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Host City: Roma, Italy
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Roma
Date Started: September 5, 1960
Date Finished: September 5, 1960
| Gold: | Nina Romashkova-Ponomaryova |
| Silver: | Tamara Press |
| Bronze: | Lia Manoliu |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nina Romashkova-Ponomaryova | 31 | Soviet Union | URS | 55.10 | OR |
| 2 | Tamara Press | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | 52.59 | |
| 3 | Lia Manoliu | 28 | Romania | ROU | 52.36 | |
| 4 | Kriemhild Limberg-Hausmann | 25 | Germany | GER | 51.47 | |
| 5 | Yevgeniya Kuznetsova | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 51.43 | |
| 6 | Earlene Brown | 25 | United States | USA | 51.29 | |
| 7 | Olga Fikotová-Connolly | 27 | United States | USA | 50.95 | |
| 8 | Jiřina Němcová-Vobořilová | 23 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 50.12 | |
| 9 | Irene Schuch | 24 | Germany | GER | 49.86 | |
| 10 | Valerie Sloper-Young | 23 | New Zealand | NZL | 48.81 | |
| 11 | Štěpánka Mertová | 29 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 48.28 | |
| 12 | Wivianne Bergh | 21 | Sweden | SWE | 43.96 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lia Manoliu | 28 | Romania | ROU | 52.36 | |
| 2 | Tamara Press | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | 51.64 | |
| 3 | Kriemhild Limberg-Hausmann | 25 | Germany | GER | 51.47 | |
| 4 | Yevgeniya Kuznetsova | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 51.43 | |
| 5 | Earlene Brown | 25 | United States | USA | 51.29 | |
| 6 | Olga Fikotová-Connolly | 27 | United States | USA | 50.95 | |
| 7 | Jiřina Němcová-Vobořilová | 23 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 50.12 | |
| 8 | Irene Schuch | 24 | Germany | GER | 49.86 | |
| 9 | Štěpánka Mertová | 29 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 48.28 | |
| 10 | Valerie Sloper-Young | 23 | New Zealand | NZL | 45.26 | |
| 11 | Nina Romashkova-Ponomaryova | 31 | Soviet Union | URS | 44.48 | |
| 12 | Wivianne Bergh | 21 | Sweden | SWE | 42.70 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nina Romashkova-Ponomaryova | 31 | Soviet Union | URS | 52.42 | 52.42 | |
| 2 | Lia Manoliu | 28 | Romania | ROU | foul | 52.36 | |
| 3 | Tamara Press | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | 46.82 | 51.64 | |
| 4 | Kriemhild Limberg-Hausmann | 25 | Germany | GER | foul | 51.47 | |
| 5 | Yevgeniya Kuznetsova | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 51.39 | 51.43 | |
| 6 | Earlene Brown | 25 | United States | USA | 35.83 | 51.29 | |
| 7 | Olga Fikotová-Connolly | 27 | United States | USA | 47.46 | 50.95 | |
| 8 | Jiřina Němcová-Vobořilová | 23 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 48.62 | 50.12 | |
| 9 | Irene Schuch | 24 | Germany | GER | 49.42 | 49.86 | |
| 10 | Štěpánka Mertová | 29 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 46.62 | 48.28 | |
| 11 | Valerie Sloper-Young | 23 | New Zealand | NZL | foul | 45.26 | |
| 12 | Wivianne Bergh | 21 | Sweden | SWE | 43.76 | 43.76 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nina Romashkova-Ponomaryova | 31 | Soviet Union | URS | 53.39 | 53.39 | |
| 2 | Lia Manoliu | 28 | Romania | ROU | 46.29 | 52.36 | |
| 3 | Tamara Press | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | 51.64 | |
| 4 | Kriemhild Limberg-Hausmann | 25 | Germany | GER | 45.30 | 51.47 | |
| 5 | Yevgeniya Kuznetsova | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 50.96 | 51.43 | |
| 6 | Earlene Brown | 25 | United States | USA | 47.29 | 51.29 | |
| 7 | Olga Fikotová-Connolly | 27 | United States | USA | 48.82 | 50.95 | |
| 8 | Jiřina Němcová-Vobořilová | 23 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | foul | 50.12 | |
| 9 | Irene Schuch | 24 | Germany | GER | foul | 49.86 | |
| 10 | Valerie Sloper-Young | 23 | New Zealand | NZL | 48.81 | 48.81 | |
| 11 | Štěpánka Mertová | 29 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 38.51 | 48.28 | |
| 12 | Wivianne Bergh | 21 | Sweden | SWE | 43.96 | 43.96 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nina Romashkova-Ponomaryova | 31 | Soviet Union | URS | 51.68 | 53.39 | |
| 2 | Lia Manoliu | 28 | Romania | ROU | 50.59 | 52.36 | |
| 3 | Tamara Press | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | 50.92 | 51.64 | |
| 4 | Kriemhild Limberg-Hausmann | 25 | Germany | GER | 47.40 | 51.47 | |
| 5 | Yevgeniya Kuznetsova | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 49.69 | 51.43 | |
| 6 | Earlene Brown | 25 | United States | USA | foul | 51.29 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nina Romashkova-Ponomaryova | 31 | Soviet Union | URS | 55.10 | 55.10 | OR |
| 2 | Lia Manoliu | 28 | Romania | ROU | 48.78 | 52.36 | |
| 3 | Tamara Press | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | 51.64 | |
| 4 | Kriemhild Limberg-Hausmann | 25 | Germany | GER | 48.12 | 51.47 | |
| 5 | Yevgeniya Kuznetsova | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 50.62 | 51.43 | |
| 6 | Earlene Brown | 25 | United States | USA | 35.20 | 51.29 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP | Nina Romashkova-Ponomaryova | 31 | Soviet Union | URS | 54.42 | |
| NP | Tamara Press | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | 52.59 | |
| NP | Yevgeniya Kuznetsova | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 51.25 | |
| NP | Lia Manoliu | 28 | Romania | ROU | 46.96 | |
| NP | Kriemhild Limberg-Hausmann | 25 | Germany | GER | 46.38 | |
| NP | Earlene Brown | 25 | United States | USA | 45.80 |