# 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

The men's shot put event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 18 and 19 August. A 6 kg (junior implement) shot was used.

## Medalists

| Gold | Margus Hunt Estonia |
| Silver | Mostafa El-Moaty Egypt |
| Bronze | Guo Yanxiang China |

## Results
### Final

19 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Margus Hunt | Estonia | x | 19.68 | x | 20.17 | 20.53 | x | 20.53 | |
| | Mostafa El-Moaty | Egypt | 20.05 | 20.14 | x | 20.06 | 19.97 | 20.08 | 20.14 | |
| | Guo Yanxiang | China | 19.02 | 19.76 | 19.97 | 19.21 | 19.38 | x | 19.97 | |
| 4 | John Hickey | United States | x | 19.86 | 18.04 | x | x | x | 19.86 | |
| 5 | Meshari Mohammad | Kuwait | 19.78 | 19.60 | 19.79 | x | x | x | 19.79 | |
| 6 | Carlos Véliz | Cuba | 18.59 | 18.45 | 18.84 | x | 19.76 | 19.61 | 19.76 | |
| 7 | Saurabh Vij | India | 19.75 | 19.58 | x | 19.33 | x | 18.99 | 19.75 | |
| 8 | Paulius Luožys | Lithuania | 19.24 | 19.05 | x | 18.60 | 18.80 | 18.73 | 19.24 | |
| 9 | Jan Hoffman | South Africa | 18.63 | x | 18.39 | | | | 18.63 | |
| 10 | Tobias Hepperle | Germany | x | 18.24 | 18.00 | | | | 18.24 | |
| 11 | Joe Stevens | Australia | 18.21 | x | 17.35 | | | | 18.21 | |
| 12 | Rosen Karamfilov | Bulgaria | 18.16 | x | 17.84 | | | | 18.16 | |

### Qualifications

18 August

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | John Hickey | United States | x | x | 19.49 | 19.49 | Q |
| 2 | Meshari Mohammad | Kuwait | 19.31 | - | - | 19.31 | Q |
| 3 | Carlos Véliz | Cuba | 18.66 | 19.25 | - | 19.25 | Q |
| 4 | Mostafa El-Moaty | Egypt | 18.41 | 18.97 | - | 18.97 | Q |
| 5 | Wang Guangpu | China | 17.72 | 17.70 | 18.49 | 18.49 | |
| 6 | Om Prakash Singh | India | x | 18.13 | 18.41 | 18.41 | |
| 7 | Mihai Grasu | Romania | 18.29 | 18.06 | x | 18.29 | |
| 8 | Ivan Semenov | Russia | 17.13 | 18.24 | x | 18.24 | |
| 9 | Vladislav Tulácek | Czech Republic | 18.13 | 18.20 | x | 18.20 | |
| 10 | Emanuele Fuamatu | Australia | 17.92 | 17.97 | 17.80 | 17.97 | |
| 11 | Stanislav Seheda | Ukraine | 16.42 | x | 17.94 | 17.94 | |
| 12 | Nikola Kišanic | Croatia | 17.85 | 17.35 | x | 17.85 | |
| 13 | Viktor Páli | Hungary | 17.12 | x | 16.60 | 17.12 | |
| 14 | Nick Petersen | Denmark | 15.49 | x | 16.89 | 16.89 | |
| | Maicol Spallanzani | Italy | x | x | x | NM | |
| | Nico Grobler | South Africa | x | x | x | NM | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Saurabh Vij | India | 19.27 | - | - | 19.27 | Q |
| 2 | Paulius Luožys | Lithuania | 19.08 | - | - | 19.08 | Q |
| 3 | Jan Hoffman | South Africa | 16.71 | 19.00 | - | 19.00 | Q |
| 4 | Margus Hunt | Estonia | 18.40 | 18.95 | - | 18.95 | Q |
| 5 | Rosen Karamfilov | Bulgaria | 18.62 | x | 18.37 | 18.62 | q |
| 6 | Guo Yanxiang | China | x | 18.12 | 18.62 | 18.62 | q |
| 7 | Joe Stevens | Australia | 18.37 | 18.61 | 18.18 | 18.61 | q |
| 8 | Tobias Hepperle | Germany | 18.59 | 18.27 | 18.21 | 18.59 | q |
| 9 | António Silva | Portugal | x | 18.55 | x | 18.55 | |
| 10 | Yeóryios Yeromarkákis | Greece | 17.40 | 17.74 | 18.38 | 18.38 | |
| 11 | Konstantin Lyadusov | Russia | 17.49 | 18.37 | 17.97 | 18.37 | |
| 12 | Grigoriy Kamulya | Uzbekistan | 18.01 | x | 18.06 | 18.06 | |
| 13 | Eric Werskey | United States | x | x | 16.62 | 16.62 | |
| 14 | Marin Premeru | Croatia | 16.54 | x | x | 16.54 | |
| 15 | Tyron Benjamin | Dominica | 15.56 | 16.34 | 16.25 | 16.34 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (2)
* Bulgaria (1)
* China (2)
* Croatia (2)
* Cuba (1)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Denmark (1)
* Dominica (1)
* Egypt (1)
* Estonia (1)
* Germany (1)
* Greece (1)
* Hungary (1)
* India (2)
* Italy (1)
* Kuwait (1)
* Lithuania (1)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (2)
* South Africa (2)
* Ukraine (1)
* United States (2)
* Uzbekistan (1)