World Records - Shot Put Men
RC

Record History
| Performance | Athlete | Country | Date | Competitions | Gap vs WR | Duration | Improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23.56WR | Ryan Crouser | USA | May 27, 2023 | Westwood, U.S. | WR | 3y (Current) | +0.19m |
23.37 | Ryan Crouser | USA | Jun 18, 2021 | Eugene, U.S. | -0.19m | 1y 11mo | +0.25m |
23.12 | Randy Barnes | USA | May 20, 1990 | Los Angeles, U.S. | -0.44m | 31y 1mo | +6cm |
23.06 | Ulf Timmermann | GDR | May 22, 1988 | Chania, Greece | -0.50m | 2y | +0.34m |
22.72 | Alessandro Andrei | ITA | Aug 12, 1987 | Viareggio, Italy | -0.84m | 9mo | -0.19m |
22.91 | Alessandro Andrei | ITA | Aug 12, 1987 | Viareggio, Italy | -0.65m | 0d | +7cm |
22.84 | Alessandro Andrei | ITA | Aug 12, 1987 | Viareggio, Italy | -0.72m | 0d | +0.20m |
22.64 | Udo Beyer | GDR | Aug 20, 1986 | Berlin, Germany | -0.92m | 1y | +2cm |
22.62 | Ulf Timmermann | GDR | Sep 22, 1985 | Berlin, Germany | -0.94m | 11mo | +0.47m |
22.15 | Ulf Timmermann | GDR | Feb 16, 1985 | Senftenberg | -1.41m | 7mo | -7cm |
22.22 | Udo Beyer | GDR | Jun 25, 1983 | Los Angeles, U.S. | -1.34m | 1y 8mo | +7cm |
22.15 | Udo Beyer | GDR | Jul 6, 1978 | Gothenburg, Sweden | -1.41m | 4y 11mo | +0.15m |
22.00 | Aleksandr Baryshnikov | URS | Jun 10, 1976 | Paris, France | -1.56m | 2y 1mo | +0.15m |
21.85 | Terry Albritton | USA | Feb 21, 1976 | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | -1.71m | 4mo | -1.01m |
22.86 | Brian Oldfield | USA | May 10, 1975 | El Paso, United States | -0.70m | 9mo | +1.39m |
21.47 | George Woods | USA | Feb 8, 1974 | Inglewood | -2.09m | 1y 3mo | -0.55m |
22.02 | George Woods | USA | Feb 8, 1974 | Inglewood | -1.54m | 0d | +0.46m |
21.56 | George Woods | USA | Feb 8, 1974 | Inglewood | -2.00m | 0d | +0.11m |
21.45 | George Woods | USA | Feb 1, 1974 | San Francisco | -2.11m | 7d | +0.15m |
21.30 | George Woods | USA | Jan 26, 1974 | Portland | -2.26m | 1mo | -0.52m |
21.82 | Al Feuerbach | USA | May 5, 1973 | San Jose, U.S. | -1.74m | 8mo | +0.65m |
21.17 | Al Feuerbach | USA | Jan 27, 1973 | Portland | -2.39m | 4mo | +2cm |
21.15 | Al Feuerbach | USA | Feb 5, 1972 | Pocatello | -2.41m | 11mo | +7cm |
21.08 | Randy Matson | USA | Feb 10, 1967 | Fort Worth | -2.48m | 5y | +0.11m |
20.97 | Randy Matson | USA | Feb 10, 1967 | Fort Worth | -2.59m | 0d | +0.37m |
20.60 | Neal Steinhauer | USA | Jan 28, 1967 | Portland | -2.96m | 1mo | -7cm |
20.67 | Neal Steinhauer | USA | Jan 28, 1967 | Portland | -2.89m | 0d | +0.30m |
20.37 | Neal Steinhauer | USA | Jan 28, 1967 | Portland | -3.19m | 0d | +8cm |
20.29 | Neal Steinhauer | USA | Jan 7, 1967 | San Francisco | -3.27m | 21d | +0.12m |
20.17 | Randy Matson | USA | Feb 13, 1965 | Dallas | -3.39m | 1y 11mo | +0.15m |
20.02 | Randy Matson | USA | Feb 12, 1965 | Fort Worth | -3.54m | 1d | -0.66m |
20.68 | Dallas Long | USA | Jul 25, 1964 | Los Angeles, U.S. | -2.88m | 7mo | +0.48m |
20.20 | Dallas Long | USA | May 29, 1964 | Los Angeles, U.S. | -3.36m | 2mo | +0.10m |
20.10 | Dallas Long | USA | Apr 4, 1964 | Los Angeles, U.S. | -3.46m | 1mo | +2cm |
20.08 | Dallas Long | USA | May 18, 1962 | Los Angeles, U.S. | -3.48m | 1y 11mo | +2cm |
20.06 | Bill Nieder | USA | Aug 12, 1960 | Walnut, U.S. | -3.50m | 1y 9mo | +7cm |
19.99 | Bill Nieder | USA | Apr 2, 1960 | Austin, U.S. | -3.57m | 4mo | +0.54m |
19.45 | Bill Nieder | USA | Mar 19, 1960 | Palo Alto, U.S. | -4.11m | 1mo | +0.43m |
