View source for Shot put

{{Short description|Track and field event}}
{{Infobox athletics event
|event= Shot put
|image= Tomasz Majewski - 2. Memoriał Kamili Skolimowskiej - Warszawa, 2011-09-20.jpg
|caption= Polish double Olympic champion [[Tomasz Majewski]]
|WRmen= {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Crouser]] {{T&Fcalc|23.56}} (2023)
|ORmen= {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Crouser]] {{T&Fcalc|23.30}} (2021)
|CRmen= {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Crouser]] {{T&Fcalc|23.51}} (2023)
|ICRmen= {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Crouser]] {{T&Fcalc|22.77}} (2024)
|WRwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagicon|URS}} [[Natalya Lisovskaya]] {{T&Fcalc|22.63}} (1987)}}
|ORwomen= {{flagicon|GDR}} [[Ilona Slupianek]] {{T&Fcalc|22.41}} (1980)
|CRwomen= {{flagicon|URS}} [[Natalya Lisovskaya]] {{T&Fcalc|21.24}} (1987) <br />{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Valerie Adams]] {{T&Fcalc|21.24}} (2011)
|ICRwomen= {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Valerie Adams]] {{T&Fcalc|20.67}} (2014)
}}
The '''shot put''' is a [[track and field]] event involving "putting" (or throwing)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shot Put |url=https://worldathletics.org/disciplines/throws/shot-put |access-date=2026-01-11 |website=worldathletics.org |language=en}}</ref><!-- this source seems to be pointing out that "put" is the technical term, but not that "throw" is wrong, as evidenced by the repeated use of "throw" immediately following this distinction and throughout the piece--> a heavy spherical [[Ball (sports)|ball]]—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the [[Olympic Games|modern Olympics]] since their revival in [[1896 Summer Olympics|1896]], and women's competition began in [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948]]. The shot put is part of the most common [[Combined track and field events|combined events]], the [[decathlon]], the [[Women's Heptathlon|women's]] and [[men's heptathlon]] and the [[women's pentathlon]].

==History==
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-44941-0006, Plihan.jpg|right|thumb|[[Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovak]] shot putter [[Jaroslav Plíhal|Plíhal]] at the 1957 East German Indoor Athletics Championships]]
[[File:Shot putter, University of Nebraska.jpg|thumb|right|Shot putter at the University of Nebraska (1942), showing the circle and stop board]]

The ancient Greek poet [[Homer]] mentions competitions of rock throwing by soldiers during the [[Trojan War|siege of Troy]] but there is no record of any weights being thrown in Greek competitions. The first evidence for [[Stone put|stone-]] or weight-throwing events were in the [[Scottish Highlands]], and date back to approximately the first century.<ref name="White2009">{{cite book|author=Colin White|title=Projectile Dynamics in Sport: Principles and Applications|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mm8zoQ-GYuAC&pg=PA131|access-date=6 July 2011|date=31 December 2009|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-47331-6|pages=131–}}</ref> In the 16th century [[Henry VIII of England|King Henry VIII]] was noted for his prowess in court competitions of weight and [[hammer throw]]ing.<ref name="iaafhammer">{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/disciplines/throws/hammer-throw#topfive=0|title=Hammer Throw|publisher=IAAF|access-date=12 September 2015}}</ref>

The first events resembling the modern shot put likely occurred in the [[Middle Ages]] when soldiers held competitions in which they hurled [[Round shot|cannonballs]]. Shot put competitions were first recorded in early 19th century [[Scotland]], and were a part of the British Amateur Championships beginning in 1866.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/community/athletics/trackfield/newsid=9444.html |title=Shot Put – Introduction |publisher=[[IAAF]] |access-date=2010-02-28}}</ref>

Competitors take their throw from inside a marked circle {{convert|2.135|m|ft|0}} in [[diameter]], with a "toe board" or "stop board" {{convert|10|cm|in|0}} high at the front of the circle. The distance thrown is measured from the inside of the [[circumference]] of the circle to the nearest mark made on the ground by the falling shot, with distances rounded down to the nearest centimetre under [[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]] and [[World Masters Athletics|WMA]] rules.

===Legal throws===
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-44941-0005, Jiri Skobla.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Czechoslovak shot putter [[Jiří Skobla]] showing the correct technique for keeping the shot near the neck]]

The following rules (indoor and outdoor) must be adhered to for a legal throw:
* Upon calling the athlete's name, the athlete may choose any part of the throwing circle to enter inside. They have one minute to commence the throwing motion; otherwise it counts as a forfeit for the current round.
* The athlete may not wear [[gloves]]; IAAF rules permit the [[taping]] of individual fingers.
* The athlete must rest the shot close to the [[neck]], and keep it tight to the neck throughout the motion.
* The shot must be released above the height of the [[shoulder]], using only one hand.
* The athlete may touch the inside surface of the circle or toe board, but must not touch the top or outside of the circle or toe board, or the ground beyond the circle. Limbs may, however, extend over the lines of the circle in the air.
* The shot must land in the ''throwing sector'', which is a [[circular sector]] of 34.92° centered on the throwing circle. The throwing sector has been narrowed multiple times over the years to improve safety, most recently in 2004 from 40°. The current throwing sector angle (34.92°) was chosen because it provides a sector whose bounds are easy to measure and lay out on a field (10 metres out from the center of the ring, 6 metres across).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pntf.org/officials/ivars/Throwing_Event_Sector_Angles_Rev_F1.pdf |title=Laying Out Sector Angles for the Track and Field Throwing Events |author=<!--Not stated--> |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=USA Track & Field Pacific Northwest |quote=The shot, discus, hammer & weight throw sector is 34.92º. This angle was chosen due to its simple geometry.}}</ref>
* The athlete must leave the throwing circle from the back half.

[[Foul (sports)|Foul]] throws occur when an athlete:
* Does not pause within the circle before beginning the putting motion.
* Does not complete the putting movement initiated within sixty seconds of having their name called.
* Allows the shot to drop below their shoulder or outside the vertical plane of their shoulder during the put.
At any time if the shot loses contact with the neck then it is technically an illegal put.
* During the putting motion, touches with any part of the body (including shoes):
** the top or ends of the toe board
** the top of the iron ring
** anywhere outside the circle.
* Puts a shot which either falls outside the throwing sector or touches a sector line on the initial impact.
* Leaves the circle before the shot has landed.
* Does not leave from the rear half of the circle.

==Competition==
{{More citations needed section|date=March 2022}}

[[File:Shot put area.JPG|thumb|right|Shot put area]]
Shot put competitions have been held at the modern [[Summer Olympic Games]] since their inception in 1896, and it is also included as an event in the [[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Athletics Championships]].

Each of these competitions in the modern era have a set number of rounds of throws. Typically there are three qualification rounds to determine qualification for the final. There are then three preliminary rounds in the final with the top eight competitors receiving a further three throws. Each competitor in the final is credited with their longest throw, regardless of whether it was achieved in the preliminary or final three rounds. The competitor with the longest legal put is declared the winner.

===Weight===
In open competitions the men's shot weighs {{convert|7.26|kg|lb|0}}, and the women's shot weighs {{convert|4|kg|lb|2}}. Junior, school, and masters competitions often use different weights of shots, typically below the weights of those used in open competitions; the individual rules for each competition should be consulted in order to determine the correct weights to be used.

==Putting styles==
Two putting styles are in current general use by shot put competitors: the ''glide'' and the ''spin''. With all putting styles, the goal is to release the shot with maximum forward [[velocity]] at an angle of slightly less than forty-five degrees.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.technologyreview.com/2010/08/03/201730/|title = Biomechanical Problem of Shot Putting Finally Solved}}</ref>

===Glide===
The origin of this technique dates to 1951, when [[Parry O'Brien]] from the [[United States]] invented a technique that involved the putter facing backwards, rotating 180 degrees across the circle, and then tossing the shot. Unlike spin, this technique is a linear movement.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.thoughtco.com/shot-put-glide-technique-3259104 |title = Follow These Directions for the Glide Technique in Shot Put}}</ref>

With this technique, a right-hand thrower would begin facing the rear of the circle. They would typically adopt a specific type of crouch, involving their bent right leg, in order to begin the throw from a more beneficial posture whilst also [[Isometric exercise#Isometric presses as preparation for explosive power movements|isometrically preloading]] their muscles. The positioning of their bodyweight over their bent leg, which pushes upwards with equal force, generates a preparatory isometric press. The force generated by this press will be channelled into the subsequent throw making it more powerful. To initiate the throw they kick to the front with the left leg, while pushing off forcefully with the right. As the thrower crosses the circle, the [[hips]] twist toward the front, the left arm is swung out then pulled back tight, followed by the shoulders, and they then strike in a putting motion with their right arm. The key is to move quickly across the circle with as little air under the feet as possible, hence the name 'glide'.

