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

Women's shot put
at the Commonwealth Games

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

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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+34 in (14.45 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jackie Gelling  Canada 46 ft 0+12 in (14.03 m)
4 Magdalena Swanepoel  South Africa 43 ft 2+34 in (13.18 m)
5 Jennifer Thompson  New Zealand 41 ft 11+12 in (12.79 m)
6 Iris Mouzer  England 40 ft 8+12 in (12.41 m)
7 Josephine Cook  England 40 ft 4 in (12.29 m)
8 Mary Peters  Northern Ireland 36 ft 9+14 in (11.21 m)
9 Edith Okoli  Nigeria 32 ft 0 in (9.754 m)
Anna Pazera  Australia DNS
Marie Dupree  Canada DNS

References

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  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.