19.02 | Parry O'Brien | USA | Mar 12, 1960 | Milwaukee | -4.54m | 7d | -0.23m |
19.25 | Dallas Long | USA | Mar 28, 1959 | Santa Barbara, U.S. | -4.31m | 1y | +0.44m |
18.81 | Parry O'Brien | USA | Feb 8, 1958 | Frankfurt | -4.75m | 1y 1mo | -0.25m |
19.06 | Parry O'Brien | USA | Sep 3, 1956 | Eugene, U.S. | -4.50m | 1y 5mo | +0.37m |
18.69 | Parry O'Brien | USA | Jun 15, 1956 | Los Angeles, U.S. | -4.87m | 3mo | +7cm |
18.62 | Parry O'Brien | USA | May 5, 1956 | Salt Lake City, U.S. | -4.94m | 1mo | +8cm |
18.54 | Parry O'Brien | USA | Jun 11, 1954 | Los Angeles, U.S. | -5.02m | 1y 11mo | +0.11m |
18.43 | Parry O'Brien | USA | May 21, 1954 | Los Angeles, U.S. | -5.13m | 1mo | +1cm |
18.42 | Parry O'Brien | USA | May 8, 1954 | Los Angeles, U.S. | -5.14m | 13d | +0.38m |
18.04 | Parry O'Brien | USA | Jun 5, 1953 | Compton, U.S. | -5.52m | 11mo | +4cm |
18.00 | Parry O'Brien | USA | May 9, 1953 | Fresno, U.S. | -5.56m | 1mo | +5cm |
17.95 | James Fuchs | USA | Aug 22, 1950 | Eskilstuna, Sweden | -5.61m | 2y 9mo | +5cm |
17.90 | James Fuchs | USA | Aug 20, 1950 | Visby, Sweden | -5.66m | 2d | +8cm |
17.82 | James Fuchs | USA | Apr 29, 1950 | Los Angeles, U.S. | -5.74m | 4mo | +3cm |
17.79 | James Fuchs | USA | Jul 28, 1949 | Oslo, Norway | -5.77m | 9mo | +0.11m |
17.68 | Charles Fonville | USA | Apr 17, 1948 | Lawrence, U.S. | -5.88m | 1y 3mo | +0.34m |
17.34 | Charles Fonville | USA | Feb 21, 1948 | Ann Arbor | -6.22m | 2mo | +0.11m |
17.23 | Charles Fonville | USA | Feb 7, 1948 | East Lansing | -6.33m | 14d | +0.15m |
17.08 | Alfred Blozis | USA | Jun 21, 1940 | Minneapolis | -6.48m | 7y 8mo | +0.89m |
16.19 | Jamaal Torrance | USA | Feb 25, 1935 | Charlotte | -7.37m | 5y 4mo | -1.21m |
17.40 | Jamaal Torrance | USA | Aug 5, 1934 | Oslo, Norway | -6.16m | 6mo | +0.51m |
16.89 | Jamaal Torrance | USA | Jun 30, 1934 | Milwaukee, U.S. | -6.67m | 2mo | +9cm |
16.80 | Jamaal Torrance | USA | Apr 27, 1934 | Des Moines, U.S. | -6.76m | 2mo | +0.32m |
16.48 | John Lyman | USA | Apr 21, 1934 | Palo Alto, U.S. | -7.08m | 6d | +0.28m |
16.20 | František Douda | TCH | Sep 24, 1932 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | -7.36m | 1y 7mo | +4cm |
16.16 | Leo Sexton | USA | Aug 27, 1932 | Freeport, U.S. | -7.40m | 1mo | +0.11m |
16.05 | Zygmunt Heljasz | POL | Jun 29, 1932 | Poznań, Poland | -7.51m | 2mo | +1cm |
16.04 | František Douda | TCH | Oct 4, 1931 | Brno, Czechoslovakia | -7.52m | 8mo | +0.48m |
15.56 | Emil Hirschfeld | GER | Mar 8, 1930 | Frankfurt | -8.00m | 1y 7mo | - |
15.56 | Harlow Rothert | USA | Mar 28, 1929 | Seattle | -8.00m | 1y | +9cm |
15.47 | Emil Hirschfeld | GER | Mar 2, 1929 | Frankfurt | -8.09m | 26d | -0.57m |
16.04 | Emil Hirschfeld | GER | Aug 26, 1928 | Bochum, Germany | -7.52m | 7mo | +0.17m |
15.87 | John Kuck | USA | Jul 29, 1928 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | -7.69m | 1mo | +8cm |
15.79 | Emil Hirschfeld | GER | May 6, 1928 | Breslau, Germany | -7.77m | 2mo | +0.36m |
15.43 | Herbert Schwarze | USA | Mar 6, 1926 | Chicago | -8.13m | 2y 2mo | +2cm |
15.41 | John Kuck | USA | Feb 27, 1926 | Champaign | -8.15m | 1mo | -0.13m |
15.54 | Ralph Rose | USA | Aug 21, 1909 | San Francisco, U.S. | -8.02m | 16y 6mo | +0.56m |
14.98 | Wesley Coe | USA | Feb 25, 1905 | Medford, Massachusetts | -8.58m | 4y 6mo | +2.19m |
12.79 | Charles Queckberner | USA | Apr 9, 1887 | New York | -10.77m | 17y 10mo | - |