| Final | Distance. | | | 1. Tamara Press |  Soviet Union | 18.55m | WR | | 2. Renate Garisch |  East Germany | 17.17m | | | 3. Galina Zybina | Soviet Union | 16.95m | PB | | 4. Johanna Hübner | East Germany | 15.97m | | | 5. Wilfriede Hoffmann | East Germany | 15.75m | | | 6. Ana Conan |  Romania | 15.26m | | | 7. Ivanka Khristova |  Bulgaria | 15.16m | | | 8. Judit Bognár |  Hungary | 14.44m | | | 9. Maria Chorbova | Bulgaria | 14.33m | | | 10.Suzanne Allday |  Great Britain | 13.85m | | | 11.Stefania Kiewłeń |  Poland | 13.76m | | | 12.Mary Peters | Great Britain | 13.15m | |
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| History Women Shot Put | | World and European Record: Tamara Press (URS) 18.55m |
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