The men's shot put event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 19 October. A 7257g (Senior implement) shot was used.
Medalists Gold Rutger Smith Silver Ivan Yushkov Bronze Tomasz Chrzanowski
Results Final 19 October Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123456 Rutger Smith 18.87 19.25 19.18 x x 19.48 19.48 Ivan Yushkov x 18.79 18.81 18.80 19.06 19.04 19.06 Tomasz Chrzanowski 18.39 x 18.92 x 19.00 18.69 19.00 4 Pavel Lyzhin 18.88 x 19.00 18.44 18.48 x 19.00 5 Jeff Chakouian 17.84 18.34 18.89 17.85 x x 18.89 6 Yury Belov x x 18.13 x 18.83 x 18.83 7 Pavel Sofin 18.14 x 18.26 x 17.83 18.10 18.26 8 Jarosław Cichocki 18.26 x x x x x 18.26 9 Mihaíl Stamatógiannis 16.85 17.57 18.12 18.12 10 Rhys Jones 18.04 x x 18.04 11 Scott Martin 17.27 17.60 x 17.60 12 Nedžad Mulabegović 17.23 x x 17.23
Qualifications 19 October
Group A Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Pavel Lyzhin 17.15 18.71 - 18.71 Q 2 Ivan Yushkov 18.01 - - 18.01 Q 3 Jarosław Cichocki 17.22 17.92 17.65 17.92 q 4 Rhys Jones 17.88 x 17.29 17.88 q 5 Nedžad Mulabegović 17.32 16.85 16.82 17.32 q 6 Mihaíl Stamatógiannis 16.52 17.20 17.25 17.25 q 7 Julian Ames 16.45 16.25 15.47 16.45 8 Marco Fortes 16.36 x 15.99 16.36 9 Francisco José Ecija 16.10 16.28 16.11 16.28 10 Ivan Napreyenko 16.14 16.20 16.13 16.20 11 Manuel Repollet 15.99 15.67 16.19 16.19 12 Yannick Issenbeck 16.19 15.29 x 16.19 13 Daniel Muñoz 15.69 x 16.16 16.16 14 Georgios Arestis x 16.09 15.65 16.09 15 Choe Tae-Ho 15.54 15.64 15.07 15.64 16 Christopher Götz x 15.57 15.18 15.57 17 Vasile Bolozan 14.76 x 14.64 14.76 Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi x x x NM
Group B Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Rutger Smith 17.76 18.52 - 18.52 Q 2 Yury Belov 17.96 18.10 - 18.10 Q 3 Tomasz Chrzanowski 18.01 - - 18.01 Q 4 Jeff Chakouian 17.94 17.98 17.90 17.98 q 5 Pavel Sofin 16.80 17.82 17.51 17.82 q 6 Scott Martin 16.81 17.17 x 17.17 q 7 Tomas Keinys 17.14 x 16.46 17.14 8 John Sullivan 16.71 16.80 16.49 16.80 9 Aukusitino Hoatau 15.49 x 16.73 16.73 10 Greg Beard 16.28 16.49 x 16.49 11 Edmundo Martínez x 16.22 15.73 16.22 12 Mateus Monari 15.04 15.67 16.22 16.22 13 Panayiótis Baharídis 15.87 x x 15.87 14 Satoshi Hatase 15.86 15.71 15.81 15.86 15 Kuldeep Singh Mann 15.68 15.59 15.78 15.78 16 Alexander Belz 15.65 15.59 15.24 15.65 17 Edis Elkasević 14.38 15.13 15.57 15.57 18 Leonardo Latorre x 14.11 14.12 14.12 19 Ismaïla Doucouré x 11.15 x 11.15
Participation According to an unofficial count, 37 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.
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