The Women's shot put event at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

took place on 20 July at the

Helsinki Olympic Stadium The Helsinki Olympic Stadium ( fi, Helsingin Olympiastadion; sv, Helsingfors Olympiastadion), located in the Töölö district about from the centre of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used f ...

. Russian athlete

Nina Ponomaryova Nina Apollonovna Ponomaryova (née ''Romashkova''; russian: Нина Аполлоновна Пономарёва (Ромашкова); 27 April 1929 – 19 August 2016) was a Russian discus thrower and the first Soviet Olympic champion. Career ...

Ural Oblast from won the gold medal and set a new Olympic record.

Medalists

Results

Qualifying round

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 36.00 advance to the Final.

Final

References

External links

Official Olympic Report
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