The men's shot put event at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Göteborg, Sweden, at Ullevi on 29 July 1999.
| Gold | Mikuláš Konopka | |
| Silver | Joachim Olsen | |
| Bronze | Jarkko Haukijärvi |
29 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| align=left | align=left | | 18.04 | x | x | 18.15 | 19.02 | 19.60 | 19.60 | CR | |||
| align=left | align=left | x | 18.91 | x | 17.97 | 19.50 | 18.52 | 19.50 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 18.02 | 18.21 | x | x | 19.15 | 18.56 | 19.15 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 18.85 | 18.98 | x | 19.08 | 19.07 | x | 19.08 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 18.23 | 18.46 | 18.51 | 18.23 | x | 18.72 | 18.72 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | x | 18.34 | x | 18.53 | 18.44 | x | 18.53 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 18.36 | x | x | 17.94 | 18.31 | 18.10 | 18.36 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 18.09 | x | x | 17.57 | x | x | 18.09 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 17.81 | 18.00 | 17.91 | 18.00 | ||||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 17.91 | x | x | 17.91 | ||||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 17.58 | x | x | 17.58 | ||||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | x | 15.99 | x | 15.99 | ||||||
29 July
Qualifying 18.40 or 12 best to the Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 18.49 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 18.02 | q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 17.89 | q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 17.52 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 17.39 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 17.38 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 17.10 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 16.94 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 16.78 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 16.59 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 16.55 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 18.64 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 18.43 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 18.38 | q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 18.28 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 18.21 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 18.21 | q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 18.05 | q | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 17.59 | q | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 17.44 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 17.23 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 17.04 |
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
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