Final | Dist. | | 1. Tamara Press | URS | 18.55m | WR | 2. Renate Garisch | GDR | 17.17m | | 3. Galina Zybina | URS | 16.95m | PB | 4. Johanna Hübner | GDR | 15.97m | | 5. Wilfriede Hoffmann | GDR | 15.75m | | 6. Ana Conan | ROU | 15.26m | | 7. Ivanka Khristova | BUL | 15.16m | | 8. Judit Bognár | HUN | 14.44m | | 9. Maria Chorbova | BUL | 14.33m | | 10.Suzanne Allday | GBR | 13.85m | | 11.Stefania Kiewłeń | POL | 13.76m | | 12.Mary Peters | GBR | 13.15m | |
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History Women Shot Put | World and European Record: Tamara Press (URS) 18.55m |
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