The women's shot put event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada had an entry list of 13 competitors. The final was held on 31 July 1976. There was no qualification round.
Medalists
Abbreviations All results shown are in metres Q automatic qualification q qualification by rankDNS did not startNM no markOR olympic recordWR world recordAR area recordNR national recordPB personal bestSB season best
Records Standing records prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics World Record 21.89 m July 4, 1976 Belmeken, Bulgaria Olympic Record 21.03 m September 7, 1972 Munich, West GermanyBroken records during the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic Record 21.16 m July 31, 1976 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Final RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote123456 19.96 20.88 20.67 20.47 21.16 20.19 21.16 m OR 20.84 20.96 X X 14.16 X 20.96 m X 19.68 20.15 X 20.67 X 20.67 m 4 20.55 X X X 18.15 19.50 20.55 m 5 20.52 19.78 19.65 19.80 19.72 20.54 20.54 m 6 X 17.53 19.15 X 19.64 19.79 19.79 m 7 X 19.11 19.29 19.29 X X 19.29 m 8 18.89 18.50 18.85 X X 18.61 18.89 m 9 X 18.11 18.36 18.36 m 10 17.46 17.77 18.07 18.07 m 11 X 16.31 X 16.31 m 12 14.63 15.60 X 15.60 m 13 14.79 14.87 15.48 15.48 m
See also 1974 Women's European Championships shot put (Rome) 1978 Women's European Championships shot put (Prague)
References
Results sports-reference