Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
The Men's Shot Put event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 21 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final took place on Friday September 23, 1988.Medalists
Abbreviations
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
Qualifying round
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1. | | 20.97 m | X | 20.97 | |
| 2. | | 20.70 m | 20.70 | | |
| 3. | | 20.48 m | 20.13 | 20.48 | |
| 4. | | 20.16 m | 19.88 | 20.16 | X |
| 5. | | 20.05 m | X | 19.95 | 20.05 |
| 6. | | 19.75 m | 19.42 | X | 19.75 |
| 7. | | 19.71 m | 19.71 | 19.44 | X |
| 8. | | 19.21 m | 19.21 | X | X |
| 9. | | 18.94 m | 18.19 | 18.94 | 18.50 |
| 10. | | 15.92 m | X | 15.34 | 15.92 |
Final
