Medalists
| Gold |
 Stephanie Brown-Trafton
United States (USA) |
| Silver |
 Yarelis Barrios
Cuba (CUB) |
| Bronze |
 Olena Antonova
Ukraine (UKR) |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record |
Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) |
76.80 |
Neubrandenburg, East Germany |
9 July 1988 |
| Olympic Record |
Martina Hellmann (GDR) |
72.30 |
Seoul, South Korea |
29 September 1988 |
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Final
| Rank |
Athlete |
Nationality |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
Result |
Notes |
| 1 |
Stephanie Brown-Trafton |
United States |
64.74 |
x |
x |
58.39 |
61.30 |
x |
64.74 |
|
| 2 |
Yarelis Barrios |
Cuba |
63.17 |
63.64 |
62.22 |
62.12 |
x |
60.30 |
63.64 |
|
| 3 |
Olena Antonova |
Ukraine |
60.79 |
62.16 |
x |
60.50 |
62.59 |
62.34 |
62.59 |
SB |
| 4 |
Song Aimin |
China |
56.41 |
59.55 |
62.17 |
61.75 |
62.20 |
60.51 |
62.20 |
|
| 5 |
Vera Pospíšilová-Cechlová |
Czech Republic |
x |
61.08 |
x |
58.74 |
61.75 |
61.66 |
61.75 |
|
| 6 |
Ellina Zvereva |
Belarus |
60.43 |
60.10 |
x |
x |
60.34 |
60.82 |
60.82 |
|
| 7 |
Yanfeng Li |
China |
60.68 |
x |
59.72 |
x |
x |
60.62 |
60.68 |
|
| 8 |
Mélina Robert-Michon |
France |
60.49 |
x |
x |
x |
60.66 |
60.45 |
60.66 |
|
| 9 |
Dani Samuels |
Australia |
57.14 |
x |
60.15 |
|
60.15 |
|
| 10 |
Aretha Thurmond |
United States |
56.72 |
59.80 |
57.99 |
|
59.80 |
|
| 11 |
Iryna Yatchenko |
Belarus |
x |
x |
59.27 |
|
59.27 |
|
| 12 |
Nicoleta Grasu |
Romania |
58.63 |
x |
x |
|
58.63 |
|
|
