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Best United States Shot Put Athletes of All Time

All-time ranking of the top United States athletes in the Shot Put, based on official personal bests, with results, wind readings and dates.

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Discover the greatest Shot Put athletes in the history of United States. Ryan Crouser tops the all-time national list with 23.56, among 100 ranked athletes — with every mark, date and competition.

#	Athlete	Result	Date
1	Ryan Crouser	23.56	May 27, 2023
2	Joe Kovacs	23.23	Sep 7, 2022
3	Randy Barnes	23.12	May 20, 1990
4	Brian Oldfield	22.86	May 10, 1975
5	Kevin Toth	22.67	Apr 19, 2003
6	Payton Otterdahl	22.59	Apr 24, 2024
7	Christian Cantwell	22.54	Jun 5, 2004
8	John Brenner	22.52	Apr 26, 1987
9	Adam Nelson	22.51	May 18, 2002
10	Josh Awotunde	22.47	Aug 3, 2025
11	Darrell Hill	22.44	Aug 31, 2017
12	Reese Hoffa	22.43	Aug 3, 2007
13	Adrian Piperi	22.29	Aug 3, 2025
14	Ryan Whiting	22.28	May 10, 2013
15	Jordan Geist	22.25	Jul 12, 2024
16	John Godina	22.20	May 22, 2005
17	Roger Steen	22.11	Jul 5, 2025
18	Cory Martin	22.10	May 22, 2010
19	Chukwuebuka Cornnell Enekwechi	22.10	Jul 5, 2025
20	George Woods	22.02	Feb 8, 1974
21	Dave Laut	22.02	Aug 25, 1982
22	Gregg Tafralis	21.98	Jun 13, 1992
23	C.J. C.J. Hunter	21.86	Jun 17, 2000
24	Turner Washington	21.85	Feb 13, 2021
25	Terry Albritton	21.85	Feb 21, 1976
26	Andy Bloom	21.82	Oct 5, 2000
27	Al Feuerbach	21.82	May 5, 1973
28	Randy Matson	21.78	Apr 22, 1967
29	Daniel Taylor	21.78	May 23, 2009
30	Mike Stulce	21.77	Feb 13, 1993
31	Michael Carter	21.76	Jun 2, 1984
32	August Wolf	21.73	Apr 12, 1984
33	Curtis Jensen	21.63	Jul 8, 2018
34	Jonathan Jones	21.63	Jul 13, 2019
35	Kevin Akins	21.61=	May 14, 1983
36	Jim Doehring	21.57	Jun 10, 1989
37	Kurt Roberts	21.57	Feb 14, 2016
38	Daniel Mcarthur	21.51	Feb 26, 2022
39	Jordan Clarke	21.49	Jun 28, 2015
40	Brent Noon	21.47	May 21, 1995
41	McKay Johnson	21.45	Feb 13, 2021
42	Mike Lehmann	21.43	May 28, 1983
43	Fred Debernardi	21.41	Apr 27, 1974
44	Jason Swarens	21.37	May 2, 2025
45	Ron Semkiw	21.35	Mar 5, 1974
46	Jonah Wilson	21.32	May 13, 2023
47	Russ Winger	21.29	Mar 14, 2008
48	Maxwell Otterdahl	21.22	May 13, 2023
49	Tarik O'Hagan	21.18	Jan 30, 2026
50	Andrew Liskowitz	21.18	Jul 9, 2021
51	Jamie Beyer	21.13	May 30, 2005
52	David Pless	21.13	Jun 20, 2019
53	Nikolas Curtiss	21.13	May 11, 2024
54	John Campbell	21.12	Jun 1, 1985
55	Peter Shmock	21.10	Jun 5, 1976
56	Zack Lloyd	21.09	Jun 23, 2013
57	Colin Anderson	21.08	Jun 15, 1980
58	T'Mond Johnson	21.08	Aug 16, 2024
59	Dean Crouser	21.07	Jun 19, 1982
60	Mac Wilkins	21.06	Feb 19, 1977
61	Dotun Ogundeji	21.05	Apr 13, 2019
62	Benjamin Smith	21.04	Jun 10, 2026
63	Jesse Stuart	21.02	Feb 9, 1985
64	Ron Backes	21.02	May 28, 1988
65	Neal Steinhauer	21.01	Mar 25, 1967
66	Witek Grzymala-Busse	21.00	Jan 18, 1997
67	Dennis Black	20.99	May 5, 2000
68	Sheldon Battle	20.94	Jun 26, 2005
69	Garrett Johnson	20.94	Mar 28, 2008
70	Joshua Freeman	20.91	Apr 21, 2017
71	Mike Smith	20.90	May 12, 1984
72	Karl Salb	20.88	Feb 22, 1974
73	Jeff Stover	20.84	Apr 26, 1980
74	Brian Robison	20.83	Jun 23, 2006
75	Noah Bryant	20.80	Jun 26, 2011
76	Jordan West	20.80	May 17, 2025
77	Garrett Appier	20.79	Apr 29, 2016
78	Gary Williky	20.78	May 8, 1982
79	Steve Summers	20.77	Apr 19, 1980
80	Matthew Katnik	20.76	May 2, 2021
81	Thomas Kitchell	20.74	Jun 11, 2025
82	Rob Suelflohn	20.73	Jun 6, 1985
83	Myles Kerner	20.72	Apr 17, 2026
84	Mason Finley	20.71	Jan 14, 2011
85	Scott Lofquist	20.70	Feb 22, 1985
86	Dallas Long	20.68	Jul 25, 1964
87	Jeff Chakouian	20.68	Jun 23, 2006
88	Nicholas Vena	20.68	Jan 27, 2018
89	Garry Frank	20.66	May 23, 1987
90	Vince Mosca	20.66	Jun 3, 2006
91	Zach Landa	20.64	Apr 19, 2025
92	Mitchell Pope	20.59	Apr 12, 2008
93	Brian Muir	20.58	Mar 18, 1984
94	Tony Harlin	20.57	Apr 21, 1984
95	Art Mcdermott	20.56	Jul 7, 1990
96	Hank Kraychir	20.55	Mar 23, 1985
97	Mark Parlin	20.55	Feb 28, 1997
98	Brian Miller	20.55	Apr 28, 2001
99	Christopher Licata	20.55	Feb 1, 2026
100	Alex Talley	20.54	Jan 30, 2021