Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's shot put
The men's shot put at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 8 and 9 April 2018.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:| World record | 23.12 m | Los Angeles, United States | 20 May 1990 | |
| Games record | 21.61 m | Glasgow, Scotland | 28 July 2014 |
Schedule
The schedule was as follows:| Date | Time | Round |
| Sunday 8 April 2018 | 16:35 | Qualification |
| Monday 9 April 2018 | 20:25 | Final |
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time
Results
Qualifying round
Across two groups, those who threw ≥19.00 m or at least the 12 best performers advanced to the final.| Rank | Group | Athlete | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes | Qual. |
| 1 | A | 22.45 | 22.45 | |||||
| 2 | A | 20.66 | 20.66 | |||||
| 3 | B | 20.47 | 20.47 | |||||
| 4 | B | 18.90 | 19.65 | 19.65 | ||||
| 5 | A | 18.29 | 19.44 | 19.44 | ||||
| 6 | A | 18.87 | 19.35 | 19.35 | ||||
| 7 | A | 19.24 | 19.24 | |||||
| 8 | B | 19.21 | 19.21 | |||||
| 9 | B | 18.93 | 19.12 | 19.12 | ||||
| 10 | A | 18.49 | 18.43 | 19.10 | 19.10 | |||
| 11 | B | 18.19 | 17.82 | 18.19 | ||||
| 12 | B | 17.62 | 17.56 | 17.62 | ||||
| 13 | A | 16.78 | 17.20 | 17.20 | ||||
| 14 | B | 15.72 | 15.55 | 14.92 | 15.72 | |||
| 15 | A | 11.69 | 12.13 | 12.13 | ||||
| 16 | B | 9.67 | 10.62 | 10.62 |