| Event: | Men's shot put |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
These are the official results of the Men's Shot Put event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece, held at the Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" on 8 and 9 September 1982.
| Gold | Udo Beyer | |
| Silver | Jānis Bojārs | |
| Bronze | Remigius Machura |
9 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 21.50 | CR | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 20.81 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 20.59 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 20.52 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 20.51 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 20.49 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 20.40 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 20.15 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 19.49 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 19.28 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 19.19 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 19.04 | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | | 18.88 |
8 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 20.14 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 20.09 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 20.00 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 19.91 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 19.89 | Q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 19.82 | Q | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 19.81 | Q | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 19.72 | Q | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 19.62 | Q | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 19.59 | Q | ||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 19.55 | Q | ||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 19.54 | Q | ||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 19.54 | Q | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | | 19.34 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | | 19.30 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | 19.27 | ||||
| 17 | align=left | align=left | 18.87 | ||||
| 18 | align=left | align=left |  | 18.28 | |||
| 19 | align=left | align=left | | 18.22 | |||
| 20 | align=left | align=left |  | 18.25 |
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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