Qualifikationsweite: 16,70 m
| 1 | Brian Wellmann | BER | 17,06 | NR | Q |
| 2 | Vladimir Melichov | RUS | 17,00 | Q | |
| 3 | Yoelvis Quesada | CUB | 16,91 | Q | |
| 4 | Gary Johnson | USA | 16,44 | q | |
| 5 | Tyrone Scott | USA | 16,34 | q | |
| 6 | Julian Golley | GBR | 16,30 | ||
| 7 | Serge Hélan | FRA | 16,25 | ||
| 8 | Rogel Nachum | ISR | 16,11 | ||
| 9 | Zeng Lizhi | CHN | 14,65 | ||
| Sergey Bykov | UKR | NM |
| Athlet | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Brian Wellmann | 17,06 | - | - |
| Vladimir Melichov | 13,97 | 17,00 | - |
| Yoelvis Quesada | 16,42 | 16,91 | - |
| Gary Johnson | x | 16,15 | 16,44 |
| Tyrone Scott | x | x | 16,34 |
| Julian Golley | 15,81 | 16,25 | 16,30 |
| Serge Hélan | 15,59 | 16,13 | 16,25 |
| Rogel Nachum | 16,00 | 16,11 | x |
| Zeng Lizhi | 14,65 | - | - |
| Sergey Bykov | x | x | x |
| 1 | Māris Bružiks | LAT | 16,90 | Q | |
| 2 | Zou Sixin | CHN | 16,67 | q | |
| 3 | Parkev Grigoryan | ARM | 16,58 | NR | q |
| 4 | Jonathan Edwards | GBR | 16,58 | q | |
| 5 | Pierre Camara | FRA | 16,56 | q | |
| 6 | Toussaint Rabenala | MAD | 16,47 | q | |
| 7 | Audrius Raizgys | LTU | 16,33 | ||
| 8 | Daniel Osorio | CUB | 16,13 | ||
| 9 | Vasiliy Sokov | RUS | 15,51 | ||
| Armen Martirosyan | ARM | DNS | |||
| Nikolay Raev (*) | BUL | DQ | q |
* ... Ergebnis von Nikolay Raev , BUL (16,55) nachträglich wegen Dopings gestrichen
| Athlet | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Māris Bružiks | x | 16,90 | - |
| Zou Sixin | 15,88 | x | 16,67 |
| Parkev Grigoryan | 16,34 | 16,58 | - |
| Jonathan Edwards | x | 16,58 | 14,99 |
| Pierre Camara | 16,56 | - | - |
| Toussaint Rabenala | x | 16,47 | 16,25 |
| Audrius Raizgys | 15,17 | 15,87 | 16,33 |
| Daniel Osorio | 15,13 | 16,13 | 16,00 |
| Vasiliy Sokov | x | 15,51 | x |
| Nikolay Raev (*) |