Qualifikationsweite: 20,10
| 1 | Joachim Olsen | DEN | 20,67 | Q |
| 2 | Rutger Smith | NED | 20,46 | Q |
| 3 | Mikulas Konopka | SVK | 20,46 | Q |
| 4 | Manuel Martinez | ESP | 20,30 | Q |
| 5 | Ivan Yushkov | RUS | 20,06 | q |
| 6 | Ville Tiisanoja | FIN | 20,04 | q |
| 7 | Pavel Sofin | RUS | 19,85 | q |
| 8 | Gheorghe Guset | ROM | 19,80 | q |
| 9 | Andy Dittmar | GER | 19,72 | |
| 10 | Tomasz Majewski | POL | 19,57 | |
| 11 | Mika Vasara | FIN | 19,56 | |
| 12 | Peter Sack | GER | 19,47 | |
| 13 | Taavi Peetre | EST | 19,45 | |
| 14 | Petr Stehlik | CZE | 19,36 | |
| 15 | Conny Karlsson | FIN | 19,32 | |
| 16 | Miran Vodovnik | SLO | 19,01 | |
| 17 | Marco Dodoni | ITA | 18,91 | |
| 18 | Gaetan Bucki | FRA | 18,86 | |
| 19 | Detlef Bock | GER | 18,77 | |
| 20 | Ivan Emelianov | MDA | 17,85 | |
| Jimmy Nordin | SWE | NM |
Einzelversuche (in Startreihenfolge)
| Athlet | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Ville Tiisanoja | 20,03 | 19,77 | 20,04 |
| Joachim Olsen | 19,92 | 20,67 | - |
| Ivan Emilianov | 17,79 | 17,85 | x |
| Tomasz Majewski | 19,09 | 19,57 | x |
| Andy Dittmar | 19,72 | 19,41 | 19,43 |
| Peter Sack | 19,11 | x | 19,47 |
| Marco Dodoni | 18,87 | 18,81 | 18,91 |
| Petr Stehlik | 19,36 | x | x |
| Gaetan Bucki | x | x | 18,86 |
| Pavel Sofin | 19,85 | x | x |
| Detlef Bock | x | 18,77 | x |
| Mikulas Konopka | 20,46 | - | - |
| Miran Vodovnik | 19,01 | x | x |
| Manuel Martinez | 20,30 | - | - |
| Rutger Smith | 19,45 | x | 20,46 |
| Mika Vasara | 19,56 | x | x |
| Jimmy Nordin | x | x | x |
| Gheorghe Guset | x | 19,64 | 19,80 |
| Taavi Peetre | 19,08 | 19,24 | 19,45 |
| Conny Karlsson | x | 19,32 | x |
| Ivan Yushkov | 19,04 | 19,43 | 20,06 |