These are the official results of the Men's Shot Put event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes, with the final held on Wednesday August 9, 1995. The qualification mark was set at 19.80 metres.
| Gold |  John GodinaUnited States (USA) | |
| Silver |  Mika HalvariFinland (FIN) | |
| Bronze | Randy Barnes United States (USA) |
| Qualification Round | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | |
| 08.08.1995 - 15:45h | 08.08.1995 - 15:45h | |
| Final Round | ||
| 09.08.1995 - 18:30h | ||
| Q | automatic qualification | |
| q | qualification by rank | |
| DNS | did not start | |
| NM | no mark | |
| WR | world record | |
| AR | area record | |
| NR | national record | |
| PB | personal best | |
| SB | season best |
| Standing records prior to the 1993 World Athletics Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.12 m | May 20, 1990 | ||||
| 22.23 m | August 29, 1987 | ||||
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20.40 m | ||
| 2. | 19.84 m | ||
| 3. | 19.74 m | ||
| 4. | 19.22 m | ||
| 5. | 18.99 m | ||
| 6. | 18.84 m | ||
| 7. | 18.79 m | ||
| 8. | 18.74 m | ||
| 9. | 18.73 m | ||
| 10. | 18.58 m | ||
| 11. | 18.30 m | ||
| 12. | 18.08 m | ||
| 13. | 17.89 m | ||
| 14. | 17.54 m | ||
| 15. | 12.80 m | ||
| - | DNS |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21.30 m | ||
| 2. | 20.60 m | ||
| 3. | 19.99 m | ||
| 4. | 19.91 m | ||
| 5. | 19.88 m | ||
| 6. | 19.47 m | ||
| 7. | 19.01 m | ||
| 8. | 19.00 m | ||
| 9. | 18.89 m | ||
| 10. | 18.81 m | ||
| 11. | 18.50 m | ||
| 12. | 18.38 m | ||
| 13. | 18.33 m | ||
| 14. | 17.03 m | ||
| 15. | 11.04 m | ||
| - | NM |
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 21.47 | 20.54 | 19.82 | 19.26 | 19.97 | - | 21.47 m | ||||
| 20.22 | X | 20.19 | 20.33 | 20.93 | 20.35 | 20.93 m | ||||
| 19.47 | 20.22 | 20.41 | X | X | X | 20.41 m | ||||
| 4 | 20.38 | 20.23 | 20.27 | 20.28 | X | 20.16 | 20.38 m | |||
| 5 | 20.13 | 19.19 | X | 19.59 | X | 20.01 | 20.13 m | |||
| 6 | 20.11 | X | 20.04 | X | 19.45 | X | 20.11 m | |||
| 7 | 19.66 | 18.94 | 19.13 | X | X | X | 19.66 m | |||
| 8 | 19.38 | 19.21 | 19.30 | 19.22 | X | X | 19.38 m | |||
| 9 | X | X | 19.38 | 19.30 | X | X | 19.38 m | |||
| 10 | 19.34 | X | 18.83 | 19.34 m | ||||||
| 11 | 18.56 | 18.52 | X | 18.56 m | ||||||
| 12 | 18.26 | 18.23 | X | 18.26 m | ||||||