| Event: | Women's shot put |
| Games: | 1964 Summer |
| Venue: | Olympic Stadium |
| Date: | 20 October |
| Competitors: | 17 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Win Value: | 18.14 |
| Win Label: | Winning distance |
| Gold: | Tamara Press |
| Goldnoc: | URS |
| Silver: | Renate Culmberger |
| Silvernoc: | EUA |
| Bronze: | Galina Zybina |
| Bronzenoc: | URS |
| Prev: | 1960 |
| Next: | 1968 |
The women's shot put was one of three women's throwing events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 20 October 1964. 17 athletes from 12 nations entered, with 1 not starting the qualification round.[1]
The qualification standard was 15.00 metres. Each thrower had three attempts to reach that standard.
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Best mark | bgcolor=black | Throw 1 | Throw 2 | Throw 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16.57 | 16.57 | — | |||||
| 2 | 16.40 | 16.40 | — | |||||
| 3 | 16.32 | 16.32 | — | |||||
| 4 | 15.67 | 15.67 | — | |||||
| 5 | 15.61 | 15.61 | — | |||||
| 6 | 15.52 | 14.44 | 15.52 | — | ||||
| 7 | 15.44 | 13.84 | 14.67 | 15.44 | ||||
| 8 | 15.38 | 15.38 | — | |||||
| 9 | 15.31 | 15.31 | — | |||||
| 10 | 15.24 | 15.24 | — | |||||
| 11 | 15.17 | 15.17 | — | |||||
| 12 | 15.10 | 15.10 | — | |||||
| 13 | 14.52 | 14.48 | 14.39 | 14.52 | ||||
| 14 | 14.46 | 13.44 | X | 14.46 | ||||
| 15 | 13.70 | 13.70 | 13.47 | 12.70 | ||||
| 16 | 9.17 | X | 8.79 | 9.17 | ||||
| — | Did not start | — | ||||||
The scores from the qualification were ignored, each thrower having three fresh attempts. The top six after those three received three more, taking their best throw from the six.
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Best mark | bgcolor=black | Throw 1 | Throw 2 | Throw 3 | Throw 4 | Throw 5 | Throw 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamara Press | 18.14 OR | 17.51 | 17.72 | 17.18 | 16.49 | X | 18.14 | |||
| 2 | Renate Culmberger | 17.61 | 17.41 | 17.10 | 16.38 | 17.61 | 17.00 | 17.01 | |||
| 3 | Galina Zybina | 17.45 | 17.38 | 17.25 | 17.45 | 17.42 | 16.65 | 17.36 | |||
| 4 | Valerie Young | 17.26 | 17.08 | 15.84 | 16.81 | 17.26 | 17.24 | 17.23 | |||
| 5 | Margitta Helmbold | 16.91 | 16.67 | 15.87 | X | 16.60 | 16.91 | 16.34 | |||
| 6 | Irina Press | 16.71 | X | 16.50 | X | 15.81 | 15.78 | 16.71 | |||
| 7 | Nancy McCredie | 15.89 | 15.89 | 15.13 | 15.27 | ||||||
| 8 | Ana Sălăgean | 15.83 | 15.79 | 15.83 | 15.70 | ||||||
| 9 | Johanna Hubner | 15.77 | 15.77 | X | X | ||||||
| 10 | Ivanka Khristova | 15.69 | 15.69 | X | 15.35 | ||||||
| 11 | Judit Bognar | 15.65 | 15.65 | X | X | ||||||
| 12 | Earlene Brown | 14.80 | 14.25 | 13.43 | 14.80 |