Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

The men's shot put at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 2 and 3 August 2024. This will be the 30th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.

Background
The men's shot put has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the inaugural edition in 1896.

Qualification
For the men's shot put event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 21.50 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.

Qualification
The qualification is scheduled to be held on 2 August, starting at 20:10 (UTC+2) in the morning. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification time or world ranking.

Final
The final is scheduled to be held on 3 August, starting at 19:35 (UTC+2) in the evening.