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

The women's shot put at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Shanice Craft Germany | Gao Yang China | Bian Ka China |

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| World Junior Record | Astrid Kumbernuss (GDR) | 20.54 m | Orimattila, Finland | 1 July 1989 |
| Championship Record | Cheng Xiaoyan (CHN) | 18.74 m | Lisbon, Portugal | 21 July 1994 |
| World Junior Leading | Guo Tiangian (CHN) | 17.10 m | Zhaoqing, China | 14 April 2012 |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification: Standard 15.70 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q)
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Note |
| 1 | A | Shanice Craft | Germany | 16.41 | | | 16.41 | Q, PB |
| 2 | A | Emel Dereli | Turkey | 16.27 | | | 16.27 | Q |
| 3 | B | Christina Hillman | United States | 15.09 | 15.36 | 16.11 | 16.11 | Q |
| 4 | B | Natalya Troneva | Russia | 15.99 | | | 15.99 | Q |
| 5 | A | Bian Ka | China | x | 15.66 | 15.88 | 15.88 | Q |
| 6 | A | Sophie McKinna | Great Britain | 15.80 | | | 15.80 | Q |
| 7 | B | Gao Yang | China | 15.77 | | | 15.77 | Q |
| 8 | B | Jolien Boumkwo | Belgium | 14.56 | x | 15.38 | 15.38 | q, PB |
| 9 | A | Lezaan Jordaan | South Africa | 14.79 | 15.27 | 15.07 | 15.27 | q, PB |
| 10 | A | Torie Owers | United States | 14.65 | 14.82 | x | 14.82 | q |
| 11 | B | María Belén Toimil | Spain | 13.98 | 14.52 | x | 14.52 | q |
| 12 | A | Lai Li-chun | Chinese Taipei | 13.51 | 14.24 | 14.51 | 14.51 | q, SB |
| 13 | B | Fanny Roos | Sweden | 14.11 | 14.32 | x | 14.32 | |
| 14 | B | Monia Cantarella | Italy | 13.99 | 14.09 | 14.30 | 14.30 | |
| 15 | B | Viktoriya Kolb | Belarus | 14.25 | 14.23 | 14.15 | 14.25 | |
| 16 | B | Fadya Saad El Kasaby | Egypt | 13.24 | 13.72 | 14.10 | 14.10 | |
| 17 | A | Brittany Crew | Canada | 13.32 | 13.92 | 14.03 | 14.03 | |
| 18 | A | Kätlin Piirimäe | Estonia | 13.33 | x | 13.98 | 13.98 | |
| 19 | A | Petra Gamilec | Croatia | 13.61 | x | 13.83 | 13.83 | |
| 20 | B | Andreea Huzum-Vitan | Romania | 13.25 | 13.68 | 12.94 | 13.68 | |
| 21 | A | Ivana Gallardo | Chile | 12.76 | 12.32 | 13.55 | 13.55 | |
| 22 | B | Jillian Weir | Canada | 13.41 | 13.31 | x | 13.41 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Note |
| | Shanice Craft | Germany | 17.15 | 16.12 | 16.12 | x | x | – | 17.15 | WJL |
| | Gao Yang | China | 16.45 | 16.34 | x | 16.57 | x | 16.14 | 16.57 | |
| | Bian Ka | China | 15.78 | 15.87 | 16.16 | 16.05 | 16.48 | 16.16 | 16.48 | |
| 4 | Christina Hillman | United States | 16.03 | 15.94 | 16.27 | x | 15.93 | 16.12 | 16.27 | |
| 5 | Natalya Troneva | Russia | 15.69 | 15.52 | 15.75 | 15.71 | 16.07 | 16.18 | 16.18 | |
| 6 | Sophie McKinna | Great Britain | 15.98 | 15.32 | 15.43 | 15.83 | 15.57 | x | 15.98 | |
| 7 | Torie Owers | United States | 15.00 | 15.88 | 15.17 | 15.13 | x | 14.89 | 15.88 | |
| 8 | Emel Dereli | Turkey | 14.71 | 15.86 | 15.33 | 15.35 | 15.76 | x | 15.86 | |
| 9 | Lezaan Jordaan | South Africa | 15.37 | 14.82 | 14.96 | | | | 15.37 | PB |
| 10 | Jolien Boumkwo | Belgium | x | 15.31 | 14.86 | | | | 15.31 | |
| 11 | Lai Li-chun | Chinese Taipei | 14.30 | 14.08 | 13.47 | | | | 14.30 | |
| 12 | María Belén Toimil | Spain | 14.29 | 13.96 | 14.24 | | | | 14.29 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
* Belarus (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Canada (2)
* Chile (1)
* China (2)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Croatia (1)
* Egypt (1)
* Estonia (1)
* Germany (1)
* Italy (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (1)
* South Africa (1)
* Spain (1)
* Sweden (1)
* Turkey (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)