| 1 | Larisa Peleshenko | RUS | 19,84 | |
| 2 | Nadeshda Ostapchuk | BLR | 19,24 | |
| 3 | Svetlana Krivelyova | RUS | 19,18 | |
| 4 | Nadine Kleinert | GER | 18,87 | |
| 5 | Yumileidi Cumba | CUB | 18,61 | |
| 6 | Katarzyna Zakowicz | POL | 18,59 | |
| 7 | Cheng Xiaoyan | CHN | 18,22 | |
| 8 | Krystyna Zabawska | POL | 18,12 | |
| 9 | Yanina Korolchik | BLR | 17,52 | |
| 10 | Connie Price-Smith | USA | 17,41 | |
| 11 | Lee Myung-Sun | KOR | 17,09 | |
| 12 | Yu Xin | CHN | 14,55 |
| Athletin | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. |
| Larisa Peleshenko | 18,87 | 19,15 | 19,52 | x | 19,51 | 19,84 |
| Nadeshda Ostapchuk | 19,02 | 19,07 | 19,24 | x | 19,23 | x |
| Svetlana Krivelyova | 18,88 | x | 19,18 | x | 18,85 | x |
| Nadine Kleinert | 17,69 | 18,54 | 18,87 | x | x | x |
| Yumileidi Cumbá | 18,19 | 18,61 | x | 18,56 | x | x |
| Katarzyna Zakowicz | 18,59 | 17,75 | 18,59 | x | 18,34 | 18,40 |
| Cheng Xiaoyan | 18,22 | x | 17,84 | x | 17,65 | 17,51 |
| Krystyna Zabawska | 16,91 | 17,98 | 18,00 | x | 17,17 | 18,12 |
| Yanina Korolchik | 17,52 | 17,38 | x | |||
| Connie Price-Smith | 17,09 | 17,41 | x | |||
| Lee Myung-Sun | 17,09 | x | 17,07 | |||
| Yu Xin | 14,55 | x | x |