# 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Grosseto, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini on 16 and 17 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Michelle Carter United States |
| Silver | Anna Avdeyeva Russia |
| Bronze | Christina Schwanitz Germany |

## Results
### Final

17 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Michelle Carter | United States | 16.78 | 15.83 | 16.24 | x | 16.44 | 17.55 | 17.55 | |
| | Anna Avdeyeva | Russia | 15.19 | 16.45 | 15.85 | x | 16.08 | 17.13 | 17.13 | |
| | Christina Schwanitz | Germany | 15.26 | 15.33 | 15.48 | x | 16.41 | 16.52 | 16.52 | |
| 4 | Sivan Jean | Israel | 15.52 | 15.55 | 14.45 | x | 14.30 | 16.36 | 16.36 | |
| 5 | Irina Tarasova | Russia | 15.66 | 16.16 | 16.16 | 15.91 | 15.48 | 15.39 | 16.16 | |
| 6 | Radoslava Mavrodieva | Bulgaria | 15.65 | x | 15.44 | x | 15.57 | 15.79 | 15.79 | |
| 7 | Hrisí Moisídou | Greece | 15.30 | 15.45 | 15.33 | x | 15.49 | x | 15.49 | |
| 8 | Denise Kemkers | Netherlands | x | x | 15.46 | 15.13 | 14.77 | 15.06 | 15.46 | |
| 9 | Marli Knoetze | South Africa | 13.89 | 15.28 | 15.01 | | | | 15.28 | |
| 10 | Annie Alexander | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.36 | 15.15 | 15.21 | | | | 15.21 | |
| 11 | Amarya Albury | Bahamas | x | 14.72 | 15.18 | | | | 15.18 | |
| 12 | Magdalena Sobieszek | Poland | 15.15 | 15.12 | x | | | | 15.15 | |

### Qualifications

16 July

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Anna Avdeyeva | Russia | 14.29 | 15.63 | 16.65 | 16.65 | Q |
| 2 | Radoslava Mavrodieva | Bulgaria | x | 15.61 | 15.03 | 15.61 | q |
| 3 | Sivan Jean | Israel | 14.63 | 15.52 | 14.81 | 15.52 | q |
| 4 | Marli Knoetze | South Africa | 15.35 | 14.86 | 14.18 | 15.35 | q |
| 5 | Denise Kemkers | Netherlands | 14.96 | 15.29 | 14.78 | 15.29 | q |
| 6 | Amarya Albury | Bahamas | 15.20 | 14.18 | 14.47 | 15.20 | q |
| 7 | Heike Koderisch | Germany | 15.10 | 14.60 | 15.04 | 15.10 | |
| 8 | Isabelle Yacoubou | Benin | 14.78 | 14.89 | 14.77 | 14.89 | |
| 9 | Leydi Arboleda | Colombia | 14.48 | x | 14.53 | 14.53 | |
| 10 | Michaela Wallerstedt | United States | 14.20 | 13.88 | 13.66 | 14.20 | |
| 11 | Vasilina Kozyarskaya | Uzbekistan | 14.05 | 13.54 | x | 14.05 | |
| 12 | Izabela Koralewska | Poland | x | x | 14.05 | 14.05 | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Christina Schwanitz | Germany | 16.44 | - | - | 16.44 | Q |
| 2 | Magdalena Sobieszek | Poland | 15.89 | - | - | 15.89 | Q |
| 3 | Irina Tarasova | Russia | 15.62 | 15.81 | - | 15.81 | Q |
| 4 | Hrisí Moisídou | Greece | 15.42 | 14.64 | 15.74 | 15.74 | Q |
| 5 | Michelle Carter | United States | 15.61 | x | 15.46 | 15.61 | q |
| 6 | Annie Alexander | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.21 | 15.34 | 15.06 | 15.34 | q |
| 7 | Simoné du Toit | South Africa | 14.27 | 14.63 | 15.16 | 15.16 | |
| 8 | Tatsiana Mialeshka | Belarus | 14.17 | 14.70 | 15.03 | 15.03 | |
| 9 | Mariam Kevkhishvili | Georgia | 14.87 | 14.77 | 14.96 | 14.96 | |
| 10 | Beverley Ladrezeau | France | 13.49 | 14.89 | 13.67 | 14.89 | |
| 11 | Ahymará Espinoza | Venezuela | 13.42 | 14.24 | x | 14.24 | |
| 12 | Tressa-Ann Charles | Saint Lucia | 14.09 | 13.33 | x | 14.09 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
* Bahamas (1)
* Belarus (1)
* Benin (1)
* Bulgaria (1)
* Colombia (1)
* France (1)
* Georgia (1)
* Germany (2)
* Greece (1)
* Israel (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* Poland (2)
* Russia (2)
* Saint Lucia (1)
* South Africa (2)
* Trinidad and Tobago (1)
* United States (2)
* Uzbekistan (1)
* Venezuela (1)