===Spin===
[[File:EVD-bala-008.ogv|thumb|Demonstration of the spin technique in shot put]]
This is also known as the rotational technique.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://track.coachesdirectory.com/article/rotational-vs-glide-revisited--comparing-shot-techniques-article.html |title=Rotational vs. Glide Revisited – Comparing Shot Techniques &#91;ARTICLE&#93; &#124; the Track & Field / Cross Country Coaches Insider |access-date=2018-05-09 |archive-date=2018-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510115129/http://track.coachesdirectory.com/article/rotational-vs-glide-revisited--comparing-shot-techniques-article.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was first practiced in Europe in the 1950s but did not receive much attention until the 1970s.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web | url=http://digitaltrackandfield.com/shot-put-spin-glide-technique-comparison/ |title = Shot Put Spin and Glide Technique Comparison|date = 2013-09-17}}</ref> In 1972, [[Aleksandr Baryshnikov]] set his first [[Soviet Union|USSR]] record using a new putting style, the spin ("круговой мах" in Russian), invented by his coach Viktor Alexeyev.<ref name=Barysh1>[http://www.sportsdaily.ru/articles/hronograf-22508 Aleksandr Baryshnikov biography on sportsdaily.ru (in Russian)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926012621/https://www.sportsdaily.ru/articles/hronograf-22508 |date=2021-09-26 }} reference tested at 11 May 2009</ref><ref name=Barysh2>[http://www.atlant.ru/sport/articles/sport_star/1102003022816/index.php Aleksandr Baryshnikov, Athlete from Russia (in Russian)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917193850/http://www.atlant.ru/sport/articles/sport_star/1102003022816/index.php |date=2010-09-17 }} reference tested at 11 May 2009</ref> The spin involves rotating like a [[discus throw|discus]] thrower and using [[Angular momentum|rotational momentum]] for power. In 1976 Baryshnikov went on to set a [[world record]] of {{convert|22.00|m|ft|abbr=on}} with his spin style, and was the first shot putter to cross the 22-meter mark.<ref name=ruderman1>[http://www.iaaf-rdc.ru/ru/docs/publication/28.htm Григорий РУДЕРМАН (Израиль), заслуженный тренер России «Метания в хх веке : тенденции развития.»] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031121333/http://www.iaaf-rdc.ru/ru/docs/publication/28.htm |date=2013-10-31 }} reference tested at 11 May 2009</ref>

With this technique, a right-hand thrower faces the rear, and begins to spin on the [[Ball (anatomy)|ball]] of the left foot. The thrower comes around and faces the front of the circle and drives the right foot into the center of the circle. Finally, the thrower reaches for the front of the circle with the left foot, twisting the hips and shoulders like in the glide, and puts the shot.

When the athlete executes the spin, the upper body is twisted hard to the right, so the imaginary lines created by the shoulders and hips are no longer parallel. This action builds up [[torque]], and stretches the muscles, creating an involuntary [[Elasticity (physics)|elasticity]] in the muscles, providing extra [[Power (physics)|power]] and [[momentum]]. When the athlete prepares to release, the left foot is firmly planted, causing the momentum and energy generated to be [[Momentum#Conservation of linear momentum|conserved]], pushing the shot in an upward and outward direction.

Another purpose of the spin is to build up a high [[rotational speed]], by swinging the right leg initially, then to bring all the limbs in tightly, similar to a [[Figure skating|figure skater]] bringing in their arms while [[Figure skating spins|spinning]] to increase their speed. Once this fast speed is achieved the shot is released, transferring the energy into the shot put.

Until 2016, a woman had never made an Olympic final (top 8) using the spin technique. The first woman to enter a final and win a medal at the Olympics was [[Anita Márton]].<ref>{{cite web |title=High School Shot Put: Glide or Spin? |url=http://www.ltfca.com/assets/glide-vs-spin.pdf |website=Louisiana Track and Field Coaches Association |access-date=2022-11-11 |date=2009 |archive-date=2022-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126002357/http://www.ltfca.com/assets/glide-vs-spin.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="auto1"/>

[[Ryan Crouser]], the current men's world record holder, added an additional move, the "Crouser Slide", to his spin technique. He used this technique to set the world record at the Los Angeles Grand Prix in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-05-28 |title=History's best shot putter smashes world record with new technique at L.A. Grand Prix |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2023-05-27/los-angeles-grand-prix-ryan-crouser-shot-put-record |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Cartwheel ===
A vertical spinning technique where the athlete does a cartwheel on one hand before releasing the shot. It is currently banned in major competitions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Athletics {{!}} Shot Put |url=https://worldathletics.org/disciplines/throws/shot-put |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125163120/https://worldathletics.org/disciplines/throws/shot-put |archive-date=2025-01-25 |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=worldathletics.org |language=en}}</ref>

===Usage===
Currently, most top male shot putters use the spin. However the glide remains popular since the technique leads to greater consistency compared to the rotational technique. Almost all throwers start by using the glide. [[Tomasz Majewski]] notes that although most athletes use the spin,<ref>Playboy Poland 8/2012, page 44,45</ref> he and some other top shot putters achieved success using this classic method (for example he became the first to defend the Olympic title in 56 years).

The world record and the next six best male results (23.37, 23.30, 23.15, and 23.12 by Ryan Crouser, 23.23 by Joe Kovacs, and 23.12 and 23.10 by Randy Barnes) were completed with the spin technique, while the eighth-best all-time put of {{T&Fcalc|23.06}} by [[Ulf Timmermann]] was completed with the glide technique.

The decision to glide or spin may need to be decided on an individual basis, determined by the thrower's size and power. Short throwers may benefit from the spin and taller throwers may benefit from the glide, but many throwers do not follow this guideline.

==Types of shot==
{{Unreferenced section|date=December 2022}}
The shot is made of different kinds of materials depending on its intended use. Materials used include [[sand]], [[iron]], [[cast iron]], solid [[steel]], [[stainless steel]], [[brass]], and [[Synthetic fiber|synthetic materials]] like [[Vinyl polymer|polyvinyl]]. Some [[metals]] are more [[Density|dense]] than others, making the size of the shot vary. For example, different materials are used to make indoor and outdoor shot – because damage to surroundings must be taken into account – so the latter are smaller. There are various size and weight standards for the implement that depend on the age and gender of the competitors as well as the national customs of the governing body.

==World records==
{{Main|Men's shot put world record progression|Women's shot put world record progression}}

The current [[List of world records in athletics|world record]] holders are:<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=24 January 2021|title=Ryan Crouser breaks world indoor shot put record with 2 best throws in history|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/01/24/ryan-crouser-shot-put-world-indoor-record/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!scope="col"| Type
!scope="col"| Athlete
!scope="col"| Mark
!scope="col"| Date
!scope="col"| Place
|-
!colspan=5 |Men
|-
|Outdoor
|[[Ryan Crouser]]
|'''{{T&Fcalc|23.56}}'''
|27 May 2023
|[[Los Angeles]], USA
|-
|Indoor
|[[Ryan Crouser]]
|'''{{T&Fcalc|22.82}}'''
|24 January 2021
|[[Fayetteville, Arkansas]], USA
|-
!colspan=5 |Women
|-
|Outdoor
|[[Natalya Lisovskaya]]
|'''{{T&Fcalc|22.63}}'''
|7 June 1987
|[[Moscow]], USSR
|-
|Indoor
|[[Helena Fibingerová]]
|'''{{T&Fcalc|22.50}}'''
|19 February 1977
|[[Jablonec nad Nisou|Jablonec]], CZE
|}

==Area records==
*Updated 21 May 2026.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/throws/shot-put/outdoor/men |title=Men's Outdoor Shot Put {{!}} Records |website=worldathletics.org |publisher=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=6 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/throws/shot-put/outdoor/women |title=Women's Outdoor Shot Put {{!}} Records |website=worldathletics.org |publisher=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=6 May 2026}}</ref>
{{Table alignment}}
{| class="wikitable defaultleft col3center col6center"
|-
!scope="rowgroup" rowspan=2| Area
!scope="colgroup" colspan=3| Men
!scope="colgroup" colspan=3| Women
|-
!scope="col"| Mark
!scope="col"| Season
!scope="col"| Athlete
!scope="col"| Mark
!scope="col"| Season
!scope="col"| Athlete
|-
!scope="row"| [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]] {{small|(''[[List of African records in athletics|records]]'')}}
| '''{{T&Fcalc|22.10}}''' || 2025 || {{flagathlete|[[Chukwuebuka Enekwechi]]|NGR}}
| '''{{T&Fcalc|18.50}}'''&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|i}} || 2026 || {{flagathlete|[[Jessica Oji]]|NGR}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian Athletics|Asia]] {{small|(''[[List of Asian records in athletics|records]]'')}}
| '''{{T&Fcalc|21.80}}''' || 2024 || {{flagathlete|[[Mohammed Tolo]]|KSA}}
| '''{{T&Fcalc|21.76}}''' || 1988 || {{flagathlete|[[Li Meisu]]|CHN}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[European Athletic Association|Europe]] {{small|(''[[List of European records in athletics|records]]'')}}
| '''{{T&Fcalc|23.06}}''' || 1988 || {{flagathlete|[[Ulf Timmermann]]|GDR}}
| '''{{T&Fcalc|22.63}}''' '''{{AthAbbr|WR}}''' || 1987 || {{flagathlete|[[Natalya Lisovskaya]]|URS}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association|North, Central America<br>and Caribbean]] {{small|(''[[List of North, Central American and Caribbean records in athletics|records]]'')}}
| '''{{T&Fcalc|23.56}}''' '''{{AthAbbr|WR}}''' || 2023 || {{flagathlete|[[Ryan Crouser]]|USA}}
| '''{{T&Fcalc|20.96}}'''&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|A}} || 1992 || {{flagathlete|[[Belsy Laza]]|CUB}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Oceania Athletics Association|Oceania]] {{small|(''[[List of Oceanian records in athletics|records]]'')}}
| '''{{T&Fcalc|22.90}}''' || 2019 || {{flagathlete|[[Tom Walsh (shot putter)|Tom Walsh]]|NZL}}
| '''{{T&Fcalc|21.24}}''' || 2011 || {{flagathlete|[[Valerie Adams]]|NZL}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Atletismo Sudamericano|South America]] {{small|(''[[List of South American records in athletics|records]]'')}}
| '''{{T&Fcalc|22.61}}''' || 2019 || {{flagathlete|[[Darlan Romani]]|BRA}}
| '''{{T&Fcalc|19.30}}'''&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|A}} || 2001 || {{flagathlete|[[Elisângela Adriano]]|BRA}}
|}

==All-time top 25==
Outdoor tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 '''shot put marks''' and the top 25 '''athletes''':
*{{background color|#f6F5CE|''yellow background denotes top performance for '''athletes''' in the top 25 '''shot put marks'''''}}
*''normal coloured background denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 '''shot put marks''', by repeat athletes''
*{{background color|#CCFFCC|''green background denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 '''athletes''' who fall outside the top 25 shot put marks''}}

