1926 Women's World Games – shot put

The shot put event at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg at the Slottsskogsvallen was the second time the shot put was held at Women's World Games. The event consisted of a qualification and the final on 28 August 1926.

Czechoslovak Maria Vidlaková won the event with 19.54 meter, ahead of Swedish Elsa Svensson and Polish Halina Konopacka.

Competition format
In the shot put event each  athlete threw using their right hand, then their left. Their final mark was the total of the best mark with their right-handed throw and the best mark with their left-handed throw. The shot (ball) weighed 3.628 kg.

Results

Final
The final took place during the afternoon of 27 August.
Rank  Name  Nationality  Distance (m)  Right (m)  Left (m)  Notes   Maria Vidlaková    19.54 10.34  9.20     Elsa Svensson    19.42 10.68  8.76    Halina Konopacka    19.25  10.47  8.78 4  Elfriede Karlson    19.13 10.43  8.70  5  Ruth Svedberg   18.85  10.24  8.61  6  Mary Weston   18.78  9.70  9.08  7  Sidonie Verschueren   17.62     8  ? ?      9  Lucie Petit-Diagre    17.21     10   Marguerite Radideau   15.86   

References

Other websites
 Image of Maria Svidlakoá during the event (winner)
 Image and another Image of Elsa Svensson during the event (finished second)
 Image of Halina Konopacka during the event (finished third)
 Image of Rugh Svedberg during the event (finished fifth)

Category:1926 Women's World Games