The shot put competition for men at the 1999 World Athletics Championships was held on August 21.
Winners
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Cottrell Hunter USA | Oliver-Sven Buder Germany | Alexander Bagach Ukraine |
Final
| A place | Name | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 2 | 3 | four | five | 6 | ||||
| Corttell Hunter ( USA ) | 20.62 | X | 20.65 | X | 09/21 | 21.79 | 21.79 m | ||
| Oliver-Sven Buder ( GER ) | 20.60 | 03/21 | 20.88 | 21.42 | X | 20.47 | 21.42 m | ||
| Alexander Bagach ( UKR ) | 20.60 | 9 p.m. | X | X | X | 21.26 | 21.26 m | ||
| four | Andy Bloom ( USA ) | 20.05 | 20.61 | 20.95 | X | X | 20.35 | 20.95 m | |
| five | Yuri Bilonog ( UKR ) | 20.60 | X | X | 20.37 | X | X | 20.60 m | |
| 6 | Dragan Perish ( YUG ) | X | 20.35 | X | X | 01/20 | X | 20.35 m | |
| 7 | John Godina ( USA ) | X | 20.35 | X | X | X | X | 20.35 m | |
| eight | Ville Tiisanoia ( FIN ) | 19.93 | 19.60 | 19.46 | 19.87 | X | X | 19.93 m | |
| 9 | Burger Lambrechts ( RSA ) | X | 19.29 | X | 19.29 m | ||||
| ten | Saulius Cleise ( LTU ) | 18.51 | 01/19 | X | 19.01 m | ||||
| - | Kevin Toth ( USA ) | X | X | X | NM | ||||
| - | Arsie Harju ( FIN ) | X | X | X | NM | ||||