===Men (outdoor)===
*Correct as of August 2025.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shot Put Men Senior Outdoor|url=https://www.iaaf.org/records/all-time-toplists/throws/shot-put/outdoor/men/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2019-10-06|publisher=IAAF|date=6 October 2019|access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=All-time men's best Shot Put|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/mshotok.htm|website=alltime-athletics.com|date=6 October 2019|access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !! Mark !! Technique !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|1 || align=center|1 || {{T&Fcalc|23.56}}|| align="center" |spin || [[Ryan Crouser]] || {{USA}} || 27 May 2023 || [[Los Angeles]]||<ref name="worldathletics.org">{{Cite web |title=FLASH: Crouser breaks world shot put record with 23.56m in Los Angeles {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/los-angeles-grand-prix-2023 |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |
|align=center|2
|{{T&Fcalc|23.51}}
| rowspan="3" |
|''Crouser #2''
| rowspan="3" |
|19 August 2023
|[[Budapest]]
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-08-19 |title=Crouser retains shot put title at worlds after nearly staying home due to blood clots |url=https://apnews.com/article/track-worlds-crouser-sifan-hassan-531123ed018529bf31bc865b6850fb32 |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |3
|{{T&Fcalc|23.37}}
|''Crouser #3''
|18 June 2021
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crouser smashes world shot put record with 23.37m in Eugene {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/ryan-crouser-world-shot-put-record-2337m-eugene |access-date=2021-06-19 |website=www.worldathletics.org}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |4 || {{T&Fcalc|23.30}} || ''Crouser #4'' || 5 August 2021 || [[Tokyo]] ||
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |5
|{{T&Fcalc|23.23}}
| align="center" |spin
|[[Joe Kovacs]]
|{{USA}}
|7 September 2022
|[[Zürich]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Kovacs throws 23.23m in superb shot put showdown on Sechselautenplatz|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/weltklasse-zurich-city-sechselautenplatz-kovacs|publisher=World Athletics|author=Jess Whittington|date=7 September 2022|access-date=16 September 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|
| align="center" |6 || {{T&Fcalc|23.15}}
| rowspan=2| || ''Crouser #5''
|rowspan=2| || 21 August 2021 || [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] ||
|-
| align="center" |7
|{{T&Fcalc|23.13}}
|''Kovacs #2''
|25 May 2024
|[[Hayward Field|Eugene]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Shot Put Result|url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/EUGENE_2024/PDF_ATHMSHOTPUT-DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73I2.PDF?h=C+qz/wrA/oWxn6IkfYn8/gd3QsE=|website=swisstiming.com|date=25 May 2024|access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |3 || align="center" |8 || {{T&Fcalc|23.12}} || align="center" |spin || [[Randy Barnes]] || {{USA}} || 20 May 1990 || [[Westwood, Los Angeles|Westwood]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |
| align="center" |8
|{{T&Fcalc|23.12}}
| rowspan="3" |
|''Crouser #6''
| rowspan="3" |
|24 June 2022
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|<ref name="Karen Rosen">{{cite news|title=Kerley cruises to speedy 100m triumph at US Championships|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/us-championships-kerley-jefferson-crouser|publisher=World Athletics|author=Karen Rosen|date=25 June 2022|access-date=28 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |10 || {{T&Fcalc|23.10}} || ''Barnes #2''|| 26 May 1990 || [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]||
|-
| align="center" |11 || {{T&Fcalc|23.07}} || ''Crouser #7''|| 23 July 2023 || [[London Stadium|London]]|| <ref>{{cite web|title=Shot Put Results|url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/LONDON2023/PDF_ATHMSHOTPUT-DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73I2.PDF?h=2x7Sjr912uwQS6NNdp8yFbN+w/U=/|work=sportresult.com|date=23 July 2023|access-date=23 July 2023|archive-date=23 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723143413/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/LONDON2023/PDF_ATHMSHOTPUT-DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73I2.PDF?h=2x7Sjr912uwQS6NNdp8yFbN+w/U=/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |4 || align="center" |12 || {{T&Fcalc|23.06}} || align="center" |glide || [[Ulf Timmermann]]|| {{GDR}} || 22 May 1988 || [[Chania]]||
|-
| rowspan="2" | || align="center" |13 || {{T&Fcalc|23.02}} || rowspan="2" | || ''Crouser #8''|| rowspan="2" | || 28 May 2022 || [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] || <ref>{{cite news|title=Norman reigns in fierce 400m clash with record run in Eugene|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/norman-kipyegon-crouser-eugene-prefontaine-classic|publisher=World Athletics|author=Cathal Dennehy|date=29 May 2022|access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |14 || {{T&Fcalc|23.01}} || ''Crouser #9''|| 22 May 2021 || [[Tucson]]||
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |5 || align="center" |15 || {{T&Fcalc|22.98}} || align="center" |spin || [[Leonardo Fabbri]] || {{ITA}} || 14 September 2024 || [[King Baudouin Stadium|Brussels]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Shot Put Results|url=https://brussels.diamondleague.com/archive/2024/brussels/ATHMSHOTPUT-DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73I2_1.0.PDF|website=diamondleague.com|date=14 September 2024|access-date=24 September 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=6| || align="center" |16 || {{T&Fcalc|22.95}} || rowspan=6| || ''Fabbri #2'' || rowspan=6 | || 15 May 2024 || [[Savona]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Furlani jumps world U20 record, Fabbri throws 22.95m in Savona|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/furlani-world-u20-long-jump-record-fabbri-shot-put-savona|website=World Athletics|date=15 May 2024|access-date=18 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |17
|{{T&Fcalc|22.94}}
|''Crouser #10''
|17 July 2022
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|<ref name="World2022">{{cite web|title=Men's Shot Put Final Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7137279/AT-SP-M-f----.RS6.pdf|work=World Athletics|date=17 July 2022|access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |18
| rowspan="3" |{{T&Fcalc|22.93}}
|''Kovacs #3''
|17 September 2023
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Tsegay smashes world 5000m record and Duplantis breaks world pole vault record in Eugene {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/diamond-league-final-eugene-2023-day-two-report |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
|-
|''Crouser #11''
|7 September 2024
|[[Zagreb]]
|<ref name="Zagreb2024">{{cite web |title=74th Boris Hanžeković Memorial - Shot Put 7,26kg Men results |url=https://online.atletika.cz/_dataPublic/pdf/resultlist_0a07104b-1cab-4782-9424-87c53f31be89.pdf |website=online.atletika.cz |access-date=8 September 2024 |date=8 September 2024}}</ref>
|-
|''Kovacs #4''
|18 May 2024
|[[Drake Stadium (UCLA)|Los Angeles]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Shot Put Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7206591?eventId=10229619&gender=M|work=Word Athletics|access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |21 || {{T&Fcalc|22.92}} || ''Crouser #12''|| 18 June 2021 || [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] ||
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |6 || align="center" |22 ||{{T&Fcalc|22.91}} || align="center" |glide || [[Alessandro Andrei]] || {{ITA}} || 12 August 1987 || [[Viareggio]] ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |
| rowspan="4" align="center" |22
| rowspan="4" |{{T&Fcalc|22.91}}
| rowspan="4" align="center" | || ''Kovacs #5''|| rowspan="4" | || 5 October 2019 || [[Doha]] || <ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Shot Put Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-SP-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=1517585223|publisher=IAAF|date=5 October 2019|access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
| ''Crouser #13''|| 18 July 2020 || [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]||
|-
|''Crouser #14''
|17 September 2023
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|''Fabbri #3''
|23 May 2024
|[[Asti]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |7 || rowspan="20" align="center" | || {{T&Fcalc|22.90}} || align="center" |spin || [[Tom Walsh (shot putter)|Tom Walsh]] || {{NZL}} || 5 October 2019 || [[Doha]] || <ref name="auto" />
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="center" |8 || {{T&Fcalc|22.86}} {{AthAbbr|A}}|| align="center" |spin || [[Brian Oldfield]]|| {{USA}} || 10 May 1975 || [[El Paso]]||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="center" |9 || {{T&Fcalc|22.75}} || align="center" |glide || [[Werner Günthör]]|| {{SUI}} || 23 August 1988 || [[Bern]]||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|10 || {{T&Fcalc|22.67}} || align=center|spin || [[Kevin Toth]] || {{USA}} || 19 April 2003 || [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|11 || {{T&Fcalc|22.64}} || align=center|glide || [[Udo Beyer]] || {{GDR}} || 20 August 1986 || [[Berlin]] || |
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|12 || {{T&Fcalc|22.61}} || align=center|spin || [[Darlan Romani]] || {{BRA}} || 30 June 2019 || [[Stanford, California|Stanford]] || <ref>{{cite news|title=Romani takes surprise shot put win in Stanford – IAAF Diamond League|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/prefontaine-classic-stanford-2019-diamond-lea3|publisher=IAAF|author=Brian Russell|date=1 July 2019|access-date=18 July 2019}}</ref>
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=center|13
|{{T&Fcalc|22.59}}
|align=center|spin
|[[Payton Otterdahl]]
|{{USA}}
|24 April 2024
|[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Otterdahl, Ramsey Team Up to Win Drake Relays Shot Put Showcase|url=https://godrakebulldogs.com/news/2024/4/24/otterdahl-ramsey-team-up-to-win-drake-relays-shot-put-showcase.aspx|website=godrakebulldogs.com|date=24 April 2024|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |14 || {{T&Fcalc|22.54}} || align="center" |spin || [[Christian Cantwell]]|| {{USA}} || 5 June 2004 || [[Gresham, Oregon|Gresham]]||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |15 || {{T&Fcalc|22.52}} || align="center" |glide || [[John Brenner (athlete)|John Brenner]]|| {{USA}} || 26 April 1987 || [[Walnut, California|Walnut]]||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |16 || {{T&Fcalc|22.51}} || align="center" |spin || [[Adam Nelson]]|| {{USA}} || 18 May 2002 || [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] ||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |17
|{{T&Fcalc|22.47}}
| align="center" |spin
|[[Josh Awotunde]]
|{{USA}}
|3 August 2025
|[[Hayward Field|Eugene]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shot Put Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7222826?eventId=10229619&gender=M|website=World Athletics|access-date=10 August 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| rowspan="2" align="center" |18 || rowspan="2" | {{T&Fcalc|22.44}} || align="center" |spin || [[Darrell Hill (shot putter)|Darrell Hill]] || {{USA}} || 31 August 2017 || [[Brussels]] || <ref>{{cite news|title=Hill hits the shot put jackpot in Brussels' Place de la Monnaie – IAAF Diamond League|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/darrell-hill-wins-diamond-league-shot-put-bru|publisher=IAAF|author=Mike Rowbottom|date=31 August 2017|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |spin
|[[Zane Weir]]
|{{ITA}}
|3 September 2023
|[[Padua]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Weir blasts a lifetime best of 22.44m for victory in Padua|url=https://www.european-athletics.com/news/weir-blasts-a-lifetime-best-of-22-44m-for-victory-in-padua|website=European Athletics|date=4 September 2023|access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |20 || {{T&Fcalc|22.43}} || align="center" |spin || [[Reese Hoffa]] || {{USA}} || 3 August 2007 || [[London]] ||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |21 || {{T&Fcalc|22.32}} || align="center" |spin || [[Michał Haratyk]] || {{POL}} || 28 July 2019 || [[Warsaw]] || <ref>{{cite news|title=Haratyk smashes Polish shot put record with 22.32m in Warsaw|url=https://www.european-athletics.org/news/article=haratyk-smashes-polish-shot-put-record-with-32m-warsaw/index.html|publisher=European Athletics|date=28 July 2019|access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |22
| {{T&Fcalc|22.31}}
| align="center" | spin
| [[Rajindra Campbell]]
| {{JAM}}
| 7 September 2024
| [[Zagreb]]
| <ref name="Zagreb2024"/>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |23
|{{T&Fcalc|22.29}}
| align="center" |spin
|[[Tripp Piperi]]
|{{USA}}
|3 August 2025
|[[Hayward Field|Eugene]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shot Put Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7222826?eventId=10229619&gender=M|website=World Athletics|access-date=10 August 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |24 || {{T&Fcalc|22.28}} || align="center" |spin || [[Ryan Whiting]] || {{USA}} || 10 May 2013 || [[Doha]]||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| rowspan="2" align="center" |25 || rowspan="2" | {{T&Fcalc|22.25}} || align="center" |spin || [[Konrad Bukowiecki]] || {{POL}} || 14 September 2019 || [[Chorzów]]|| <ref>{{cite news|title=Bukowiecki improves to 22.25m in Chorzow|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/bukowiecki-2204m-skolimowska-memorial|publisher=IAAF|author=Bob Ramsak|date=14 September 2019|access-date=1 October 2019}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" | spin
| [[Jordan Geist]]
| {{USA}}
| 12 July 2024
| [[Dublin]]
|
|}

