The Men's shot put event took place on July 9, 2011, at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium.
| Gold | Chang Ming-Huang | |
| Silver | Zhang Jun | |
| Bronze | Om Prakash Karhana |
| World record | 23.12 | Westwood, United States | 20 May 1990 | ||
| Asian record | 21.13 | Doha, Qatar | 8 May 2009 | ||
| Championship record | 20.14 | Kobe, Japan | 2011 |
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| 19.59 | 20.04 | 19.75 | x | 19.57 | 20.14 | 20.14 | CR | ||||
| | 18.62 | 19.77 | 19.44 | 19.71 | x | x | 19.77 | ||||
| | 18.03 | 18.26 | 19.02 | 18.67 | 19.47 | 18.92 | 19.47 | ||||
| 4 | | x | 18.36 | 17.68 | 18.72 | x | x | 18.72 | |||
| 5 |  | 17.90 | x | 17.85 | x | x | x | 17.90 | |||
| 6 |  | x | 16.78 | 17.37 | 17.43 | 17.46 | 17.10 | 17.46 | |||
| 7 |  | x | 17.44 | x | x | x | x | 17.44 | |||
| 8 |  | 17.33 | x | 17.12 | x | x | x | 17.33 | |||
| 9 | | 17.12 | x | 17.25 | 17.25 |