The women's shot put event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 22 and 24 August.
| Gold | Song Feina | |
| Silver | Nadine Beckel | |
| Bronze | Yelena Ivanenko |
24 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| align=left | align=left | | 16.12 | 15.90 | x | 16.58 | x | x | 16.58 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | x | 16.11 | 15.03 | x | 16.38 | 16.39 | 16.39 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 15.39 | 15.67 | 16.22 | x | x | x | 16.22 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 16.02 | 16.06 | 16.03 | 16.01 | x | x | 16.06 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 14.46 | 15.18 | 15.50 | 14.47 | x | x | 15.50 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.13 | 15.20 | 15.20 | 14.66 | 15.21 | x | 15.21 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 14.91 | 15.16 | 14.96 | x | x | 14.69 | 15.16 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.00 | 15.03 | 14.64 | x | 14.75 | 15.04 | 15.04 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.44 | 14.03 | 14.82 | 14.82 | ||||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.67 | 14.21 | 14.09 | 14.67 | ||||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 13.98 | 13.79 | 14.45 | 14.45 | ||||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.17 | x | 14.03 | 14.17 | ||||||
22 Aug
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 15.88 | - | - | 15.88 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 13.72 | 15.70 | - | 15.70 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 15.54 | - | - | 15.54 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 14.81 | 14.68 | 15.14 | 15.14 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 15.03 | - | - | 15.03 | Q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 15.01 | - | - | 15.01 | Q | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 14.34 | 14.22 | 14.91 | 14.91 | q | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 14.73 | 14.75 | x | 14.75 | q | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 14.05 | 14.24 | 14.43 | 14.43 | q | ||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 13.70 | 13.91 | 14.40 | 14.40 | q | ||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 12.83 | 13.97 | 14.26 | 14.26 | q | ||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 13.85 | x | 13.84 | 13.85 | q | ||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | x | 13.44 | 13.09 | 13.44 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | x | x | 13.14 | 13.14 | ||||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 8.69 | x | 8.52 | 8.69 | |||
According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.