# 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put

The men's shot put at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships is scheduled to be held on the short track of Omnisport in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 9 March 2025. This will be the 18th time the event is contested at the European Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
The qualifying round is scheduled for 9 March during the morning session. The final is scheduled for 9 March during the evening session.

## Background

The men's shot put was contested 37 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the European Athletics Indoor Championships (1970–2023). The 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be held in Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The removable indoor athletics track was retopped for these championships in September 2024.
Ryan Crouser is the world record holder in the event, with a distance of 22.82 m, set in 2021. Ulf Timmermann is the European record holder, with a distance of 22.55 m, set in 1989. Timmermann also holds the championship record, set at the 1987 championships.
Records before the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships :
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Distance (m) | Location | Date |
| World record | Ryan Crouser (USA) | 22.82 | Fayetteville, United States | 24 January 2021 |
| European record | Ulf Timmermann (GDR) | 22.55 | Senftenberg, East Germany | 11 February 1989 |
| Championship record | Ulf Timmermann (GDR) | 22.19 | Liévin, France | 21 February 1987 |
| World leading | Leonardo Fabbri (ITA) | 21.95 | Liévin, France | 13 February 2025 |
| European leading | Leonardo Fabbri (ITA) | 21.95 | Liévin, France | 13 February 2025 |

## Qualification

For the men's shot put, the qualification period runs from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standards of 21.40 m or by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event. There is a target number of 18 athletes.

## Rounds
### Qualification

The qualifying round was held on 9 March, starting at 10:05 (UTC+1) in the morning. Qualification rule: all athletes obtaining the qualifying performance 21.00 (Q) or being the top 8 positions (q) qualify for the final.
Results of the qualification round :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes | PB |
| 1 | Tomáš Staněk | Czech Republic | x | 21.26 | | 21.26 | Q | 22.17 |
| 2 | Zane Weir | Italy | 19.61 | 20.91 | – | 20.91 | q | 22.44 |
| 3 | Wictor Petersson | Sweden | 20.65 | x | 20.14 | 20.65 | q | 21.49 |
| 4 | Andrei Toader | Romania | 20.50 | 20.00 | 20.59 | 20.59 | q | 21.29 |
| 5 | Scott Lincoln | Great Britain | 20.54 | x | 19.77 | 20.54 | q | 21.31 |
| 6 | Artem Levchenko | Ukraine | x | 20.25 | x | 20.25 | q. PB | 20.25 |
| 7 | Nick Ponzio | Italy | 20.24 | x | 20.10 | 20.24 | q | 21.83 |
| 8 | Armin Sinančević | Serbia | 20.11 | 19.99 | x | 20.11 | q | 21.88 |
| 9 | Eric Maihöfer | Germany | 19.10 | 19.88 | x | 19.88 | | 20.37 |
| 10 | Konrad Bukowiecki | Poland | x | 19.78 | x | 19.78 | | 22.25 |
| 11 | Tsanko Arnaudov | Portugal | 19.77 | x | 19.26 | 19.77 | | 21.56 |
| 12 | Leonardo Fabbri | Italy | x | 19.72 | x | 19.72 | | 22.98 |
| 13 | Giorgi Mujaridze | Georgia | 19.37 | x | x | 19.37 | | 21.21 |
| 14 | Jesper Arbinge | Sweden | 19.32 | 19.08 | x | 19.32 | | 20.44 |
| 15 | Tadeáš Procházka | Czech Republic | 18.62 | x | 18.97 | 18.97 | | 19.73 |
| 16 | Odysseas Mousenidis | Greece | x | 17.11 | 18.67 | 18.67 | | 19.98 |
| 17 | Muhamet Ramadani | Kosovo | x | 17.94 | 18.26 | 18.26 | SB | 19.54 |
| | Anastasios Latiflari | Greece | x | x | x | NM | | 19.93 |

### Final

The final is scheduled for 9 March, starting at 16:28 (UTC+1) in the afternoon.
Results of the final :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| | Andrei Toader | Romania | 21.08 | 20.57 | 20.31 | x | 20,50 | 21.27 | 21.27 | NR |
| | Wictor Petersson | Sweden | 20.88 | x | x | 20.70 | 21.04 | x | 21.04 | |
| | Tomáš Staněk | Czech Republic | x | 20.50 | 20.75 | 20.28 | x | x | 20.75 | |
| 4 | Scott Lincoln | Great Britain | x | 19.19 | 20.73 | 20.56 | x | 20.69 | 20.73 | |
| 5 | Armin Sinančević | Serbia | 20.49 | x | x | x | x | 20.00 | 20.49 | |
| 6 | Nick Ponzio | Italy | 19.81 | x | x | 20.26 | x | x | 20.26 | |
| 7 | Artem Levchenko | Ukraine | x | 19.34 | 19.72 | 19.60 | x | x | 19.72 | |
| 8 | Zane Weir | Italy | x | x | x | 19.57 | x | x | 19.57 | |