Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 12 September 1979. [1][2][3][4]

As incredible as it sounds, the winning distance of 19.98 metres was the winning distance two years earlier, and the silver medal-winning distance of 19.56 metres was the silver-medal winning distance two years earlier as well.

Results

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Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes
  Ilona Slupianek   East Germany 19.98
  Helma Knorscheidt   East Germany 19.56
  Mihaela Loghin   Romania 19.41
4 Ivanka Petrova   Bulgaria 19.13
5 Verzhiniya Veselinova   Bulgaria 18.87
6 Nunu Abashydze   Soviet Union 18.77
7 Lu Cheng   China 16.30
8 Marcelina Rodríguez   Cuba 15.85
9 Kathy Devine   United States 14.65
10 Ann Turbyne   United States 14.17
10 Marie-Lourdes Samba-Appadoo   Mauritius 9.42

References

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  1. ^ "Final results". The News-Press. 13 September 1979. p. 30. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Final results". Victoria Advocate. 13 September 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ Holzbach, Gerd (25 September 1979). "Pietro Mennea war der große Held von Mexico" [Pietro Mennea was the big hero of Mexico]. Leichtathletik (in German). 39/1979. Bartels & Wernitz: 1240–1245. ISSN 0343-5369.
  4. ^ Results at Tilastopaja