Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's shot put

The men's shot put event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held on 19–20 March 2006.

The winning margin was 1 cm which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's shot put was won by less than 3 cm at these games.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeJanus RobbertsDorian ScottScott Martin

Results

Qualification Qualification: 19.50 m (Q) or at least 12 best (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes 1 Scott Martin 19.64 19.64 Q 2 Janus Robberts 19.40 x x 19.40 q 3 Carl Myerscough 18.95 18.94 x 18.95 q 4 Dorian Scott 17.69 18.19 18.90 18.90 q 5 Vikas Gowda x 17.91 18.37 18.37 q, SB 6 Scott Rider 17.60 17.80 17.86 17.86 q 7 Clay Cross 17.57 17.75 17.84 17.84 q 8 Hannes Hopley x 16.24 17.68 17.68 q 9 Muhammad Ashraf Ali 17.40 x 17.25 17.40 q 10 Shaka Sola 15.92 x x 15.92 q 11 Mark Proctor 15.88 15.91 15.58 15.91 q 12 Petros Mitsides 15.42 x 14.72 15.42 q 13 Anthony Soalla-Bell 15.41 15.02 15.06 15.41 14 Adonson Shallow 14.00 14.76 x 14.76 15 Dumsane Fakudze 14.15 x x 14.15

Final Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Janus Robberts 18.17 19.26 19.76 x x x 19.76 Dorian Scott 19.33 x x x 18.42 19.75 19.75 Scott Martin 19.48 19.28 x x x x 19.48 Carl Myerscough 18.71 x 19.07 x 17.82 x 19.07 Vikas Gowda x 18.25 18.46 x 18.41 18.39 18.46 SB Clay Cross 18.20 x x x 18.44 17.56 18.44 Hannes Hopley 18.44 x x x 17.97 18.04 18.44 Mark Proctor 17.13 17.59 17.12 17.24 17.37 x 17.59 Scott Rider 16.67 x 17.10 17.10 10 Shaka Sola 16.17 16.47 16.03 16.47 11 Petros Mitsides x 15.17 15.63 15.63 Muhammad Ashraf Ali

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