| Date | 4 August 1948 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Empire Stadium, Wembley, London |
| Participants | 19 from 12 countries |
While overshadowed by Fanny Blankers-Koen’s four gold medals, the three Olympic medals won by Micheline Ostermeyer were just as remarkable. She doubled in winning the shot put and discus throw, and added a bronze in the high jump. In addition to these events, she was also a good sprinter and pentathlete. The Frenchwoman’s talents did not end there, as she was also a concert pianist. She had won several piano competitions, and graduated from the Conservatoire Nationale in 1948.
Ostermeyer was not the best female shot putter on the 4th of August 1948, however. In the Soviet Union, which did not take part in the Olympics, a contest was organized, which featured, among others, European Champion Tatyana Sevryukova. With 14.59 (47-10½), she set a new World Record, well ahead of the 13.75 (45-1½) that Ostermeyer achieved in London.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 748 | Micheline Ostermeyer |  FRA | 13.140 (1) | 13.750 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 808 | Amelia Piccinini |  ITA | – ( | 13.095 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 793 | Ine Schäffer |  AUT | – ( | 13.080 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 776 | Paulette Veste | FRA | – ( | 12.985 (4) | |||
| 5 | – | Jaroslava Komárková |  TCH | – ( | 12.920 (5) | |||
| 6 | 804 | Anni Bruk | AUT | – ( | 12.500 (6) | |||
| 7 | 810 | Marija Radosavljević |  YUG | – ( | 12.355 (7) | |||
| 8 | 779 | Bevis Reid |  GBR | 12.570 (3) | 12.170 (8) | |||
| 9 | 771 | Ingeborg Mello |  ARG | – ( | 12.085 (9) | |||
| 10 | 807 | Paulette Laurent | FRA | – ( | 12.030 (10) | |||
| 11 | 809 | Eivor Olson |  SWE | 12.620 (2) | 11.840 (11) | |||
| 12 | 773 | Marianne Schläger | AUT | – ( | 11.775 (12) | |||
| AC QR | 676 | Elizabeth Müller |  BRA | 11.870 (4) | – | |||
| AC QR | 778 | Elspeth Whyte | GBR | 10.755 (8) | – | |||
| AC QR | 777 | Margaret Birtwistle | GBR | 9.740 (10) | – | |||
| AC QR | 780 | Ans Panhorst-Niesink |  NED | 11.180 (6) | – | |||
| AC QR | 704 | Liv Paulsen |  NOR | 10.200 (9) | – | |||
| AC QR | 789 | Frances Kaszubski |  USA | 11.310 (5) | – | |||
| AC QR | 788 | Dorothy Dodson | USA | 11.055 (7) | – | |||
| 790 | Julija Matej | YUG | – ( | – |
| Date | 4 August 1948 — 11:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 12.30 metres advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Micheline Ostermeyer | FRA | 13.140 | ||
| 2 | 9 | Eivor Olson | SWE | 12.620 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Bevis Reid | GBR | 12.570 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Elizabeth Müller | BRA | 11.870 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Frances Kaszubski | USA | 11.310 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Ans Panhorst-Niesink | NED | 11.180 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Dorothy Dodson | USA | 11.055 | ||
| 8 | 9 | Elspeth Whyte | GBR | 10.755 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Liv Paulsen | NOR | 10.200 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Margaret Birtwistle | GBR | 9.740 | ||
| 3 | Amelia Piccinini | ITA | – | |||
| 6 | Ine Schäffer | AUT | – | |||
| 8 | Paulette Veste | FRA | – | |||
| 6 | Jaroslava Komárková | TCH | – | |||
| 1 | Anni Bruk | AUT | – | |||
| 4 | Marija Radosavljević | YUG | – | |||
| 10 | Ingeborg Mello | ARG | – | |||
| 7 | Paulette Laurent | FRA | – | |||
| 7 | Marianne Schläger | AUT | – | |||
| 8 | Julija Matej | YUG | – |
| Date | 4 August 1948 — 17:00 |
|---|
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Micheline Ostermeyer | FRA | 13.750 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Amelia Piccinini | ITA | 13.095 | ||
| 3 | 10 | Ine Schäffer | AUT | 13.080 | ||
| 4 | 12 | Paulette Veste | FRA | 12.985 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Jaroslava Komárková | TCH | 12.920 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Anni Bruk | AUT | 12.500 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Marija Radosavljević | YUG | 12.355 | ||
| 8 | 9 | Bevis Reid | GBR | 12.170 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Ingeborg Mello | ARG | 12.085 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Paulette Laurent | FRA | 12.030 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Eivor Olson | SWE | 11.840 | ||
| 12 | 11 | Marianne Schläger | AUT | 11.775 |
