1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put Qualification Qualification

| Rank_ | Group_ | Athlete | Nationality | Result_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Vita Pavlysh | Ukraine | 19.99 |
| 2 | B | Irina Korzhanenko | Russia | 19.18 |
| 3 | A | Svetlana Krivelyova | Russia | 18.55 |
| 4 | A | Nadine Kleinert | Germany | 18.38 |
| 5 | B | Corrie de Bruin | Netherlands | 18.36 |
| 6 | B | Stephanie Storp | Germany | 18.08 |
| 7 | A | Lieja Koeman | Netherlands | 18.01 |
| 7 | B | Katarzyna Żakowicz | Poland | 18.01 |
| 7 | B | Tatyana Khorkhulyova | Belarus | 18.01 |
| 10 | A | Yanina Karolchyk | Belarus | 18.00 |
| 11 | A | Krystyna Zabawska | Poland | 17.80 |
| 12 | B | Karoliina Lundahl | Finland | 17.68 |
| 13 | A | Danijela Curović | Yugoslavia | 17.50 |
| 14 | A | Mara Rosolen | Italy | 17.08 |
| 15 | B | Katarina Sederholm | Norway | 16.83 |
| 16 | B | Linda-Marie Mårtensson | Sweden | 16.79 |