4 | 8 | Valentina Fedyushina (AUT) | 18.28 | 18.24 | 18.23 | 18.28 m | |
| 5 | 11 | Teri Steer-Tunks (USA) | 17.43 | 18.09 | X | 18.09 m | |
| 6 | 15 | Yu Juan (CHN) | 17.82 | 17.27 | 17.07 | 17.82 m | |
| 7 | 16 | Kalliopi Ouzouni (GRE) | 17.43 | 17.79 | 17.23 | 17.79 m | |
| 8 | 18 | Tressa Thompson (USA) | 17.47 | 17.27 | 17.52 | 17.52 m | |
| 9 | 19 | Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR) | 17.37 | X | 17.47 | 17.47 m | |
| 10 | 20 | Lieja Koeman (NED) | X | 17.45 | 17.18 | 17.45 m | |
| 11 | 23 | Martina de la Puente (ESP) | X | X | 16.68 | 16.68 m | |
| 12 | 25 | Nada Kawar (JOR) | 16.30 | X | X | 16.30 m | |
| — | — | Vivian Peters-Chukwuemeka (NGR) | — | — | — | 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) | 18.84 | 19.34 | 19.59 | 19.62 | 19.85 | 19.84 | 19.85 m | SB |
| | Nadine Kleinert (GER) | 19.14 | 18.98 | 18.63 | 19.43 | 19.61 | 19.19 | 19.61 m | PB |
| | Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) | 18.92 | 19.22 | X | 19.43 | 19.35 | 19.34 | 19.43 m | |
| 4 | Yanina Korolchik (BLR) | 18.08 | 18.61 | X | 17.98 | 19.17 | X | 19.17 m | SB |
| 5 | Cheng Xiaoyan (CHN) | 18.67 | 18.50 | 18.23 | X | X | 18.49 | 18.67 m | |
| 6 | Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) | 18.25 | X | 18.44 | 17.96 | X | 17.96 | 18.44 m | |
| 7 | Valentina Fedyushina (AUT) | 18.05 | 18.17 | X | X | 17.97 | 18.15 | 18.17 m | |
| 8 | Krystyna Danilczyk-Zabawska (POL) | X | X | 18.12 | 18.03 | X | X | 18.12 m | |
| 9 | Teri Steer-Tunks (USA) | 18.04 | 17.54 | 17.83 | | | | 18.04 m | |
| 10 | Lee Myung-Sun (KOR) | 17.75 | X | 17.92 | | | | 17.92 m | |
| 11 | Connie Price-Smith (USA) | 17.50 | X | 17.89 | | | | 17.89 m | |
| 12 | Elena Hila (ROM) | 17.38 | 17.88 | X | | | | 17.88 m | |