The women's shot put at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at Hayward Field in Eugene, United States on 8 August 2026.
Records U20 standing records prior to the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows: Record Athlete & Nationality Mark Location DateWorld U20 Record20.54 mOrimattila, Finland1 July 1989Championship Record18.76 mLisbon, Portugal21 July 1994World U20 Leading18.50 mNew York City, United States1 March 2026
Results Qualification Qualification took place in the morning session on 6 August 2026.
Group A PlaceAthleteNationRoundMarkNotes #1 #2 #3 1 Jessica Oji 17.56 17.56 , 2 17.25 17.25 3 Maria Rafailidou 15.12 15.94 15.90 15.94 4 Able Deborah Mills 13.95 x 15.84 15.84 m 5 Anita Nalesso 15.72 15.69 15.78 15.78 6 He Yuxiao 15.55 x x 15.55 7 Kinga Jackowska 14.20 15.45 12.81 15.45 8 15.26 14.75 x 15.26 9 Anshu 14.91 14.78 15.24 15.24 10 Antonia Heberle 15.03 x x 15.03 11 Manaia Coulter 14.26 14.26 14.99 14.99 12 Addy MacArthur 14.10 14.50 14.94 14.94 13 Edimara Alves 14.32 14.76 14.87 14.87 14 Yae-ram Lee 13.75 14.79 x 14.79 15 Zerina Bešlija 13.97 14.43 13.55 14.43 16 Zara Veltruski 13.41 13.28 14.18 14.18 17 Karmen-Elizabeth Maritz 14.11 13.89 14.14 14.14 18 Fortune Cletus-Okolo 13.61 13.00 13.68 13.68 19 Talia Phangura 11.89 13.37 x 13.37
Group B PlaceAthleteNationRoundMarkNotes #1 #2 #3 1 Emily Scherf 16.58 16.58 2 Maryann MacEdru 16.04 16.04 , 3 Jaslene Massey x 15.99 - 15.99 4 Elettra Bernardis 15.19 15.91 15.08 15.91 , 5 Anhelina Shepel 15.14 15.88 x 15.88 6 Aleksandra Trifunović 14.93 15.11 15.11 15.11 7 Johanne Lamprecht 14.91 14.78 15.04 15.04 8 Lauren Kelly x 14.87 x 14.87 9 Zhai Xiaohan 14.83 x 14.54 14.83 10 Alani Dumbuya 14.41 14.37 x 14.41 11 Iga Wysoczańska 14.37 13.31 14.32 14.37 12 Adina Ionela Fîrțală x x 14.27 14.27 13 Kate Hallie 13.81 x 14.12 14.12 14 Kendra Silvery Duany 13.45 13.95 13.98 13.98 15 Anastasia Mihaela Andreadi x 13.71 13.83 13.83 16 12.81 13.29 13.06 13.29 17 x x 13.06 13.06 18 Emma Louisa Papalii x x 11.96 11.96
Final The final took place in the afternoon session on 6 August 2026.
PlaceAthleteNationRoundMarkNotes #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Jessica Oji 18.05 18.08 17.95 x x 18.07 18.08 m 17.90 17.59 x 17.22 16.90 17.52 17.90 m Emily Scherf 16.93 17.23 16.34 17.14 x 16.63 17.23 m 4 Anita Nalesso 16.50 16.29 x 15.20 15.16 x 16.50 m 5 Anhelina Shepel 15.26 16.42 15.02 15.89 x 15.70 16.42 m 6 Maria Rafailidou 16.25 x x 15.51 x 15.63 16.25 m 7 He Yuxiao 15.92 15.84 x x x 15.92 m 8 Jaslene Massey x 14.85 15.63 15.11 14.95 15.63 m 9 Elettra Bernardis 14.99 15.14 15.19 14.71 15.19 m 10 Maryann MacEdru x 15.04 15.01 14.91 15.04 m 11 Kinga Jackowska 13.68 14.68 14.10 14.68 m — Able Deborah Mills x x x
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