1966 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put

The women's shot put at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 30 August 1966.

Medalists

Gold	Nadezhda Chizhova Soviet Union
Silver	Margitta Gummel East Germany
Bronze	Marita Lange East Germany

Results

Final

30 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Nadezhda Chizhova	Soviet Union	17.22
	Margitta Gummel	East Germany	17.05
	Marita Lange	East Germany	16.96
4	Galina Zybina	Soviet Union	16.65
5	Maria Chorbova	Bulgaria	15.97
6	Gertrud Schäfer	West Germany	15.95
7	Marlene Fuchs	West Germany	15.89
8	Ana Sălăgean	Romania	15.48
9	Judit Bognár	Hungary	15.17
10	Ludmila Duchoňová	Czechoslovakia	14.93
11	Mary Peters	Great Britain	14.81
12	Lidia Sharamovich	Bulgaria	14.61
13	Judit Mikuss	Hungary	14.35
14	Pina Thani	Albania	12.63

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

• Albania (1)
• Bulgaria (2)
• Czechoslovakia (1)
• East Germany (2)
• Hungary (2)
• Romania (1)
• Soviet Union (2)
• Great Britain (1)
• West Germany (2)