title: 1966 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put
text: # 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 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | 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)
  