Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put

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Women's shot put
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
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VenuesLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates3 August 1984
Competitors13 from 8 nations
Winning distance20.48
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Claudia Losch
 West Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mihaela Loghin
 Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gael Mulhall
 Australia
← 1980
1988 →

The women's shot put event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 13 competitors. The final was held on 3 August 1984.[1]

Medalists[]

Gold Claudia Losch
 West Germany
Silver Mihaela Loghin
 Romania
Bronze Gael Mulhall
 Australia

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 1984 Summer Olympics
World Record  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.53 m May 27, 1984 Soviet Union Sochi, Soviet Union
Olympic Record  Ilona Slupianek (GDR) 22.41 m July 24, 1980 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union

Final[]

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Claudia Losch (FRG) 19.97 20.31 19.33 20.06 19.96 20.48 20.48 m
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Mihaela Loghin (ROM) 19.67 19.73 19.95 20.47 20.25 20.09 20.47 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Gael Mulhall (AUS) 18.10 19.19 18.75 18.53 X 18.34 19.19 m
4  Judy Oakes (GBR) 18.14 17.76 18.01 18.08 X 17.81 18.14 m
5  Li Meisu (CHN) 17.37 X 17.44 17.96 17.61 17.19 17.96 m
6  Venissa Head (GBR) X 17.90 X 17.37 15.59 16.40 17.90 m
7  Carol Cady (USA) 17.22 17.23 17.10 16.83 16.32 17.19 17.23 m
8  Florența Crăciunescu (ROM) 16.62 17.23 17.10 16.45 X 17.05 17.23 m
9  Lorna Griffin (USA) 15.87 16.08 17.00 17.00 m
10  Yang Yanqin (CHN) 16.76 16.97 16.46 16.97 m
11  Ramona Pagel (USA) 16.06 15.69 15.90 16.06 m
12  Carmen Ionesco (CAN) 14.92 15.25 14.96 15.25 m
13  Odette Mistoul (GAB) 14.39 X 14.59 14.59 m

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

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