Qualifikationsweite: 18,20
| 1 | Natalya Choronenko | BLR | 19,33 | Q |
| 2 | Olga Ryabinkina | RUS | 19,01 | Q |
| 3 | Nadeshda Ostapchuk (*) | BLR | 18,98 | Q |
| 4 | Yumileidi Cumbá | CUB | 18,73 | Q |
| 5 | Nadine Kleinert | GER | 18,57 | Q |
| 6 | Jillian Camarena | USA | 18,25 | Q |
| 7 | Petra Lammert | GER | 18,24 | Q |
| 8 | Cleopatra Borel-Brown | TRI | 17,92 | q |
| 9 | Chiara Rosa | ITA | 17,85 | |
| 10 | Kristin Heaston | USA | 17,83 | |
| 11 | Krystyna Zabawska | POL | 17,53 | |
| 12 | Olga Ivanova | RUS | 17,50 | |
| 13 | Ling Li | CHN | 16,94 |
* ... nachträglich wegen Dopings disqualifiziert
| Athletin | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Natalya Choronenko | 19,33 | - | - |
| Olga Ryabinkina | 19,01 | - | - |
| Nadeshda Ostapchuk | 18,98 | - | - |
| Yumileidi Cumbá | 18,13 | x | 18,73 |
| Nadine Kleinert | 18,57 | - | - |
| Jillian Camarena | 16,23 | x | 18,25 |
| Petra Lammert | 16,93 | 17,32 | 18,24 |
| Cleopatra Borel-Brown | 17,92 | 17,82 | x |
| Chiara Rosa | 17,70 | 17,51 | 17,85 |
| Kristin Heaston | 17,07 | 17,83 | x |
| Krystyna Zabawska | 17,50 | x | 17,53 |
| Olga Ivanova | 16,89 | 17,50 | x |
| Ling Li | 16,94 | 15,73 | x |