Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put
# Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event was, for the first time, part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on 4 August 1948. The final was won by Micheline Ostermeyer of France.

Since it was the first time this event took place, the following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

| Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 August | Final | Micheline Ostermeyer (FRA) | 13.75 m | OR |

## Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| Wednesday 4 August 1948 | 11:00 | Qualifications |
| Wednesday 4 August 1948 | 17:00 | Finals |

### Qualifying round

Qual. rule: qualification standard 12.30m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Micheline Ostermeyer | France | 13.140 | Q OR |
| 2 | Eivor Olson | Sweden | 12.620 | Q |
| 3 | Bevis Reid | Great Britain | 12.570 | Q |
| 4 | Amelia Piccinini | Italy | | Q |
| 5 | Ine Schäffer | Austria | | Q |
| 6 | Paulette Veste | France | | Q |
| 7 | Jaroslava Komárková | Czechoslovakia | | Q |
| 8 | Anni Bruk | Austria | | Q |
| 9 | Marija Radosavljević | Yugoslavia | | Q |
| 10 | Ingeborg Mello | Argentina | | Q |
| 11 | Paulette Laurent | France | | Q |
| 12 | Marianne Schläger | Austria | | Q |
| 13 | Elizabeth Müller | Brazil | 11.870 | |
| 14 | Frances Kaszubski | United States | 11.310 | |
| 15 | Ans Panhorst-Niesink | Netherlands | 11.180 | |
| 16 | Dorothy Dodson | United States | 11.055 | |
| 17 | Elspeth Whyte | Great Britain | 10.755 | |
| 18 | Liv Paulsen | Norway | 10.200 | |
| 19 | Margaret Birtwistle | Great Britain | 9.740 | |

### Final standings

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Micheline Ostermeyer | France | 13.750 | OR |
| | Amelia Piccinini | Italy | 13.095 | |
| | Ine Schäffer | Austria | 13.080 | |
| 4 | Paulette Veste | France | 12.985 | |
| 5 | Jaroslava Komárková | Czechoslovakia | 12.920 | |
| 6 | Anni Bruk | Austria | 12.500 | |
| 7 | Marija Radosavljević | Yugoslavia | 12.355 | |
| 8 | Bevis Reid | Great Britain | 12.170 | |
| 9 | Ingeborg Mello | Argentina | 12.085 | |
| 10 | Paulette Laurent | France | 12.030 | |
| 11 | Eivor Olson | Sweden | 11.840 | |
| 12 | Marianne Schläger | Austria | 11.775 | |

Key: OR = Olympic record

