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Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, München
Date Started: September 7, 1972
Date Finished: September 7, 1972
| Gold: | Nadezhda Chizhova |
| Silver: | Margitta Helmbold-Gummel |
| Bronze: | Ivanka Khristova |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadezhda Chizhova | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | 21.03 | WR |
| 2 | Margitta Helmbold-Gummel | 31 | East Germany | GDR | 20.22 | |
| 3 | Ivanka Khristova | 30 | Bulgaria | BUL | 19.35 | |
| 4 | Esfir Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | 19.24 | |
| 5 | Marianne Adam | 20 | East Germany | GDR | 18.94 | |
| 6 | Marita Lange | 29 | East Germany | GDR | 18.85 | |
| 7 | Helena Fibingerová | 23 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 18.81 | |
| 8 | Elena Stoyanova | 20 | Bulgaria | BUL | 18.34 | |
| 9 | Antonina Ivanova | 39 | Soviet Union | URS | 18.28 | |
| 10 | Ludwika Chewińska | 23 | Poland | POL | 18.24 | |
| 11 | Judit Bognár | 33 | Hungary | HUN | 18.23 | |
| 12 | Radostina Vasekova | 22 | Bulgaria | BUL | 17.86 | |
| 13 | Valentina Cioltan | 20 | Romania | ROU | 16.62 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadezhda Chizhova | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | 21.03 | WR |
| 2 | Ivanka Khristova | 30 | Bulgaria | BUL | 19.35 | |
| 3 | Marianne Adam | 20 | East Germany | GDR | 18.75 | |
| 4 | Helena Fibingerová | 23 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 18.62 | |
| 5 | Margitta Helmbold-Gummel | 31 | East Germany | GDR | 18.46 | |
| 6 | Esfir Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | 18.43 | |
| 7 | Antonina Ivanova | 39 | Soviet Union | URS | 18.28 | |
| 8 | Elena Stoyanova | 20 | Bulgaria | BUL | 18.24 | |
| 9 | Judit Bognár | 33 | Hungary | HUN | 17.93 | |
| 10 | Radostina Vasekova | 22 | Bulgaria | BUL | 17.86 | |
| 11 | Ludwika Chewińska | 23 | Poland | POL | 17.71 | |
| 12 | Valentina Cioltan | 20 | Romania | ROU | 16.37 | |
| NP | Marita Lange | 29 | East Germany | GDR | foul |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | SBMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadezhda Chizhova | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | 20.36 | 21.03 | ||
| 2 | Ivanka Khristova | 30 | Bulgaria | BUL | foul | 19.35 | ||
| 3 | Esfir Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | 19.24 | 19.24 | ||
| 4 | Margitta Helmbold-Gummel | 31 | East Germany | GDR | 18.83 | 18.83 | ||
| 5 | Marianne Adam | 20 | East Germany | GDR | foul | 18.75 | ||
| 6 | Helena Fibingerová | 23 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | foul | 18.62 | ||
| 7 | Marita Lange | 29 | East Germany | GDR | 18.46 | 18.46 | ||
| 8 | Antonina Ivanova | 39 | Soviet Union | URS | 17.99 | 18.28 | ||
| 9 | Elena Stoyanova | 20 | Bulgaria | BUL | 17.75 | 18.24 | 17.75 | |
| 10 | Ludwika Chewińska | 23 | Poland | POL | 18.24 | 18.24 | 17.71 | |
| 11 | Judit Bognár | 33 | Hungary | HUN | 17.97 | 17.97 | ||
| 12 | Radostina Vasekova | 22 | Bulgaria | BUL | 17.48 | 17.86 | ||
| 13 | Valentina Cioltan | 20 | Romania | ROU | 16.62 | 16.62 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadezhda Chizhova | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | 20.58 | 21.03 | |
| 2 | Margitta Helmbold-Gummel | 31 | East Germany | GDR | 19.55 | 19.55 | |
| 3 | Ivanka Khristova | 30 | Bulgaria | BUL | 19.22 | 19.35 | |
| 4 | Esfir Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | 19.24 | |
| 5 | Marianne Adam | 20 | East Germany | GDR | 18.58 | 18.75 | |
| 6 | Helena Fibingerová | 23 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | foul | 18.62 | |
| 7 | Marita Lange | 29 | East Germany | GDR | 18.29 | 18.46 | |
| 8 | Elena Stoyanova | 20 | Bulgaria | BUL | 18.34 | 18.34 | |
| 9 | Antonina Ivanova | 39 | Soviet Union | URS | 17.98 | 18.28 | |
| 10 | Ludwika Chewińska | 23 | Poland | POL | 17.73 | 18.24 | |
| 11 | Judit Bognár | 33 | Hungary | HUN | 18.23 | 18.23 | |
| 12 | Radostina Vasekova | 22 | Bulgaria | BUL | 17.52 | 17.86 | |
| 13 | Valentina Cioltan | 20 | Romania | ROU | foul | 16.62 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadezhda Chizhova | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | 19.97 | 21.03 | |
| 2 | Margitta Helmbold-Gummel | 31 | East Germany | GDR | 20.22 | 20.22 | |
| 3 | Ivanka Khristova | 30 | Bulgaria | BUL | foul | 19.35 | |
| 4 | Esfir Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | 18.74 | 19.24 | |
| 5 | Marianne Adam | 20 | East Germany | GDR | 18.94 | 18.94 | |
| 6 | Marita Lange | 29 | East Germany | GDR | 18.85 | 18.85 | |
| 7 | Helena Fibingerová | 23 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 18.59 | 18.62 | |
| 8 | Elena Stoyanova | 20 | Bulgaria | BUL | foul | 18.34 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadezhda Chizhova | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | 21.03 | |
| 2 | Margitta Helmbold-Gummel | 31 | East Germany | GDR | 19.53 | 20.22 | |
| 3 | Ivanka Khristova | 30 | Bulgaria | BUL | 18.82 | 19.35 | |
| 4 | Esfir Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | 19.24 | |
| 5 | Marianne Adam | 20 | East Germany | GDR | 18.91 | 18.94 | |
| 6 | Marita Lange | 29 | East Germany | GDR | 18.38 | 18.85 | |
| 7 | Helena Fibingerová | 23 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 18.81 | 18.81 | |
| 8 | Elena Stoyanova | 20 | Bulgaria | BUL | 17.55 | 18.34 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP | Ivanka Khristova | 30 | Bulgaria | BUL | 18.95 | |
| NP | Marianne Adam | 20 | East Germany | GDR | 18.71 | |
| NP | Marita Lange | 29 | East Germany | GDR | 18.71 | |
| NP | Nadezhda Chizhova | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | |
| NP | Esfir Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya | 27 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | |
| NP | Helena Fibingerová | 23 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | foul | |
| NP | Margitta Helmbold-Gummel | 31 | East Germany | GDR | foul | |
| NP | Elena Stoyanova | 20 | Bulgaria | BUL | foul |