El 9 de marzo se llevó a cabo la competencia de lanzamiento de peso femenino en el Campeonato Mundial Indoor 2012 en Estambul .
| Oro | Plata | Bronce |
| Valerie Adams Nueva Zelanda |
Nadezhda Ostapchuk Bielorrusia |
Michelle Carter Estados Unidos |
| Lugar | Nombre | Ciudadanía | #una | #2 | #3 | #cuatro | #5 | #6 | Resultado | notas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| valeria adams | Nueva Zelanda | X | 20.48 | X | 20.41 | 20.29 | 20.54 | 20.54 | Arkansas | |
| Esperanza Ostapchuk | Bielorrusia | 20.20 | X | 20.12 | X | 20.42 | X | 20.42 | ||
| michelle carter | EE.UU | 18.88 | 19.36 | 19.58 | 19.30 | 18.66 | X | 19.58 | SB | |
| cuatro | gillian williams | EE.UU | 18.70 | 19.44 | X | 19.32 | X | 19.24 | 19.44 | |
| 5 | nadia kleinert | Alemania | 19.11 | 19.29 | 19.27 | X | X | 18.91 | 19.29 | |
| 6 | Liu Xiangrong | Porcelana | 17.89 | X | 18.04 | X | X | 18.63 | 18.63 | SB |
| 7 | evgenia kolodko | Rusia | 17.61 | 17.41 | 17.88 | 18.09 | 18.17 | 18.57 | 18.57 | |
| ocho | irina tarasova | Rusia | 18.10 | 18.19 | 18.28 | 18.26 | 18.54 | X | 18.54 |