Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards were 18.35m (A standard) and 17.20m (B standard).

The event was won by Valerie Vili (née Adams) of New Zealand, with a best throw of 20.56 metres.

In 2016 it was announced that a reanalysis of samples resulted in doping violations by Natallia Mikhnevich and Nadzeya Ostapchuk. They were disqualified from the competition and the silver and bronze medals were reallocated by the IAAF (now World Athletics).

Schedule
All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Qualifying round
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 18.40 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.