Qualifikationsweite 61,00 m
| 1 | Maria Vergova-Petkova | BUL | 65,84 | Q |
| 2 | Zdenka ilhavá | TCH | 64,68 | Q |
| 3 | Martina Opitz-Hellmann | GDR | 64,66 | Q |
| 4 | Galina Murashova | URS | 64,00 | Q |
| 5 | Svetla Mitkova-Sinirtas | BUL | 60,58 | q |
| 6 | Meg Ritchie | GBR | 59,28 | q |
| 7 | Maria Badea | ROM | 57,82 | q |
| 8 | Anne Paavolainen-Känsäkangas | FIN | 54,92 | |
| 9 | Xiaohui Li | CHN | 54,58 | |
| 10 | Maryline Adam | VAN | 33,36 |
| Athletin | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Maria Vergova-Petkova | 58,28 | 65,84 | - |
| Zdenka ilhavá | 64,68 | - | - |
| Martina Opitz-Hellmann | 64,66 | - | - |
| Galina Murashova | 64,00 | - | - |
| Svetla Mitkova-Sinirtas | x | 60,58 | 57,38 |
| Meg Ritchie | 59,28 | x | 55,92 |
| Maria Badea | 56,60 | x | 57,82 |
| Anne Paavolainen-Känsäkangas | 50,54 | 50,72 | 54,92 |
| Xiaohui Li | 52,92 | 51,62 | 54,58 |
| Maryline Adam | 33,36 | x | 31,88 |
| 1 | Gisela Beyer | GDR | 64,14 | Q |
| 2 | Galina Savinkova | URS | 63,58 | Q |
| 3 | Florenta Craciunescu | ROM | 61,70 | Q |
| 4 | Tsvetanka Khristova | BUL | 61,50 | Q |
| 5 | Ria Stalman | NED | 60,16 | q |
| 6 | Ulla Lundholm | FIN | 57,64 | |
| 7 | Carol Cady | USA | 57,34 | |
| 8 | Venissa Head | GBR | 53,78 | |
| 9 | Mariette Van Heerden | ZIM | 45,22 | |
| 10 | Mereoni Vibose | FIJ | 42,36 | |
| 11 | Juliet Cain | NAU | NM |
| Athletin | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Gisela Beyer | 64,14 | - | - |
| Galina Savinkova | 63,58 | - | - |
| Florenta Craciunescu | 61,70 | - | - |
| Tsvetanka Khristova | 55,24 | 61,50 | - |
| Ria Stalman | x | 60,16 | - |
| Ulla Lundholm | 53,30 | 57,64 | x |
| Carol Cady | x | 57,34 | x |
| Venissa Head | 53,78 | 51,16 | x |
| Mariette Van Heerden | 44,58 | 45,22 | 44,28 |
| Mereoni Vibose | 42,36 | x | x |
| Juliet Cain | x | x | x |