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Shot Put, Women

Date	30 September – 1 October 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Ol-lim-pik Ju-gyeong-gi-jang, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
Participants	25 from 14 countries

The leading qualifier was the defending champion Claudia Losch (FRG), but the favorite was Nataliya Lisovskaya (URS), who had won the 1987 World Championships. The event was over in round one when Lisovskaya threw 21.69 (71-2). She absolutely dominated the competition, as her shortest throw of 21.11 (69-3¼) would have won the gold medal.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	533	Nataliya Lisovskaya	URS	19.78 (6)	22.24 (1)	Gold
2	280	Kathrin Neimke	GDR	20.18 (3)	21.07 (2)	Silver
3	95	Li Meisu	CHN	20.30 (2)	21.06 (3)	Bronze
4	278	Ines Müller	GDR	19.79 (5)	20.37 (4)
5	190	Claudia Losch	FRG	20.39 (1)	20.27 (5)
6	268	Heike Hartwig	GDR	20.06 (4)	20.20 (6)
7	508	Nataliya Akhrimenko	URS	19.40 (12)	20.13 (7)
8	91	Huang Zhihong	CHN	19.71 (8)	19.82 (8)
9	87	Cong Yuzhen	CHN	19.55 (9)	19.69 (9)
10	51	Svetla Mitkova	BUL	19.53 (10)	19.09 (10)
11	492	Zdeňka Šilhavá	TCH	19.74 (7)	18.86 (11)
12	560	Bonnie Dasse	USA	19.45 (11)	17.60 (12)
13 QR	521	Valentyna Fediushyna	URS	19.06 (13)	–
14 QR	193	Iris Plotzitzka	FRG	19.06 (14)	–
15 QR	591	Ramona Pagel	USA	18.55 (15)	–
16 QR	238	Judy Oakes	GBR	18.34 (16)	–
17 QR	208	Myrtle Augee	GBR	17.31 (17)	–
18 QR	593	Connie Price	USA	17.09 (18)	–
19 QR	313	Deborah Saint Phard	HAI	16.02 (19)	–
20 QR	222	Yvonne Hanson-Nortey	GBR	15.13 (20)	–
21 QR	125	María Isabel Urrutia	COL	15.13 (21)	–
22 QR	425	Grace Apiafi	NGR	15.06 (22)	–
23 QR	387	Choi Mi-Seon	KOR	13.97 (23)	–
24 QR	118	Jeanne-Nicole Ngo Minyemeck	CMR	12.73 (24)	–
25 QR	494	Siololovau Ikavuka	TGA	12.31 (25)	–
DNS	493	Soňa Vašíčková	TCH	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	30 September 1988 — 12:30
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 19.50 metres advanced to the final round.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance	2nd-Best Mark Distance
1	190	Claudia Losch	FRG	20.39	–	Q
2	95	Li Meisu	CHN	20.30	–	Q
3	280	Kathrin Neimke	GDR	20.18	–	Q
4	268	Heike Hartwig	GDR	20.06	–	Q
5	278	Ines Müller	GDR	19.79	–	Q
6	533	Nataliya Lisovskaya	URS	19.78	–	Q
7	492	Zdeňka Šilhavá	TCH	19.74	–	Q
8	91	Huang Zhihong	CHN	19.71	–	Q
9	87	Cong Yuzhen	CHN	19.55	–	Q
10	51	Svetla Mitkova	BUL	19.53	–	Q
11	560	Bonnie Dasse	USA	19.45	–	q
12	508	Nataliya Akhrimenko	URS	19.40	–	q
13	521	Valentyna Fediushyna	URS	19.06	19.05
14	193	Iris Plotzitzka	FRG	19.06	18.79
15	591	Ramona Pagel	USA	18.55	–
16	238	Judy Oakes	GBR	18.34	–
17	208	Myrtle Augee	GBR	17.31	–
18	593	Connie Price	USA	17.09	–
19	313	Deborah Saint Phard	HAI	16.02	–
20	222	Yvonne Hanson-Nortey	GBR	15.13	14.86
21	125	María Isabel Urrutia	COL	15.13	14.85
22	425	Grace Apiafi	NGR	15.06	–
23	387	Choi Mi-Seon	KOR	13.97	–
24	118	Jeanne-Nicole Ngo Minyemeck	CMR	12.73	–
25	494	Siololovau Ikavuka	TGA	12.31	–
DNS	493	Soňa Vašíčková	TCH	–	–

