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Host City: Beijing, China
Venue(s): Beijing National Stadium, Beijing
Date Started: August 19, 2008
Date Finished: August 19, 2008
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 61.50 metres advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Barbora Špotáková |
| Silver: | Mariya Abakumova |
| Bronze: | Christina Obergföll |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbora Špotáková | 27 | Czech Republic | CZE | 67.69 | QU |
| 2 | Christina Obergföll | 26 | Germany | GER | 67.52 | QU |
| 3 | Steffi Nerius | 36 | Germany | GER | 63.94 | QU |
| 4 | Mariya Abakumova | 22 | Russia | RUS | 63.48 | QU |
| 5 | Goldie Sayers | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 62.99 | QU |
| 6 | Barbara Madejczyk | 31 | Poland | POL | 62.81 | QU |
| 7 | Mercedes Chilla | 28 | Spain | ESP | 61.81 | QU |
| 8 | Zhang Li | 19 | China | CHN | 61.77 | QU |
| 9 | Katharina Molitor | 24 | Germany | GER | 60.92 | QC |
| 10 | Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan | 40 | Romania | ROU | 60.81 | QC |
| 11 | Osleidys Menéndez | 28 | Cuba | CUB | 60.51 | QC |
| 12 | Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala | 20 | Latvia | LAT | 60.13 | QC |
| 13 | Justine Robbeson | 23 | South Africa | RSA | 59.63 | |
| 14 | Urszula Piwnicka | 24 | Poland | POL | 59.28 | |
| 15 | Savva Lika | 38 | Greece | GRE | 59.11 | |
| 16 | Vira Rebryk | 19 | Ukraine | UKR | 59.05 | |
| 17 | Mikaela Ingberg | 34 | Finland | FIN | 58.82 | |
| 18 | Chang Chunfeng | 20 | China | CHN | 58.42 | |
| 19 | Yanet Cruz | 20 | Cuba | CUB | 58.06 | |
| 20 | Laverne Eve | 43 | Bahamas | BAH | 57.36 | |
| 21 | Jarmila Klimešová | 27 | Czech Republic | CZE | 57.25 | |
| 22 | Nikolett Szabó | 28 | Hungary | HUN | 57.15 | |
| 23 | Nataliya Shimchuk | 26 | Belarus | BLR | 57.11 | |
| 24 | Sílvia Cruz | 27 | Portugal | POR | 57.06 | |
| 25 | Olha Ivankova | 35 | Ukraine | UKR | 57.05 | |
| 26 | Moonika Aava | 28 | Estonia | EST | 56.94 | |
| 27 | Alessandra Resende | 33 | Brazil | BRA | 56.53 | |
| 28 | Buoban Pamang | 24 | Thailand | THA | 56.35 | |
| 29 | Lindy Agricole | 34 | Seychelles | SEY | 56.32 | |
| 30 | Erma-Gene Evans | 24 | Saint Lucia | LCA | 56.27 | |
| 31 | Marina Novik | 24 | Belarus | BLR | 56.10 | |
| 32 | Inga Stasiulionytė | 27 | Lithuania | LTU | 55.66 | |
| 33 | Sunette Viljoen | 24 | South Africa | RSA | 55.58 | |
| 34 | Olivia McKoy | 34 | Jamaica | JAM | 55.51 | |
| 35 | Tetiana Liakhovych | 29 | Ukraine | UKR | 55.50 | |
| 36 | Anastasiya Svechnikova | 15 | Uzbekistan | UZB | 55.31 | |
| 37 | Martinka Ratej | 26 | Slovenia | SLO | 55.30 | |
| 38 | Kim Kreiner | 31 | United States | USA | 55.13 | |
| 39 | Zuleima Aramendiz | 32 | Colombia | COL | 54.71 | |
| 40 | Monica Stoian | 25 | Romania | ROU | 54.56 | |
| 41 | Kara Patterson | 22 | United States | USA | 54.39 | |
| 42 | Song Dan | 18 | China | CHN | 54.32 | |
| 43 | Nadeeka Lakmali | 26 | Sri Lanka | SRI | 54.28 | |
| 44 | Christina Scherwin | 32 | Denmark | DEN | 53.95 | |
| 45 | Alexandra Tsisiou | 27 | Cyprus | CYP | 53.24 | |
| 46 | Kim Gyeong-Ae | 20 | South Korea | KOR | 53.13 | |
| 47 | Mariya Yakovenko | 26 | Russia | RUS | 51.67 | |
| 48 | María González | 26 | Venezuela | VEN | 50.51 | |
| 49 | Patsy Serafina Akeli | 29 | Samoa | SAM | 49.26 | |
| 50 | Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir | 22 | Iceland | ISL | 48.59 | |
