Final | Distance. | | 1. Tamara Press | Soviet Union | 18.55m | WR | 2. Renate Garisch | East Germany | 17.17m | | 3. Galina Zybina | Soviet Union | 16.95m | PB | 4. Johanna Hübner | East Germany | 15.97m | | 5. Wilfriede Hoffmann | East Germany | 15.75m | | 6. Ana Conan | Romania | 15.26m | | 7. Ivanka Khristova | Bulgaria | 15.16m | | 8. Judit Bognár | Hungary | 14.44m | | 9. Maria Chorbova | Bulgaria | 14.33m | | 10.Suzanne Allday | Great Britain | 13.85m | | 11.Stefania Kiewłeń | Poland | 13.76m | | 12.Mary Peters | Great Britain | 13.15m | |
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History Women Shot Put | World and European Record: Tamara Press (URS) 18.55m |
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