Women Shot Put Athletics XVII Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 2000 - -- September - Gold Medal:
Women Shot Put Olympic Games Sidney 2000 - Thursday 28.09
Final 20.30h
Team
Dist.
1
2
3
4
5
6
1. Yanina Korolchik
BLR
20.56m
19.43
X
18.76
19.11
X
20.56
2. Larisa Peleshenko
RUS
19.92m
19.16
19.92
19.79
X
X
19.60
3. Astrid Kumbernuss
GER
19.62m
19.38
19.24
18.73
18.76
18.89
19.62
4. Svetlana Krivelyova
RUS
19.37m
18.84
18.60
19.04
19.12
19.37
19.36
5. Krystyna Danilczyk-Zabawska
POL
19.18m
18.61
17.93
19.18
18.39
X
17.16
6. Yumileidi Cumba
CUB
18.70m
18.33
18.30
18.70
X
X
X
7. Kalliopi Ouzouni
GRE
18.63m
18.45
X
18.63
18.34
X
17.09
8. Nadine Kleinert-Schmitt
GER
18.49m
X
18.49
18.33
X
X
X
9. Lieja Koeman
NED
17.96m
X
17.56
17.96
10.Olga Ryabinkina
RUS
17.85m
17.33
17.85
17.66
11.Xiaoyan Cheng
CHN
17.85m
17.30
17.85
X
12.Valentina Fedyushina
AUT
17.14m
16.70
17.14
16.75
This was expected to Germany versus Russia, with reigning champion
Kumbernuss battling ’92 winmer Krivelyova, Larisa Peleshenko
(1.87/95kg), and Kleinert-Schmitt. Korolchik surprisingly led the qual-
ifying with 19.36, and improved to 19.43 in the first round of the final.
Kumbernuss reached 19.38 in round 1, while Peleshenko took over the
lead with her second throw of 19.92.
The medal places remained unchanged till the final round, though
Krivelyova improved to 19.37 in round 5. Kumbernuss moved into 2nd
with her final throw of 19.62, and then the big but athletic (1.87/87kg)
Korolchik pumped out her lifetime best throw of 20.56 to defeat the
stunned Peleshenko.
