Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on 26 July at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Soviet athlete Galina Zybina won the gold medal and set new world and Olympic records.[1]

Women's shot put
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Left-right: Tochonova, Zybina, Werner
VenueHelsinki Olympic Stadium
Dates26 July
Competitors20 from 13 nations

Medalists

Gold Galina Zybina (URS)
Silver Marianne Werner (GER)
Bronze Klavdiya Tochonova (URS)

Results

Qualifying round

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 12.30 advance to the Final.

RankAthleteNationalityResult
1Klavdiya Tochonova Soviet Union13.88 OR
2Gertrud Kille Germany13.71
3Galina Zybina Soviet Union13.66
4Marianne Werner Germany13.62
5Marija Radosavljević Yugoslavia13.15
6Magdalena Breguła Poland13.05
7Paulette Veste France12.91
8Tamara Tyshkevich Soviet Union12.76
9Eivor Olson Sweden12.70
10Yvette Williams New Zealand12.64
11Dorothea Kreß Germany12.57
12Jaroslava Křítková Czechoslovakia12.57
12Meeri Saari Finland12.57
14Nada Kotlušek Yugoslavia12.35
15Ingeborg Pfüller Argentina11.85
16Elżbieta Krysińska Poland11.50
17Gretel Bolliger Switzerland11.48
18Janet Dicks United States11.44
19Ingeborg Mello Argentina10.82
20Choi Myeong-suk South Korea10.76

Final

RankAthleteNationality123456Result
Galina Zybina Soviet Union15.0014.5814.0414.5514.3315.2815.28 WR
Marianne Werner Germany13.8913.91xx14.0414.5714.57
Klavdiya Tochonova Soviet Union14.42x14.5014.1114.0614.3514.50
4Tamara Tyshkevich Soviet Union14.4214.1313.5714.0013.4513.8814.42
5Gertrud Kille Germanyx12.4913.4813.7713.7413.8413.84
6Yvette Williams New Zealand12.2711.5413.3512.6812.2811.7313.35
7Marija Radosavljević Yugoslavia13.23x13.3013.30
8Meeri Saari Finland12.0512.6113.0213.02
9Paulette Veste France12.9612.2312.8812.96
10Magdalena Breguła Polandx12.3912.9312.93
11Dorothea Kreß Germany12.9112.5212.6112.91
12Jaroslava Křítková Czechoslovakia12.1812.5912.7312.73
13Eivor Olson Sweden12.4611.2812.0512.46
14Nada Kotlušek Yugoslavia11.98x11.7611.98

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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