Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's shot put
# Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy on 28 August.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Irina Korzhanenko | Russia | 19.39 |
| | Corrie de Bruin | Netherlands | 18.65 |
| | Tressa Thompson | United States | 18.26 |
| 4 | Bao Dongying | China | 18.22 |
| 5 | Elisângela Adriano | Brazil | 17.88 |
| 6 | Song Feina | China | 17.53 |
| 7 | Martina de la Puente | Spain | 17.16 |
| 8 | Janina Karolchyk | Belarus | 16.98 |
| 9 | Lee Myung-Sun | South Korea | 16.75 |
| 10 | Katarzyna Żakowicz | Poland | 16.75 |
| 11 | Lieja Koeman | Netherlands | 16.27 |
| 12 | Crystal Brownlee | United States | 15.34 |
| 13 | Helena Engman | Sweden | 13.99 |
| 14 | Valbona Laukaj | Albania | 12.99 |
| 15 | Alexandra Amaro | Brazil | 12.88 |
| 16 | Henriette Jensen | Denmark | 11.81 |
| 17 | Johanna Manuel | Namibia | 11.23 |
