Qualifikationsweite: 20,30
| 1 | Reese Hoffa | USA | 20,76 | Q |
| 2 | Andrey Michnevich | UKR | 20,35 | Q |
| 3 | Joachim Olsen | DEN | 20,33 | Q |
| 4 | Pavel Sofin | RUS | 20,24 | q |
| 5 | Gheorghe Guset | ROM | 20,22 | q |
| 6 | Tomasz Majewski | POL | 20,19 | q |
| 7 | Manuel Martínez | ESP | 20,10 | q |
| 8 | Anton Lyuboslavskiy | RUS | 20,04 | q |
| 9 | Mikulás Konopka | SVK | 19,91 | |
| 10 | Christian Cantwell | USA | 19,90 | |
| 11 | Peter Sack | GER | 19,79 | |
| 12 | Ralf Bartels | GER | 19,46 | |
| 13 | Janus Robberts | RSA | 19,39 | |
| 14 | Miran Vodovnik | SLO | 19,37 | |
| 15 | Qi Zhang | CHN | 18,96 | |
| 16 | Ville Tiisanoja | FIN | 18,86 | |
| 17 | Hamza Alic | BIH | 18,42 | |
| Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi | QAT | NM |
| Athlet | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Reese Hoffa | 20,76 | - | - |
| Andrey Michnevich | 20,35 | - | - |
| Joachim Olsen | 20,04 | x | 20,33 |
| Pavel Sofin | 20,23 | 20,24 | x |
| Gheorghe Guset | x | 19,80 | 20,22 |
| Tomasz Majewski | 19,50 | x | 20,19 |
| Manuel Martínez | 19,80 | x | 20,10 |
| Anton Lyuboslavskiy | x | 19,07 | 20,04 |
| Mikulás Konopka | 19,33 | x | 19,91 |
| Christian Cantwell | 18,69 | x | 19,90 |
| Peter Sack | 18,95 | 19,63 | 19,79 |
| Ralf Bartels | x | x | 19,46 |
| Janus Robberts | 19,39 | 19,14 | 19,21 |
| Miran Vodovnik | x | 18,84 | 19,37 |
| Qi Zhang | 18,71 | 18,96 | 18,21 |
| Ville Tiisanoja | 18,86 | x | x |
| Hamza Alic | 18,22 | 18,24 | 18,42 |
| Khalid Habash A-Suwaidi | x | x | x |