| | Event type
Shot Put, Women
| Date | 26 July 1952 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki |
| Participants | 20 from 13 countries |
The favorite was likely Tamara Tyshkevich (URS) but her countrywoman Galina Zybina had thrown 15.19 (49-10) a few weeks before the Olympics, but that was never ratified as a world record. In The Complete Book of the Olympic Games Wallechinsky has noted of her, “Zybina had watched her mother and brother die of cold and starvation during World War II. She barely survived herself and entered adolescence thin and sickly.” During the competition, Zybina had the three longest throws and had secured the gold medal with her opening round 15.00 (49-2½). In the final round, she recorded a world record of 15.28 (50-1¾). Marianne Werner (FRG) put 14.57 (47-9¾) in round six to prevent the Soviet medal sweep.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 490 | Galina Zybina |  URS | 13.66 (3) | 15.28 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 763 | Marianne Werner |  GER | 13.62 (4) | 14.57 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 491 | Klavdiya Tochonova | URS | 13.88 (1) | 14.50 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 492 | Tamara Tyshkevich | URS | 12.76 (8) | 14.42 (4) | |||
| 5 | 767 | Gertrud Kille | GER | 13.71 (2) | 13.84 (5) | |||
| 6 | 971 | Yvette Williams |  NZL | 12.64 (10) | 13.35 (6) | |||
| 7 | 342 | Marija Radosavljević |  YUG | 13.15 (5) | 13.30 (7) | |||
| 8 | 839 | Meeri Saari |  FIN | 12.57 (=12) | 13.02 (8) | |||
| 9 | 649 | Paulette Veste |  FRA | 12.91 (7) | 12.96 (9) | |||
| 10 | 593 | Magdalena Breguła |  POL | 13.05 (6) | 12.93 (10) | |||
| 11 | 768 | Dorothea Kress | GER | 12.57 (11) | 12.91 (11) | |||
| 12 | 913 | Jaroslava Křítková-Komárková |  TCH | 12.57 (=12) | 12.73 (12) | |||
| 13 | 720 | Eivor Olson |  SWE | 12.70 (9) | 12.46 (13) | |||
| 14 | 343 | Nada Kotlušek | YUG | 12.35 (14) | 11.98 (14) | |||
| 15 r1/2 | 16 | Ingeborg Pfüller |  ARG | 11.85 (15) | – | |||
| 16 r1/2 | 594 | Elżbieta Krysińska | POL | 11.50 (16) | – | |||
| 17 r1/2 | 869 | Gretel Bolliger |  SUI | 11.48 (17) | – | |||
| 18 r1/2 | 1052 | Janet Dicks |  USA | 11.44 (18) | – | |||
| 19 r1/2 | 15 | Ingeborg Mello | ARG | 10.82 (19) | – | |||
| 20 r1/2 | 373 | Choi Myeong-Suk |  KOR | 10.76 (20) | – | |||
| 884 | Agnes Olsen |  DEN | – ( | – | ||||
| 239 | Raayah Ron |  ISR | – ( | – | ||||
| 290 | Lotte Haidegger |  AUT | – ( | – | ||||
| 238 | Olga Winterberg | ISR | – ( | – | ||||
| 116 | Esther Brand |  RSA | – ( | – | ||||
| 318 | Toyoko Yoshino |  JPN | – ( | – |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 26 July 1952 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | All those reaching 12.30 metres advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | 2nd-Best Mark Distance | Round #1 Distance | Round #2 Distance | Round #3 Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 491 | Klavdiya Tochonova | URS | 13.88 | – | 13.88 | - | - | ||
| 2 | 767 | Gertrud Kille | GER | 13.71 | – | 13.71 | - | - | ||
| 3 | 490 | Galina Zybina | URS | 13.66 | – | 13.66 | - | - | ||
| 4 | 763 | Marianne Werner | GER | 13.62 | – | 13.62 | - | - | ||
