| Final | Distance | 1.Thr | 2.Thr | 3.Thr | 4.Thr | 5.Thr | 6.Thr | ||
| 1. Natalya Lisovskaya |  Soviet Union | 20.07m | 18.29 | 18.29 | 19.08 | 19.52 | 19.30 | 20.07 | |
| 2. Ines Müller |  East Germany | 19.68m | 19.44 | 19.41 | X | X | 19.52 | 19.68 | |
| 3. Nunu Abashidze | Soviet Union | 18.82m | 18.47 | X | 18.82 | X | X | X | |
| 4. Li Meisu |  China | 17.67m | 17.20 | X | 16.82 | X | 17.67 | 17.45 | |
| 5. Ramona Pagel |  United States | 17.30m | 16.94 | 16.80 | 16.90 | 16.48 | 17.08 | 17.30 | |
| 6. Simone Créantor |  France | 17.10m | 16.02 | 17.10 | X | X | 16.38 | 16.53 | |
| 7. Gael Martin |  Australia | 16.71m | 16.71 | 16.14 | X | 15.78 | X | X | |
| 8. Carol Cady | United States | 15.44m | 15.40 | 14.73 | 15.44 | X | 15.16 | 15.31 |
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