Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put
# Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 13 competitors. The final was held on 3 August 1984.

## Medalists

| Gold | Claudia Losch West Germany |
| - | - |
| Silver | Mihaela Loghin Romania |
| Bronze | Gael Mulhall Australia |

## Abbreviations

* All results shown are in metres

| Q | automatic qualification |
| - | - |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics :

| World Record | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | 22.53 m | May 27, 1984 | Sochi, Soviet Union |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Olympic Record | Ilona Slupianek (GDR) | 22.41 m | July 24, 1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union |

## Final

| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Note |
| | Claudia Losch (FRG) | 19.97 | 20.31 | 19.33 | 20.06 | 19.96 | 20.48 | 20.48 m | |
| | Mihaela Loghin (ROM) | 19.67 | 19.73 | 19.95 | 20.47 | 20.25 | 20.09 | 20.47 m | |
| | Gael Mulhall (AUS) | 18.10 | 19.19 | 18.75 | 18.53 | X | 18.34 | 19.19 m | |
| 4 | Judy Oakes (GBR) | 18.14 | 17.76 | 18.01 | 18.08 | X | 17.81 | 18.14 m | |
| 5 | Li Meisu (CHN) | 17.37 | X | 17.44 | 17.96 | 17.61 | 17.19 | 17.96 m | |
| 6 | Venissa Head (GBR) | X | 17.90 | X | 17.37 | 15.59 | 16.40 | 17.90 m | |
| 7 | Carol Cady (USA) | 17.22 | 17.23 | 17.10 | 16.83 | 16.32 | 17.19 | 17.23 m | |
| 8 | Florența Crăciunescu (ROM) | 16.62 | 17.23 | 17.10 | 16.45 | X | 17.05 | 17.23 m | |
| 9 | Lorna Griffin (USA) | 15.87 | 16.08 | 17.00 | | | | 17.00 m | |
| 10 | Yang Yanqin (CHN) | 16.76 | 16.97 | 16.46 | | | | 16.97 m | |
| 11 | Ramona Pagel (USA) | 16.06 | 15.69 | 15.90 | | | | 16.06 m | |
| 12 | Carmen Ionesco (CAN) | 14.92 | 15.25 | 14.96 | | | | 15.25 m | |
| 13 | Odette Mistoul (GAB) | 14.39 | X | 14.59 | | | | 14.59 m | |
