2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
The men's shot put at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 11 July.
Medalists
Records
, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.| World Junior Record | 22.73 | Osterode, Germany | 14 July 2009 | |
| Championship Record | 21.47 | Kingston, Jamaica | 16 July 2002 | |
| World Junior Leading | 22.30 | Waitakere, New Zealand | 24 March 2012 |
Results
Qualification
Qualification: Standard 19.30 m or at least best 12 qualified| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Note |
| 1 | B | Jacko Gill | 21.50 | 21.50 | Q, CR | |||
| 2 | A | Damien Birkinhead | 20.01 | 20.01 | Q | |||
| 3 | A | Mesud Pezer | 18.92 | 19.17 | 19.96 | 19.96 | Q, NJ | |
| 4 | B | Stephen Mozia | 19.14 | 19.81 | 19.81 | Q | ||
| 5 | A | Krzysztof Brzozowski | X | 19.77 | 19.77 | Q | ||
| 6 | A | Ashinia Miller | 18.56 | 18.58 | 19.71 | 19.71 | Q | |
| 7 | B | Arttu Kangas | 19.27 | 19.26 | 19.61 | 19.61 | Q | |
| 8 | B | Bob Bertemes | 19.33 | 19.33 | Q | |||
| 9 | A | Alejandro Noguera | 19.28 | X | – | 19.28 | q, NJ | |
| 10 | B | Li Jun | 19.19 | X | 18.79 | 19.19 | q | |
| 11 | A | Joaquín Ballivián | 18.15 | X | 19.18 | 19.18 | q | |
| 12 | B | Bodo Göder | 19.03 | 19.14 | 19.15 | 19.15 | q | |
| 13 | B | Ahmed Ahmed Hassan | X | 18.40 | 19.05 | 19.05 | PB | |
| 14 | A | Li Meng | 18.66 | 18.87 | 18.57 | 18.87 | ||
| 15 | A | Matti Sivonen | 18.73 | 18.55 | X | 18.73 | PB | |
| 16 | B | Vladyslav Chernikov | 17.38 | 18.15 | 18.72 | 18.72 | ||
| 17 | B | Boris Vain | 17.73 | X | 18.72 | 18.72 | ||
| 18 | A | Jaromír Mazgal | 18.69 | 18.23 | X | 18.69 | SB | |
| 19 | A | Nicholas Scarvelis | 18.43 | 18.47 | 18.66 | 18.66 | ||
| 20 | A | Jan Josef Jeuschede | 18.52 | 18.26 | X | 18.52 | ||
| 21 | B | Aliaksei Nichypar | X | X | 18.39 | 18.39 | ||
| 22 | B | Murat Gündüz | 17.77 | 17.78 | 18.35 | 18.35 | ||
| 23 | A | Dimítrios Senikídis | 18.21 | X | 17.96 | 18.21 | PB | |
| 24 | B | Alex Sales | 17.79 | 18.19 | X | 18.19 | ||
| 25 | A | Nelson Fernandes | 18.08 | X | X | 18.08 | ||
| 26 | B | Mantas Jusis | X | 17.75 | 17.90 | 17.90 | ||
| 27 | A | Mykola Bagach | 16.93 | 16.90 | 17.90 | 17.90 | ||
| 28 | B | Andrzej Regin | 17.43 | 17.49 | 17.83 | 17.83 | ||
| 29 | A | Tibor Rakovszky | 17.79 | X | X | 17.79 | ||
| 30 | A | Jordan Young | 17.28 | 17.61 | X | 17.61 | ||
| 31 | A | Hezekiel Romeo | 17.15 | X | 17.50 | 17.50 | ||
| 32 | A | Viktor Gardenkrans | 17.37 | X | X | 17.37 | ||
| 33 | A | Tomaš Durovic | 17.27 | 16.72 | 15.99 | 17.27 | PB | |
| 34 | B | Mohamed Omar Moussa Abdulqadri | 17.16 | 16.38 | X | 17.16 | ||
| 35 | B | Sindri Lárusson | 16.82 | 16.39 | 16.77 | 16.82 | ||
| 36 | B | David Daniš | 16.59 | X | 16.59 | 16.59 | ||
| 37 | B | Sullivan Parker | 15.73 | X | 15.56 | 15.73 | PB | |
| – | B | Emmanuel Onyia | X | X | X | NM | ||
| – | A | Praduman Singh | X | X | X | NM | ||
| – | B | Ifeanyi Augustine Nwoye | – | – | – | – | DNS |