On her final attempt, Tyshkevich threw it , another Olympic record. Zybina answered with her best attempt of the day, but 16.53m would no longer qualify as the Olympic record and only got her a silver medal.
In the final attempt, Tyshkevich shattered the Olympic record by throwing it. Zybina matched her best performance of the day with 16.53m, but this distance was insufficient to secure the record and resulted in a silver medal for her instead.