2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
The Men's Shot Put event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was held on Saturday August 4, 2001. There were a total number of 30 participating athletes, with the qualification mark set at 20.45 metres.Doping
of Belarus tested positive for Human chorionic gonadotropin during the championships and his results were subsequently disqualified.Medalists
Schedule
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
| DQ | disqualified |
Records
Qualification
Group A
Group B
Final
