Qualifikationsweite 62,00 m
| 1 | Tessa Sanderson | GBR | 64,80 | Q |
| 2 | Petra Felke | GDR | 64,46 | Q |
| 3 | Mayra Vila | CUB | 62,78 | Q |
| 4 | Tuula Laaksalo | FIN | 62,06 | Q |
| 5 | Karin Bergdahl | SWE | 60,64 | |
| 6 | Ingrid Thyssen | FRG | 59,70 | |
| 7 | Elena Burgarova | TCH | 58,48 | |
| 8 | Monique Lapres | CAN | 54,70 | |
| 9 | Xin Xiaoli | CHN | 52,52 | |
| 10 | Jennifer Pace | MLT | 41,96 | |
| Sofia Sakorafa | GRE | DNS |
| Athletin | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Tessa Sanderson | 64,80 | - | - |
| Petra Felke | 60,08 | 57,80 | 64,46 |
| Mayra Vila | 53,44 | 60,46 | 62,78 |
| Tuula Laaksalo | 62,06 | - | - |
| Karin Bergdahl | 60,64 | x | 59,14 |
| Ingrid Thyssen | 58,84 | 56,16 | 59,70 |
| Elena Burgarova | 57,30 | 58,48 | 56,40 |
| Monique Lapres | 51,48 | 54,70 | 48,70 |
| Xin Xiaoli | 49,70 | 44,62 | 52,52 |
| Jennifer Pace | 40,72 | 41,96 | 41,52 |
| Sofia Sakorafa | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tiina Lillak | FIN | 69,16 | Q |
| 2 | Anna Verouli | GRE | 68,50 | Q |
| 3 | Antje Kempe-Zöllkau | GDR | 62,74 | Q |
| 4 | Eva Raduly-Zörgö | ROM | 61,92 | q |
| 5 | Karin Smith | USA | 61,48 | q |
| 6 | Beate Peters | FRG | 61,18 | q |
| 7 | María Caridad Colón | CUB | 60,98 | q |
| 8 | Fatima Whitbread | GBR | 60,96 | q |
| 9 | Fausta Quintavalla | ITA | 59,34 | |
| 10 | Emi Matsui | JPN | 55,52 | |
| 11 | Mereoni Vibose | FIJ | 49,44 | |
| 12 | Norsham Yoon | MAS | 40,40 |
| Athletin | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Tiina Lillak | 58,14 | 69,16 | - |
| Anna Verouli | 68,50 | - | - |
| Antje Kempe-Zöllkau | 62,74 | - | - |
| Eva Raduly-Zörgö | 61,92 | 59,14 | 60,54 |
| Karin Smith | 61,48 | 58,90 | 58,92 |
| Beate Peters | 57,10 | 60,00 | 61,18 |
| María Caridad Colón | 60,98 | x | 55,08 |
| Fatima Whitbread | x | 57,34 | 60,96 |
| Fausta Quintavalla | 59,34 | 53,68 | 58,00 |
| Emi Matsui | x | 55,52 | 53,10 |
| Mereoni Vibose | 49,00 | 48,48 | 49,44 |
| Norsham Yoon | 40,40 | x | 37,00 |