Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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.
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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 | ![]() |
16.57 metres | 16.57 | — | ||
2 | Valerie Young | ![]() |
16.40 metres | 16.40 | — | ||
3 | Renate Culmberger | ![]() |
16.32 metres | 16.32 | — | ||
4 | Irina Press | ![]() |
15.67 metres | 15.67 | — | ||
5 | Margitta Helmbold | ![]() |
15.61 metres | 15.61 | — | ||
6 | Judit Bognar | ![]() |
15.52 metres | 14.44 | 15.52 | — | |
7 | Earlene Brown | ![]() |
15.44 metres | 13.84 | 14.67 | 15.44 | |
8 | Johanna Hübner | ![]() |
15.38 metres | 15.38 | — | ||
9 | Ana Salagean | ![]() |
15.31 metres | 15.31 | — | ||
10 | Ivanka Khristova | ![]() |
15.24 metres | 15.24 | — | ||
11 | Galina Zybina | ![]() |
15.17 metres | 15.17 | — | ||
12 | Nancy McCredie | 23x15px Canada | 15.10 metres | 15.10 | — | ||
13 | Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek | ![]() |
14.52 metres | 14.48 | 14.39 | 14.52 | |
14 | Mary Elizabeth Peters | ![]() |
14.46 metres | 13.44 | X | 14.46 | |
15 | Obari Seiko | ![]() |
13.70 metres | 13.70 | 13.47 | 12.70 | |
16 | Juliet Geverkof | ![]() |
9.17 metres | X | 8.79 | 9.17 | |
— | Namjilmaa Dashzeveg | 23x15px 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 | ![]() |
18.14 metres OR | 17.51 | 17.72 | 17.18 | 16.49 | X | 18.14 | |
2 | Renate Culmberger | ![]() |
17.61 metres | 17.41 | 17.10 | 16.38 | 17.61 | 17.00 | 17.01 | |
3 | Galina Zybina | ![]() |
17.45 metres | 17.38 | 17.25 | 17.45 | 17.42 | 16.65 | 17.36 | |
4 | Valerie Young | ![]() |
17.26 metres | 17.08 | 15.84 | 16.81 | 17.26 | 17.24 | 17.23 | |
5 | Margitta Helmbold | ![]() |
16.91 metres | 16.67 | 15.87 | X | 16.60 | 16.91 | 16.34 | |
6 | Irina Press | ![]() |
16.71 metres | X | 16.50 | X | 15.81 | 15.78 | 16.71 | |
7 | Nancy McCredie | 23x15px Canada | 15.89 metres | 15.89 | 15.13 | 15.27 | ||||
8 | Ana Salagean | ![]() |
15.83 metres | 15.79 | 15.83 | 15.70 | ||||
9 | Johanna Hubner | ![]() |
15.77 metres | 15.77 | X | X | ||||
10 | Ivanka Khristova | ![]() |
15.69 metres | 15.69 | X | 15.35 | ||||
11 | Judit Bognar | ![]() |
15.65 metres | 15.65 | X | X | ||||
12 | Earlene Brown | ![]() |
14.80 metres | 14.25 | 13.43 | 14.80 |
References
- Official Report
- sports-reference