1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put
The women's shot put event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 27 and 28 July.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Ines Wittich East Germany
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| Silver | Heike Rohrmann East Germany
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| Bronze | Ella Polyakova Soviet Union
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Results[edit]
Final[edit]
28 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ines Wittich | East Germany |
18.54 | |
 |
Heike Rohrmann | East Germany |
17.84 | |
 |
Ella Polyakova | Soviet Union |
17.10 | |
| 4 | Svetlana Krivelyova | Soviet Union |
16.91 | |
| 5 | Petya Zhecheva |  Bulgaria |
16.66 | |
| 6 | Gabriele Völkl |  West Germany |
16.56 | |
| 7 | Diana Stoyanova | Bulgaria |
16.48 | |
| 8 | Zhang Liuhong |  China |
15.43 | |
| 9 | Katja Bick | West Germany |
15.27 | |
| 10 | Angie Ryker |  United States |
14.67 | |
| 11 | Justine Buttle |  United Kingdom |
14.65 | |
| 12 | Anne Brouzet |  France |
14.53 |
Qualifications[edit]
27 Jul
Group A[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ines Wittich | East Germany |
17.74 | Q |
| 2 | Heike Rohrmann | East Germany |
17.18 | Q |
| 3 | Ella Polyakova | Soviet Union |
16.71 | Q |
| 4 | Svetlana Krivelyova | Soviet Union |
16.24 | Q |
| 5 | Gabriele Völkl | West Germany |
15.92 | Q |
| 6 | Diana Stoyanova | Bulgaria |
15.55 | Q |
| 7 | Petya Zhecheva | Bulgaria |
15.31 | Q |
| 8 | Zhang Liuhong | China |
14.91 | Q |
| 9 | Katja Bick | West Germany |
14.81 | Q |
| 10 | Anne Brouzet | France |
14.73 | Q |
| 11 | Angie Ryker | United States |
14.65 | Q |
| 12 | Justine Buttle | United Kingdom |
14.33 | q |
| 13 | Nicole Carkeek |  Australia |
14.13 | |
| 14 | Wang Hong | China |
14.01 | |
| 15 | Teresa Machado |  Portugal |
13.99 | |
| 16 | Christy Ward | United States |
13.06 | |
| 17 | Alexandra Amaro |  Brazil |
12.94 | |
| 18 | Kelly-Anne Kempf |  Canada |
12.90 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
Australia (1)
Brazil (1)
Bulgaria (2)
Canada (1)
China (2)
East Germany (2)
France (1)
Portugal (1)
Soviet Union (2)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (2)
West Germany (2)
References[edit]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 April 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015