====Notable throws and series====
*[[Ryan Crouser]] threw 23.12 in Eugene, Oregon on 24 June 2022. 23.01, 23.11 and 22.98 (ancillary throws) were recorded for his remaining attempts. This was the first time the 23-metre barrier has been broken more than once in a series.<ref name="Karen Rosen"/>
*Crouser also threw a series of 23.23, 23.31, 22.94, 23.56, 22.80 and 22.86 in Los Angeles, California on 27 May 2023 to break again the 23-metre mark three times in a series.<ref name="worldathletics.org"/>

===Women (outdoor)===
*Correct as of April 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shot Put Women Senior Outdoor|url=https://www.iaaf.org/records/all-time-toplists/throws/shot-put/outdoor/women/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2019-10-06|publisher=IAAF|date=6 October 2019|access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=All-time women's best Shot Put|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/wshotok.htm|website=alltime-athletics.com|date=30 August 2019|access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !! Mark !! Technique !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|1 || align=center|1 || {{T&Fcalc|22.63}} || align=center|glide || [[Natalya Lisovskaya]] || {{URS}} || 7 June 1987 || [[Moscow]] ||
|-
| rowspan=4| || align=center|2 || {{T&Fcalc|22.60}} || rowspan=4| || ''Lisovskaya #2'' || rowspan=4| || 7 June 1987 || [[Moscow]] ||
|-
| align=center|3 || {{T&Fcalc|22.55}} || ''Lisovskaya #3'' || 5 July 1988 || [[Tallinn]] ||
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center|4 || rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|22.53}} || ''Lisovskaya #4'' || 27 May 1984 || [[Sochi]] || 
|-
| ''Lisovskaya #5'' || 14 August 1988 || [[Kyiv]] ||
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|2 || align=center|6 || {{T&Fcalc|22.45}} || align=center|glide || [[Ilona Slupianek]] || {{GDR}} || 11 May 1980 || [[Potsdam]] ||
|-
| rowspan=6| || align=center|7 || {{T&Fcalc|22.41}} || rowspan=6| || ''Slupianek #2'' || rowspan=6| || 24 July 1980 || [[Moscow]] ||
|-
| align=center|8 || {{T&Fcalc|22.40}} || ''Slupianek #3'' || 3 June 1983 || [[Berlin]] ||
|-
| align=center|9 || {{T&Fcalc|22.38}} || ''Slupianek #4'' || 25 May 1980 || [[Chemnitz|Karl-Marx-Stadt]] ||
|-
| align=center|10 || {{T&Fcalc|22.36}} || ''Slupianek #5'' || 2 May 1980 || [[Celje]] ||
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center|11 || rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|22.34}} || ''Slupianek #6'' || 7 May 1980 || [[Berlin]] ||
|-
| ''Slupianek #7'' || 18 July 1980 || [[Cottbus]] ||
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|3 || align=center|13 || {{T&Fcalc|22.32}} || align=center|glide || [[Helena Fibingerová]] || {{TCH}} || 20 August 1977 || [[Nitra]] ||
|-
| rowspan=2| || align=center|14 || {{T&Fcalc|22.24}} || rowspan=2| || ''Lisovskaya #6'' || rowspan=2| || 1 October 1988 || [[Seoul]] ||
|-
| align=center|15 || {{T&Fcalc|22.22}} || ''Slupianek #8'' || 13 July 1980 || [[Potsdam]] ||
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|4 || align=center|16 || {{T&Fcalc|22.19}} || align=center|glide || [[Claudia Losch]] || {{FRG}} || 23 August 1987 || [[Hainfeld]] ||
|-
| rowspan=11| || align=center|17 || {{T&Fcalc|22.13}} || rowspan=11| || ''Slupianek #9'' || rowspan=11| || 29 April 1980 || [[Split, Croatia|Split]] ||
|-
| align=center|18 || {{T&Fcalc|22.06}} || ''Lisovskaya #7'' || 6 August 1988 || [[Moscow]] ||
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center|19 || rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|22.05}} || ''Slupianek #10'' || 28 May 1980 || [[Berlin]] ||
|-
| ''Slupianek #11'' || 31 May 1980 || [[Potsdam]] ||
|-
| rowspan=2 align=center|21 || rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|22.04}} || ''Slupianek #12'' || 4 July 1979 || [[Potsdam]] ||
|-
| ''Slupianek #13'' || 29 July 1979 || [[Potsdam]] ||
|-
| align=center|23 || {{T&Fcalc|21.99}} || ''Fibingerová #2'' || 26 September 1976 || [[Opava]] ||
|-
| align=center|24 || {{T&Fcalc|21.98}} || ''Slupianek #14'' || 17 July 1979 || [[Berlin]] ||
|-
| rowspan=3 align=center|25 || rowspan=3|{{T&Fcalc|21.96}} || ''Fibingerová #3'' || 8 June 1977 || [[Ostrava]] ||
|-
| ''Lisovskaya #8'' || 16 August 1984 || [[Prague]] ||
|-
| ''Lisovskaya #9'' || 28 August 1988 || [[Vilnius]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|5 || rowspan=21| || {{T&Fcalc|21.89}} || align=center|glide || [[Ivanka Khristova]] || {{flag|Bulgaria|1971}} || 4 July 1976 || [[Belmeken]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|6 || {{T&Fcalc|21.86}} || align=center|glide || [[Marianne Adam]] || {{GDR}} || 23 June 1979 || [[Leipzig]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|7 || {{T&Fcalc|21.76}} || align=center|glide || [[Li Meisu]] || {{CHN}} || 23 April 1988 || [[Shijiazhuang]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|8 || {{T&Fcalc|21.73}} || align=center|glide || [[Natalya Akhrimenko]] || {{URS}} || 21 May 1988 || [[Leselidze (town)|Leselidze]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|9 || {{T&Fcalc|21.69}} || align=center|glide || [[Vita Pavlysh]] || {{UKR}} || 20 August 1998 || [[Budapest]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|10 || {{T&Fcalc|21.66}} || align=center|glide || [[Sui Xinmei]] || {{CHN}} || 9 June 1990 || [[Beijing]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|11 || {{T&Fcalc|21.61}} || align=center|glide || [[Verzhinia Veselinova]] || {{flag|Bulgaria|1971}} || 21 August 1982 || [[Sofia]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|12 || {{T&Fcalc|21.58}} || align=center|glide || [[Margitta Droese-Pufe]] || {{GDR}} || 28 May 1978 || [[Erfurt]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|13 || {{T&Fcalc|21.57}} || align=center|glide || [[Ines Müller]] || {{GDR}} || 16 May 1988 || [[Athens]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|14 || {{T&Fcalc|21.53}} || align=center|glide || [[Nunu Abashidze]] || {{URS}} || 20 June 1984 || [[Kyiv]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|15 || {{T&Fcalc|21.52}} || align=center|glide || [[Huang Zhihong]] || {{CHN}} || 27 June 1990 || [[Beijing]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|16 || {{T&Fcalc|21.46}} || align=center|glide || [[Larisa Peleshenko]] || {{RUS}} || 26 August 2000 || [[Budapest]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|17 || {{T&Fcalc|21.45}} || align=center|glide || [[Nadezhda Chizhova]] || {{URS}} || 29 September 1973 || [[Varna, Bulgaria|Varna]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|18 || {{T&Fcalc|21.43}} || align=center|glide || [[Eva Wilms]] || {{FRG}} || 17 June 1977 || [[Munich]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|19 || {{T&Fcalc|21.42}} || align=center|glide || [[Svetlana Krachevskaya]] || {{URS}} || 24 July 1980 || [[Moscow]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|20 || {{T&Fcalc|21.31}} || align=center|glide || [[Heike Hartwig]] || {{GDR}} || 16 May 1988 || [[Athens]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|21 || {{T&Fcalc|21.27}} || align=center|glide || [[Liane Schmuhl]] || {{GDR}} || 26 June 1982 || [[Cottbus]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|22 || {{T&Fcalc|21.24}} || align=center|glide || [[Valerie Adams]] || {{NZL}} || 29 August 2011 || [[Daegu]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|23 || {{T&Fcalc|21.22}} || align=center|glide || [[Astrid Kumbernuss]] || {{GER}} || 5 August 1995 || [[Gothenburg]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|24 || {{T&Fcalc|21.21}} || align=center|glide || [[Kathrin Neimke]] || {{GDR}} || 5 September 1987 || [[Rome]] ||
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align=center|25 || {{T&Fcalc|21.19}} || align=center|glide || [[Helma Knorscheidt]] || {{GDR}} || 24 May 1984 || [[Berlin]] ||
|}

