Athletics at the 1971 Pan American Games – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 1971 Pan American Games was held in Cali on 4 August.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Lynn Graham	United States	15.76	GR
	Grecia Hamilton	Cuba	14.63
	Rosa Molina	Chile	14.50
4	Carmen Romero	Cuba	14.16
5	Lyne Matthews	United States	13.57
6	Catalina Norma	Argentina	13.43
7	Joan Pavelich	Canada	13.33
8	Isolina Vergara	Colombia	12.09
9	Dora Vázquez	Colombia	11.28
10	Delia Vera	Peru	11.23
11	Jenny Meldrum	Canada	11.07
12	Martha Vázquez	El Salvador	10.93
13	Luz María Quiñones	Ecuador	10.57
	María Streber	Nicaragua	DNS