Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put
Appearance
Women's shot put at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 4 August (qualifying and final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 19 from 12 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 13.750 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1948 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 | |
10 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 | |
The women's shot put event was, for the first time, part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on 4 August 1948. The final was won by Micheline Ostermeyer of France.[1]
Since it was the first time this event took place, the following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
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4 August | Final | Micheline Ostermeyer (FRA) | 13.75 m | OR |
Schedule
[edit]All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Date | Time | Round |
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Wednesday 4 August 1948 | 11:00 | Qualifications |
Wednesday 4 August 1948 | 17:00 | Finals |
Qualifying round
[edit]Qual. rule: qualification standard 12.30m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Micheline Ostermeyer | France | 13.140 | Q OR |
2 | Eivor Olson | Sweden | 12.620 | Q |
3 | Bevis Reid | Great Britain | 12.570 | Q |
4 | Amelia Piccinini | Italy | Q | |
5 | Ine Schäffer | Austria | Q | |
6 | Paulette Veste | France | Q | |
7 | Jaroslava Komárková | Czechoslovakia | Q | |
8 | Anni Bruk | Austria | Q | |
9 | Marija Radosavljević | Yugoslavia | Q | |
10 | Ingeborg Mello | Argentina | Q | |
11 | Paulette Laurent | France | Q | |
12 | Marianne Schläger | Austria | Q | |
13 | Elizabeth Müller | Brazil | 11.870 | |
14 | Frances Kaszubski | United States | 11.310 | |
15 | Ans Panhorst-Niesink | Netherlands | 11.180 | |
16 | Dorothy Dodson | United States | 11.055 | |
17 | Elspeth Whyte | Great Britain | 10.755 | |
18 | Liv Paulsen | Norway | 10.200 | |
19 | Margaret Birtwistle | Great Britain | 9.740 |
Final standings
[edit]Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
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Micheline Ostermeyer | France | 13.750 | OR | |
Amelia Piccinini | Italy | 13.095 | ||
Ine Schäffer | Austria | 13.080 | ||
4 | Paulette Veste | France | 12.985 | |
5 | Jaroslava Komárková | Czechoslovakia | 12.920 | |
6 | Anni Bruk | Austria | 12.500 | |
7 | Marija Radosavljević | Yugoslavia | 12.355 | |
8 | Bevis Reid | Great Britain | 12.170 | |
9 | Ingeborg Mello | Argentina | 12.085 | |
10 | Paulette Laurent | France | 12.030 | |
11 | Eivor Olson | Sweden | 11.840 | |
12 | Marianne Schläger | Austria | 11.775 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Women's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.