| Event: | Men's shot put |
The Men's shot put at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Wednesday 6 October and Thursday 7 October 2010.
| World Record | 23.12 | Randy Barnes | USA | Westwood, Los Angeles, USA | 20 May 1990 | |
| Games Record | 20.91 | Justin Anlezark | AUS | Manchester, England | 31 July 2002 |
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 19.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20.01 | 20.01 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 18.85 | 19.59 | 19.59 | Q | |||
| 3 | 18.36 | 19.34 | 19.34 | Q | |||
| 4 | 18.54 | 18.82 | 18.79 | 18.79 | q | ||
| 5 | 17.51 | 17.58 | 18.48 | 18.48 | q | ||
| 6 | 17.08 | 18.02 | 17.72 | 18.02 | q | ||
| 7 | 17.16 | 16.41 | 17.16 | q | |||
| 8 | 15.76 | 16.95 | 16.95 | q | |||
| 9 | 16.55 | 16.75 | 16.75 | q | |||
| 10 | 16.33 | 16.74 | 16.74 | q | |||
| 11 | 15.92 | 16.31 | 16.22 | 16.31 | q | ||
| 12 | 15.63 | 16.01 | 15.13 | 16.01 | q | ||
| 13 | 15.28 | 15.44 | 15.50 | 15.50 | |||
| 14 | 10.96 | 9.71 | 12.62 | 12.62 | NR | ||
| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.99 | 20.76 | 20.47 | 21.02 | 21.02 | GR | |||||
| 20.19 | 19.83 | 19.70 | 20.03 | 20.19 | ||||||
| 19.21 | 19.99 | 19.80 | 19.44 | 19.76 | 19.99 | PB | ||||
| 4 | 19.74 | 19.16 | 18.99 | 19.74 | ||||||
| 5 | 19.11 | 19.51 | 18.90 | 19.21 | 19.51 | |||||
| 6 | 17.68 | 18.22 | 18.09 | 18.60 | 18.60 | |||||
| 7 | 17.50 | 17.86 | 17.53 | 18.01 | 18.20 | 18.20 | ||||
| 8 | 17.44 | 17.72 | 17.48 | 17.50 | 17.60 | 17.73 | 17.73 | |||
| 9 | 17.15 | 17.04 | 16.87 | 17.15 | ||||||
| 10 | 16.07 | 16.39 | 16.66 | 16.66 | ||||||
| 11 | 16.64 | 16.64 | ||||||||
| 12 | 15.97 | 15.97 |