Qualifikationsweite: 18,15
| 1 | Nadeshda Astapchuk | BLR | 18,59 | Q |
| 2 | Olga Ryabinkina | RUS | 18,42 | Q |
| 3 | Lieja Tunks | NED | 17,90 | q |
| 4 | Nadine Beckel | GER | 17,84 | q |
| 5 | Olga Ivanova | RUS | 17,76 | q |
| 6 | Krystyna Zabawska | POL | 17,76 | q |
| 7 | Assunta Legnante | ITA | 17,83 | q |
| 8 | Petra Lammert | GER | 17,71 | q |
| 9 | Oxana Chibisova | RUS | 16,87 | |
| 10 | Laurence Manfredi | FRA | 16,32 | |
| 11 | Martina de la Puente | ESP | 16,28 |
Einzelversuche (in Startreihenfolge)
| Athletin | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Martina de la Puente | 15,92 | x | 16,28 |
| Laurence Manfredi | 16,16 | 16,12 | 16,32 |
| Nadine Beckel | 17,84 | 17,05 | 16,90 |
| Olga Ivanova | 16,98 | 17,13 | 17,76 |
| Nadeshda Astapchuk | 18,59 | - | - |
| Petra Lammert | x | 17,71 | 17,24 |
| Oxana Chibisova | 16,87 | x | 16,45 |
| Krystyna Zabawska | x | 17,76 | x |
| Olga Ryabinkina | 18,04 | 18,01 | 18,42 |
| Lieja Tunks | 17,09 | 17,81 | 17,90 |
| Assunta Legnante | 16,99 | 17,83 | - |