The men's shot put at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 2 and 3 August 2024.

Crouser had been beaten before, most notably at the 2019 World Championships by Joe Kovacs by a single centimeter, in what might have been the greatest shot put competition ever.

With Crouser nursing an injury the entire outdoor season, Kovacs beat him again at the U.S. Olympic Trials a month earlier.

Jacko Gill and Walsh needed a second attempt to make it, while Fabbri took all three until he got off a 21.76m that led all qualifiers.

Crouser threw almost a meter farther, 22.64m on his first attempt to put the three Americans in the top three positions after the first round.

Bronze medalist at the last two Olympics, competing with an injured groin strain, Walsh fouled his third attempt in a row and did not move into the final rounds.

In fourth place, in bad conditions, Kovacs used his final attempt to throw 22.15m to equal Campbell.