The men's shot put event at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 14 March 2003.

The winning margin was 1 cm which as of July 2024 remains the only time the men's shot put was won by less than 8 cm at these championships.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeManuel MartínezJohn GodinaYuriy Bilonoh

Results

Qualification Qualifying performance 20.25 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the Final. Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes John Godina 20.88 20.88 Q, SB Yuriy Bilonoh 20.55 20.55 Q Joachim Olsen X 20.13 20.45 20.45 Q, SB Manuel Martínez 20.13 20.36 20.36 Q, SB Justin Anlezark X 20.25 20.25 Q Tepa Reinikainen 20.24 20.04 20.12 20.24 q Arsi Harju 20.19 X X 20.19 q Milan Haborák X 19.95 – 19.95 q Pavel Chumachenko 19.71 X X 19.71 10 Rutger Smith 19.06 19.59 X 19.59 11 Kevin Toth X X 19.35 19.35 12 Ralf Bartels 19.32 19.15 X 19.32 Paolo Dal Soglio X X X Gheorghe Guset

Final Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Manuel Martínez 20.73 21.14 21.07 21.01 20.70 21.24 21.24 SB John Godina X X 21.23 X X 20.66 21.23 SB Yuriy Bilonoh 21.13 20.92 21.07 X 20.83 X 21.13 4 Arsi Harju X 20.64 20.71 20.96 20.90 X 20.96 5 Justin Anlezark 20.04 X 20.65 20.03 X 19.91 20.65 6 Tepa Reinikainen 20.13 20.44 20.53 20.52 X 20.59 20.59 7 Milan Haborák 19.67 20.04 20.08 X X 20.21 20.21 8 Joachim Olsen 20.12 X X X X 19.93 20.12

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