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Shot Put, Women

Date30 November 1956
StatusOlympic
LocationMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria
Participants18 from 9 countries

Defending champion Galina Zybina had been dominant since Helsinki, breaking the world record 12 times. She had also won the 1954 European Championships. She took the lead in round one with 16.35 (53-7¾) and improved that in rounds five and six. But in round six, Tamara Tyshkevich recorded her personal best with 16.59 (54-5¼) to win the gold medal.

PosNrAthleteNOCQualifyingFinal
1583Tamara TyshkevichURS14.43 (1)16.59 (1)GoldOR
2585Galina ZybinaURS14.08 (3)16.53 (2)SilverOR
3577Marianne WernerGER14.21 (2)15.61 (3)BronzeOR
4584Zinaida DoynikovaURS13.48 (9)15.54 (4)
5579Valerie SloperNZL13.03 (14)15.34 (5)
6580Earlene BrownUSA13.39 (12)15.12 (6)
7691Regina BrannerAUT13.87 (7)14.60 (7)
8586Nada KotlušekYUG13.92 (6)14.56 (8)
9587Milena UsenikYUG13.96 (5)14.49 (9)
10574Jackie MacDonaldCAN13.11 (13)14.31 (10)
11576Johanna LüttgeGER14.00 (4)13.88 (11)
12575Anne-Chatrine LafrenzGER13.00 (15)13.72 (12)
13591Valerie LawrenceAUS13.43 (10)13.12 (13)
14582Lois TestaUSA13.51 (8)13.06 (14)
15578Suzanne AlldayGBR13.42 (11)12.71 (15)
16 r1/2581Paula DeubelUSA12.38 (16)
17 r1/2572Marg WoodlockAUS11.70 (17)
18 r1/2573Mary BreenAUS11.28 (18)
DNS557Jiřina VobořilováTCH– (DNS)

Qualifying Round (30 November 1956)

All those reaching 13.00 metres advanced to the final.

PosOrdAthleteNOCDistanceR1R2R3
119Tamara TyshkevichURS14.4314.43--Q
217Marianne WernerGER14.2114.21--Q
313Galina ZybinaURS14.0814.08--Q
49Johanna LüttgeGER14.0014.00--Q
52Milena UsenikYUG13.9613.96--Q
614Nada KotlušekYUG13.9213.92--Q
76Regina BrannerAUT13.8713.87--Q
815Lois TestaUSA13.5112.2613.51-Q
97Zinaida DoynikovaURS13.4813.48--Q
105Valerie LawrenceAUS13.4313.43--Q
114Suzanne AlldayGBR13.4212.8113.42-Q
123Earlene BrownUSA13.3913.39--Q
1312Jackie MacDonaldCAN13.1113.11--Q
1416Valerie SloperNZL13.0313.03--Q
1510Anne-Chatrine LafrenzGER13.0013.00--Q
168Paula DeubelUSA12.38×12.2012.38
1718Marg WoodlockAUS11.7011.5210.9411.70
1811Mary BreenAUS11.2811.289.5610.98
DNS1Jiřina VobořilováTCH

Final Round (30 November 1956 — 15:00)

PosOrdAthleteNOCDistanceR1R2R3R4R5R6
115Tamara TyshkevichURS16.5916.1314.8016.3215.9215.4516.59OR
210Galina ZybinaURS16.5316.3516.3215.8216.2816.4816.53OR
314Marianne WernerGER15.6115.6115.5615.46×15.0115.53OR
46Zinaida DoynikovaURS15.54×15.5415.3215.2315.2715.52
513Valerie SloperNZL15.3415.1614.5715.3413.6814.4214.95
62Earlene BrownUSA15.1214.4114.7514.5614.5014.8915.12
75Regina BrannerAUT14.6014.0414.60×
811Nada KotlušekYUG14.5614.5214.5614.27
91Milena UsenikYUG14.4912.9714.3514.49
109Jackie MacDonaldCAN14.3114.31×12.72
117Johanna LüttgeGER13.8813.5713.4713.88
128Anne-Chatrine LafrenzGER13.7213.72×13.44
134Valerie LawrenceAUS13.1210.8612.3913.12
1412Lois TestaUSA13.0612.3413.0612.64
153Suzanne AlldayGBR12.7112.3712.71×