1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

These are the official results of the Women's Shot Put event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday August 5, 1995.

Gold	Astrid Kumbernuss Germany (GER)
Silver	Huang Zhihong PR China (CHN)
Bronze	Svetla Mitkova Bulgaria (BUL)

Standing records prior to the 1995 World Athletics Championships
World Record	Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)	22.63 m	June 7, 1987	Moscow, Soviet Union
Event Record	Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)	21.24 m	September 5, 1987	Rome, Italy

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	1	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	19.83	—	—	19.83 m
2	5	Zhang Liuhong (CHN)	18.24	18.60	18.25	18.60 m
3	8	Irina Korzhanenko (RUS)	18.32	18.40	X	18.40 m
4	10	Stephanie Storp (GER)	17.88	18.36	18.23	18.36 m
5	11	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)	17.79	17.21	18.15	18.15 m
6	12	Connie Price-Smith (USA)	17.48	17.90	18.05	18.05 m
7	13	Judy Oakes (GBR)	17.67	17.87	X	17.87 m
8	16	Mara Rosolen (ITA)	16.90	X	X	16.90 m
9	17	Danguolė Bimbaitė-Urbikienė (LTU)	15.84	X	16.33	16.33 m
10	19	Eileen Vanisi (USA)	16.11	15.82	15.32	16.11 m
11	22	Lisa Misipeka (ASA)	13.98	13.66	13.71	13.98 m
12	24	Mary Curry (SAM)	8.85	—	—	8.85 m
—	—	Oumou Traoré (MLI)	—	—	—	DNS

Medalists

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	2	Kathrin Neimke (GER)	19.07	—	—	19.07 m
2	3	Huang Zhihong (CHN)	19.01	—	—	19.01 m
3	4	Sui Xinmei (CHN)	18.28	18.15	18.75	18.75 m
4	6	Ramona Pagel (USA)	X	18.57	18.32	18.57 m
5	7	Svetla Mitkova (BUL)	17.91	18.30	18.48	18.48 m
6	8	Valentina Fedyushina (UKR)	17.14	18.40	X	18.40 m
7	14	Corrie de Bruin (NED)	16.77	16.56	17.01	17.01 m
8	15	Nataša Erjavec (SLO)	16.91	16.53	16.58	16.91 m
9	18	Danijela Curović (YUG)	16.13	16.30	15.59	16.30 m
10	20	Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB)	X	15.80	X	15.80 m
11	21	Hanane Ahmed Khaled (EGY)	14.56	X	14.50	14.56 m
12	23	Seng Tea Ai (BRU)	X	12.34	12.46	12.46 m
13	25	Nabeela Mabrouk (PLE)	X	5.71	X	5.71 m

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
	Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	20.52	20.59	21.22	20.09	X	20.23	21.22 m
	Huang Zhihong (CHN)	19.92	20.04	X	X	X	—	20.04 m
	Svetla Mitkova (BUL)	18.70	18.32	19.04	18.93	18.99	19.56	19.56 m
4	Kathrin Neimke (GER)	18.37	19.30	18.72	19.11	19.15	X	19.30 m
5	Sui Xinmei (CHN)	18.90	X	X	18.42	18.60	19.09	19.09 m
6	Zhang Liuhong (CHN)	17.94	18.47	19.07	18.23	18.60	18.47	19.07 m
7	Ramona Pagel (USA)	X	18.39	18.81	18.11	X	17.78	18.81 m
8	Stephanie Storp (GER)	18.22	18.01	18.81	X	X	—	18.81 m

9	Connie Price-Smith (USA)	18.72	18.66	X				18.72 m
10	Valentina Fedyushina (UKR)	18.03	X	X				18.03 m
11	Vita Pavlysh (UKR)	17.97	X	X				17.97 m
12	Irina Korzhanenko (RUS)	X	X	17.88				17.88 m