The men's shot put at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on the short track of Omnisport in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 9 March 2025. This was the 18th time the event was contested at the European Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
The qualifying round is scheduled for 9 March during the morning session. The final is scheduled for 9 March during the evening session.
Background The men's shot put was contested 37 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the European Athletics Indoor Championships (1970–2023).András Szabó, "Statistics Handbook", pp. 6 and 322–323, European Athletics. Retrieved 21 November 2024. The 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be held in Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The removable indoor athletics track was retopped for these championships in September 2024.
Ryan Crouser is the world record holder in the event, with a distance of 22.82 m, set in 2021."All time Top lists – Senior – shot put men", World Athletics. Retrieved 13 January 2025. Ulf Timmermann is the European record holder, with a distance of 22.55 m, set in 1989. Timmermann also holds the championship record, set at the 1987 championships.
+Records before the 2025 European Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsRecordAthlete (nation) (m)LocationDateWorld record22.82Fayetteville, United States24 January 2021European record22.55Senftenberg, East Germany11 February 1989Championship record22.19Liévin, France21 February 1987World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2025 – Shot put men", World Athletics, 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.21.95Liévin, France13 February 2025European leading
Qualification For the men's shot put, the qualification period runs from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025."Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 29 October 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standards of 21.40 m or by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event. There is a target number of 18 athletes.
Rounds Qualification The qualifying round was held on 9 March, starting at 10:05 (UTC+1) in the morning."Competition schedule – European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025", European Athletics, 15 February 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024. Qualification rule: all athletes obtaining the qualifying performance 21.00 () or being the top 8 positions () qualify for the final. +Results of the qualification roundRankAthleteNation#1#2#3ResultNotes1Tomáš Staněkx21.2621.2622.172Zane Weir19.6120.91 –20.9122.443Wictor Petersson20.65x20.1420.6521.494Andrei Toader20.5020.0020.5920.5921.295Scott Lincoln20.54x19.7720.5421.316Artem Levchenkox20.25x20.25. 20.257Nick Ponzio20.24x20.1020.2421.838Armin Sinančević20.1119.99x20.1121.889Eric Maihöfer19.1019.88x19.8820.3710Konrad Bukowieckix19.78x19.7822.2511Tsanko Arnaudov19.77x19.2619.7721.5612Leonardo Fabbrix19.72x19.7222.9813Giorgi Mujaridze19.37xx19.3721.2114Jesper Arbinge19.3219.08x19.3220.4415Tadeáš Procházka18.62x18.9718.9719.7316Odysseas Mousenidisx17.1118.6718.6719.9817Muhamet Ramadanix17.9418.2618.26SB19.54Anastasios LatiflarixxxNM19.93
Final The final was held on 9 March, starting at 16:28 (UTC+1) in the afternoon. +Results of the finalRankAthleteNation#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotesAndrei Toader21.0820.5720.31x20,5021.2721.27Wictor Petersson20.88xx20.7021.04x21.04Tomáš Staněkx20.5020.7520.28xx20.754Scott Lincolnx19.1920.7320.56x20.6920.735Armin Sinančević20.49xxxx20.0020.496Nick Ponzio19.81xx20.26xx20.267Artem Levchenkox19.3419.7219.60xx19.728Zane Weirxxx19.57xx19.57
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