The men's shot put event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

[2] The event was won by Johnny Kuck of the United States, the nation's second consecutive, and seventh overall, victory in the men's shot put.

The world record holder and favorite coming into the event was Emil Hirschfeld of Germany, attempting to become only the second man from outside the United States to win.

The United States appeared for the eighth time, the only nation to have competed in all Olympic shot put competitions to date.

Emil Hirschfeld also threw better than the old Olympic record in the first throw, but was 3 centimetres short of Bennett's new mark.