Group A

Date	30 September 1988

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	2nd-Best Mark Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	13	Claudia Losch	FRG	20.39	–	18.82	20.39	p
2	8	Li Meisu	CHN	20.30	–	20.30	p	p
3	7	Kathrin Neimke	GDR	20.18	–	20.18	p	p
4	6	Heike Hartwig	GDR	20.06	–	19.22	20.06	p
5	12	Zdeňka Šilhavá	TCH	19.74	–	19.74	p	p
6	3	Cong Yuzhen	CHN	19.55	–	19.55	p	p
7	1	Svetla Mitkova	BUL	19.53	–	18.80	19.53	p
8	11	Bonnie Dasse	USA	19.45	–	19.29	19.45	18.94
9	5	Valentyna Fediushyna	URS	19.06	–	16.93	19.05	19.06
10	10	Connie Price	USA	17.09	–	15.61	x	17.09
11	9	Yvonne Hanson-Nortey	GBR	15.13	14.86	15.13	14.86	x
12	2	María Isabel Urrutia	COL	15.13	14.85	15.13	14.85	14.42
13	4	Siololovau Ikavuka	TGA	12.31	–	12.31	x	11.18

Group B

Date	30 September 1988

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	7	Ines Müller	GDR	19.79	19.79	p	p
2	6	Nataliya Lisovskaya	URS	19.78	19.78	p	p
3	1	Huang Zhihong	CHN	19.71	19.71	p	p
4	13	Nataliya Akhrimenko	URS	19.40	19.26	19.40	x
5	12	Iris Plotzitzka	FRG	19.06	18.79	19.06	x
6	11	Ramona Pagel	USA	18.55	18.55	18.45	18.36
7	10	Judy Oakes	GBR	18.34	17.76	18.34	18.02
8	9	Myrtle Augee	GBR	17.31	16.85	16.44	17.31
9	8	Deborah Saint Phard	HAI	16.02	14.87	15.35	16.02
10	4	Grace Apiafi	NGR	15.06	15.06	15.05	14.58
11	5	Choi Mi-Seon	KOR	13.97	13.90	13.44	13.97
12	2	Jeanne-Nicole Ngo Minyemeck	CMR	12.73	11.84	12.73	12.61
DNS	3	Soňa Vašíčková	TCH	–	–	–	–

Final Round

Date	1 October 1988 — 12:25

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance	Round #4 Distance	Round #5 Distance	Round #6 Distance
1	2	Nataliya Lisovskaya	URS	22.24	21.69	21.49	21.24	21.74	21.11	22.24
2	4	Kathrin Neimke	GDR	21.07	19.64	20.07	19.82	20.37	20.72	21.07
3	9	Li Meisu	CHN	21.06	19.99	20.03	20.72	20.49	21.06	20.84
4	12	Ines Müller	GDR	20.37	20.37	19.34	x	x	19.55	20.34
5	6	Claudia Losch	FRG	20.27	20.08	x	19.40	20.27	x	x
6	1	Heike Hartwig	GDR	20.20	19.94	20.20	19.71	20.16	x	19.75
7	11	Nataliya Akhrimenko	URS	20.13	19.37	19.86	19.18	x	19.60	20.13
8	8	Huang Zhihong	CHN	19.82	18.26	19.15	19.82	19.79	19.73	19.56
9	5	Cong Yuzhen	CHN	19.69	19.69	x	19.65	–	–	–
10	3	Svetla Mitkova	BUL	19.09	18.29	18.79	19.09	–	–	–
11	10	Zdeňka Šilhavá	TCH	18.86	16.85	18.86	x	–	–	–
12	7	Bonnie Dasse	USA	17.60	17.60	17.59	17.51	–	–	–