Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's shot put

Women's shot put at the Commonwealth Games
Venue	Empire Stadium
Dates	1 August

The women's shot put event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 1 August at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It was the first time that the event was contested by women at the Games.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Yvette Williams	New Zealand	45 ft 9+1⁄2 in (13.96 m)	GR
	Jackie Gelling	Canada	42 ft 7 in (12.98 m)
	Magdalena Swanepoel	South Africa	42 ft 0+1⁄2 in (12.81 m)
4	Valerie Lawrence	Australia	40 ft 4+3⁄4 in (12.31 m)
5	Pearline Thornhill-Fisher	Northern Rhodesia	40 ft 4+1⁄2 in (12.31 m)
6	Suzanne Allday	England	39 ft 2+3⁄4 in (11.96 m)
7	Mary Lawrence	Canada	34 ft 2 in (10.41 m)
8	Heather Walker	Canada	30 ft 7 in (9.32 m)
9	Helen Metchuck	Canada	28 ft 4+1⁄2 in (8.65 m)

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. "Africans' fine high jumping: Many good performances on track". The Manchester Guardian. 2 August 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
3. "Emire Games Results". The Age. 2 August 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 27 September 2020.