===Men (indoor)===
*Correct as of February 2026.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/throws/shot-put/indoor/men/senior |title=Shot Put - men - senior - indoor |publisher=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Mark
!Athlete
!Date
!Place
!Ref
|-
!1
| {{T&Fcalc|22.82}} || {{flagathlete|[[Ryan Crouser]]|USA}} || 24 January 2021 || [[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]] ||
|-
!2
| {{T&Fcalc|22.66}} || {{flagathlete|[[Randy Barnes]]|USA}} || 20 January 1989 || [[Los Angeles]] ||
|-
!3
| {{T&Fcalc|22.55}} || {{flagathlete|[[Ulf Timmermann]]|GDR}} || 11 February 1989 || [[Senftenberg]] ||
|-
!4
| {{T&Fcalc|22.53}} || {{flagathlete|[[Darlan Romani]]|BRA}} || 19 March 2022 || [[Belgrade]] ||
|-
!5
| {{T&Fcalc|22.40}} || {{flagathlete|[[Adam Nelson]]|USA}} || 15 February 2008 || [[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]] ||
|-
!6
|{{T&Fcalc|22.37}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Leonardo Fabbri]]|ITA}}
|11 February 2024
|[[Liévin]]
|<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Mulkeen |first=Jon |date=10 February 2024 |title=Tsegay, Girma and Holloway threaten world indoor records in Lievin |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/tsegay-girma-holloway-threaten-world-indoor-records-2024-lievin |access-date=11 February 2024 |website=[[World Athletics]]}}</ref>
|-
!7
| {{T&Fcalc|22.31}} || {{flagathlete|[[Tom Walsh (shot putter)|Tom Walsh]]|NZL}} || 3 March 2018 || [[Birmingham]]||
|-
!8
| {{T&Fcalc|22.26}} || {{flagathlete|[[Werner Günthör]]|SUI}} || 8 February 1987 || [[Magglingen]]||
|-
!9
| {{T&Fcalc|22.23}} {{AthAbbr|A}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Ryan Whiting]]|USA}} || 23 February 2014 || [[Albuquerque]]||
|-
!10
| {{T&Fcalc|22.18}} || {{flagathlete|[[Christian Cantwell]]|USA}} || 22 February 2008 || [[Warrensburg, Missouri|Warrensburg]] ||
|-
!11
| {{T&Fcalc|22.17}} || {{flagathlete|[[Tomáš Staněk]]|CZE}} || 6 February 2018 || [[Düsseldorf]]|| <ref>{{cite web|title=Shot Put Results|url=http://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/DUESSELDORF2018/PDF_RE2850040.PDF?h=txvWHrDRIPVtGQ56Cchqt0rYHn4=|work=sportresult.com|date=6 February 2018|access-date=8 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
!12
|{{T&Fcalc|22.16}} || {{flagathlete|[[Rajindra Campbell]]|JAM}} || 23 February 2024 || [[Madrid]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Charlton threatens world record in Madrid|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/charlton-threatens-world-record-in-madrid|website=World Athletics|author=Jon Mulkeen|date=23 February 2024|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
!13
| {{T&Fcalc|22.11}} || {{flagathlete|[[Reese Hoffa]]|USA}} || 10 March 2006 || [[Moscow]] ||
|-
!14
| {{T&Fcalc|22.09}} || {{flagathlete|[[Mika Halvari]]|FIN}} || 7 February 2000 || [[Tampere]] ||
|-
!15
| {{T&Fcalc|22.07}} || {{flagathlete|[[Roger Steen]]|USA}} || 11 February 2026 || [[Belgrade]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Shot Put Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7228107?eventId=10229619|website=World Athletics|access-date=17 March 2026}}</ref>
|-
!16
| {{T&Fcalc|22.06}} || {{flagathlete|[[Zane Weir]]|ITA}} || 3 March 2023 || [[Ataköy Athletics Arena|Istanbul]] || <ref name="Euro2023">{{cite web|title=Shot Put Final Results|url=https://istanbul23results.european-athletics.com/resIST2023/pdf/IST2023/ATH/IST2023_ATH_C73S_ATHMSHOTPUT-----------FNL---------.pdf|work=European Athletics|date=3 March 2023|access-date=3 March 2023|archive-date=4 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304063959/https://istanbul23results.european-athletics.com/resIST2023/pdf/IST2023/ATH/IST2023_ATH_C73S_ATHMSHOTPUT-----------FNL---------.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!17
| {{T&Fcalc|22.05}} || {{flagathlete|[[Joe Kovacs]]|USA}} || 13 February 2021 || [[Geneva, Ohio|Geneva]] ||
|-
!rowspan=2|18
|rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|22.04}}
|rowspan=2|{{flagathlete|[[Jordan Geist]]|USA}}
| 3 February 2026 || [[Ostravar Aréna|Ostrava]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Shot Put Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7228062?eventId=10229619|website=World Athletics|access-date=17 March 2026}}</ref>
|-
| 6 February 2026 || [[Madrid]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Shot Put Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7229626?eventId=10229619|website=World Athletics|access-date=17 March 2026}}</ref>
|-
!19
| {{T&Fcalc|22.02}} || {{flagathlete|[[George Woods (shot putter)|George Woods]]|USA}} || 8 February 1974 || [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]||
|-
!20
| {{T&Fcalc|22.00}} || {{flagathlete|[[Konrad Bukowiecki]]|POL}} || 15 February 2018 || [[Toruń]] ||
|-
!21
|{{T&Fcalc|21.93}}
|{{Flagathlete|[[Bob Bertemes]]|LUX}}
|19 February 2023
|[[Kirchberg, Luxembourg|Kirchberg]]
|
|-
!22
| {{T&Fcalc|21.88}} || {{flagathlete|[[David Storl]]|GER}} || 9 March 2012 || [[Istanbul]]||
|-
!23
| {{T&Fcalc|21.85}} || {{flagathlete|[[Turner Washington]]|USA}} || 13 February 2021 || [[Lubbock]]||
|-
! rowspan="2" |24
| rowspan="2" |{{T&Fcalc|21.84}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Filip Mihaljević (athlete)|Filip Mihaljević]]|CRO}} || 27 February 2020 || [[Belgrade]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Roman Kokoshko]]|UKR}} || 3 March 2023 || [[Ataköy Athletics Arena|Istanbul]] ||<ref name="Euro2023"/>
|}

====Notes====
<small>Below is a list of all other throws equal or superior to 22.42 m:</small>
*[[Ryan Crouser]] also threw 22.80 (2024), 22.77 (2024), 22.70 (2021), 22.66 (2021), 22.65 (2021), 22.60 (2020), 22.58 (2020, 2023), 22.48 (2021), 22.43 (2021) and 22.42 (2023).
*[[Randy Barnes]] also threw 22.66 (1989).
*[[Ulf Timmermann]] also threw 22.55 (1989).
[[Ryan Crouser]] threw 23.38 {{AthAbbr|i}}, a possible world record, in [[Pocatello, Idaho]] on 18 February 2023. But this result was unratifiable because the throwing circle was too wide and raised above ground level.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lindstrom |first1=Sieg |date=12 April 2023 |title=No April Fools' Gag — Crouser's 76-8½ Nixed |work=Track&Field News |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/crousers-23-38-put-nixed/ |access-date=18 April 2023}}</ref>

