| 1 | Svetlana Krivelyova | RUS | |
19,90 |
| 2 | Yumileidi Cumba | CUB | |
19,31 |
| 3 | Nadine Kleinert | GER | |
19,05 |
| 4 | Krystyna Zabawska | POL | 19,00 | |
| 5 | Li Meiju | CHN | 18,69 | |
| 6 | Misleydis Gonzalez | CUB | 18,41 | |
| 7 | Nadeshda Ostapchuk | BLR | 18,33 |
| Athletin | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. |
| Svetlana Krivelyova | 19,20 | 19,90 | x | 19,17 | 19,82 | x |
| Yumileidi Cumba | 19,00 | 19,21 | 19,31 | x | 19,18 | 18,94 |
| Nadine Kleinert | 19,05 | 17,73 | 18,70 | 18,68 | 18,17 | 18,72 |
| Krystyna Zabawska | 19,00 | 18,16 | 18,71 | x | x | x |
| Li Meiju | 18,69 | x | 18,00 | x | 18,18 | 18,47 |
| Misleydis Gonzalez | 18,20 | 18,17 | 17,95 | 18,41 | x | x |
| Nadeshda Ostapchuk | 17,85 | x | x | 18,33 | x | x |
| Vita Pavlysh | 19,08 | 20,39 | x | 20,49 | x | 19,55 |
Der Erstplazierten Vita Pavlysh - UKR (20,49) wurde die Goldmedaille wegen Dopings aberkannt.