The women's shot put event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 30 and 31 July.
| Gold | Nadezhda Ostapchuk | |
| Silver | Du Xianhui | |
| Bronze | Nadine Banse |
31 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| align=left | align=left | | 16.24 | 16.10 | 16.02 | x | 17.45 | 18.23 | 18.23 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 16.61 | 17.20 | 16.29 | 16.62 | x | 17.69 | 17.69 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 16.44 | 16.49 | x | 16.67 | x | 16.94 | 16.94 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.93 | 15.24 | 15.85 | 15.78 | 15.22 | 15.60 | 15.93 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 13.46 | 15.31 | 15.60 | 15.47 | 15.23 | 15.82 | 15.82 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | x | 14.86 | 14.81 | 14.98 | x | 15.24 | 15.24 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.13 | 15.16 | 14.73 | 14.74 | 14.62 | 15.07 | 15.16 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.05 | 13.70 | 14.07 | 14.72 | 14.33 | 14.83 | 15.05 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 14.70 | x | 14.69 | 14.70 | ||||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.54 | 14.27 | 14.03 | 14.54 | ||||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 14.41 | 14.18 | 14.36 | 14.41 | |||||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 13.97 | 14.23 | 13.72 | 14.23 | ||||||
30 Jul
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 16.80 | - | - | 16.80 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 16.07 | - | - | 16.07 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 15.01 | 14.25 | 15.72 | 15.72 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 15.42 | 14.55 | x | 15.42 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 14.87 | 14.44 | 15.32 | 15.32 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 14.77 | 14.26 | 14.11 | 14.77 | q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 13.82 | 14.61 | 13.75 | 14.61 | q | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 13.89 | x | 14.17 | 14.17 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | x | 13.71 | 13.82 | 13.82 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 12.77 | 13.52 | 13.57 | 13.57 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | x | x | 12.85 | 12.85 | |||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 15.85 | - | - | 15.85 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 15.46 | 15.56 | - | 15.56 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 15.08 | 14.98 | 15.24 | 15.24 | q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | x | 15.13 | 14.82 | 15.13 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 14.61 | 14.24 | 14.21 | 14.61 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 13.33 | 14.50 | 13.24 | 14.50 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 13.64 | 14.44 | 14.13 | 14.44 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 13.27 | 14.32 | 13.95 | 14.32 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 13.98 | 14.05 | 14.27 | 14.27 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 13.87 | x | 13.89 | 13.89 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | x | 12.86 | 13.88 | 13.88 | |||
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.