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Shot Put, Women

Date	30 November 1956
Status	Olympic
Location	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria
Participants	18 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.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	583	Tamara Tyshkevich	URS	14.43 (1)	16.59 (1)	Gold	OR
2	585	Galina Zybina	URS	14.08 (3)	16.53 (2)	Silver	OR
3	577	Marianne Werner	GER	14.21 (2)	15.61 (3)	Bronze	OR
4	584	Zinaida Doynikova	URS	13.48 (9)	15.54 (4)
5	579	Valerie Sloper	NZL	13.03 (14)	15.34 (5)
6	580	Earlene Brown	USA	13.39 (12)	15.12 (6)
7	691	Regina Branner	AUT	13.87 (7)	14.60 (7)
8	586	Nada Kotlušek	YUG	13.92 (6)	14.56 (8)
9	587	Milena Usenik	YUG	13.96 (5)	14.49 (9)
10	574	Jackie MacDonald	CAN	13.11 (13)	14.31 (10)
11	576	Johanna Lüttge	GER	14.00 (4)	13.88 (11)
12	575	Anne-Chatrine Lafrenz	GER	13.00 (15)	13.72 (12)
13	591	Valerie Lawrence	AUS	13.43 (10)	13.12 (13)
14	582	Lois Testa	USA	13.51 (8)	13.06 (14)
15	578	Suzanne Allday	GBR	13.42 (11)	12.71 (15)
16 r1/2	581	Paula Deubel	USA	12.38 (16)	–
17 r1/2	572	Marg Woodlock	AUS	11.70 (17)	–
18 r1/2	573	Mary Breen	AUS	11.28 (18)	–
DNS	557	Jiřina Vobořilová	TCH	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	30 November 1956
Format	All those reaching 13.00 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	583	Tamara Tyshkevich	URS	14.43	14.43	-	-	Q
2	577	Marianne Werner	GER	14.21	14.21	-	-	Q
3	585	Galina Zybina	URS	14.08	14.08	-	-	Q
4	576	Johanna Lüttge	GER	14.00	14.00	-	-	Q
5	587	Milena Usenik	YUG	13.96	13.96	-	-	Q
6	586	Nada Kotlušek	YUG	13.92	13.92	-	-	Q
7	691	Regina Branner	AUT	13.87	13.87	-	-	Q
8	582	Lois Testa	USA	13.51	12.26	13.51	-	Q
9	584	Zinaida Doynikova	URS	13.48	13.48	-	-	Q
10	591	Valerie Lawrence	AUS	13.43	13.43	-	-	Q
11	578	Suzanne Allday	GBR	13.42	12.81	13.42	-	Q
12	580	Earlene Brown	USA	13.39	13.39	-	-	Q
13	574	Jackie MacDonald	CAN	13.11	13.11	-	-	Q
14	579	Valerie Sloper	NZL	13.03	13.03	-	-	Q
15	575	Anne-Chatrine Lafrenz	GER	13.00	13.00	-	-	Q
16	581	Paula Deubel	USA	12.38	x	12.20	12.38
17	572	Marg Woodlock	AUS	11.70	11.52	10.94	11.70
18	573	Mary Breen	AUS	11.28	11.28	9.56	10.98
DNS	557	Jiřina Vobořilová	TCH	–	–	–	–

Final Round

Date	30 November 1956 — 15:00

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance	Round #4 Distance	Round #5 Distance	Round #6 Distance
1	583	Tamara Tyshkevich	URS	16.59	16.13	14.80	16.32	15.92	15.45	16.59	OR
2	585	Galina Zybina	URS	16.53	16.35	16.32	15.82	16.28	16.48	16.53	OR
3	577	Marianne Werner	GER	15.61	15.61	15.56	15.46	x	15.01	15.53	OR
4	584	Zinaida Doynikova	URS	15.54	x	15.54	15.32	15.23	15.27	15.52
5	579	Valerie Sloper	NZL	15.34	15.16	14.57	15.34	13.68	14.42	14.95
6	580	Earlene Brown	USA	15.12	14.41	14.75	14.56	14.50	14.89	15.12
7	691	Regina Branner	AUT	14.60	14.04	14.60	x	–	–	–
8	586	Nada Kotlušek	YUG	14.56	14.52	14.56	14.27	–	–	–
9	587	Milena Usenik	YUG	14.49	12.97	14.35	14.49	–	–	–
10	574	Jackie MacDonald	CAN	14.31	14.31	x	12.72	–	–	–
11	576	Johanna Lüttge	GER	13.88	13.57	13.47	13.88	–	–	–
12	575	Anne-Chatrine Lafrenz	GER	13.72	13.72	x	13.44	–	–	–
13	591	Valerie Lawrence	AUS	13.12	10.86	12.39	13.12	–	–	–
14	582	Lois Testa	USA	13.06	12.34	13.06	12.64	–	–	–
15	578	Suzanne Allday	GBR	12.71	12.37	12.71	x	–	–	–