1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put

Events at the 1962 European Athletics Championships
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
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Javelin throw		men		women
Combined events
Pentathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The women's shot put at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Beograd, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 12 September 1962.

Medalists

Gold	Tamara Press Soviet Union
Silver	Renate Garisch East Germany
Bronze	Galina Zybina Soviet Union

Results

Final

12 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Tamara Press	Soviet Union	18.55	WR
	Renate Garisch	East Germany	17.17
	Galina Zybina	Soviet Union	16.95
4	Johanna Hübner	East Germany	15.97
5	Wilfriede Hoffmann	East Germany	15.75
6	Ana Conan	Romania	15.26
7	Ivanka Khristova	Bulgaria	15.16
8	Judit Bognár	Hungary	14.44
9	Maria Chorbova	Bulgaria	14.33
10	Suzanne Allday	United Kingdom	13.85
11	Stefania Kiewłeń	Poland	13.76
12	Mary Peters	United Kingdom	13.15

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.

• Bulgaria (2)
• East Germany (3)

• Hungary (1)
• Poland (1)

• Romania (1)
• Soviet Union (2)

• United Kingdom (2)

References

Template:ECShotput