Athletics at the 1973 Summer Universiade – Women's shot put
# Athletics at the 1973 Summer Universiade – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 1973 Summer Universiade was held at the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow on 20 August.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nadezhda Chizhova | Soviet Union | 20.82 | UR |
| | Elena Stoyanova | Bulgaria | 18.64 | |
| | Faina Melnik | Soviet Union | 18.31 | |
| 4 | Gabriele Greiner | East Germany | 17.36 | |
| 5 | Christine Barck | Finland | 15.66 | |
| 6 | Maren Seidler | United States | 15.23 | |
| 7 | Krystyna Nadolna | Poland | 14.92 | |
| 8 | Diane Jones | Canada | 14.64 | |
| 9 | Carol Martin | Canada | 13.73 | |
| 10 | Meg Ritchie | Great Britain | 11.86 | |
| 11 | María Elena Rojas | Chile | 11.07 | |