===Women (indoor)===
*Correct as of March 2026.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/throws/shot-put/indoor/women/senior |title=Shot Put - women - senior - indoor |publisher=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Mark
!Athlete
!Date
!Place
!Ref
|-
!1
| {{T&Fcalc|22.50}} || {{flagathlete|[[Helena Fibingerová]]|TCH}} || 19 February 1977 || [[Jablonec nad Nisou|Jablonec]] ||
|-
!2
| {{T&Fcalc|22.14}} || {{flagathlete|[[Natalya Lisovskaya]]|URS}} || 7 February 1987 || [[Penza]] ||
|-
!3
| {{T&Fcalc|21.60}} || {{flagathlete|[[Valentina Fedyushina]]|UKR}} || 28 December 1991 || [[Simferopol]] ||
|-
!4
| {{T&Fcalc|21.59}} || {{flagathlete|[[Ilona Slupianek]]|GDR}} || 24 January 1979 || [[Berlin]] ||
|-
!5
| {{T&Fcalc|21.46}} || {{flagathlete|[[Claudia Losch]]|FRG}} || 4 February 1986 || [[Zweibrücken]] ||
|-
!rowspan=2|6
| rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|21.26}} || {{flagathlete|[[Ines Müller]]|GDR}} || 24 February 1985 || [[Berlin]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Natalya Akhrimenko]]|URS}} || 24 January 1987 || [[Leningrad]] ||
|-
!8
| {{T&Fcalc|21.23}} || {{flagathlete|[[Margitta Droese-Pufe]]|GDR}} || 26 February 1978 || [[Senftenberg]] ||
|-
!9
| {{T&Fcalc|21.15}} || {{flagathlete|[[Irina Korzhanenko]]|RUS}} || 18 February 1999 || [[Moscow]] ||
|-
!10
| {{T&Fcalc|21.10}} || {{flagathlete|[[Sui Xinmei]]|CHN}} || 3 March 1990 || [[Beijing]] ||
|-
!11
| {{T&Fcalc|21.08}} || {{flagathlete|[[Li Meisu]]|CHN}} || 25 March 1988 || [[Beijing]] ||
|-
!rowspan=2|12
| rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|21.06}} || {{flagathlete|[[Eva Wilms]]|FRG}} || 19 February 1977 || [[Dortmund]] ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Nunu Abashidze]]|URS}} || 8 February 1984 || [[Budapest]] ||
|-
!14
| {{T&Fcalc|21.03}} || {{flagathlete|[[Helma Knorscheidt]]|GDR}} || 4 August 1983 || [[Berlin]] ||
|-
!15
| {{T&Fcalc|20.98}} || {{flagathlete|[[Valerie Adams]]|NZL}} || 28 August 2013 || [[Zürich]] ||
|-
!16
| {{T&Fcalc|20.94}} || {{flagathlete|[[Kathrin Neimke]]|GDR}} || 3 February 1988 || [[Senftenberg]] ||
|-
!17
| {{T&Fcalc|20.85}} || {{flagathlete|[[Heidi Krieger]]|GDR}} || 25 January 1987 || [[Berlin]] ||
|-
!18
| {{T&Fcalc|20.78}} || {{flagathlete|[[Ivanka Khristova]]|BUL|1971}} || 14 February 1976 || [[Sofia]] ||
|-
!19
| {{T&Fcalc|20.75}} || {{flagathlete|[[Heike Hartwig]]|GDR}} || 7 February 1987 || [[Senftenberg]] ||
|-
!20
| {{T&Fcalc|20.74}} || {{flagathlete|[[Verzhiniya Veselinova]]|BUL|1971}} || 21 February 1982 || [[Sofia]] ||
|-
!21
| {{T&Fcalc|20.73}} || {{flagathlete|[[Vita Pavlysh]]|UKR}} || 22 February 2004 || [[Sumy]] ||
|-
!22
| {{T&Fcalc|20.71}} || {{flagathlete|[[Larisa Peleshenko]]|URS}} || 11 February 1988 || [[Volgograd]] ||
|-
!23
| {{T&Fcalc|20.70}} || {{flagathlete|[[Liane Schmuhl]]|GDR}} || 27 February 1982 || [[Senftenberg]] ||
|-
! rowspan="3" |24
| rowspan="3" | {{T&Fcalc|20.69}} || {{flagathlete|[[Svetlana Krivelyova]]|RUS}} || 22 January 1999 || [[Moscow]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flagathlete|[[Jessica Schilder]]|NED}}|| 9 March 2025 || [[Apeldoorn]]||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Schilder shines with 20.69m to win shot put in Apeldoorn {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/apeldoorn-european-indoor-championships-schilder-ingebrigtsen-dosso-netherlands |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250309204746/https://worldathletics.org/news/report/apeldoorn-european-indoor-championships-schilder-ingebrigtsen-dosso-netherlands |archive-date=2025-03-09 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=worldathletics.org |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|6 March 2026
|[[Berlin]]
|<ref name=":03">{{Cite web |date=6 March 2026|title=World leads for Szymański and Schilder in Berlin|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/istaf-indoor-berlin-szymanski-schilder|access-date=6 March 2026|website=[[World Athletics]]}}</ref>
|}

====Annulled====
The following athletes had their performance (inside 21.50 m) annulled due to doping offences:
*[[Nadzeya Ostapchuk]] 21.70 (2010)

==Olympic medalists==
===Men===
{{Olympic medalists in men's shot put}}

===Women===
{{Olympic medalists in women's shot put}}

==World Championship medalists==
===Men===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in men's shot put}}

===Women===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's shot put}}

==World Indoor Championships medalists==
===Men===
{| {{MedalistTable}}
|-
|[[1985 IAAF World Indoor Games|1985 Paris]]{{ref label|WIG|A}}<br>{{DetailsLink|1985 IAAF World Indoor Games – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Remigius Machura]]|TCH}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Udo Beyer]]|GDR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jānis Bojārs]]|URS}}
|-
|[[1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1987 Indianapolis]]<br />{{DetailsLink|1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ulf Timmermann]]|GDR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Werner Günthör]]|SUI}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sergey Smirnov (athlete)|Sergey Smirnov]]|URS}}
|-
|[[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1989 Budapest]]<br />{{DetailsLink|1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ulf Timmermann]]|GDR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Randy Barnes]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Georg Andersen (athlete)|Georg Andersen]]|NOR}}
|-
|[[1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1991 Seville]]<br />{{DetailsLink|1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Werner Günthör]]|SUI}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Klaus Bodenmüller]]|AUT}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ron Backes]]|USA}}
|-
|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1993 Toronto]]<br />{{DetailsLink|1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Mike Stulce]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jim Doehring]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Oleksandr Bagach]]|UKR}}
|-
|[[1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1995 Barcelona]]<br />{{DetailsLink|1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Mika Halvari]]|FIN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[C. J. Hunter]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Dragan Perić]]|FRY}}
|-
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1997 Paris]]<br />{{DetailsLink|1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yuriy Bilonoh]]|UKR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Oleksandr Bagach]]|UKR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[John Godina]]|USA}}
|-
|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1999 Maebashi]]<br />{{DetailsLink|1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Oleksandr Bagach]]|UKR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[John Godina]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yuriy Bilonoh]]|UKR}}
|-
|[[2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2001 Lisbon]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[John Godina]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Adam Nelson]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez|Manuel Martínez]]|ESP}}
|-
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2003 Birmingham]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez|Manuel Martínez]]|ESP}}
|{{flagathlete|[[John Godina]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yuriy Bilonoh]]|UKR}}
|-
|[[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2004 Budapest]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Christian Cantwell]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Reese Hoffa]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Joachim Olsen]]|DEN}}
|-
|[[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2006 Moscow]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Reese Hoffa]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Joachim Olsen]]|DEN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Pavel Sofin]]|RUS}}
|-
|[[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2008 Valencia]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Christian Cantwell]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Reese Hoffa]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tomasz Majewski]]|POL}}
|-
|[[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2010 Doha]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Christian Cantwell]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ralf Bartels]]|GER}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Dylan Armstrong]]|CAN}}
|-
|[[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2012 Istanbul]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ryan Whiting]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[David Storl]]|GER}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tomasz Majewski]]|POL}}
|-
|[[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2014 Sopot]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ryan Whiting]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[David Storl]]|GER}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tomas Walsh]]|NZL}}
|-
|[[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2016 Portland]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tomas Walsh]]|NZL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Andrei Gag]]|ROU}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Filip Mihaljević (athlete)|Filip Mihaljević]]|CRO}}
|-
|[[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2018 Birmingham]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tomas Walsh]]|NZL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[David Storl]]|GER}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tomáš Staněk]]|CZE}}
|-
|[[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships|2022 Belgrade]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Darlan Romani]]|BRA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ryan Crouser]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tomas Walsh]]|NZL}}
|-
|[[2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships|2024 Glasgow]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ryan Crouser]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tomas Walsh]]|NZL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Leonardo Fabbri]]|ITA}}
|-
|[[2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships|2025 Nanjing]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tomas Walsh]]|NZL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Roger Steen]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Adrian Piperi]]|USA}}
|-
|[[2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships|2026 Toruń]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tomas Walsh]]|NZL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jordan Geist]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Roger Steen]]|USA}}
|}

