| Event: | Women's shot put |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's shot put at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Vienna, at the time part of the German Reich, at Praterstadion on 17 September 1938.
| Gold | Hermine Schröder | |
| Silver | Gisela Mauermayer | |
| Bronze | Wanda Flakowicz |
17 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 13.29 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 13.27 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 12.55 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 12.55 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 12.10 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 11.70 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 11.68 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 11.64 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 11.30 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 10.96 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 10.66 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 10.49 |
According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.
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