# 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 19 and 20 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Valerie Adams New Zealand |
| Silver | Zhang Ying China |
| Bronze | Laura Gerraughty United States |

## Results
### Final

20 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Valerie Adams | New Zealand | 17.73 | x | 17.58 | x | 16.94 | 17.30 | 17.73 | |
| | Zhang Ying | China | 15.62 | 16.44 | 16.76 | 16.38 | 16.19 | x | 16.76 | |
| | Laura Gerraughty | United States | 16.56 | x | 16.62 | x | x | 16.28 | 16.62 | |
| 4 | Chiara Rosa | Italy | 15.60 | 15.55 | 16.53 | 16.53 | 16.38 | 16.25 | 16.53 | |
| 5 | Tatyana Ilyushchenko | Belarus | 15.34 | x | 15.95 | 16.05 | 16.18 | 15.45 | 16.18 | |
| 6 | Kristin Marten | Germany | x | 15.80 | 16.07 | x | x | 15.91 | 16.07 | |
| 7 | Yuliya Leontyuk | Belarus | x | 16.03 | 15.41 | 14.98 | 15.03 | 14.52 | 16.03 | |
| 8 | Anna Avdeyeva | Russia | 15.83 | 15.66 | x | x | 15.74 | 15.22 | 15.83 | |
| 9 | Claudia Villeneuve | France | 15.33 | 15.03 | 15.55 | | | | 15.55 | |
| 10 | Ursula Ruíz | Spain | 14.96 | x | 14.59 | | | | 14.96 | |
| 11 | Julia Wiechmann | Germany | 13.97 | 14.90 | 14.80 | | | | 14.90 | |
| 12 | Briona Reynolds | United States | 14.58 | x | 14.86 | | | | 14.86 | |

### Qualifications

19 Jul

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Valerie Adams | New Zealand | 17.17 | - | - | 17.17 | Q |
| 2 | Laura Gerraughty | United States | 17.08 | - | - | 17.08 | Q |
| 3 | Kristin Marten | Germany | 16.18 | - | - | 16.18 | Q |
| 4 | Anna Avdeyeva | Russia | 15.63 | - | - | 15.63 | Q |
| 5 | Tatyana Ilyushchenko | Belarus | 15.60 | - | - | 15.60 | Q |
| 6 | Chiara Rosa | Italy | 14.40 | 15.49 | - | 15.49 | Q |
| 7 | Zhang Ying | China | 15.43 | - | - | 15.43 | Q |
| 8 | Yuliya Leontyuk | Belarus | x | 15.32 | - | 15.32 | Q |
| 9 | Claudia Villeneuve | France | 14.01 | 15.07 | - | 15.07 | Q |
| 10 | Julia Wiechmann | Germany | 14.47 | 15.02 | - | 15.02 | Q |
| 11 | Briona Reynolds | United States | 14.57 | 14.85 | 14.68 | 14.85 | q |
| 12 | Ursula Ruíz | Spain | x | 14.16 | 14.66 | 14.66 | q |
| 13 | Mailín Vargas | Cuba | 14.04 | 14.32 | 14.33 | 14.33 | |
| 14 | Hrisí Moisídou | Greece | 13.76 | 14.05 | 13.46 | 14.05 | |
| 15 | Ahymará Espinoza | Venezuela | 13.83 | 12.64 | 12.97 | 13.83 | |
| 16 | Ivana Baršic | Croatia | 13.36 | 13.63 | x | 13.63 | |
| 17 | Mariam Kevkhishvili | Georgia | 13.31 | 13.48 | 13.05 | 13.48 | |
| 18 | Denise Kemkers | Netherlands | 13.33 | 12.39 | 13.13 | 13.33 | |
| 19 | Kaia Durrant-Nairne | Jamaica | 10.46 | x | x | 10.46 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
* Belarus (2)
* China (1)
* Croatia (1)
* Cuba (1)
* France (1)
* Georgia (1)
* Germany (2)
* Greece (1)
* Italy (1)
* Jamaica (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Russia (1)
* Spain (1)
* United States (2)
* Venezuela (1)