Vita Pavlysh
20.73
Rio de Janeiro (BRA) · May 4, 1997
1997 season rankings — 301 athletes
As of July 1, 2026, the 1997 Shot Put Women season rankings are led by Astrid Kumbernuss (Germany) with 21.22. 301 athletes have a mark this season.

Rio de Janeiro (BRA) · May 4, 1997

Hamburg (GER) · Jul 23, 1997

Shanghai (CHN) · Oct 21, 1997
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Wind | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Zhihong Huang | 20.24 | Oct 21, 1997 | Shanghai (CHN) | ||
| 05 | Stephanie Storp | 19.89 | Jun 30, 1997 | Iffezheim (GER) | ||
| 06 | Irina Korzhanenko | 19.69 | Aug 24, 1997 | Köln (GER) | ||
| 07 | Meisu Li | 19.46 | Oct 21, 1997 | Shanghai (CHN) | ||
| 08 | Svetlana Krivelyova | 19.32 | Feb 18, 1997 | Moskva (RUS) (i) | ||
| 09 | Yawen Wang | 19.22 | Oct 21, 1997 | Shanghai (CHN) | ||
| 10 | Connie Price-Smith | 19.19 | May 25, 1997 | Eugene, OR (USA) | ||
| 11 | Xin Yu | 19.16 | Oct 21, 1997 | Shanghai (CHN) | ||
| 12 | Krystyna Zabawska | 19.06 | May 31, 1997 | Sopot (POL) | ||
| 13 | Anna Romanova | 18.94 | Jul 8, 1997 | Tula (RUS) | ||
| 14 | Juan Yu | 18.92 | Oct 21, 1997 | Shanghai (CHN) | ||
| 15 | Nadine Kleinert | 18.91 | Jun 30, 1997 | Iffezheim (GER) | ||
| 16 | Elisângela Maria Adriano | 18.90 | Jun 7, 1997 | Cubatao (BRA) | ||
| 17 | Mara Rosolen | 18.89 | Feb 16, 1997 | Castellanza (ITA) (i) | ||
| 18 | Svetla Mitkova-Sinirtas | 18.88 | May 4, 1997 | Beograd (SRB) | ||
| 19 | Valeyta Althouse | 18.88 | May 17, 1997 | Los Angeles, CA (USA) | ||
| 20 | Valentina Fedyushina | 18.86 | May 25, 1997 | Eugene, OR (USA) | ||
| 21 | Liuhong Zhang | 18.83 | Oct 19, 1997 | Shanghai (CHN) | ||
| 22 | Yuzhen Cong | 18.77 | Oct 21, 1997 | Shanghai (CHN) | ||
| 23 | Yanina Korolchik-Provalinskaya | 18.67 | Jul 3, 1997 | Gomel (BLR) | ||
| 24 | Lyudmila Sechko | 18.67 | May 13, 1997 | St. Petersburg (RUS) | ||
| 25 | Corrie De Bruin | 18.65 | Aug 27, 1997 | Catania (ITA) | ||
| 26 | Irina Khudoroshkina | 18.53 | Jun 5, 1997 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) | ||
| 27 | Eleni Tsentemeidou | 18.53 | May 9, 1997 | Pireaus (GRE) | ||
| 28 | Tressa Thompson | 18.50 | Jun 5, 1997 | Bloomington, IN (USA) | ||
| 29 | Tatyana Khorkhulyova | 18.46 | Sep 13, 1997 | Poznan (POL) | ||
| 30 | Mihaela Oana | 18.46 | May 25, 1997 | Bucureşti (ROU) | ||
| 31 | Judith Oakes | 18.42 | Jul 13, 1997 | Birmingham (GBR) | ||
| 32 | Claudia Mues | 18.42 | Mar 1, 1997 | Bad Segeberg (GER) (i) | ||
| 33 | Feina Song | 18.37 | Oct 21, 1997 | Shanghai (CHN) | ||
| 34 | Herminia Fernández | 18.32 | Feb 14, 1997 | La Habana (CUB) | ||
| 35 | Xiaoyan Cheng | 18.28 | Oct 19, 1997 | Shanghai (CHN) | ||
| 36 | Elvira Urusova-Nikitina | 18.25 | May 27, 1997 | Moskva (RUS) | ||
| 37 | Xiue Tian | 18.24 | Oct 21, 1997 | Shanghai (CHN) | ||
| 38 | Dongying Bao | 18.22 | Aug 27, 1997 | Catania (ITA) | ||
| 39 | Zheng Hui | 18.20 | Oct 19, 1997 | Shanghai (CHN) | ||
| 40 | Kalliopi Ouzouni | 18.12 | Jan 26, 1997 | Pireaus (GRE) (i) | ||
| 41 | Livia Meheş | 18.10 | May 18, 1997 | Snagov (ROU) | ||
| 42 | Elena Hilă | 18.07 | Jul 12, 1997 | Poiana Brasov (ROU) | ||
| 43 | Grit Haupt | 18.04 | Jun 13, 1997 | Nürnberg (GER) | ||
| 44 | Ines Wittich | 18.03 | Jul 13, 1997 | Kevelaer (GER) | ||
| 45 | Olga Ryabinkina | 17.98 | Jun 21, 1997 | Vladimir (RUS) | ||
| 46 | Margarita Ramos | 17.93 | Jul 5, 1997 | Alcalá de Henáres (ESP) | ||
| 47 | Marika Tuliniemi | 17.93 | Mar 22, 1997 | Dallas, TX (USA) | ||
| 48 | Katarzyna Żakowicz | 17.91 | Feb 22, 1997 | Spala (POL) (i) | ||
| 49 | Teri Steer | 17.82 | Dec 6, 1997 | Norman, OK (USA) (i) | ||
| 50 | Myong-sun Lee | 17.77 | Jun 21, 1997 | Seoul (KOR) |