| Event: | Shot put |
| Gender: | Men and women |
| Firstyearmen: | 1983 |
| Lastyearmen: | 2019 |
| Firstyearwomen: | 1983 |
| Lastyearwomen: | 2019 |
The shot put at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Nelson | 2001-2007 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1= | Joe Kovacs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2= | Werner Günthör | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2= | John Godina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4= | David Storl | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6= | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 6= | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 6= | C. J. Hunter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | Oliver-Sven Buder | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10= | Randy Barnes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10= | Dylan Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10= | Rutger Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13= | Oleksandr Bagach | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 13= | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie Adams (Valerie Vili) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Gong Lijao | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Nadine Kleinert | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Svetlana Krivelyova | / | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Christina Schwanitz | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Astrid Kumbernuss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Huang Zhihong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Vita Pavlysh | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Natalya Lisovskaya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Nadzeya Ostapchuk | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Michelle Carter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |