These are the official results of the Women's Shot Put event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. The final was held on Saturday September 5, 1987.
Medalists
edit| Gold |  Natalya LisovskayaSoviet Union (URS) |
| Silver |  Kathrin NeimkeEast Germany (GDR) |
| Bronze | Ines Müller East Germany (GDR) |
Schedule
edit- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 04.09.1987 – ??:??h | 04.09.1987 – ??:??h |
| Final Round | |
| 05.09.1987 – 18:00h | |
Abbreviations
edit- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
edit| Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 22.63 m | June 7, 1987 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Event Record |  Helena Fibingerová (TCH) | 21.05 m | August 12, 1983 |  Helsinki, Finland |
| Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| Event Record | Kathrin Neimke (GDR) | 21.21 m | September 5, 1987 |  Rome, Italy |
| Event Record | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 21.24 m | September 5, 1987 | Rome, Italy |
Qualification
edit- Held on Friday 1987-09-04
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kathrin Neimke (GDR) |
20.26 m |
| 2. |  Claudia Losch (FRG) |
19.73 m |
| 3. |  Li Meisu (CHN) |
19.47 m |
| 4. | Heike Hartwig (GDR) |
19.35 m |
| 5. | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) |
19.22 m |
| 6. | Soňa Vašíčková (TCH) |
19.09 m |
| 7. | Iris Plotzitzka (FRG) |
19.08 m |
| 8. |  Judy Oakes (GBR) |
18.43 m |
| 9. |  Ramona Pagel (USA) |
18.12 m |
| 10. | Asta Hovi-Ovaska (FIN) |
17.89 m |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Helena Fibingerová (TCH) |
20.40 m |
| 2. | Ines Müller (GDR) |
19.96 m |
| 3. | Stephanie Storp (FRG) |
19.64 m |
| 4. |  Mihaela Loghin (ROU) |
19.27 m |
| 5. | Natalya Akhrimenko (URS) |
19.21 m |
| 6. | Huang Zhihong (CHN) |
19.18 m |
| 7. |  Svetla Mitkova (BUL) |
19.07 m |
| 8. | Bonnie Dasse (USA) |
17.68 m |
| 9. |  Deborah Saint-Phard (HAI) |
16.54 m |
| 10. |  Melody Torcolacci (CAN) |
15.98 m |
Final
edit| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 20.89 | 20.22 | 21.16 | 20.93 | 21.24 | 20.80 | 21.24 m | CR |
 | Kathrin Neimke (GDR) | 20.32 | 21.21 | 20.12 | 20.53 | 20.59 | X | 21.21 m | PB |
 | Ines Müller (GDR) | 20.76 | 20.11 | 20.05 | X | 19.96 | 20.20 | 20.76 m | PB |
| 4 | Claudia Losch (FRG) | 20.05 | 20.73 | X | 19.88 | 20.33 | 20.61 | 20.73 m | |
| 5 | Natalya Akhrimenko (URS) | 20.20 | 19.68 | 20.53 | 20.09 | X | 20.68 | 20.68 m | |
| 6 | Heike Hartwig (GDR) | 19.79 | 19.97 | 19.84 | 20.63 | X | 20.25 | 20.63 m | |
| 7 | Li Meisu (CHN) | 19.95 | 20.00 | 20.09 | 18.74 | 20.43 | 19.98 | 20.43 m | PB |
| 8 | Helena Fibingerová (TCH) | 19.97 | X | 19.51 | 20.05 | 20.15 | 20.29 | 20.29 m | |
| 9 | Svetla Mitkova (BUL) | 19.37m | |||||||
| 10 | Stephanie Storp (FRG) | 19.36 m | |||||||
| 11 | Huang Zhihong (CHN) | 19.35 m | PB | ||||||
| 12 | Iris Plotzitzka (FRG) | 19.19 m | |||||||
| 13 | Soňa Vašíčková (TCH) | 18.71 m | |||||||
| — | Mihaela Loghin (ROU) | DNS | |||||||