Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put
The women's shot put event was, for the first time, part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on 4 August 1948. The final was won by Micheline Ostermeyer of France.
Since it was the first time this event took place, the following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time
| Date | Time | Round |
| Wednesday 4 August 1948 | 11:00 | Qualifications |
| Wednesday 4 August 1948 | 17:00 | Finals |
Qualifying Round
Qual. rule: qualification standard 12.30m or at least best 12 qualified.
Final standings
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
| Micheline Ostermeyer | | 13.750 | OR |
| Amelia Piccinini | | 13.095 | |
| Ine Schäffer | | 13.080 | |
| 4 | Paulette Veste | | 12.985 | |
| 5 | Jaroslava Komárková | | 12.920 | |
| 6 | Anni Bruk | | 12.500 | |
| 7 | Marija Radosavljević | | 12.355 | |
| 8 | Bevis Reid | | 12.170 | |
| 9 | Ingeborg Mello | | 12.085 | |
| 10 | Paulette Laurent | | 12.030 | |
| 11 | Eivor Olson | | 11.840 | |
| 12 | Marianne Schläger | | 11.775 | |
Key: OR = Olympic record
