Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put
The women's shot put was one of three women's throwing events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 20 October 1964. 17 athletes from 12 nations entered, with 1 not starting the qualification round.[1]
Women's shot put at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 20 October | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 17 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Results
Qualification
The qualification standard was 15.00 metres. Each thrower had three attempts to reach that standard.
Place | Athlete | Nation | Best mark | Throw 1 | Throw 2 | Throw 3 | |
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1 | Tamara Press | Soviet Union | 16.57 | 16.57 | — | ||
2 | Valerie Young | New Zealand | 16.40 | 16.40 | — | ||
3 | Renate Culmberger | United Team of Germany | 16.32 | 16.32 | — | ||
4 | Irina Press | Soviet Union | 15.67 | 15.67 | — | ||
5 | Margitta Helmbold | United Team of Germany | 15.61 | 15.61 | — | ||
6 | Judit Bognár | Hungary | 15.52 | 14.44 | 15.52 | — | |
7 | Earlene Brown | United States | 15.44 | 13.84 | 14.67 | 15.44 | |
8 | Johanna Hübner | United Team of Germany | 15.38 | 15.38 | — | ||
9 | Ana Sălăgean | Romania | 15.31 | 15.31 | — | ||
10 | Ivanka Khristova | Bulgaria | 15.24 | 15.24 | — | ||
11 | Galina Zybina | Soviet Union | 15.17 | 15.17 | — | ||
12 | Nancy McCredie | Canada | 15.10 | 15.10 | — | ||
13 | Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek | Hungary | 14.52 | 14.48 | 14.39 | 14.52 | |
14 | Mary Elizabeth Peters | Great Britain | 14.46 | 13.44 | X | 14.46 | |
15 | Seiko Obonai | Japan | 13.70 | 13.70 | 13.47 | 12.70 | |
16 | Juliette Geverkof | Iran | 9.17 | X | 8.79 | 9.17 | |
— | Namjilmaa Dashzeveg | Mongolia | Did not start | — |
Final
The scores from the qualification were ignored, each thrower having three fresh attempts. The top six after those three received three more, taking their best throw from the six.
Place | Athlete | Nation | Best mark | Throw 1 | Throw 2 | Throw 3 | Throw 4 | Throw 5 | Throw 6 | |
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1 | Tamara Press | Soviet Union | 18.14 OR | 17.51 | 17.72 | 17.18 | 16.49 | X | 18.14 | |
2 | Renate Culmberger | United Team of Germany | 17.61 | 17.41 | 17.10 | 16.38 | 17.61 | 17.00 | 17.01 | |
3 | Galina Zybina | Soviet Union | 17.45 | 17.38 | 17.25 | 17.45 | 17.42 | 16.65 | 17.36 | |
4 | Valerie Young | New Zealand | 17.26 | 17.08 | 15.84 | 16.81 | 17.26 | 17.24 | 17.23 | |
5 | Margitta Helmbold | United Team of Germany | 16.91 | 16.67 | 15.87 | X | 16.60 | 16.91 | 16.34 | |
6 | Irina Press | Soviet Union | 16.71 | X | 16.50 | X | 15.81 | 15.78 | 16.71 | |
7 | Nancy McCredie | Canada | 15.89 | 15.89 | 15.13 | 15.27 | ||||
8 | Ana Sălăgean | Romania | 15.83 | 15.79 | 15.83 | 15.70 | ||||
9 | Johanna Hubner | United Team of Germany | 15.77 | 15.77 | X | X | ||||
10 | Ivanka Khristova | Bulgaria | 15.69 | 15.69 | X | 15.35 | ||||
11 | Judit Bognar | Hungary | 15.65 | 15.65 | X | X | ||||
12 | Earlene Brown | United States | 14.80 | 14.25 | 13.43 | 14.80 |
References
- "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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