The men's shot put event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 18 and 19 August. A 6 kg (junior implement) shot was used.
| Gold | Margus Hunt | |
| Silver | Mostafa El-Moaty | |
| Bronze | Guo Yanxiang |
19 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| align=left | align=left | | x | 19.68 | x | 20.17 | 20.53 | x | 20.53 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 20.05 | 20.14 | x | 20.06 | 19.97 | 20.08 | 20.14 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 19.02 | 19.76 | 19.97 | 19.21 | 19.38 | x | 19.97 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | x | 19.86 | 18.04 | x | x | x | 19.86 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 19.78 | 19.60 | 19.79 | x | x | x | 19.79 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 18.59 | 18.45 | 18.84 | x | 19.76 | 19.61 | 19.76 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 19.75 | 19.58 | x | 19.33 | x | 18.99 | 19.75 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 19.24 | 19.05 | x | 18.60 | 18.80 | 18.73 | 19.24 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 18.63 | x | 18.39 | 18.63 | |||||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | x | 18.24 | 18.00 | 18.24 | |||||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 18.21 | x | 17.35 | 18.21 | ||||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 18.16 | x | 17.84 | 18.16 | |||||||
18 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | x | x | 19.49 | 19.49 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 19.31 | - | - | 19.31 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 18.66 | 19.25 | - | 19.25 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 18.41 | 18.97 | - | 18.97 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 17.72 | 17.70 | 18.49 | 18.49 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | x | 18.13 | 18.41 | 18.41 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 18.29 | 18.06 | x | 18.29 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 17.13 | 18.24 | x | 18.24 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 18.13 | 18.20 | x | 18.20 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 17.92 | 17.97 | 17.80 | 17.97 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 16.42 | x | 17.94 | 17.94 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 17.85 | 17.35 | x | 17.85 | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 17.12 | x | 16.60 | 17.12 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | 15.49 | x | 16.89 | 16.89 | ||||
| align=left | align=left |  | x | x | x | NM | ||||
| align=left | align=left | x | x | x | NM | |||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 19.27 | - | - | 19.27 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 19.08 | - | - | 19.08 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 16.71 | 19.00 | - | 19.00 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 18.40 | 18.95 | - | 18.95 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 18.62 | x | 18.37 | 18.62 | q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | x | 18.12 | 18.62 | 18.62 | q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 18.37 | 18.61 | 18.18 | 18.61 | q | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 18.59 | 18.27 | 18.21 | 18.59 | q | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | x | 18.55 | x | 18.55 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 17.40 | 17.74 | 18.38 | 18.38 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 17.49 | 18.37 | 17.97 | 18.37 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 18.01 | x | 18.06 | 18.06 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | | x | x | 16.62 | 16.62 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | 16.54 | x | x | 16.54 | ||||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.56 | 16.34 | 16.25 | 16.34 | |||
According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.