The men's shot put at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on the short track of the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń in Toruń, Poland, on 22 March 2026. This was the 22nd time the event was contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
Background The men's shot put was contested 21 times before 2026, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships. +Records before the 2026 World Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsRecordAthlete (nation)Distance (m)LocationDateWorld record 23.56 Los Angeles, United States 27 May 2023Championship record22.77Glasgow, United Kingdom1 March 20242026 World Lead22.50Stellenbosch, South Africa11 February 2026
Qualification For the men's shot put, the qualification period ran from 1 November 2025 until 8 March 2026. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard of 21.20 m. Athletes could also qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard. There is a target number of 16 athletes.
Results Final The final was held on 22 March, starting at 11:30 (UTC+1) in the morning.
+ Results of the final Place Athlete Nation #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Tom Walsh 20.59 21.21 21.00 21.28 21.66 21.82 21.82 Jordan Geist 21.64 21.38 21.64 Roger Steen 19.72 20.44 21.17 21.22 21.49 21.49 4 Scott Lincoln 20.98 21.13 20.78 20.65 21.06 20.88 21.13 5 Wictor Petersson 20.15 20.85 21.12 21.12 6 Josh Awotunde 20.46 20.72 20.96 20.96 20.71 20.96 7 Leonardo Fabbri 20.58 20.75 20.92 20.92 8 Konrad Bukowiecki 20.62 20.26 20.62 9 Nick Ponzio 19.93 20.24 20.37 20.31 20.37 10 Uziel Muñoz 20.30 19.96 20.05 20.30 11 Chukwuebuka Enekwechi 19.79 20.04 20.04 12 Andrei Rares Toader 19.48 19.91 19.00 19.91 13 Welington Morais 19.91 19.91 14 Marcus Thomsen 19.41 19.41 15 Aiden Smith 19.07 19.07 16 Giorgi Mujaridze 18.45 18.88 19.03 19.03 17 Alexandr Mazur 18.98 18.84 18.98
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