# 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

The men's shot put event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 29 and 30 July. A 7257g (Senior implement) shot was used.

## Medalists

| Gold | Aleksandr Klimenko Soviet Union |
| Silver | Mike Stulce United States |
| Bronze | Aleksandr Klimov Soviet Union |

## Results
### Final

30 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Aleksandr Klimenko | Soviet Union | 17.32 | 18.33 | 13.30 | 17.33 | 18.17 | 18.92 | 18.92 | |
| | Mike Stulce | United States | 17.89 | 17.70 | x | 18.47 | 17.77 | x | 18.47 | |
| | Aleksandr Klimov | Soviet Union | 18.06 | 17.90 | x | 17.58 | 17.59 | 17.67 | 18.06 | |
| 4 | David Bultman | United States | 17.10 | 16.93 | 16.72 | 17.50 | x | 16.92 | 17.50 | |
| 5 | Matthew Simson | United Kingdom | 16.87 | 17.11 | 16.51 | 17.04 | x | x | 17.11 | |
| 6 | Dirk Urban | West Germany | x | 15.65 | 16.84 | 16.36 | 16.91 | 16.76 | 16.91 | |
| 7 | Mika Halvari | Finland | 16.17 | 16.78 | 16.77 | x | x | x | 16.78 | |
| 8 | Johan Svensson | Sweden | 16.66 | 16.75 | x | x | 16.24 | 16.20 | 16.75 | |
| 9 | Cui Guangyuan | China | 16.64 | 16.68 | 15.89 | | | | 16.68 | |
| 10 | Victor Costello | Ireland | 16.59 | 16.13 | 16.22 | | | | 16.59 | |
| 11 | Dariusz Kosinski | Poland | x | 16.00 | 16.34 | | | | 16.34 | |
| 12 | Andreas Vlasny | Austria | 15.86 | 15.60 | 15.77 | | | | 15.86 | |

### Qualifications

29 Jul

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Mike Stulce | United States | 18.55 | - | - | 18.55 | Q |
| 2 | Aleksandr Klimenko | Soviet Union | 17.83 | - | - | 17.83 | Q |
| 3 | Aleksandr Klimov | Soviet Union | 17.14 | - | - | 17.14 | Q |
| 4 | Matthew Simson | United Kingdom | 16.78 | - | - | 16.78 | Q |
| 5 | Cui Guangyuan | China | 16.74 | - | - | 16.74 | Q |
| 6 | Mika Halvari | Finland | 16.65 | - | - | 16.65 | Q |
| 7 | Victor Costello | Ireland | 16.40 | - | - | 16.40 | Q |
| 8 | Johan Svensson | Sweden | 16.39 | - | - | 16.39 | Q |
| 9 | David Bultman | United States | 16.24 | - | - | 16.24 | Q |
| 10 | Dariusz Kosinski | Poland | x | 15.74 | 16.23 | 16.23 | Q |
| 11 | Andreas Vlasny | Austria | 15.56 | x | 16.16 | 16.16 | Q |
| 12 | Dirk Urban | West Germany | 16.13 | - | - | 16.13 | Q |
| 13 | Carlos Fandiño | Cuba | 15.83 | 15.93 | x | 15.93 | |
| 14 | Paolo Dal Soglio | Italy | 15.55 | 15.78 | 15.57 | 15.78 | |
| 15 | Hussein Ali Al-Sayed | Kuwait | 14.76 | 14.69 | 14.98 | 14.98 | |
| 16 | Ramón Jiménez Gaona | Paraguay | 14.73 | x | 14.36 | 14.73 | |
| 17 | Ghufrain Hussein | Pakistan | 14.25 | 14.49 | 14.57 | 14.57 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
* Austria (1)
* China (1)
* Cuba (1)
* Finland (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Italy (1)
* Kuwait (1)
* Pakistan (1)
* Paraguay (1)
* Poland (1)
* Soviet Union (2)
* Sweden (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)
* West Germany (1)