| Olympics |
Medal |
Athlete |
Country |
Distance |
| Atlanta 1996 |
Gold
Silver
Bronze |
Ilke Wyludda
Natalya Sadova
Elya Zvereva |
Germany
Russia
Belarus |
69.99
66.48
65.64 |
| Barcelona 1992 |
Gold
Silver
Bronze |
Maritza Marten
Tsvetanka Khristova
Daniela Costian |
Cuba
Bulgaria
Australia |
70.0
67.7
66.2 |
| Seoul 1988 |
Gold
Silver
Bronze |
Martina Hellmann
Diana Gansky
Tzvetanka Hristova |
East Germany
East Germany
Bulgaria |
72.3
71.8
69.7 |
| Los Angeles 1984 |
Gold
Silver
Bronze |
Ria Stalman
Leslie Deniz
Florenta Craciunescu |
Netherlands
United States
Romania |
65.3
64.8
63.6 |
| Moscow 1980 |
Gold
Silver
Bronze |
Evelin Jahl-Schlak
Maria Petkova
Tatyana Lesovaya |
East Germany
Bulgaria
Soviet Union |
69.9
67.9
67.4 |
| Montreal 1976 |
Gold
Silver
Bronze |
Evelin Schlaak
Maria Vergova
Gabrielle Hinzmann |
East Germany
Bulgaria
East Germany |
69.0
67.3
66.8 |
| Munich 1972 |
Gold
Silver
Bronze |
Faina Melnik
Argentina Menis
Vassika Stoeva |
Soviet Union
Romania
Bulgaria |
66.6
65.0
64.3 |
| Mexico City 1968 |
Gold
Silver
Bronze |
Lia Manoliu
Liesel Westermann
Jolan Klieber |
Romania
West Germany
Hungary |
58.2
57.7
54.9 |
| Tokyo 1964 |
Gold
Silver
Bronze |
Tamara Press
Ingrid Lotz
Lia Manoliu |
Soviet Union
East Germany
Romania |
57.2
57.2
56.9 |
| Rome 1960 |
Gold
Silver
Bronze |
N. Ponomaryeva-R'schkova
Tamara Press
Lia Manoliu |
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Romania |
55.1
52.5
52.3 |
| Melbourne 1956 |
Gold
Silver
Bronze |
Olga Fikotova
Irina Beglyakova
N. Ponomaryeva-R'schkova |
Czecholslovakia
Soviet Union
Soviet Union |
53.6
52.5
52.02 |
| Helsinki 1952 |
Gold
Silver
Bronze |
Nina Romaschkova
Yelisaveta Bagryantseva
Nina Dumbadze |
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Soviet Union |
51.4
47.0
46.2 |
| London 1948 |
Gold
Silver
Bronze |
Micheline Ostermayer
Edra Gentile-Cordiale
Jacqueline Mazeas |
France
Italy
France |
41.9
41.1
40.4 |
| Berlin 1936 |
Gold
Silver
Bronze |
Gisela Mauermayer
Jadwiga Wajsowna
Paula Mollenhauer |
Germany
Poland
Germany |
47.6
46.2
39.8 |
| Los Angeles 1932 |
Gold
Silver
Bronze |
Lilian Copeland
Ruth Osburn
Jadwiga Wajsowna |
United States
United States
Poland |
40.5
40.1
38.7 |
| Amsterdam 1928 |
Gold
Silver
Bronze |
Halina Konopacka
Lillian Copeland
Ruth Svedberg |
Poland
United States
Sweden |
39.6
37.0
35.9 |
