Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put

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Women's shot put
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Dates4 August (qualifying and final)
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Micheline Ostermeyer
Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Amelia Piccinini
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Ine Schäffer
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
1952  
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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. [1]

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Since it was the first time this event took place, the following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

DateEventAthleteTimeNotes
4 AugustFinalFlag of France.svg  Micheline Ostermeyer  (FRA)13.75 m OR

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Wednesday 4 August 194811:00Qualifications
Wednesday 4 August 194817:00Finals

Qualifying Round

Qual. rule: qualification standard 12.30m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1 Micheline Ostermeyer Flag of France.svg  France 13.140 Q OR
2 Eivor Olson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 12.620 Q
3 Bevis Reid Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 12.570 Q
4 Amelia Piccinini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Q
5 Ine Schäffer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Q
6 Paulette Veste Flag of France.svg  France Q
7 Jaroslava Komárková Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Q
8 Anni Bruk Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Q
9 Marija Radosavljević Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia Q
10 Ingeborg Mello Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Q
11 Paulette Laurent Flag of France.svg  France Q
12 Marianne Schläger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Q
13 Elizabeth Müller Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 11.870
14 Frances Kaszubski US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 11.310
15 Ans Panhorst-Niesink Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.180
16 Dorothy Dodson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 11.055
17 Elspeth Whyte Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 10.755
18 Liv Paulsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 10.200
19 Margaret Birtwistle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 9.740

Final standings

RankNameNationalityDistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Micheline Ostermeyer Flag of France.svg  France 13.750 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Amelia Piccinini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13.095
Bronze medal icon.svg Ine Schäffer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 13.080
4 Paulette Veste Flag of France.svg  France 12.985
5 Jaroslava Komárková Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 12.920
6 Anni Bruk Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 12.500
7 Marija Radosavljević Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 12.355
8 Bevis Reid Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 12.170
9 Ingeborg Mello Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 12.085
10 Paulette Laurent Flag of France.svg  France 12.030
11 Eivor Olson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 11.840
12 Marianne Schläger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 11.775

Key: OR = Olympic record

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Women's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.