The Men's shot put event took place on July 9, 2011, at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Chang Ming-Huang Chinese Taipei
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| Silver | Zhang Jun China
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| Bronze | Om Prakash Karhana India
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Records edit
| World record |  Randy Barnes (USA)
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23.12 | Westwood, United States | 20 May 1990 |
| Asian record |  Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi (KSA)
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21.13 | Doha, Qatar | 8 May 2009 |
| Championship record | Chang Ming-Huang (TPE)
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20.14 | Kobe, Japan | 2011 |
Results edit
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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Chang Ming-Huang | Chinese Taipei |
19.59 | 20.04 | 19.75 | x | 19.57 | 20.14 | 20.14 | CR |
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Zhang Jun | China |
18.62 | 19.77 | 19.44 | 19.71 | x | x | 19.77 | |
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Om Prakash Karhana | India |
18.03 | 18.26 | 19.02 | 18.67 | 19.47 | 18.92 | 19.47 | |
| 4 | Sourabh Vij | India |
x | 18.36 | 17.68 | 18.72 | x | x | 18.72 | |
| 5 | Hwang In-Sung |  South Korea |
17.90 | x | 17.85 | x | x | x | 17.90 | |
| 6 | Grigoriy Kamulya |  Uzbekistan |
x | 16.78 | 17.37 | 17.43 | 17.46 | 17.10 | 17.46 | |
| 7 | Musab Momani |  Jordan |
x | 17.44 | x | x | x | x | 17.44 | |
| 8 | Sotaro Yamada |  Japan |
17.33 | x | 17.12 | x | x | x | 17.33 | |
| 9 | Yohei Murakawa | Japan |
17.12 | x | 17.25 | 17.25 |