Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw


The Women's shot put event at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on 20 July at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Soviet athlete Nina Ponomaryova won the gold medal and set a new Olympic record.

Medalists

Results

Qualifying round

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 36.00 advance to the Final.
RankAthleteNationalityResult
1Nina Ponomaryova45.05
2Nina Dumbadze43.20
3Marianne Werner41.37
4Yvette Williams41.32
5Ingeborg Mello40.91
6Yelisaveta Bagriantseva40.73
7Libuše Nováková39.89
8Toyoko Yoshino39.75
9Lotte Haidegger39.54
10Frieda Tiltsch39.47
11Gretel Bolliger38.20
12Dezsőné Józsa37.75
13Lia Manoliu37.58
14Paulette Veste37.47
15Edera Cordiale37.40
16Ingeborg Pfüller36.61
17Kaarina Koivuniemi36.56
18Suzanne Allday36.37
19Olga Winterberg35.79
20Esther Brand34.18

Final