2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put explained

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Shanice Craft	Gao Yang	Bian Ka

, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.

Qualification: Standard 15.70 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q)

Rank	Group	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	A	16.41			16.41	Q, PB
2	A	16.27			16.27	Q
3	B	15.09	15.36	16.11	16.11	Q
4	B	15.99			15.99	Q
5	A	x	15.66	15.88	15.88	Q
6	A	15.80			15.80	Q
7	B	15.77			15.77	Q
8	B	14.56	x	15.38	15.38	q, PB
9	A	14.79	15.27	15.07	15.27	q, PB
10	A	14.65	14.82	x	14.82	q
11	B	13.98	14.52	x	14.52	q
12	A	13.51	14.24	14.51	14.51	q, SB
13	B	14.11	14.32	x	14.32
14	B	13.99	14.09	14.30	14.30
15	B	14.25	14.23	14.15	14.25
16	B	13.24	13.72	14.10	14.10
17	A	13.32	13.92	14.03	14.03
18	A	13.33	x	13.98	13.98
19	A	13.61	x	13.83	13.83
20	B	13.25	13.68	12.94	13.68
21	A	12.76	12.32	13.55	13.55
22	B	13.41	13.31	x	13.41

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Note
	17.15	16.12	16.12	x	x	–	17.15	WJL
	16.45	16.34	x	16.57	x	16.14	16.57
	15.78	15.87	16.16	16.05	16.48	16.16	16.48
	16.03	15.94	16.27	x	15.93	16.12	16.27
	15.69	15.52	15.75	15.71	16.07	16.18	16.18
	15.98	15.32	15.43	15.83	15.57	x	15.98
	15.00	15.88	15.17	15.13	x	14.89	15.88
	14.71	15.86	15.33	15.35	15.76	x	15.86
	15.37	14.82	14.96				15.37	PB
10	x	15.31	14.86				15.31
11	14.30	14.08	13.47				14.30
12	14.29	13.96	14.24				14.29

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.