Athletics at the 1993 Summer Universiade | ||
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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 | women |
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 | women |
10 km walk | women | |
20 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
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 1993 Summer Universiade was held at the UB Stadium in Buffalo, United States on 15 July 1993. [1] [2] [3]
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Zhou Tianhua | China | 19.17 | ||
Belsy Laza | Cuba | 18.48 | ||
Katrin Koch | Germany | 16.70 | ||
4 | Deborah Dunant | Netherlands | 16.61 | |
5 | Agnes Deselaers | Germany | 16.45 | |
6 | Stevanie Wadsworth | United States | 16.42 | |
7 | Mara Rosolen | Italy | 16.04 | |
8 | Maria Tranchina | Italy | 15.98 | |
9 | Sharon Andrews | Great Britain | 15.48 | |
10 | Melissa Weis | United States | 15.24 | |
11 | Alice Matějková | Czech Republic | 14.61 | |
12 | María Ordoñez | Ecuador | 10.46 |
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