Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's shot put

Women's shot put
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 1958 British
Empire and
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
440 yd hurdlesmen
4 × 110 yd relaymenwomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

The women's shot put event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 19 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2]

Results

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Val Sloper  New Zealand 51 ft 0 in (15.54 m)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Suzanne Allday  England 47 ft 4+3⁄4 in (14.45 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jackie Gelling  Canada 46 ft 0+1⁄2 in (14.03 m)
4 Magdalena Swanepoel  South Africa 43 ft 2+3⁄4 in (13.18 m)
5 Jennifer Thompson  New Zealand 41 ft 11+1⁄2 in (12.79 m)
6 Iris Mouzer  England 40 ft 8+1⁄2 in (12.41 m)
7 Josephine Cook  England 40 ft 4 in (12.29 m)
8 Mary Peters  Northern Ireland 36 ft 9+1⁄4 in (11.21 m)
9 Edith Okoli  Nigeria 32 ft 0 in (9.754 m)
Anna Pazera  Australia DNS
Marie Dupree  Canada DNS

References

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Many splendid performances in track and field events". The Manchester Guardian. 21 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 October 2020.