title: Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's shot put
text: # Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's shot put
  
  The final of the Women's Shot Put event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Thursday August 7, 2003. Cuba's winner, Yumileidi Cumbá, was the only woman to cross the 19-metres barrier.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Yumileidi Cumbá Cuba |
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  | Silver | Elisângela Adriano Brazil |
  | Bronze | Fior Vásquez Dominican Republic |
  
  ## Records
  
  | World Record | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 22.63 m | June 7, 1987 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
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  | Pan Am Record | María Elena Sarría (CUB) | 19.34 m | August 28, 1983 | Caracas, Venezuela |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result |
  | 1 | Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) | 18.30 | 19.14 | 18.98 | X | 18.96 | 19.31 | 19.31 m |
  | 2 | Elisângela Adriano (BRA) | 18.48 | X | 18.27 | X | X | X | 18.48 m |
  | 3 | Fior Vásquez (DOM) | 17.73 | 17.76 | 18.00 | 16.63 | 15.76 | 18.14 | 18.14 m |
  | 4 | Misleydis González (CUB) | 17.90 | X | 17.99 | X | 17.75 | 17.52 | 17.99 m |
  | 5 | Laura Gerraughty (USA) | 17.24 | 17.09 | X | X | 17.33 | X | 17.33 m |
  | 6 | Cleopatra Borel (TRI) | 16.18 | 17.23 | 17.11 | X | X | X | 17.23 m |
  | 7 | Kristin Heaston (USA) | 15.94 | 16.55 | 16.30 | X | X | X | 16.55 m |
  | 8 | Marianne Berndt (CHI) | 15.16 | X | 15.37 | X | X | X | 15.37 m |
  | 9 | Luz Dary Castro (COL) | X | 14.92 | 14.67 | | | | 14.92 m |
  