Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put

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
	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.	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

References

• Official Report
• Results
• sports-reference