Qualifikationsweite 18,40 m
| 1 | Yanina Korolchik | BLR | 19,87 | Q |
| 2 | Vita Pavlysh | UKR | 18,68 | Q |
| 3 | Yumileidi Cumbá | CUB | 18,64 | Q |
| 4 | Astrid Kumbernuss | GER | 18,54 | Q |
| 5 | Krystyna Zabawska | POL | 18,48 | Q |
| 6 | Svetlana Krivelyova | RUS | 18,47 | Q |
| 7 | Lieja Koeman | NED | 17,93 | q |
| 8 | Kalliópi Ouzoúni | GRE | 16,82 | |
| 9 | Elena Hila | ROM | 16,57 | |
| 10 | Iolanta Ulyeva | KAZ | 16,22 |
| Athletin | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Yanina Korolchik | 19,87 | - | - |
| Vita Pavlysh | 18,68 | - | - |
| Yumileidi Cumbá | 18,64 | - | - |
| Astrid Kumbernuss | 17,98 | 18,54 | - |
| Krystyna Zabawska | 18,28 | x | 18,48 |
| Svetlana Krivelyova | 18,47 | - | - |
| Lieja Koeman | 17,93 | x | 17,82 |
| Kalliópi Ouzoúni | x | 16,77 | 16,82 |
| Elena Hila | x | 16,57 | x |
| Iolanta Ulyeva | 15,99 | 16,22 | 15,83 |
| 1 | Nadine Kleinert-Schmitt | GER | 19,35 | Q |
| 2 | Irina Korzhanenko | RUS | 18,96 | Q |
| 3 | Larisa Peleshenko | RUS | 18,65 | Q |
| 4 | Nadezhda Ostapchuk | BLR | 18,44 | Q |
| 5 | Elisângela Adriano | BRA | 18,11 | q |
| 6 | Katarzyna Zakowicz | POL | 17,71 | |
| 7 | Myung-Sun Lee | KOR | 17,66 | |
| 8 | Xiaoyan Cheng | CHN | 17,32 | |
| 9 | Seilala Sua | USA | 16,61 | |
| 10 | Georgette Reed | CAN | 15,92 |
| Athletin | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Nadine Kleinert-Schmitt | x | 19,35 | - |
| Irina Korzhanenko | 18,96 | - | - |
| Larisa Peleshenko | 18,65 | - | - |
| Nadezhda Ostapchuk | x | 18,44 | - |
| Elisângela Adriano | 17,66 | 17,53 | 18,11 |
| Katarzyna Zakowicz | x | 17,71 | 17,51 |
| Myung-Sun Lee | 17,66 | 17,52 | 17,55 |
| Xiaoyan Cheng | 17,21 | 17,32 | 17,25 |
| Seilala Sua | 16,61 | 16,21 | 16,08 |
| Georgette Reed | 15,92 | 15,61 | 15,74 |