1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 February.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Ilona Slupianek	East Germany	20.11	20.77	x	20.23	19.33	19.45	20.77
	Helena Fibingerová	Czechoslovakia	19.65	20.64	19.76	18.94	19.27	20.07	20.64
	Helma Knorscheidt	East Germany	18.53	20.09	19.67	20.12	19.44	18.92	20.12
4	Nunu Abashidze	Soviet Union	~~17.88~~	~~18.50~~	x	x	~~18.19~~	x	~~18.50~~	DQ^[4]
4	Venissa Head	Great Britain	16.14	x	16.72	17.65	16.46	17.10	17.65
5	Soultana Saroudi	Greece	17.31	16.89	17.17	17.28	17.44	17.27	17.44
6	Tuula Kivi	Finland	15.19	16.77	16.01	x	x	15.78	16.77
7	Léone Bertimon	France	16.59	15.95	16.46	x	16.18	16.22	16.59
8	Angela Littlewood	Great Britain	16.50	x	16.35				16.50
9	Simone Créantor	France	15.98	x	15.42				15.98

^ Results (p. 464)
^ Results
^ L'Athletisme (March 1981, p15)
^ Abashidze had originally finished fourth but was later disqualified for doping

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