The men's shot put event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 18 and 19 July. A 7257g (senior implement) shot was used.
Medalists Gold Aleksey Lukashenko Silver Vyacheslav Lykho Bronze Radoslav Despotov
Results Final 19 July Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Aleksey Lukashenko 18.90 Vyacheslav Lykho 18.71 Radoslav Despotov 18.17 4 Jeno Kóczián 17.64 5 John Minns 17.27 6 Adewale Olukoju 17.19 7 Tino Bonk 16.90 8 Jean-Philippe Revallier 16.84 9 Bentley Laidler 16.44 10 Darren Crawford 16.14 11 Tony Sylvester 16.09 12 Simon Williams 15.87
Qualifications 18 Jul
Group A
Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Radoslav Despotov 17.90 Q 2 Vyacheslav Lykho 16.93 Q 3 Jeno Kóczián 16.51 Q 4 Simon Williams 16.38 Q 5 Tino Bonk 16.18 Q 6 Tony Sylvester 16.16 Q 7 Bentley Laidler 16.15 Q 8 Khalid Al-Khalidi 14.90 9 Bojan Paunovic 13.81 10 Troy Patterson 13.40 11 James Wong Tuck Yim 11.35
Group B
Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Aleksey Lukashenko 17.01 Q 2 John Minns 16.92 Q 3 Adewale Olukoju 16.25 Q 4 Jean-Philippe Revallier 16.00 Q 5 Darren Crawford 15.52 q 6 Delore Lakusta 15.11 7 Mahmoud Mustapha Jalal 14.48 8 Ramón Jiménez Gaona 13.71 9 Jaime Comandari 12.78
Participation According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
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