| Event: | Men's shot put |
| Competition: | 2013 World Championships |
| Venue: | Luzhniki Stadium |
| Dates: | 15 August (qualification) 16 August (final) |
| Competitors: | 28 |
| Nations: | 18 |
| Win Label: | Winning distance |
| Gold: | David Storl |
| Silver: | Ryan Whiting |
| Bronze: | Dylan Armstrong |
| Prev: | 2011 |
| Next: | 2015 |
The men's shot put at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 15–16 August.[1]
Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows.[2]
| World record | 23.12 | Westwood, United States | 20 May 1990 | ||
| Championship record | 22.23 | Rome, Italy | 29 August 1987 | ||
| World Leading | 22.28 | Doha, Qatar | 10 May 2013 | ||
| African record | 21.97 | Eugene, United States | 2 June 2001 | ||
| Asian record | 21.13 | Doha, Qatar | 8 May 2009 | ||
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | 23.12 | Westwood, United States | 20 May 1990 | ||
| South American record | 21.26 | Doha, Qatar | 10 May 2013 | ||
| European record | 23.06 | Chania, Greece | 22 May 1988 | ||
| Oceanian record | 21.26 | Melbourne, Australia | 21 February 2008 |
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2013 | 10:20 | Qualification | |
| 16 August 2013 | 20:10 | Final |
| KEY: | bgcolor=ccffcc align=center | Q | Qualified | bgcolor=ccffcc align=center | q | 12 best performers | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Qualification: Qualifying performance 20.65 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q).[3]
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | 21.51 | 21.51 | Q | |||||
| 2 | A | 20.90 | 20.90 | Q | |||||
| 3 | B | 20.02 | 20.76 | 20.76 | Q | ||||
| 4 | B | 20.29 | 20.22 | 20.71 | 20.71 | Q | |||
| 5 | A | 20.33 | 20.24 | 20.42 | 20.42 | q | |||
| 6 | A | x | 20.40 | 19.97 | 20.40 | q | |||
| 7 | B | 19.95 | 20.39 | 20.35 | 20.39 | q | |||
| 8 | B | 20.18 | 19.89 | 20.18 | 20.18 | q | |||
| 9 | B | 20.09 | 20.07 | 19.88 | 20.09 | q | |||
| 10 | A | x | 19.74 | 20.07 | 20.07 | q | |||
| 11 | B | 19.60 | 19.80 | 20.04 | 20.04 | q | |||
| 12 | A | 19.59 | 19.28 | 19.76 | 19.76 | q | |||
| 13 | A | 19.34 | 19.63 | x | 19.63 | ||||
| 14 | B | 19.27 | 19.08 | 19.53 | 19.53 | ||||
| 15 | A | 19.39 | 19.42 | 19.23 | 19.42 | ||||
| 16 | A | 19.38 | 19.19 | x | 19.38 | ||||
| 17 | A | 19.36 | 19.26 | x | 19.36 | ||||
| 18 | B | 18.80 | 19.22 | 17.88 | 19.22 | ||||
| 19 | B | 19.18 | x | x | 19.18 | ||||
| 20 | A | 19.08 | 18.89 | 18.86 | 19.08 | ||||
| 21 | B | 19.01 | x | x | 19.01 | ||||
| 22 | A | 18.98 | x | x | 18.98 | ||||
| 23 | B | x | 18.95 | 18.97 | 18.97 | ||||
| 24 | A | x | 18.72 | 18.52 | 18.72 | ||||
| 25 | A | x | 18.71 | x | 18.71 | ||||
| 26 | A | 18.40 | x | 18.63 | 18.63 | ||||
| 27 | B | 18.53 | x | 18.41 | 18.53 | ||||
| B | x | x | x | ||||||
| B |
The final was started at 20:10.[4]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.19 | 21.24 | 21.73 | 21.73 | SB | |||||||
| 21.57 | 21.35 | 21.20 | 21.22 | 21.57 | |||||||
| 20.38 | 21.10 | 20.73 | 20.87 | 21.34 | 20.46 | 21.34 | SB | ||||
| 20.59 | 21.12 | 20.72 | 20.64 | 21.12 | |||||||
| 20.60 | 20.98 | 20.89 | 20.76 | 20.83 | 20.93 | 20.98 | |||||
| 20.46 | 20.89 | 20.91 | 20.98 | 20.98 | SB | ||||||
| 19.69 | 20.26 | 19.23 | 20.40 | 19.30 | 20.06 | 20.40 | |||||
| 20.29 | 20.39 | 20.19 | 20.39 | ||||||||
| 20.09 | 20.06 | 20.09 | |||||||||
| 10 | 19.96 | 19.78 | 19.96 | ||||||||
| 11 | 19.54 | 19.54 | |||||||||
| 12 | 19.10 | 19.10 |