Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's shot put explained

The men's shot put event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held on 19–20 March 2006.

The winning margin was 1 cm which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's shot put was won by less than 3 cm at these games.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Janus Robberts	Dorian Scott	Scott Martin

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 19.50 m (Q) or at least 12 best (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Notes
1			19.64			19.64	Q
2			19.40	x	x	19.40	q
3			18.95	18.94	x	18.95	q
4			17.69	18.19	18.90	18.90	q
5			x	17.91	18.37	18.37	q, SB
6			17.60	17.80	17.86	17.86	q
7			17.57	17.75	17.84	17.84	q
8			x	16.24	17.68	17.68	q
9			17.40	x	17.25	17.40	q
10			15.92	x	x	15.92	q
11			15.88	15.91	15.58	15.91	q
12			15.42	x	14.72	15.42	q
13			15.41	15.02	15.06	15.41
14			14.00	14.76	x	14.76
15			14.15	x	x	14.15

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
			18.17	19.26	19.76	x	x	x	19.76
			19.33	x	x	x	18.42	19.75	19.75
			19.48	19.28	x	x	x	x	19.48
			18.71	x	19.07	x	17.82	x	19.07
			x	18.25	18.46	x	18.41	18.39	18.46	SB
			18.20	x	x	x	18.44	17.56	18.44
			18.44	x	x	x	17.97	18.04	18.44
			17.13	17.59	17.12	17.24	17.37	x	17.59
			16.67	x	17.10				17.10
10			16.17	16.47	16.03				16.47
11			x	15.17	15.63				15.63

References

• Results