Athletics at the 1934 Women's World Games – shot put
| shot put at the 1934 Women's World Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | White City Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | London, Great Britain | |||||||||
| Dates |
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| Winning score | 13.67 metres | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1934 Women's World Games | |
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| Track events | |
| 60 m | women |
| 100 m | women |
| 200 m | women |
| 800 m | women |
| 80 m hurdles | women |
| 4×100 m relay | women |
| Field events | |
| High jump | women |
| Long jump | women |
| Shot put | women |
| Discus throw | women |
| Javelin throw | women |
| Combined events | |
| pentathlon | women |
The shot put at the 1934 Women's World Games was held at the White City Stadium in London, at the first day of the Games on 9 August 1934.
In the final, the German Gisela Mauermayer won the event with a distance of 13.67 metres, ahead of the German Tilly Fleischer and the Czechoslovak Štepánka Pekárová.[1]
Entrants
On 9 August an incomple list was published of participating athletes. This list consisted of athletes from seven nations: Austria, Czechslovakia, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland. Listed below are the athletes from these nations who were entered for the shot put event.[2]
It was also mentioned at a certain point that the Dutchwoman De Kock would participate, but she didn't compete in the shot put event.[3]
| Nationality | Name |
|---|---|
 Czechoslovakia | Štepánka Pekárová |
 Germany | Tilly Fleischer |
| Germany | Gisela Mauermeyer |
.svg.png){kind=small} Great Britain | Irene Phillips |
| Great Britain | Kathleen Tilley |
 Poland | Genowefa Cejzikowa |
Results
Qualification
Final
The final took place in the afternoon on 9 August 1934.
Štepánka Pekárová was the only women who improved her performance in the final compared to the qualification.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gisela Mauermayer | .svg.png){kind=small} Germany | 13.67 m. | |
 | Tilly Fleischer | Germany | 12.10 m. | |
 | Štepánka Pekárová | Czechoslovakia | 11.82 m. | |
| 4 | Jadwiga Wajs | Poland | 11.50 m. | |
| 5 | Genowefa Cejzikowa | Poland | 10.61 m | |
| 6 | Eileen Crockart |  South Africa |
References
- 1 2 "De werdeldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Wereldspelen voor vrouwen. Lijst der deelneemsters". De courant Het nieuws van den dag (in Dutch). 9 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- 1 2 "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.