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
Athletics pictogram.svg
Venues Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates3 August 1984
Competitors13 from 8 nations
Winning distance20.48
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Claudia Losch
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Mihaela Loghin
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Bronze medal icon.svg Gael Mulhall
Flag of Australia.svg  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]

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Medalists

Gold Claudia Losch
Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
Silver Mihaela Loghin
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania
Bronze Gael Mulhall
Flag of Australia.svg Australia

Abbreviations

Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
ORolympic record
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics
World Record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalya Lisovskaya  (URS)22.53 mMay 27, 1984 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sochi, Soviet Union
Olympic Record Flag of East Germany.svg  Ilona Slupianek  (GDR)22.41 mJuly 24, 1980 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow, Soviet Union

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123456
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Claudia Losch  (FRG)19.9720.3119.3320.0619.9620.4820.48 m
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Mihaela Loghin  (ROM)19.6719.7319.9520.4720.2520.0920.47 m
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Australia.svg  Gael Mulhall  (AUS)18.1019.1918.7518.53X18.3419.19 m
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Judy Oakes  (GBR)18.1417.7618.0118.08X17.8118.14 m
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Meisu  (CHN)17.37X17.4417.9617.6117.1917.96 m
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Venissa Head  (GBR)X17.90X17.3715.5916.4017.90 m
7Flag of the United States.svg  Carol Cady  (USA)17.2217.2317.1016.8316.3217.1917.23 m
8Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Florența Crăciunescu  (ROM)16.6217.2317.1016.45X17.0517.23 m
9Flag of the United States.svg  Lorna Griffin  (USA)15.8716.0817.0017.00 m
10Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yang Yanqin  (CHN)16.7616.9716.4616.97 m
11Flag of the United States.svg  Ramona Pagel  (USA)16.0615.6915.9016.06 m
12Flag of Canada.svg  Carmen Ionesco  (CAN)14.9215.2514.9615.25 m
13Flag of Gabon.svg  Odette Mistoul  (GAB)14.39X14.5914.59 m

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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.