# 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

The men's shot put event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 19 October. A 7257g (Senior implement) shot was used.

## Medalists

| Gold | Rutger Smith Netherlands |
| Silver | Ivan Yushkov Russia |
| Bronze | Tomasz Chrzanowski Poland |

## Results
### Final

19 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Rutger Smith | Netherlands | 18.87 | 19.25 | 19.18 | x | x | 19.48 | 19.48 | |
| | Ivan Yushkov | Russia | x | 18.79 | 18.81 | 18.80 | 19.06 | 19.04 | 19.06 | |
| | Tomasz Chrzanowski | Poland | 18.39 | x | 18.92 | x | 19.00 | 18.69 | 19.00 | |
| 4 | Pavel Lyzhin | Belarus | 18.88 | x | 19.00 | 18.44 | 18.48 | x | 19.00 | |
| 5 | Jeff Chakouian | United States | 17.84 | 18.34 | 18.89 | 17.85 | x | x | 18.89 | |
| 6 | Yury Belov | Belarus | x | x | 18.13 | x | 18.83 | x | 18.83 | |
| 7 | Pavel Sofin | Russia | 18.14 | x | 18.26 | x | 17.83 | 18.10 | 18.26 | |
| 8 | Jarosław Cichocki | Poland | 18.26 | x | x | x | x | x | 18.26 | |
| 9 | Mihaíl Stamatógiannis | Greece | 16.85 | 17.57 | 18.12 | | | | 18.12 | |
| 10 | Rhys Jones | Australia | 18.04 | x | x | | | | 18.04 | |
| 11 | Scott Martin | Australia | 17.27 | 17.60 | x | | | | 17.60 | |
| 12 | Nedžad Mulabegović | Croatia | 17.23 | x | x | | | | 17.23 | |

### Qualifications

19 October

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Pavel Lyzhin | Belarus | 17.15 | 18.71 | - | 18.71 | Q |
| 2 | Ivan Yushkov | Russia | 18.01 | - | - | 18.01 | Q |
| 3 | Jarosław Cichocki | Poland | 17.22 | 17.92 | 17.65 | 17.92 | q |
| 4 | Rhys Jones | Australia | 17.88 | x | 17.29 | 17.88 | q |
| 5 | Nedžad Mulabegović | Croatia | 17.32 | 16.85 | 16.82 | 17.32 | q |
| 6 | Mihaíl Stamatógiannis | Greece | 16.52 | 17.20 | 17.25 | 17.25 | q |
| 7 | Julian Ames | United States | 16.45 | 16.25 | 15.47 | 16.45 | |
| 8 | Marco Fortes | Portugal | 16.36 | x | 15.99 | 16.36 | |
| 9 | Francisco José Ecija | Spain | 16.10 | 16.28 | 16.11 | 16.28 | |
| 10 | Ivan Napreyenko | Ukraine | 16.14 | 16.20 | 16.13 | 16.20 | |
| 11 | Manuel Repollet | Puerto Rico | 15.99 | 15.67 | 16.19 | 16.19 | |
| 12 | Yannick Issenbeck | France | 16.19 | 15.29 | x | 16.19 | |
| 13 | Daniel Muñoz | Chile | 15.69 | x | 16.16 | 16.16 | |
| 14 | Georgios Arestis | Cyprus | x | 16.09 | 15.65 | 16.09 | |
| 15 | Choe Tae-Ho | South Korea | 15.54 | 15.64 | 15.07 | 15.64 | |
| 16 | Christopher Götz | Germany | x | 15.57 | 15.18 | 15.57 | |
| 17 | Vasile Bolozan | Romania | 14.76 | x | 14.64 | 14.76 | |
| | Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi | Qatar | x | x | x | NM | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Rutger Smith | Netherlands | 17.76 | 18.52 | - | 18.52 | Q |
| 2 | Yury Belov | Belarus | 17.96 | 18.10 | - | 18.10 | Q |
| 3 | Tomasz Chrzanowski | Poland | 18.01 | - | - | 18.01 | Q |
| 4 | Jeff Chakouian | United States | 17.94 | 17.98 | 17.90 | 17.98 | q |
| 5 | Pavel Sofin | Russia | 16.80 | 17.82 | 17.51 | 17.82 | q |
| 6 | Scott Martin | Australia | 16.81 | 17.17 | x | 17.17 | q |
| 7 | Tomas Keinys | Lithuania | 17.14 | x | 16.46 | 17.14 | |
| 8 | John Sullivan | South Africa | 16.71 | 16.80 | 16.49 | 16.80 | |
| 9 | Aukusitino Hoatau | France | 15.49 | x | 16.73 | 16.73 | |
| 10 | Greg Beard | United Kingdom | 16.28 | 16.49 | x | 16.49 | |
| 11 | Edmundo Martínez | Venezuela | x | 16.22 | 15.73 | 16.22 | |
| 12 | Mateus Monari | Brazil | 15.04 | 15.67 | 16.22 | 16.22 | |
| 13 | Panayiótis Baharídis | Greece | 15.87 | x | x | 15.87 | |
| 14 | Satoshi Hatase | Japan | 15.86 | 15.71 | 15.81 | 15.86 | |
| 15 | Kuldeep Singh Mann | India | 15.68 | 15.59 | 15.78 | 15.78 | |
| 16 | Alexander Belz | Germany | 15.65 | 15.59 | 15.24 | 15.65 | |
| 17 | Edis Elkasević | Croatia | 14.38 | 15.13 | 15.57 | 15.57 | |
| 18 | Leonardo Latorre | Argentina | x | 14.11 | 14.12 | 14.12 | |
| 19 | Ismaïla Doucouré | Senegal | x | 11.15 | x | 11.15 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 37 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.
* Argentina (1)
* Australia (2)
* Belarus (2)
* Brazil (1)
* Chile (1)
* Croatia (2)
* Cyprus (1)
* France (2)
* Germany (2)
* Greece (2)
* India (1)
* Japan (1)
* Lithuania (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* Poland (2)
* Portugal (1)
* Puerto Rico (1)
* Qatar (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (2)
* Senegal (1)
* South Africa (1)
* South Korea (1)
* Spain (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)
* Venezuela (1)