1966 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put
# 1966 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put

The women's shot put at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 30 August 1966.

## Medalists

| Gold | Nadezhda Chizhova Soviet Union |
| - | - |
| Silver | Margitta Gummel East Germany |
| Bronze | Marita Lange East Germany |

## Results

### Final

30 August

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nadezhda Chizhova | Soviet Union | 17.22 |
| | Margitta Gummel | East Germany | 17.05 |
| | Marita Lange | East Germany | 16.96 |
| 4 | Galina Zybina | Soviet Union | 16.65 |
| 5 | Maria Chorbova | Bulgaria | 15.97 |
| 6 | Gertrud Schäfer | West Germany | 15.95 |
| 7 | Marlene Fuchs | West Germany | 15.89 |
| 8 | Ana Sălăgean | Romania | 15.48 |
| 9 | Judit Bognár | Hungary | 15.17 |
| 10 | Ludmila Duchoňová | Czechoslovakia | 14.93 |
| 11 | Mary Peters | Great Britain | 14.81 |
| 12 | Lidia Sharamovich | Bulgaria | 14.61 |
| 13 | Judit Mikuss | Hungary | 14.35 |
| 14 | Pina Thani | Albania | 12.63 |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

* Albania (1)
* Bulgaria (2)
* Czechoslovakia (1)
* East Germany (2)
* Hungary (2)
* Romania (1)
* Soviet Union (2)
* Great Britain (1)
* West Germany (2)
