| 1 | Helena Fibingerová | TCH | |
21,05 |
| 2 | Helma Knorscheidt | GDR | |
20,70 |
| 3 | Ilona Slupianek | GDR | |
20,56 |
| 4 | Nunu Abashidze | URS | 20,55 | |
| 5 | Natalya Lisovskaya | URS | 20,02 | |
| 6 | Mihaela Loghin | ROM | 19,85 | |
| 7 | Claudia Losch | FRG | 19,72 | |
| 8 | María Elena Sarría | CUB | 19,47 | |
| 9 | Zdenka Šilhavá | TCH | 19,00 | |
| 10 | Venissa Head | GBR | 18,05 | |
| 11 | Gael Mulhall-Martin | AUS | 17,79 | |
| 12 | Judy Oakes | GBR | 17,52 |
| Athletin | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. |
| Helena Fibingerová | 19,89 | 19,69 | 19,72 | 19,94 | 20,30 | 21,05 |
| Helma Knorscheidt | 20,30 | 20,70 | 20,55 | 20,47 | x | 20,25 |
| Ilona Slupianek | 20,56 | 20,32 | 19,97 | 19,52 | x | x |
| Nunu Abashidze | 18,68 | 19,16 | 19,11 | 20,55 | 19,77 | x |
| Natalya Lisovskaya | 19,53 | x | 20,02 | 20,01 | 19,63 | 19,45 |
| Mihaela Loghin | 19,85 | 19,82 | 19,77 | 19,34 | 19,72 | 19,08 |
| Claudia Losch | 19,72 | 18,97 | x | 19,54 | 18,96 | 18,21 |
| María Elena Sarría | 18,45 | 19,44 | 19,32 | 19,47 | x | 18,87 |
| Zdenka Šilhavá | 18,24 | 17,94 | 19,00 | - | - | - |
| Venissa Head | 18,05 | 17,60 | 17,48 | - | - | - |
| Gael Mulhall-Martin | 17,43 | 17,49 | 17,79 | - | - | - |
| Judy Oakes | 17,01 | 17,19 | 17,52 | - | - | - |