| 5 | 342 | Marija Radosavljević | YUG | 13.15 | – | 13.15 | - | - | ||
| 6 | 593 | Magdalena Breguła | POL | 13.05 | – | 13.05 | - | - | ||
| 7 | 649 | Paulette Veste | FRA | 12.91 | – | 11.81 | 11.94 | 12.91 | ||
| 8 | 492 | Tamara Tyshkevich | URS | 12.76 | – | 12.76 | - | - | ||
| 9 | 720 | Eivor Olson | SWE | 12.70 | – | 11.89 | 11.89 | 12.70 | ||
| 10 | 971 | Yvette Williams | NZL | 12.64 | – | 11.26 | 12.64 | - | ||
| 11 | 768 | Dorothea Kress | GER | 12.57 | 12.06 | 12.06 | 12.57 | - | ||
| =12 | 913 | Jaroslava Křítková-Komárková | TCH | 12.57 | - | 12.57 | - | - | ||
| =12 | 839 | Meeri Saari | FIN | 12.57 | - | 12.57 | - | - | ||
| 14 | 343 | Nada Kotlušek | YUG | 12.35 | – | 12.35 | - | - | ||
| 15 | 16 | Ingeborg Pfüller | ARG | 11.85 | – | 11.42 | 11.85 | 11.30 | ||
| 16 | 594 | Elżbieta Krysińska | POL | 11.50 | – | 10.76 | 10.71 | 11.50 | ||
| 17 | 869 | Gretel Bolliger | SUI | 11.48 | – | 11.29 | 10.84 | 11.48 | ||
| 18 | 1052 | Janet Dicks | USA | 11.44 | – | 10.82 | x | 11.44 | ||
| 19 | 15 | Ingeborg Mello | ARG | 10.82 | – | 10.82 | 9.97 | 10.33 | ||
| 20 | 373 | Choi Myeong-Suk | KOR | 10.76 | – | 10.54 | 10.32 | 10.76 | ||
| 884 | Agnes Olsen | DEN | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 239 | Raayah Ron | ISR | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 290 | Lotte Haidegger | AUT | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 238 | Olga Winterberg | ISR | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 116 | Esther Brand | RSA | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 318 | Toyoko Yoshino | JPN | – | – | – | – | – |
Final Round
| Date | 26 July 1952 — 15:10 |
|---|
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Round #1 Distance | Round #2 Distance | Round #3 Distance | Round #4 Distance | Round #5 Distance | Round #6 Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 490 | Galina Zybina | URS | 15.28 | 15.00 | 14.58 | 14.04 | 14.55 | 14.33 | 15.28 | ||
| 2 | 763 | Marianne Werner | GER | 14.57 | 13.89 | 13.91 | x | x | 14.04 | 14.57 | ||
| 3 | 491 | Klavdiya Tochonova | URS | 14.50 | 14.42 | x | 14.50 | 14.11 | 14.06 | 14.35 | ||
| 4 | 492 | Tamara Tyshkevich | URS | 14.42 | 14.42 | 14.13 | 13.57 | 14.00 | 13.45 | 13.88 | ||
| 5 | 767 | Gertrud Kille | GER | 13.84 | x | 12.49 | 13.48 | 13.77 | 13.74 | 13.84 | ||
| 6 | 971 | Yvette Williams | NZL | 13.35 | 12.27 | 11.54 | 13.35 | 12.68 | 12.28 | 11.73 | ||
| 7 | 342 | Marija Radosavljević | YUG | 13.30 | 13.23 | x | 13.30 | – | – | – | ||
| 8 | 839 | Meeri Saari | FIN | 13.02 | 12.05 | 12.61 | 13.02 | – | – | – | ||
| 9 | 649 | Paulette Veste | FRA | 12.96 | 12.96 | 12.23 | 12.88 | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | 593 | Magdalena Breguła | POL | 12.93 | x | 12.39 | 12.93 | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | 768 | Dorothea Kress | GER | 12.91 | 12.91 | 12.52 | 12.61 | – | – | – | ||
| 12 | 913 | Jaroslava Křítková-Komárková | TCH | 12.73 | 12.18 | 12.59 | 12.73 | – | – | – | ||
| 13 | 720 | Eivor Olson | SWE | 12.46 | 12.46 | 11.28 | 12.05 | – | – | – | ||
| 14 | 343 | Nada Kotlušek | YUG | 11.98 | 11.98 | x | 11.76 | – | – | – |