# 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 16 and 17 September.

## Medalists

| Gold | Wang Yawen China |
| Silver | Zhang Zhiying China |
| Bronze | Olga Ilyina Commonwealth of Independent States |

## Results
### Final

17 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Wang Yawen | China | 18.05 | 17.36 | 18.02 | 17.40 | 17.53 | 17.64 | 18.05 | |
| | Zhang Zhiying | China | 17.15 | 18.03 | 13.59 | 16.52 | 16.95 | 16.31 | 18.03 | |
| | Olga Ilyina | Commonwealth of Independent States | 16.72 | 16.65 | 16.60 | x | 17.20 | 16.51 | 17.20 | |
| 4 | Yumileidi Cumbá | Cuba | x | 16.88 | 16.90 | 16.45 | 15.82 | 17.06 | 17.06 | |
| 5 | Danijela Čurović | Yugoslavia | 15.95 | x | 15.51 | 16.25 | 16.00 | 16.35 | 16.35 | |
| 6 | Claudia Mues | Germany | 14.97 | x | 15.41 | 15.22 | x | 14.90 | 15.41 | |
| 7 | Oksana Chernykh | Commonwealth of Independent States | 14.62 | 15.24 | 15.00 | 15.39 | 15.26 | 15.00 | 15.39 | |
| 8 | Lee Myeong-Seon | South Korea | 15.28 | 15.29 | 15.33 | 14.38 | 14.96 | 14.53 | 15.33 | |
| 9 | Marika Tuliniemi | Finland | x | 15.10 | 13.23 | | | | 15.10 | |
| 10 | Ekateríni Lemonidou | Greece | 14.22 | 14.45 | 14.07 | | | | 14.45 | |
| 11 | Alison Grey | United Kingdom | x | 13.84 | 14.20 | | | | 14.20 | |
| 12 | Nadine Kleinert | Germany | 13.84 | 14.10 | x | | | | 14.10 | |

### Qualifications

16 Sep

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Zhang Zhiying | China | 16.88 | - | - | 16.88 | Q |
| 2 | Marika Tuliniemi | Finland | 16.16 | - | - | 16.16 | Q |
| 3 | Danijela Čurović | Yugoslavia | 15.30 | - | - | 15.30 | Q |
| 4 | Oksana Chernykh | Commonwealth of Independent States | 15.15 | - | - | 15.15 | Q |
| 5 | Claudia Mues | Germany | x | 14.79 | 15.12 | 15.12 | Q |
| 6 | Ekateríni Lemonidou | Greece | 13.81 | 14.28 | 14.74 | 14.74 | q |
| 7 | Rita Lora | Spain | 13.28 | x | 14.59 | 14.59 | |
| 8 | Miyoko Nakanishi | Japan | 13.25 | 12.61 | 13.08 | 13.25 | |
| 9 | Wenche Kristensen | Norway | x | 12.55 | 13.25 | 13.25 | |
| 10 | Melinda Wirtz | United States | 12.11 | 12.28 | 12.98 | 12.98 | |
| | Kim Jung-Min | South Korea | x | x | x | NM | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Wang Yawen | China | 17.80 | - | - | 17.80 | Q |
| 2 | Olga Ilyina | Commonwealth of Independent States | 16.15 | - | - | 16.15 | Q |
| 3 | Yumileidi Cumbá | Cuba | x | 16.12 | - | 16.12 | Q |
| 4 | Lee Myeong-Seon | South Korea | 15.35 | - | - | 15.35 | Q |
| 5 | Alison Grey | United Kingdom | 13.75 | 15.25 | - | 15.25 | Q |
| 6 | Nadine Kleinert | Germany | 14.90 | 14.89 | 14.20 | 14.90 | q |
| 7 | Beatrice Faumuina | New Zealand | 12.83 | 14.58 | 14.30 | 14.58 | |
| 8 | Petra Jurášková | Czechoslovakia | 14.05 | 13.57 | 14.55 | 14.55 | |
| 9 | Michelle Haage | Australia | 14.11 | 13.36 | 13.46 | 14.11 | |
| 10 | Kristin Heaston | United States | 13.49 | 14.00 | 13.68 | 14.00 | |
| 11 | Sunisa Yooyao | Thailand | 13.33 | 13.50 | 13.49 | 13.50 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (1)
* China (2)
* Commonwealth of Independent States (2)
* Cuba (1)
* Czechoslovakia (1)
* Finland (1)
* Germany (2)
* Greece (1)
* Japan (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Norway (1)
* South Korea (2)
* Spain (1)
* Thailand (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)
* Yugoslavia (1)