See main article: 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
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Qualification rule: qualification standard 16.95m or at least best 8 qualified
| Pos | Athlete | Country | Mark | Q | Attempts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 17.20 SB | Q | 17.20 | ||||
| 2 | 17.17 SB | Q | 16.74 | 17.13 | |||
| 3 | 17.13 SB | Q | 17.13 | ||||
| 4 | 17.05 | Q | 16.86 | 17.05 | |||
| 5 | 16.96 | Q | 16.96 | ||||
| 6 | 16.93 | q | 16.82 | 16.93 | 16.93 | ||
| 7 | 16.93 | q | 16.93 | 16.73 | X | ||
| 8 | 16.83 | q | 16.83 | 15.20 | 16.40 | ||
| 9 | 16.77 | 15.46 | X | 16.77 | |||
| 10 | 16.67 PB | X | X | 16.67 | |||
| 11 | 16.66 | 16.17 | 16.37 | 16.66 | |||
| 12 | 16.31 | 15.76 | 16.31 | 16.24 | |||
| 13 | 16.25 | 16.21 | 16.08 | 16.25 | |||
| 14 | 16.21 | 16.21 | X | 16.20 | |||
| 15 | 15.88 SB | 15.74 | 15.88 | X | |||
| Pos | Athlete | Country | Mark | Attempts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 17.75 WL | 17.10 | 17.75 | 17.56 | 17.45 | - | X | |||
| 17.47 PB | 17.43 | 17.47 | X | 16.97 | - | X | |||
| 17.27 | X | 17.26 | 17.27 | 17.26 | 16.76 | X | |||
| 4 | 17.27 SB | X | 17.10 | X | 17.27 | X | X | ||
| 5 | 17.14 SB | 16.88 | X | X | 17.14 | X | X | ||
| 6 | 17.13 SB | 17.06 | 17.13 | X | 16.84 | 17.04 | 16.62 | ||
| 7 | 16.88 | X | 16.88 | X | X | 16.41 | 16.87 | ||
| 8 | 16.84 | 16.84 | 15.30 | 16.35 | X | 16.31 | 15.62 | ||