The women's shot put event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 27 and 28 July.
Medalists Gold Ines Wittich Silver Heike Rohrmann Bronze Ella Polyakova
Results Final 28 July Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Ines Wittich 18.54 Heike Rohrmann 17.84 Ella Polyakova 17.10 4 Svetlana Krivelyova 16.91 5 Petya Zhecheva 16.66 6 Gabriele Völkl 16.56 7 Diana Stoyanova 16.48 8 Zhang Liuhong 15.43 9 Katja Bick 15.27 10 Angie Ryker 14.67 11 Justine Buttle 14.65 12 Anne Brouzet 14.53
Qualifications 27 Jul
Group A
Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Ines Wittich 17.74 Q 2 Heike Rohrmann 17.18 Q 3 Ella Polyakova 16.71 Q 4 Svetlana Krivelyova 16.24 Q 5 Gabriele Völkl 15.92 Q 6 Diana Stoyanova 15.55 Q 7 Petya Zhecheva 15.31 Q 8 Zhang Liuhong 14.91 Q 9 Katja Bick 14.81 Q 10 Anne Brouzet 14.73 Q 11 Angie Ryker 14.65 Q 12 Justine Buttle 14.33 q 13 Nicole Carkeek 14.13 14 Wang Hong 14.01 15 Teresa Machado 13.99 16 Christy Ward 13.06 17 Alexandra Amaro 12.94 18 Kelly-Anne Kempf 12.90
Participation According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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