| Women's shot put at the Pan American Games |
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| Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The women's shot put event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 28 August. [1] [2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| María Elena Sarría | 19.34 | =CR | ||
| Rosa Fernández | DQ [4] | |||
| Lorna Griffin | 16.61 | |||
| Rose Hauch | 16.38 | |||
| 4 | Denise Wood | 14.92 | ||
| 5 | Luz Bohórquez | 13.05 | ||
| 6 | Ivonne Omier | 11.89 |