The women's shot put event was, for the first time, part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on 4 August 1948. The final was won by Micheline Ostermeyer of France.
Since it was the first time this event took place, the following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Date Event Athlete Time Notes 4 August Final 13.75 m OR
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1) Date Time RoundWednesday 4 August 1948 11:00 QualificationsWednesday 4 August 1948 17:00Finals
Qualifying round
Qual. rule: qualification standard 12.30m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Micheline Ostermeyer 13.140 OR 2 Eivor Olson 12.620 3 Bevis Reid 12.570 4 Amelia Piccinini 5 Ine Schäffer 6 Paulette Veste 7 Jaroslava Komárková 8 Anni Bruk 9 Marija Radosavljević 10 Ingeborg Mello 11 Paulette Laurent 12 Marianne Schläger 13 Elizabeth Müller 11.870 14 Frances Kaszubski 11.310 15 Ans Panhorst-Niesink 11.180 16 Dorothy Dodson 11.055 17 Elspeth Whyte 10.755 18 Liv Paulsen 10.200 19 Margaret Birtwistle 9.740
Final standings
Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes Micheline Ostermeyer 13.750 OR Amelia Piccinini 13.095 Ine Schäffer 13.080 4 Paulette Veste 12.985 5 Jaroslava Komárková 12.920 6 Anni Bruk 12.500 7 Marija Radosavljević 12.355 8 Bevis Reid 12.170 9 Ingeborg Mello 12.085 10 Paulette Laurent 12.030 11 Eivor Olson 11.840 12 Marianne Schläger 11.775
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
External links Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.