===Women===
{| {{MedalistTable}}
|-
|[[1985 IAAF World Indoor Games|1985 Paris]]{{ref label|WIG|A}}<br>{{DetailsLink|1985 IAAF World Indoor Games – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Natalya Lisovskaya]]|URS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ines Müller]]|GDR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nunu Abashidze]]|URS}}
|-
|[[1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1987 Indianapolis]]<br />{{DetailsLink|1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Natalya Lisovskaya]]|URS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ilona Slupianek|Ilona Briesenick]]|GDR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Claudia Losch]]|FRG}}
|-
|[[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1989 Budapest]]<br />{{DetailsLink|1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Claudia Losch]]|FRG}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Huang Zhihong]]|CHN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Christa Wiese]]|GDR}}
|-
|[[1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1991 Seville]]<br />{{DetailsLink|1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sui Xinmei]]|CHN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Huang Zhihong]]|CHN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Natalya Lisovskaya]]|URS}}
|-
|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1993 Toronto]]<br />{{DetailsLink|1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Svetlana Krivelyova]]|RUS|1991}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Stephanie Storp]]|GER}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Zhang Liuhong]]|CHN}}
|-
|[[1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1995 Barcelona]]<br />{{DetailsLink|1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Kathrin Neimke]]|GER}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Connie Price-Smith]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Grit Hammer]]|GER}}
|-
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1997 Paris]]<br />{{DetailsLink|1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Vita Pavlysh]]|UKR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Astrid Kumbernuss]]|GER}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Irina Korzhanenko]]|RUS}}
|-
|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1999 Maebashi]]<br />{{DetailsLink|1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Svetlana Krivelyova]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Krystyna Zabawska|Krystyna Danilczyk-Zabawska]]|POL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Teri Steer|Teri Steer-Tunks]]|USA}}
|-
|[[2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2001 Lisbon]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Larisa Peleshenko]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nadzeya Ostapchuk]]|BLR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Svetlana Krivelyova]]|RUS}}
|-
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2003 Birmingham]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Irina Korzhanenko]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nadzeya Ostapchuk]]|BLR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Astrid Kumbernuss]]|GER}}
|-
|[[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2004 Budapest]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Svetlana Krivelyova]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yumileidi Cumbá]]|CUB}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nadine Kleinert]]|GER}}
|-
|[[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2006 Moscow]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Natallia Mikhnevich]]|BLR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nadine Kleinert]]|GER}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Olga Ryabinkina]]|RUS}}
|-
|[[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2008 Valencia]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Valerie Adams|Valerie Vili]]|NZL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Li Meiju]]|CHN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Misleydis González]]|CUB}}
|-
|[[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2010 Doha]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Valerie Adams]]|NZL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Anna Avdeyeva]]|RUS}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nadine Kleinert]]|GER}}
|-
|[[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2012 Istanbul]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Valerie Adams]]|NZL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Michelle Carter (athlete)|Michelle Carter]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jillian Camarena-Williams]]|USA}}
|-
|[[2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2014 Sopot]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Valerie Adams]]|NZL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Christina Schwanitz]]|GER}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Gong Lijiao]]|CHN}}
|-
|[[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2016 Portland]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Michelle Carter (athlete)|Michelle Carter]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Anita Márton]]|HUN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Valerie Adams]]|NZL}}
|-
|[[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2018 Birmingham]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Anita Márton]]|HUN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Danniel Thomas-Dodd]]|JAM}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Gong Lijiao]]|CHN}}
|-
|[[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships|2022 Belgrade]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Auriol Dongmo]]|POR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Chase Ealey]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jessica Schilder]]|NED}}
|-
|[[2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships|2024 Glasgow]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sarah Mitton]]|CAN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Yemisi Ogunleye]]|GER}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Chase Ealey|Chase Jackson]]|USA}}
|-
|[[2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships|2025 Nanjing]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sarah Mitton]]|CAN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jessica Schilder]]|NED}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Chase Ealey|Chase Jackson]]|USA}}
|-
|[[2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships|2026 Toruń]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Chase Ealey|Chase Jackson]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sarah Mitton]]|CAN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Axelina Johansson]]|SWE}}
|}
*<sup>{{note label|WIG|A}}</sup> Known as the ''World Indoor Games''

==World leading marks==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{Sticky header}}
===Men===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders sticky-header" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Mark
!scope="col"|Athlete
!scope="col"|Place
|-
!scope="row"|[[1964 in the sport of athletics|1964]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.68}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Dallas Long]]|USA}}
|[[Los Angeles]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1965 in the sport of athletics|1965]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.52}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Randy Matson]]|USA}}
|[[College Station, Texas|College Station]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1966 in the sport of athletics|1966]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.09}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Randy Matson]]|USA}}
|[[Los Angeles]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1967 in the sport of athletics|1967]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.78}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Randy Matson]]|USA}}
|[[College Station, Texas|College Station]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1968 in the sport of athletics|1968]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.30}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Randy Matson]]|USA}}
|[[Walnut, California|Walnut]]
|-
!scope="rowgroup" rowspan=2|[[1969 in the sport of athletics|1969]]
|rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|20.64}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Neal Steinhauer]]|USA}}
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Hans-Peter Gies]]|GDR}}
|[[Budapest]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1970 in the sport of athletics|1970]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.75}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Randy Matson]]|USA}}
|[[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1971 in the sport of athletics|1971]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.12}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg]]|GDR}}
|[[Moscow]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1972 in the sport of athletics|1972]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.54}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Hartmut Briesenick]]|GDR}}
|[[Potsdam]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1973 in the sport of athletics|1973]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.82}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Al Feuerbach]]|USA}}
|[[San Jose, California|San Jose]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1974 in the sport of athletics|1974]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.02}}&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|i}}
|{{flagathlete|[[George Woods (athlete)|George Woods]]|USA}}
|[[Moscow]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1975 in the sport of athletics|1975]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.86}}&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|A}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Brian Oldfield]]|USA}}
|[[El Paso]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1976 in the sport of athletics|1976]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.45}}&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|A}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Brian Oldfield]]|USA}}
|[[El Paso]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1977 in the sport of athletics|1977]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.74}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Udo Beyer]]|GDR}}
|[[Düsseldorf]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1978 in the sport of athletics|1978]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.15}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Udo Beyer]]|GDR}}
|[[Gothenburg]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1979 in the sport of athletics|1979]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.74}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Udo Beyer]]|GDR}}
|[[Linz]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1980 in the sport of athletics|1980]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.98}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Udo Beyer]]|GDR}}
|[[Erfurt]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1981 in the sport of athletics|1981]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.02}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Brian Oldfield]]|USA}}
|[[Modesto, California|Modesto]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1982 in the sport of athletics|1982]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.02}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Dave Laut]]|USA}}
|[[Koblenz]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1983 in the sport of athletics|1983]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.22}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Udo Beyer]]|GDR}}
|[[Los Angeles]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1984 in the sport of athletics|1984]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.19}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Brian Oldfield]]|USA}}
|[[San Jose, California|San Jose]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1985 in the sport of athletics|1985]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.62}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ulf Timmermann]]|GDR}}
|[[Berlin]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1986 in the sport of athletics|1986]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.64}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Udo Beyer]]|GDR}}
|[[Berlin]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1987 in the sport of athletics|1987]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.91}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alessandro Andrei]]|ITA}}
|[[Viareggio]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1988 in the sport of athletics|1988]]
|{{T&Fcalc|23.06}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ulf Timmermann]]|GDR}}
|[[Hania]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1989 in the sport of athletics|1989]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.66}}&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|i}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Randy Barnes]]|USA}}
|[[Los Angeles]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1990 in the sport of athletics|1990]]
|{{T&Fcalc|23.12}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Randy Barnes]]|USA}}
|[[Westwood, Los Angeles, California|Westwood]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1991 in the sport of athletics|1991]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.03}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Werner Günthör]]|SUI}}
|[[Oslo]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1992 in the sport of athletics|1992]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.98}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Gregg Tafralis]]|USA}}
|[[Los Gatos]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1993 in the sport of athletics|1993]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.98}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Werner Günthör]]|SUI}}
|[[Linz]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1994 in the sport of athletics|1994]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.09}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jim Doehring]]|USA}}
|[[New York City]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1995 in the sport of athletics|1995]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.00}}
|{{flagathlete|[[John Godina]]|USA}}
|[[Knoxville]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1996 in the sport of athletics|1996]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.40}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Randy Barnes]]|USA}}
|[[Rüdlingen]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1997 in the sport of athletics|1997]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.03}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Randy Barnes]]|USA}}
|[[Indianapolis]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1998 in the sport of athletics|1998]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.78}}
|{{flagathlete|[[John Godina]]|USA}}
|[[Walnut, California|Walnut]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1999 in the sport of athletics|1999]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.02}}
|{{flagathlete|[[John Godina]]|USA}}
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2000 in the sport of athletics|2000]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.12}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Adam Nelson]]|USA}}
|[[Sacramento (California)|Sacramento]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2001 in the sport of athletics|2001]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.97}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Janus Robberts]]|RSA}}
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2002 in the sport of athletics|2002]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.51}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Adam Nelson]]|USA}}
|[[Gresham, Oregon|Gresham]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2003 in the sport of athletics|2003]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.67}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Kevin Toth]]|USA}}
|[[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2004 in the sport of athletics|2004]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.54}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Christian Cantwell]]|USA}}
|[[Gresham, Oregon|Gresham]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2005 in the sport of athletics|2005]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.20}}
|{{flagathlete|[[John Godina]]|USA}}
|[[The Home Depot Center|Carson]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2006 in the sport of athletics|2006]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.45}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Christian Cantwell]]|USA}}
|[[Gateshead]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2007 in the sport of athletics|2007]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.43}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Reese Hoffa]]|USA}}
|[[London]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2008 in the sport of athletics|2008]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.40}}&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|i}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Adam Nelson]]|USA}}
|[[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2009 in the sport of athletics|2009]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.16}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Christian Cantwell]]|USA}}
|[[Zagreb]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2010 in the sport of athletics|2010]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.41}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Christian Cantwell]]|USA}}
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2011 in the sport of athletics|2011]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.21}}&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|A}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Dylan Armstrong]]|CAN}}
|[[Calgary]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2012 in the sport of athletics|2012]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.31}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Christian Cantwell]]|USA}}
|[[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2013 in the sport of athletics|2013]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.28}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ryan Whiting]]|USA}}
|[[Doha]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2014 in the sport of athletics|2014]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.23}}&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|i}}&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|A}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ryan Whiting]]|USA}}
|[[Albuquerque]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2015 in the sport of athletics|2015]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.56}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Joe Kovacs]]|USA}}
|[[Monaco]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2016 in the sport of athletics|2016]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.52}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ryan Crouser]]|USA}}
|[[Rio de Janeiro]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2017 in the sport of athletics|2017]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.65}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ryan Crouser]]|USA}}
|[[Sacramento]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2018 in the sport of athletics|2018]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.67}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tom Walsh (athlete)|Tom Walsh]]|NZL}}
|[[Auckland]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2019 in the sport of athletics|2019]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.91}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Joe Kovacs]]|USA}}
|[[Doha]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2020 in the sport of athletics|2020]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.91}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ryan Crouser]]|USA}}
|[[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2021 in the sport of athletics|2021]]
|{{T&Fcalc|23.37}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ryan Crouser]]|USA}}
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2022 in the sport of athletics|2022]]
|{{T&Fcalc|23.23}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Joe Kovacs]]|USA}}
|[[Zürich]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2023 in the sport of athletics|2023]]
|{{T&Fcalc|23.56}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ryan Crouser]]|USA}}
|[[Los Angeles]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2024 in the sport of athletics|2024]]
|{{T&Fcalc|23.13}}&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Joe Kovacs]]|USA}}
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2025 in the sport of athletics|2025]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.82}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Leonardo Fabbri]]|ITA}}
|[[Caorle]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2026 in the sport of athletics|2026]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.50}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Leonardo Fabbri]]|ITA}}
|[[Stellenbosch]]
|}
{{col-2}}

