Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put
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| Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | |||
| 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 | ||||
| Decathlon | men | |||
These are the official results of the Women's Shot Put event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The qualification round mark was set on 13.00 metres. Three athletes didn't pass that distance in the heats.
Final classification
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
 |
 Tamara Tyshkevich (URS) |
16.59 m |
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Galina Zybina (URS) |
16.53 m |
 |
 Marianne Werner (EUA) |
15.61 m |
| 4. | Zinaida Doynikova (URS) |
15.54 m |
| 5. |  Val Sloper (NZL) |
15.34 m |
| 6. |  Earlene Brown (USA) |
15.12 m |
| 7. |  Regina Branner (AUT) |
14.60 m |
| 8. |  Nada Kotlusek (YUG) |
14.56 m |
| 9. | Milena Usenik (YUG) |
14.49 m |
| 10. | 22x20px Jacqueline MacDonald (CAN) | 14.31 m |
| 11. | Johanna Luttge (EUA) |
13.88 m |
| 12. | Anne-Katrin Lafrenz (EUA) |
13.72 m |
| 13. |  Valerie Lawrence (AUS) |
13.12 m |
| 14. | Lois Ann Testa (USA) |
13.06 m |
| 15. |  Suzanne Allday (GBR) |
12.71 m |
| — | Paula Deubel (USA) |
DNQ |
| — | Mary Breen (AUS) |
DNQ |
| — | Margaret Woodlock (AUS) |
DNQ |
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