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

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.