2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put
# 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 10.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Larisa Peleshenko | Russia | 18.87 | 19.15 | 19.52 | X | 19.51 | 19.84 | 19.84 | |
| | Nadzeya Astapchuk | Belarus | 19.02 | 19.07 | 19.24 | X | 19.23 | X | 19.24 | PB |
| | Svetlana Krivelyova | Russia | 18.88 | X | 19.18 | X | 18.85 | X | 19.18 | |
| 4 | Nadine Kleinert | Germany | 17.69 | 18.54 | 18.87 | X | X | X | 18.87 | |
| 5 | Yumileidi Cumbá | Cuba | 18.19 | 18.61 | X | 18.56 | X | X | 18.61 | |
| 6 | Katarzyna Żakowicz | Poland | 18.59 | 17.75 | 18.59 | X | 18.34 | 18.40 | 18.59 | PB |
| 7 | Cheng Xiaoyan | China | 18.22 | X | 17.84 | X | 17.65 | 17.51 | 18.22 | |
| 8 | Krystyna Zabawska | Poland | 16.91 | 17.98 | 18.00 | X | 17.17 | 18.12 | 18.12 | SB |
| 9 | Yanina Karolchyk | Belarus | 17.52 | 17.38 | X | | | | 17.52 | SB |
| 10 | Connie Price-Smith | United States | 17.09 | 17.41 | X | | | | 17.41 | |
| 11 | Lee Myung-Sun | South Korea | 17.09 | X | 17.07 | | | | 17.09 | |
| 12 | Yu Xin | China | 14.55 | X | X | | | | 14.55 | |
