1994 European Athletics Championships – Women's Shot Put
These are the official results of the Women's shot put event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 20 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 7 August 1994. Medalists Final Qualifying round *Held on 7 August 1994 Participation According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (2) See also * 1991 Women's World Championships Shot Put (Tokyo) * 1992 Women's Olympic Shot Put (Barcelona) * 1993 Women's World Championships Shot Put (Stuttgart) * 1994 Shot Put Year Ranking * 1995 Women's World Championships Shot Put (Gothenburg) * 1996 Women's Olympic Shot Put (Atlanta) * 1997 Women's World Championships Shot Put (Athens) References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:1994 European Athletics Championships - Women's shot put Shot put The shot put is a tr ...
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Shot Put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's competition began in 1948. History Homer mentions competitions of rock throwing by soldiers during the Siege of Troy but there is no record of any dead weights being thrown in Greek competitions. The first evidence for stone- or weight-throwing events were in the Scottish Highlands, and date back to approximately the first century. In the 16th century King Henry VIII was noted for his prowess in court competitions of weight and hammer throwing. The first events resembling the modern shot put likely occurred in the Middle Ages when soldiers held competitions in which they hurled cannonballs. Shot put competitions were first recorded in early 19th century Scotland, and were a part of the British Amateur Championships beginning in 1866. ...
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