Qualifikationsweite 60,00 m
| 1 | Aimin Song | CHN | 62,20 | Q |
| 2 | Olena Antonova | UKR | 62,14 | Q |
| 3 | Vera Pospíilová | CZE | 60,64 | Q |
| 4 | Mélina Robert-Michon | FRA | 60,47 | Q |
| 5 | Franka Dietzsch | GER | 59,77 | |
| 6 | Stilianí Tsikoúna | GRE | 59,39 | |
| 7 | Kristin Kuehl | USA | 58,07 | |
| 8 | Marzena Wysocka | POL | 57,80 | |
| 9 | Elisângela Adriano | BRA | 57,69 | |
| 10 | Aretha Hill | USA | 50,79 |
| Athletin | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Aimin Song | 62,20 | - | - |
| Olena Antonova | 62,14 | - | - |
| Vera Pospíilová | 60,64 | - | - |
| Mélina Robert-Michon | 58,97 | 60,47 | - |
| Franka Dietzsch | x | 22,13 | 59,77 |
| Stilianí Tsikoúna | 59,39 | x | 57,09 |
| Kristin Kuehl | 58,07 | x | x |
| Marzena Wysocka | x | 57,80 | 53,98 |
| Elisângela Adriano | 45,62 | 53,81 | 57,69 |
| Aretha Hill | x | x | 50,79 |
| 1 | Natalya Sadova | RUS | 63,47 | Q |
| 2 | Ekateríni Vóggoli | GRE | 63,13 | Q |
| 3 | Beatrice Faumuina | NZL | 63,12 | Q |
| 4 | Suzanne Powell | USA | 61,83 | Q |
| 5 | Irina Yatchenko | BLR | 61,79 | Q |
| 6 | Anastasía Kelesídou | GRE | 61,23 | Q |
| 7 | Neelam Jaswant Singh | IND | 60,33 | Q |
| 8 | Teresa Machado | POR | 59,87 | q |
| 9 | Anna Söderberg | SWE | 59,66 | (q) |
| 10 | Shelley Newman | GBR | 57,65 |
| Athletin | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Natalya Sadova | 63,47 | - | - |
| Ekateríni Vóggoli | 63,13 | - | - |
| Beatrice Faumuina | 63,12 | - | - |
| Suzanne Powell | x | 59,94 | 61,83 |
| Irina Yatchenko | 61,79 | - | - |
| Anastasía Kelesídou | 61,23 | - | - |
| Neelam Jaswant Singh | 57,70 | 59,48 | 60,33 |
| Teresa Machado | 59,87 | x | 57,01 |
| Anna Söderberg | 55,06 | 56,95 | 59,66 |
| Shelley Newman | 53,75 | 54,00 | 57,65 |