1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 18 and 20 August.Medalists
Results
Qualification
Qualification: Qualification Performance 18.00 or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | A | Vita Pavlysh | | | | | 19.99 | Q |
| 2 | B | Irina Korzhanenko | | | | | 19.18 | Q |
| 3 | A | Svetlana Krivelyova | | | | | 18.55 | Q |
| 4 | A | Nadine Kleinert | | | | | 18.38 | Q |
| 5 | B | Corrie de Bruin | | | | | 18.36 | Q |
| 6 | B | Stephanie Storp | | | | | 18.08 | Q |
| 7 | A | Lieja Koeman | | | | | 18.01 | Q, PB |
| 7 | B | Katarzyna Żakowicz | | | | | 18.01 | Q |
| 7 | B | Tatyana Khorkhulyova | | | | | 18.01 | Q |
| 10 | A | Yanina Karolchyk | | | | | 18.00 | Q |
| 11 | A | Krystyna Zabawska | | | | | 17.80 | q |
| 12 | B | Karoliina Lundahl | | | | | 17.68 | q |
| 13 | A | Danijela Curović | FR Yugoslavia | | | | 17.50 | |
| 14 | A | Mara Rosolen | | | | | 17.08 | |
| 15 | B | Katarina Sederholm | | | | | 16.83 | |
| 16 | B | Linda-Marie Mårtensson | | | | | 16.79 | |
| 17 | B | Nataša Erjavec | | | | | 16.43 | |
| 18 | A | Margarita Ramos | | 16.41 | 16.29 | 16.37 | 16.41 | |
Final
