Qualifikationsweite 18,65 m
| 1 | Valerie Adams | NZL | 19,79 | Q | |
| 2 | Jillian Camarena-Williams | USA | 19,09 | Q | |
| 3 | Cleopatra Borel-Brown | TRI | 18,95 | Q | |
| 4 | Anna Avdeeva | RUS | 18,92 | Q | |
| 5 | Natallia Mikhnevich | BLR | 18,88 | Q | |
| 6 | Nadine Kleinert | GER | 18,75 | Q | |
| 7 | Ling Li | CHN | 18,67 | Q | |
| 8 | Misleydis González | CUB | 18,24 | ||
| 9 | Julie Labonté | CAN | 18,04 | ||
| 10 | Josephine Terlecki | GER | 17,85 | ||
| 11 | Sarah Stevens-Walker | USA | 17,20 | ||
| 12 | Radoslava Mavrodieva | BUL | 15,76 |
| Athletin | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Valerie Adams | 19,79 | ||
| Jillian Camarena-Williams | 19,09 | ||
| Cleopatra Borel-Brown | 18,20 | 18,41 | 18,95 |
| Anna Avdeeva | 18,32 | 18,33 | 18,92 |
| Natallia Mikhnevich | 18,88 | ||
| Nadine Kleinert | 18,75 | ||
| Ling Li | 18,67 | ||
| Misleydis González | 18,24 | 17,96 | 17,83 |
| Julie Labonté | 17,66 | 18,04 | x |
| Josephine Terlecki | 17,85 | 17,72 | 17,20 |
| Sarah Stevens-Walker | 16,50 | x | 17,20 |
| Radoslava Mavrodieva | x | 15,76 | x |
| 1 | Lijiao Gong | CHN | 19,21 | Q | |
| 2 | Christina Schwanitz | GER | 19,20 | Q | |
| 3 | Nadzeya Ostapchuk | BLR | 19,11 | Q | |
| 4 | Anna Omarova | RUS | 19,03 | Q | |
| 5 | Yevgeniya Kolodko | RUS | 18,90 | Q | |
| 6 | Michelle Carter | USA | 18,85 | Q | |
| 7 | Chiara Rosa | ITA | 18,28 | ||
| 8 | Mailín Vargas | CUB | 18,27 | ||
| 9 | Xiangrong Liu | CHN | 18,22 | ||
| 10 | Natalia Ducó | CHI | 17,42 | ||
| 11 | Anita Márton | HUN | 17,04 | ||
| 12 | Mi-young Lee | KOR | 16,18 | ||
| 13 | Simoné du Toit | RSA | 15,83 |
| Athletin | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Lijiao Gong | 19,21 | ||
| Christina Schwanitz | 19,20 | ||
| Nadzeya Ostapchuk | 19,11 | ||
| Anna Omarova | 17,86 | 18,01 | 19,03 |
| Yevgeniya Kolodko | 18,58 | 18,90 | |
| Michelle Carter | 18,85 | ||
| Chiara Rosa | 17,69 | 18,27 | 18,28 |
| Mailín Vargas | x | 18,27 | x |
| Xiangrong Liu | 17,59 | 17,96 | 18,22 |
| Natalia Ducó | 17,42 | x | 17,42 |
| Anita Márton | x | 16,33 | 17,04 |
| Mi-young Lee | 16,08 | 16,18 | 15,96 |
| Simoné du Toit | 15,83 | x | x |