The men's shot put at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 5–6 August.

[1] 2016 Olympic champion, #7 all-time and the 2017 season leader Ryan Crouser was the favourite, having won every single meet of the season leading up to the Championships.

The order of the top three never subsequently changed, although Walsh and Kovacs both improved their distances in the third round.

In the final round Kovacs put beyond the 22 metre line, but this was a foul throw.

Athletes attaining a mark of at least 20.75 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final.