Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put was one of three women's throwing events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 20 October 1964. 17 athletes from 12 nations entered, with 1 not starting the qualification round.[1]

Women's shot put
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date20 October
Competitors17 from 12 nations
Medalists
Tamara Press  Soviet Union
Renate Culmberger  United Team of Germany
Galina Zybina  Soviet Union

Results

Qualification

The qualification standard was 15.00 metres. Each thrower had three attempts to reach that standard.

PlaceAthleteNationBest mark Throw 1Throw 2Throw 3
1Tamara Press Soviet Union16.5716.57
2Valerie Young New Zealand16.4016.40
3Renate Culmberger United Team of Germany16.3216.32
4Irina Press Soviet Union15.6715.67
5Margitta Helmbold United Team of Germany15.6115.61
6Judit Bognár Hungary15.5214.4415.52
7Earlene Brown United States15.4413.8414.6715.44
8Johanna Hübner United Team of Germany15.3815.38
9Ana Sălăgean Romania15.3115.31
10Ivanka Khristova Bulgaria15.2415.24
11Galina Zybina Soviet Union15.1715.17
12Nancy McCredie Canada15.1015.10
13Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek Hungary14.5214.4814.3914.52
14Mary Elizabeth Peters Great Britain14.4613.44X14.46
15Seiko Obonai Japan13.7013.7013.4712.70
16Juliette Geverkof Iran9.17X8.799.17
Namjilmaa Dashzeveg MongoliaDid not start

Final

The scores from the qualification were ignored, each thrower having three fresh attempts. The top six after those three received three more, taking their best throw from the six.

PlaceAthleteNationBest mark Throw 1Throw 2Throw 3Throw 4Throw 5Throw 6
1Tamara Press Soviet Union18.14 OR17.5117.7217.1816.49X18.14
2Renate Culmberger United Team of Germany17.6117.4117.1016.3817.6117.0017.01
3Galina Zybina Soviet Union17.4517.3817.2517.4517.4216.6517.36
4Valerie Young New Zealand17.2617.0815.8416.8117.2617.2417.23
5Margitta Helmbold United Team of Germany16.9116.6715.87X16.6016.9116.34
6Irina Press Soviet Union16.71X16.50X15.8115.7816.71
7Nancy McCredie Canada15.8915.8915.1315.27
8Ana Sălăgean Romania15.8315.7915.8315.70
9Johanna Hubner United Team of Germany15.7715.77XX
10Ivanka Khristova Bulgaria15.6915.69X15.35
11Judit Bognar Hungary15.6515.65XX
12Earlene Brown United States14.8014.2513.4314.80

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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