The men's shot put at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 27 and 29 June.
Medalists edit
| Gold | David Storl Germany
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| Silver | Rutger Smith Netherlands
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| Bronze | Asmir Kolašinac Serbia
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Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships | ||||
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| World record |  Randy Barnes (USA)
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23.12 | Westwood, United States | 20 May 1990 |
| European record |  Ulf Timmermann (GDR)
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23.06 | Chania, Greece | 22 May 1988 |
| Championship record |  Werner Günthör (SUI)
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22.22 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 28 August 1986 |
| World Leading | Reese Hoffa (USA)
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22.00 | Eugene, United States | 24 June 2012 |
| European Leading |  Tomasz Majewski (POL)
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21.60 | Eugene, United States | 2 June 2012 |
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2012 | 9:45 | Qualification |
| 29 June 2012 | 21:20 | Final |
Results edit
Qualification edit
Qualification: Qualification Performance 20.30 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Rutger Smith | Netherlands |
20.55 | 20.55 | Q, SB | ||
| 2 | A | David Storl | Germany |
20.30 | 20.30 | Q | ||
| 3 | A | Antonín Žalský |  Czech Republic |
19.94 | 19.88 | – | 19.94 | q |
| 4 | B | Marco Schmidt | Germany |
19.18 | 19.85 | x | 19.85 | q |
| 5 | B | Nedžad Mulabegović |  Croatia |
19.47 | 19.49 | 19.79 | 19.79 | q |
| 6 | A | Kim Christensen |  Denmark |
18.77 | 18.83 | 19.69 | 19.69 | q |
| 7 | A | Borja Vivas |  Spain |
19.67 | x | x | 19.67 | q |
| 8 | B | Marco Fortes |  Portugal |
19.15 | 18.84 | 19.66 | 19.66 | q |
| 9 | B | Hüseyin Atıcı |  Turkey |
17.96 | x | 19.64 | 19.64 | q |
| 10 | A | Asmir Kolašinac | Serbia |
19.42 | 19.62 | x | 19.62 | q |
| 11 | A | Dmytro Savytskyy |  Ukraine |
19.23 | 19.52 | 19.51 | 19.52 | q |
| 12 | B | Lajos Kürthy |  Hungary |
x | 19.11 | 19.48 | 19.48 | q |
| 13 | A | Leif Arrhenius |  Sweden |
x | 18.64 | 19.33 | 19.33 | |
| 14 | A | Carl Myerscough |  Great Britain |
18.61 | 19.30 | x | 19.30 | |
| 15 | A | Māris Urtāns |  Latvia |
19.08 | 19.25 | x | 19.25 | |
| 16 | B | Georgi Ivanov |  Bulgaria |
19.14 | 19.02 | x | 19.14 | |
| 17 | B | Hamza Alić |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
18.66 | 18.84 | 19.03 | 19.03 | |
| 18 | B | Michalis Stamatogiannis |  Greece |
18.68 | 18.94 | 18.95 | 18.95 | |
| 19 | B | Ladislav Prášil | Czech Republic |
18.87 | x | x | 18.87 | |
| 20 | A | Marin Premeru | Croatia |
18.71 | x | 18.56 | 18.71 | |
| 21 | B | Božidar Antunović | Serbia |
18.69 | x | 18.56 | 18.69 | |
| 22 | A | Ódinn Björn Thorsteinsson |  Iceland |
x | 18.19 | x | 18.19 | |
| 23 | A | Georgios Arestis |  Cyprus |
18.16 | 18.13 | 18.15 | 18.16 | |
| 24 | B | Adriatik Hoxha |  Albania |
16.40 | x | 17.00 | 17.00 | |
| A | Anton Lyuboslavskiy |  Russia |
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| B | Damian Kusiak | Poland |
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Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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David Storl | Germany |
21.19 | x | 21.58 | x | x | – | 21.58 | SB |
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Rutger Smith | Netherlands |
20.25 | x | 20.55 | x | 20.15 | x | 20.55 | =SB |
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Asmir Kolašinac | Serbia |
20.22 | 20.36 | x | 19.88 | 20.33 | x | 20.36 | |
| 4 | Hüseyin Atıcı | Turkey |
18.70 | 20.24 | 20.02 | 20.08 | 19.89 | x | 20.24 | |
| 5 | Marco Fortes | Portugal |
19.47 | 19.29 | 20.24 | 19.38 | 19.84 | 18.54 | 20.24 | |
| 6 | Antonín Žalský | Czech Republic |
19.94 | x | 19.63 | x | x | x | 19.94 | |
| 7 | Borja Vivas | Spain |
19.54 | 19.59 | 19.81 | 19.37 | 19.35 | 19.37 | 19.81 | |
| 8 | Marco Schmidt | Germany |
19.42 | 19.65 | x | x | x | 18.97 | 19.65 | |
| 9 | Lajos Kürthy | Hungary |
19.23 | 19.55 | x | 19.55 | ||||
| 10 | Dmytro Savytskyy | Ukraine |
19.30 | x | 19.30 | 19.30 | ||||
| 11 | Nedžad Mulabegović | Croatia |
19.26 | x | 19.09 | 19.26 | ||||
| 12 | Kim Christensen | Denmark |
18.72 | 19.00 | 18.91 | 19.00 |