Athletics Career Highlights
Tamara Press, USSR Born : 1937 in Kharkov. Greatest ever women`s field event athlete in throwing events. Unique as Olympic Champion and world record holder in both shot and discus.

 

Titles

Outdoor

1960:
Olympics: Shot
1961:
1962:
European: Shot; Discus
1963:
1964:
Olympics: Shot; Discus

World Records

Outdoor

1960:
Shot: 17.78 metres
Discus: 57.15 metres
1961:
Discus: 57.43 metres; 58.06 metres; 58.98 metres
1962:
Shot: 18.55 metres
1963:
Discus: 59.29 metres
1964:
1965:
Shot: 18.59 metres
Discus: 59.70 metres

Indoor

1960:
Shot: 17.11 metres
1961:
Shot: 17.15 metres
1962:
1963:
Shot: 17.18 metres
1964:
Shot: 17.70 metres
1965:
Shot: 17.75 metres