2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put
# 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 17 October.

## Medalists

| Gold | Kathleen Kluge Germany |
| - | - |
| Silver | Li Meiju China |
| Bronze | Natallia Khoroneko Belarus |

## Results

### Final

17 October

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Kathleen Kluge | Germany | 16.46 | 16.14 | x | 16.62 | 16.84 | 17.37 | 17.37 | |
| | Li Meiju | China | 16.30 | 16.07 | 16.11 | x | 15.67 | 16.57 | 16.57 | |
| | Natallia Khoroneko | Belarus | 16.00 | 15.24 | 15.83 | 16.40 | 16.02 | 15.78 | 16.40 | |
| 4 | Laura Gerraughty | United States | 14.86 | 14.40 | 15.71 | 15.32 | 14.70 | 15.30 | 15.71 | |
| 5 | Anna Tolokina | Russia | x | 15.42 | x | x | x | 14.92 | 15.42 | |
| 6 | Lucia Korceková | Slovakia | 15.00 | x | 15.07 | 15.30 | x | x | 15.30 | |
| 7 | Claudia Villeneuve | France | 15.09 | x | 14.52 | x | x | x | 15.09 | |
| 8 | Kamila Hlavácová | Czech Republic | 14.73 | x | 14.98 | 14.65 | 14.96 | 14.92 | 14.98 | |
| 9 | Jessica Cosby | United States | 14.93 | 13.60 | x | | | | 14.93 | |
| 10 | Fernanda Resende | Brazil | 13.97 | 13.77 | 14.87 | | | | 14.87 | |
| 11 | Ludmila Lisii | Moldova | 14.02 | 14.33 | 14.83 | | | | 14.83 | |
| 12 | Chiara Rosa | Italy | 14.61 | x | 14.12 | | | | 14.61 | |
| 13 | Gaëlle Eleleara | France | 12.87 | 14.14 | x | | | | 14.14 | |
| 14 | Margaríta Palasiou | Greece | 13.91 | 12.71 | 12.11 | | | | 13.91 | |
| 15 | Evaggelía Gávali | Greece | 13.00 | 13.45 | 12.63 | | | | 13.45 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

* Belarus (1)
* Brazil (1)
* China (1)
* Czech Republic (1)
* France (2)
* Germany (1)
* Greece (2)
* Italy (1)
* Moldova (1)
* Russia (1)
* Slovakia (1)
* United States (2)
