Qualifikationsweite 19,00 m
| 1 | Kathrin Neimke | GDR | 20,26 | Q |
| 2 | Claudia Losch | FRG | 19,73 | Q |
| 3 | Meisu Li | CHN | 19,47 | Q |
| 4 | Heike Hartwig | GDR | 19,35 | Q |
| 5 | Natalya Lisovskaya | URS | 19,22 | Q |
| 6 | Sona Vaícková | TCH | 19,09 | Q |
| 7 | Iris Plotzitzka | FRG | 19,08 | Q |
| 8 | Judy Oakes | GBR | 18,43 | |
| 9 | Ramona Pagel | USA | 18,12 | |
| 10 | Asta Hovi-Ovaska | FIN | 17,89 |
| Athletin | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Kathrin Neimke | |||
| Claudia Losch | |||
| Meisu Li | |||
| Heike Hartwig | |||
| Natalya Lisovskaya | |||
| Sona Vaícková | |||
| Iris Plotzitzka | |||
| Judy Oakes | |||
| Ramona Pagel | |||
| Asta Hovi-Ovaska |
| 1 | Helena Fibingerová | TCH | 20,40 | Q |
| 2 | Ines Müller | GDR | 19,96 | Q |
| 3 | Stephanie Storp | FRG | 19,64 | Q |
| 4 | Mihaela Loghin | ROM | 19,27 | Q |
| 5 | Natalya Akhrimenko | URS | 19,21 | Q |
| 6 | Zhihong Huang | CHN | 19,18 | Q |
| 7 | Svetla Mitkova-Sinirtas | BUL | 19,07 | Q |
| 8 | Bonnie Dasse | USA | 17,68 | |
| 9 | Deborah Saint-Phard | HAI | 16,54 | |
| 10 | Melody Torcolacci | CAN | 15,98 |
| Athletin | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Helena Fibingerová | |||
| Ines Müller | |||
| Stephanie Storp | |||
| Mihaela Loghin | |||
| Natalya Akhrimenko | |||
| Zhihong Huang | |||
| Svetla Mitkova-Sinirtas | |||
| Bonnie Dasse | |||
| Deborah Saint-Phard | |||
| Melody Torcolacci |