1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put

The men's shot put event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 7 March.L'Athletisme (April 1987, p23)

Results Official resultsResults Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Ulf Timmermann 21.72 21.31 22.11 21.25 x 22.24 22.24 CR, NR Werner Günthör 21.47 x x x 21.61 20.94 21.61 Sergey Smirnov 20.40 20.29 20.54 20.67 x x 20.67 Gregg Tafralis 19.38 19.65 x 19.57 20.08 20.26 20.26 Lars Arvid Nilsen 19.57 19.52 20.09 19.84 19.59 19.50 20.09 Ron Backes 19.52 19.98 x x 20.02 20.02 20.02 Udo Gelhausen 19.50 19.21 19.60 19.71 19.80 19.44 19.80 Karsten Stolz 19.43 19.60 19.19 19.31 19.54 x 19.60 Gert Weil 18.90 18.59 18.65 18.90 10 Klaus Bodenmüller 18.59 18.84 18.36 18.84 11 Dimitrios Koutsoukis x 18.01 x 18.01 12 Mohamed Achouche 16.99 17.33 17.87 17.87 13 Eggert Bogason 17.35 x x 17.35

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