| 1 | Tiina Lillak | FIN | 70,82 | |
| 2 | Fatima Whitbread | GBR | 69,14 | |
| 3 | Anna Verouli | GRE | 65,72 | |
| 4 | Tessa Sanderson | GBR | 64,76 | |
| 5 | Eva Raduly-Zörgö | ROM | 63,86 | |
| 6 | Tuula Laaksalo | FIN | 62,44 | |
| 7 | Beate Peters | FRG | 62,42 | |
| 8 | María Caridad Colón | CUB | 62,04 | |
| 9 | Petra Felke | GDR | 62,02 | |
| 10 | Karin Smith | USA | 59,76 | |
| 11 | Antje Kempe-Zöllkau | GDR | 58,82 | |
| 12 | Mayra Vila | CUB | 57,80 |
| Athlet | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. |
| Tiina Lillak | 67,34 | 59,04 | 63,24 | 63,56 | 67,46 | 70,82 |
| Fatima Whitbread | 69,14 | x | 64,48 | x | 61,78 | x |
| Anna Verouli | x | 61,74 | 62,38 | 63,08 | 65,72 | x |
| Tessa Sanderson | 64,76 | 63,66 | 63,94 | 64,10 | 64,00 | 59,74 |
| Eva Raduly-Zörgö | 63,38 | 60,32 | 57,36 | 60,92 | 63,86 | 61,80 |
| Tuula Laaksalo | 50,50 | 62,44 | x | 56,52 | x | 59,04 |
| Beate Peters | 59,22 | x | 62,42 | x | 59,30 | x |
| María Caridad Colón | 61,52 | 62,04 | 56,96 | 57,34 | 57,88 | 56,32 |
| Petra Felke | x | 61,82 | 62,02 | - | - | - |
| Karin Smith | 56,76 | x | 59,76 | - | - | - |
| Antje Kempe-Zöllkau | 58,82 | x | 54,84 | - | - | - |
| Mayra Vila | 57,60 | 53,72 | 57,80 | - | - | - |