These are the official results of the Women's Shot Put event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes, with the final held on Wednesday 27 August 2003. The qualification mark was set at 18.40 metres.
| Gold |  Svetlana KrivelyovaRussia (RUS) | |
| Silver |  Nadzeya OstapchukBelarus (BLR) | |
| Bronze |  Vita PavlyshUkraine (UKR) |
| Qualification Round | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | |
| 27.08.2003 - 10:30h | 27.08.2003 - 12:00h | |
| Final Round | ||
| 27.08.2003 - 18:55h | ||
| Q | automatic qualification | |
| q | qualification by rank | |
| DNS | did not start | |
| NM | no mark | |
| WR | world record | |
| AR | area record | |
| NR | national record | |
| PB | personal best | |
| SB | season best |
| Standing records prior to the 2003 World Athletics Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.63 m | June 7, 1987 | ||||
| 21.24 m | September 5, 1987 |  Rome, Italy | |||
| Rank | Athlete | Throws | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 18.01 | 19.00 | - | 19.00 m | ||
| 2 | 18.85 | - | - | 18.85 m | ||
| 3 | 18.69 | - | - | 18.69 m | ||
| 4 | 18.46 | - | - | 18.46 m | ||
| 5 | 18.04 | 18.23 | X | 18.23 m | ||
| 6 | 18.03 | X | 18.20 | 18.20 m | ||
| 7 | X | 17.95 | X | 17.95 m | ||
| 8 | 17.31 | 17.88 | 17.43 | 17.88 m | ||
| 9 | 17.45 | X | X | 17.45 m | ||
| 10 | 17.30 | 17.42 | 17.25 | 17.42 m | ||
| 11 | 16.15 | 16.54 | 16.86 | 16.86 m | ||
| 12 | 15.25 | 16.70 | X | 16.70 m | ||
| Rank | Athlete | Throws | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 19.56 | - | - | 19.56 m | ||
| 2 | 18.23 | 18.77 | - | 18.77 m | ||
| 3 | 18.66 | - | - | 18.66 m | ||
| 4 | 18.14 | 18.44 | - | 18.44 m | ||
| 5 | 16.91 | 18.39 | 18.31 | 18.39 m | ||
| 6 | 17.91 | 17.65 | 17.97 | 17.97 m | ||
| 7 | 17.83 | 17.37 | X | 17.83 m | ||
| 8 | 17.32 | 17.30 | 17.74 | 17.74 m | ||
| 9 | X | 17.30 | 17.24 | 17.30 m | ||
| 10 | X | 16.55 | 16.82 | 16.82 m | ||
| 11 | 15.51 | X | 16.52 | 16.52 m | ||
| 12 | X | 16.32 | 16.29 | 16.32 m | ||
| 13 | X | 14.96 | X | 14.96 m | ||
| Rank | Athlete | Throws | Result | Note | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 19.60 | 19.97 | 20.30 | 20.63 | 20.03 | 20.12 | 20.63 m | ||||
| 18.46 | 19.56 | X | 19.45 | 20.12 | X | 20.12 m | PB | |||
| X | 19.43 | 20.03 | 18.72 | 20.08 | 19.98 | 20.08 m | SB | |||
| 4 | X | 19.12 | 19.17 | X | X | X | 19.17 m | |||
| 5 | 18.55 | 18.65 | 17.82 | X | X | 17.85 | 18.65 m | |||
| 6 | 18.32 | X | 18.62 | X | 18.23 | 18.49 | 18.62 m | |||
| 7 | 18.00 | 18.48 | 18.38 | 18.31 | 18.12 | 18.07 | 18.48 m | |||
| 8 | 17.48 | X | 18.28 | 17.99 | 17.70 | 18.08 | 18.28 m | |||
| 9 | 17.27 | 18.11 | X | 18.11 m | ||||||
| 10 | X | X | 17.99 | 17.99 m | ||||||
| 11 | 17.92 | X | X | 17.92 m | ||||||
| 12 | 17.69 | 17.88 | 17.85 | 17.88 m | ||||||