1938 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put

Women's shot put at the European Athletics Championships

The women's shot put at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Vienna, at the time part of the German Reich, at Praterstadion on 17 September 1938.

Medalists

Gold	Hermine Schröder Germany
Silver	Gisela Mauermayer Germany
Bronze	Wanda Flakowicz Poland

Results

Final

17 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Hermine Schröder	Germany	13.29	CR
	Gisela Mauermayer	Germany	13.27
	Wanda Flakowicz	Poland	12.55
4	Helma Wessel	Germany	12.55
5	Bevis Reid	Great Britain	12.10
6	Ida Lavize	Latvia	11.70
7	Genowefa Cejzik	Poland	11.68
8	Irja Lipasti	Finland	11.64
9	Amelia Piccinini	Italy	11.30
10	Britta Awall	Sweden	10.96
11	Ans Niesink	Netherlands	10.66
12	Kathleen Dyer-Tilley	Great Britain	10.49

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.

• Finland (1)
• Germany (3)
• Italy (1)
• Latvia (1)
• Netherlands (1)
• Poland (2)
• Sweden (1)
• Great Britain (2)