The men's shot put event at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 9.
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| X | 20.17 | 20.02 | 20.72 | X | 20.82 | 20.82 | SB | ||||
| 20.72 | X | X | X | X | X | 20.72 | |||||
| 19.87 | 20.10 | 19.84 | 19.83 | X | 20.67 | 20.67 | |||||
| 19.61 | X | 19.80 | X | 19.63 | 20.24 | 20.24 | SB | ||||
| 19.97 | X | 19.84 | 20.17 | X | X | 20.17 | |||||
| 19.58 | 19.56 | 19.86 | 20.08 | X | 19.93 | 20.08 | |||||
| 19.60 | 20.05 | X | X | X | X | 20.05 | |||||
| 19.71 | X | X | X | X | X | 19.71 | |||||
| 19.26 | 19.68 | 19.45 | 19.68 | ||||||||
| 10 | 19.55 | 19.66 | 19.45 | 19.66 | |||||||
| 11 | 18.53 | X | 19.56 | 19.56 | |||||||
| 12 | 19.55 | X | 19.45 | 19.55 | |||||||
| X | X | X | |||||||||