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.
| Gold | Valerie Adams | |
| Silver | Zhang Ying | |
| Bronze | Laura Gerraughty |
20 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| align=left | align=left | | 17.73 | x | 17.58 | x | 16.94 | 17.30 | 17.73 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 15.62 | 16.44 | 16.76 | 16.38 | 16.19 | x | 16.76 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 16.56 | x | 16.62 | x | x | 16.28 | 16.62 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.60 | 15.55 | 16.53 | 16.53 | 16.38 | 16.25 | 16.53 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.34 | x | 15.95 | 16.05 | 16.18 | 15.45 | 16.18 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | x | 15.80 | 16.07 | x | x | 15.91 | 16.07 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | x | 16.03 | 15.41 | 14.98 | 15.03 | 14.52 | 16.03 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.83 | 15.66 | x | x | 15.74 | 15.22 | 15.83 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.33 | 15.03 | 15.55 | 15.55 | ||||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.96 | x | 14.59 | 14.96 | ||||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 13.97 | 14.90 | 14.80 | 14.90 | |||||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 14.58 | x | 14.86 | 14.86 | ||||||
19 Jul
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 17.17 | - | - | 17.17 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 17.08 | - | - | 17.08 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 16.18 | - | - | 16.18 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 15.63 | - | - | 15.63 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 15.60 | - | - | 15.60 | Q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 14.40 | 15.49 | - | 15.49 | Q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 15.43 | - | - | 15.43 | Q | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | x | 15.32 | - | 15.32 | Q | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 14.01 | 15.07 | - | 15.07 | Q | ||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 14.47 | 15.02 | - | 15.02 | Q | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 14.57 | 14.85 | 14.68 | 14.85 | q | ||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | x | 14.16 | 14.66 | 14.66 | q | ||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.04 | 14.32 | 14.33 | 14.33 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | 13.76 | 14.05 | 13.46 | 14.05 | ||||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 13.83 | 12.64 | 12.97 | 13.83 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | 13.36 | 13.63 | x | 13.63 | ||||
| 17 | align=left | align=left |  | 13.31 | 13.48 | 13.05 | 13.48 | |||
| 18 | align=left | align=left | 13.33 | 12.39 | 13.13 | 13.33 | ||||
| 19 | align=left | align=left |  | 10.46 | x | x | 10.46 | |||
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.