On 13 August 2012, IOC announced that Nadzeya Ostapchuk had tested positive for metenolone both before and after winning the shot put event.

The gold medal was then awarded to Valerie Adams, the silver to Yevgeniya Kolodko, and the bronze to Gong Lijiao.

[6] Gong Lijiao ended up with the silver instead and a compatriot, Li Ling was upgraded to the bronze medal.

Irina Tarasova originally qualified in seventh place; her results were annulled by the Athletics Integrity Unit in August 2022.

[8] Notes: Nadzeya Ostapchuk, Yevgeniya Kolodko and Irina Tarasova originally placed first, third and ninth, respectively, but had these results annulled due to doping violations.