===Women===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders sticky-header" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Mark
!scope="col"|Athlete
!scope="col"|Place
|-
!scope="row"|[[1964 in the sport of athletics|1964]]
|{{T&Fcalc|18.40}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tamara Press]]|URS}}
|[[Minsk]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1965 in the sport of athletics|1965]]
|{{T&Fcalc|18.59}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tamara Press]]|URS}}
|[[Kassel]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1966 in the sport of athletics|1966]]
|{{T&Fcalc|18.01}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tamara Press]]|URS}}
|[[Auckland]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1967 in the sport of athletics|1967]]
|{{T&Fcalc|18.34}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nadezhda Chizhova]]|URS}}
|[[Chemnitz|Karl-Marx-Stadt]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1968 in the sport of athletics|1968]]
|{{T&Fcalc|19.61}}&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|A}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Margitta Gummel]]|GDR}}
|[[Mexico City]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1969 in the sport of athletics|1969]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.43}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nadezhda Chizhova]]|URS}}
|[[Athens]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1970 in the sport of athletics|1970]]
|{{T&Fcalc|19.69}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nadezhda Chizhova]]|URS}}
|[[Erfurt]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1971 in the sport of athletics|1971]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.43}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nadezhda Chizhova]]|URS}}
|[[Moscow]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1972 in the sport of athletics|1972]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.03}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nadezhda Chizhova]]|URS}}
|[[Munich]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1973 in the sport of athletics|1973]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.45}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nadezhda Chizhova]]|URS}}
|[[Varna, Bulgaria|Varna]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1974 in the sport of athletics|1974]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.57}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Helena Fibingerová]]|TCH}}
|[[Gottwaldov]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1975 in the sport of athletics|1975]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.60}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Marianne Adam]]|GDR}}
|[[Berlin]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1976 in the sport of athletics|1976]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.99}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Helena Fibingerová]]|TCH}}
|[[Opava]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1977 in the sport of athletics|1977]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.50}}&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|i}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Helena Fibingerová]]|TCH}}
|[[Jablonec nad Nisou|Jablonec]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1978 in the sport of athletics|1978]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.06}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ilona Slupianek]]|GDR}}
|[[Berlin]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1979 in the sport of athletics|1979]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.04}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ilona Slupianek]]|GDR}}
|[[Potsdam]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1980 in the sport of athletics|1980]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.45}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ilona Slupianek]]|GDR}}
|[[Potsdam]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1981 in the sport of athletics|1981]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.61}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ilona Slupianek]]|GDR}}
|[[Potsdam]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1982 in the sport of athletics|1982]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.80}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ilona Slupianek]]|GDR}}
|[[Potsdam]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1983 in the sport of athletics|1983]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.40}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ilona Slupianek]]|GDR}}
|[[Berlin]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1984 in the sport of athletics|1984]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.53}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Natalya Lisovskaya]]|URS}}
|[[Sochi]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1985 in the sport of athletics|1985]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.73}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Natalya Lisovskaya]]|URS}}
|[[Erfurt]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1986 in the sport of athletics|1986]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.70}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Natalya Lisovskaya]]|URS}}
|[[Tallinn]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1987 in the sport of athletics|1987]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.63}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Natalya Lisovskaya]]|URS}}
|[[Moscow]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1988 in the sport of athletics|1988]]
|{{T&Fcalc|22.55}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Natalya Lisovskaya]]|URS}}
|[[Tallinn]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1989 in the sport of athletics|1989]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.82}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Li Meisu]]|CHN}}
|[[Prague]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1990 in the sport of athletics|1990]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.66}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sui Xinmei]]|CHN}}
|[[Beijing]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1991 in the sport of athletics|1991]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.60}}&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|i}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Valentina Fedyushina]]|URS}}
|[[Simferopol]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1992 in the sport of athletics|1992]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.06}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Svetlana Krivelyova]]|RUS}}
|[[Barcelona]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1993 in the sport of athletics|1993]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.84}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Svetlana Krivelyova]]|RUS}}
|[[Moscow]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1994 in the sport of athletics|1994]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.54}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sui Xinmei]]|CHN}}
|[[Beijing]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1995 in the sport of athletics|1995]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.22}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Astrid Kumbernuss]]|GER}}
|[[Gothenburg]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1996 in the sport of athletics|1996]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.97}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Astrid Kumbernuss]]|GER}}
|[[Duisburg]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1997 in the sport of athletics|1997]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.22}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Astrid Kumbernuss]]|GER}}
|[[Hamburg]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1998 in the sport of athletics|1998]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.69}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Viktoriya Pavlysh]]|UKR}}
|[[Budapest]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[1999 in the sport of athletics|1999]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.15}}&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|i}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Irina Korzhanenko]]|RUS}}
|[[Moscow]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2000 in the sport of athletics|2000]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.46}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Larisa Peleshenko]]|RUS}}
|[[Moscow]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2001 in the sport of athletics|2001]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.79}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Larisa Peleshenko]]|RUS}}
|[[Tula, Russia|Tula]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2002 in the sport of athletics|2002]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.64}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Irina Korzhanenko]]|RUS}}
|[[Munich]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2003 in the sport of athletics|2003]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.77}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Svetlana Krivelyova]]|RUS}}
|[[Tula, Russia|Tula]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2004 in the sport of athletics|2004]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.79}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Irina Korzhanenko]]|RUS}}
|[[Tula, Russia|Tula]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2005 in the sport of athletics|2005]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.09}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Nadzeya Astapchuk]]|BLR}}
|[[Minsk]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2006 in the sport of athletics|2006]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.20}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Valerie Vili]]|NZL}}
|[[Christchurch]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2007 in the sport of athletics|2007]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.54}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Valerie Vili]]|NZL}}
|[[Osaka]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2008 in the sport of athletics|2008]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.70}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Natallia Mikhnevich|Natalya Mikhnevich]]|BLR}}
|[[Grodno]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2009 in the sport of athletics|2009]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.07}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Valerie Vili]]|NZL}}
|[[Thessaloniki]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2010 in the sport of athletics|2010]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.86}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Valerie Adams]]|NZL}}
|[[Split, Croatia|Split]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2011 in the sport of athletics|2011]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.24}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Valerie Adams]]|NZL}}
|[[Daegu]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2012 in the sport of athletics|2012]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.11}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Valerie Adams]]|NZL}}
|[[Lucerne]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2013 in the sport of athletics|2013]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.98}}&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|i}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Valerie Adams]]|NZL}}
|[[Zürich]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2014 in the sport of athletics|2014]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.67}}&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|i}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Valerie Adams]]|NZL}}
|[[Sopot]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2015 in the sport of athletics|2015]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.77}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Christina Schwanitz]]|GER}}
|[[Beijing]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2016 in the sport of athletics|2016]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.63}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Michelle Carter (athlete)|Michelle Carter]]|USA}}
|[[Rio de Janeiro]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2017 in the sport of athletics|2017]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.11}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Gong Lijiao]]|CHN}}
|[[Böhmenkirch]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2018 in the sport of athletics|2018]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.38}}&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|A}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Gong Lijiao]]|CHN}}
|[[Guiyang]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2019 in the sport of athletics|2019]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.31}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Gong Lijiao]]|CHN}}
|[[Zürich]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2020 in the sport of athletics|2020]]
|{{T&Fcalc|19.70}}&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|i}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Gong Lijiao]]|CHN}}
|[[Beijing]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2021 in the sport of athletics|2021]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.58}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Gong Lijiao]]|CHN}}
|[[Tokyo]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2022 in the sport of athletics|2022]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.51}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Chase Ealey]]|USA}}
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2023 in the sport of athletics|2023]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.76}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Chase Ealey]]|USA}}
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2024 in the sport of athletics|2024]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.68}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Sarah Mitton]]|CAN}}
|[[Fleetwood, Pennsylvania|Fleetwood]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2025 in the sport of athletics|2025]]
|{{T&Fcalc|20.95}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Chase Jackson]]|USA}}
|[[Rathdrum, Idaho|Rathdrum]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[2026 in the sport of athletics|2026]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.09}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jessica Schilder]]|NED}}
|[[Shaoxing]]
|}
{{col-end}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Sport of athletics}}
* [[20 meter club]]
* [[Masters shot put world record progression]]
* [[Pundo]]
* [[Stone put]]

== Notes and references ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Shot put}}
*[http://www.iaaf.org/disciplines/throws/shot-put IAAF shot put homepage]
*[https://iaaf.gekko.de/?a=throws&d=shot-put IAAF list of shot-put records in XML]

{{Athletics events}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shot Put}}
[[Category:Shot put| ]]
[[Category:Events in track and field]]
[[Category:Individual sports]]
[[Category:Sports originating in Scotland]]
[[Category:Throwing sports]]
[[Category:Summer Olympic disciplines in athletics]]