Qualifikationsweite: 18,60
| 1 | Valerie Adams | NZL | 19,43 | Q | |
| 2 | Nadzeya Ostapchuk | BLR | 19,26 | Q | |
| 3 | Jillian Camarena-Williams | USA | 19,11 | Q | |
| 4 | Nadine Kleinert | GER | 19,00 | Q | |
| 5 | Michelle Carter | USA | 18,61 | Q | |
| 6 | Irina Tarasova | RUS | 18,57 | q | |
| 7 | Evgeniia Kolodko | RUS | 18,52 | q | |
| 8 | Xiangrong Liu | CHN | 18,29 | q | |
| 9 | Alena Kopets | BLR | 17,80 | ||
| 10 | Christina Schwanitz | GER | 17,58 | ||
| 11 | Misleydis González | CUB | 17,32 | ||
| 12 | Leyla Rajabi | IRI | 17,29 | ||
| 13 | Paulina Guba | POL | 17,15 | ||
| 14 | Jessica Cérival | FRA | 16,47 | ||
| 15 | Úrsula Ruiz | ESP | 16,43 | ||
| 16 | Halyna Obleshchuk | UKR | 16,39 | ||
| 17 | Emel Dereli | TUR | 16,02 | ||
| Radoslava Mavrodieva | BUL | NM |
| Athletin | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Valerie Adams | 19,43 | - | - |
| Nadzeya Ostapchuk | 19,26 | - | - |
| Jillian Camarena-Williams | x | 19,11 | - |
| Nadine Kleinert | 19,00 | - | - |
| Michelle Carter | 18,61 | - | - |
| Irina Tarasova | 18,33 | 18,49 | 18,57 |
| Evgeniia Kolodko | 18,28 | 18,52 | 18,36 |
| Xiangrong Liu | 18,29 | x | 18,13 |
| Alena Kopets | 17,80 | x | x |
| Christina Schwanitz | 17,19 | x | 17,58 |
| Misleydis González | 17,17 | 17,12 | 17,32 |
| Leyla Rajabi | 16,98 | 17,29 | 17,08 |
| Paulina Guba | 16,72 | 16,92 | 17,15 |
| Jessica Cérival | 15,89 | 16,18 | 16,47 |
| Úrsula Ruiz | x | 16,43 | 15,70 |
| Halyna Obleshchuk | 16,15 | 16,39 | 16,13 |
| Emel Dereli | 16,02 | x | 15,99 |
| Radoslava Mavrodieva | x | x | x |