Women Shot Put Athletics XXI Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 1976 - Saturday 31.07

Women Shot Put Athletics XXI Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 1976 - Saturday 31.07 - Gold Medal: Ivanka Khristova, Bulgaria

Final		Distance	SO	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.
1. Ivanka Khristova	Bulgaria	21.16m OR	6.	19.96	20.88	20.67	20.47	21.16	20.19
2. Nadezhda Chizhova	Soviet Union	20.96m	12.	20.84	20.96	X	X	14.16	X
3. Helena Fibingerova	Czechia	20.67m	5.	X	19.68	20.15	X	20.67	X
4. Marianne Adam	East Germany	20.55m	3.	20.55	X	X	X	18.15	19.50
5. Ilona Schoknecht	East Germany	20.54m	2.	20.52	19.78	19.65	19.80	19.72	20.54
6. Margitta Droese	East Germany	19.79m	1.	X	17.53	19.15	X	19.64	19.79
7. Eva Wilms	West Germany	19.29m	10.	X	19.11	19.29	19.29	X	X
8. Elena Stoyanova	Bulgaria	18.89m	9.	18.89	18.50	18.85	X	X	18.61
9. Esfir Krachevskaya	Soviet Union	18.36m		X	18.11	18.36
10.Faina Melnik	Soviet Union	18.07m		17.46	17.77	18.07
11.Maria Sarria	Cuba	16.31m		X	16.31	X
12.Maren Selder	United States	15.60m		14.63	15.60	X
13.Lucette Moreau	Canada	15.48m		14.79	14.87	15.48

No Qualification needed.

Competitors: 13; Countries: 8

Venue: Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Montreal.

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The imposing (1.83/84kg) Marianne Adam had improved the world record to 21.67 in 1976, only to be overtaken by veteran Khristova who twice upped the record to 21.89 four weeks before the Olympics. These two were expected to battle for gold as the four-time European Champion Chizhova was recovering from a back injury. Her opening throw of 20.84 signalled a recovery, and she reached a season’s best of 20.96 in the next round, to retake the lead from Khristova’s 20.88. Behind them Adam had thrown 20.55 in the first round and her 19 year- old teammate Schoknecht was fourth with 20.52. The fifth round saw the only major changes as Fibingerová moved into the bronze medal position with 20.67, and was followed by Khristova, who pumped out the winner of 21.16 with the next throw.

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