| 1 | Svetlana Krivelyov | RUS | 19,08 | |
| 2 | Krystyna Zabawska | POL | 19,00 | |
| 3 | Teri Tunks | USA | 18,86 | |
| 4 | Connie Price-Smith | USA | 18,82 | |
| 5 | Nadine Kleinert | GER | 18,51 | |
| 6 | Yumileidi Cumba | CUB | 17,80 | |
| 7 | Li Meisu | CHN | 16,63 | |
| 8 | Yoko Toyonaga | JPN | 15,73 | |
| Vita Pavlysh * | UKR | DQ | ||
| Irina Korshanenko * | RUS | DQ |
* ... wegen Dopings
disqualifiziert
| Athletin | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. |
| Krystyna Zabawska | x | 19,00 | x | 18,53 | x | 18,28 |
| Yumileidi Cumba | x | 17,29 | 17,73 | x | x | 17,80 |
| Svetlana Krivelyova | 18,16 | x | 19,08 | 18,52 | 18,87 | x |
| Connie Price-Smith | 18,48 | x | 18,82 | x | 18,43 | 18,47 |
| Li Meisu | 16,41 | 16,63 | x | |||
| Vita Pavlysh | 20,72 | 21,43 | 20,26 | 20,91 | 20,68 | 21,39 |
| Yoko Toyonaga | 15,55 | 15,39 | 15,73 | |||
| Teri Tunks | 17,56 | 18,86 | 18,72 | x | 18,84 | x |
| Irina Korshanenko | 20,56 | x | x | 20,18 | x | x |
| Nadine Kleinert | 18,33 | x | 18,17 | 18,42 | 18,51 | 18,39 |