| 51 | Leryn Franco | 26 | Paraguay | PAR | 45.34 | |
| 52 | Rumyana Karapetrova | 26 | Bulgaria | BUL | 40.15 | |
| AC | Zahra Bani | 28 | Italy | ITA | NM | |
| AC | Tatjana Jelača | 17 | Serbia | SRB | NM |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbora Špotáková | 27 | Czech Republic | CZE | 67.69 | |
| 2 | Steffi Nerius | 36 | Germany | GER | 63.94 | |
| 3 | Mariya Abakumova | 22 | Russia | RUS | 63.48 | |
| 4 | Mercedes Chilla | 28 | Spain | ESP | 61.81 | |
| 5 | Zhang Li | 19 | China | CHN | 61.77 | |
| 6 | Osleidys Menéndez | 28 | Cuba | CUB | 60.51 | |
| 7 | Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala | 20 | Latvia | LAT | 60.13 | |
| 8 | Urszula Piwnicka | 24 | Poland | POL | 59.28 | |
| 9 | Savva Lika | 38 | Greece | GRE | 59.11 | |
| 10 | Vira Rebryk | 19 | Ukraine | UKR | 59.05 | |
| 11 | Chang Chunfeng | 20 | China | CHN | 58.42 | |
| 12 | Nikolett Szabó | 28 | Hungary | HUN | 57.15 | |
| 13 | Nataliya Shimchuk | 26 | Belarus | BLR | 57.11 | |
| 14 | Sílvia Cruz | 27 | Portugal | POR | 57.06 | |
| 15 | Alessandra Resende | 33 | Brazil | BRA | 56.53 | |
| 16 | Inga Stasiulionytė | 27 | Lithuania | LTU | 55.66 | |
| 17 | Sunette Viljoen | 24 | South Africa | RSA | 55.58 | |
| 18 | Anastasiya Svechnikova | 15 | Uzbekistan | UZB | 55.31 | |
| 19 | Martinka Ratej | 26 | Slovenia | SLO | 55.30 | |
| 20 | Zuleima Aramendiz | 32 | Colombia | COL | 54.71 | |
| 21 | Monica Stoian | 25 | Romania | ROU | 54.56 | |
| 22 | Kara Patterson | 22 | United States | USA | 54.39 | |
| 23 | Nadeeka Lakmali | 26 | Sri Lanka | SRI | 54.28 | |
| 24 | Christina Scherwin | 32 | Denmark | DEN | 53.95 | |
| 25 | Kim Gyeong-Ae | 20 | South Korea | KOR | 53.13 | |
| 26 | María González | 26 | Venezuela | VEN | 50.51 | |
| AC | Zahra Bani | 28 | Italy | ITA | NM |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christina Obergföll | 26 | Germany | GER | 67.52 | |
| 2 | Goldie Sayers | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 62.99 | |
| 3 | Barbara Madejczyk | 31 | Poland | POL | 62.81 | |
| 4 | Katharina Molitor | 24 | Germany | GER | 60.92 | |
| 5 | Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan | 40 | Romania | ROU | 60.81 | |
| 6 | Justine Robbeson | 23 | South Africa | RSA | 59.63 | |
| 7 | Mikaela Ingberg | 34 | Finland | FIN | 58.82 | |
| 8 | Yanet Cruz | 20 | Cuba | CUB | 58.06 | |
| 9 | Laverne Eve | 43 | Bahamas | BAH | 57.36 | |
| 10 | Jarmila Klimešová | 27 | Czech Republic | CZE | 57.25 | |
| 11 | Olha Ivankova | 35 | Ukraine | UKR | 57.05 | |
| 12 | Moonika Aava | 28 | Estonia | EST | 56.94 | |
| 13 | Buoban Pamang | 24 | Thailand | THA | 56.35 | |
| 14 | Lindy Agricole | 34 | Seychelles | SEY | 56.32 | |
| 15 | Erma-Gene Evans | 24 | Saint Lucia | LCA | 56.27 | |
| 16 | Marina Novik | 24 | Belarus | BLR | 56.10 | |
| 17 | Olivia McKoy | 34 | Jamaica | JAM | 55.51 | |
| 18 | Tetiana Liakhovych | 29 | Ukraine | UKR | 55.50 | |
| 19 | Kim Kreiner | 31 | United States | USA | 55.13 | |
| 20 | Song Dan | 18 | China | CHN | 54.32 | |
| 21 | Alexandra Tsisiou | 27 | Cyprus | CYP | 53.24 | |
| 22 | Mariya Yakovenko | 26 | Russia | RUS | 51.67 | |
| 23 | Patsy Serafina Akeli | 29 | Samoa | SAM | 49.26 | |
| 24 | Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir | 22 | Iceland | ISL | 48.59 | |
| 25 | Leryn Franco | 26 | Paraguay | PAR | 45.34 | |
| 26 | Rumyana Karapetrova | 26 | Bulgaria | BUL | 40.15 | |
| AC | Tatjana Jelača | 17 | Serbia | SRB | NM |