The men's

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

at the

2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from 6 to 9 March 2025 at the Omnisport Apeldoorn arena in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The four-day competition features thirteen men's, thirteen women's and one mixed athletics events over t ...

is scheduled to be held on the short track of Omnisport in

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, Netherlands, on 9 March 2025. This will be the 18th time the event is contested at the

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. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their

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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

was contested 37 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the

(1970–2023).András Szabó,
Statistics Handbook
, pp. 6 and 322–323, ''

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''. Retrieved 21 November 2024. The

will be held in

Omnisport Apeldoorn The Omnisport Apeldoorn, also known as the Omnisportcentrum or simply called Omnisport, is a velodrome and multisport indoor arena in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. Designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects the facility opened in 2008, it is divided in ...

, Netherlands.Omnisport with renovated track is ready for European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025
, ''European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025'', 6 September 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025. The removable indoor athletics track was retopped for these championships in September 2024.

Ryan Crouser Ryan Crouser (born December 18, 1992) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and Discus throw, discus. He specializes in the shot put, in which he is the only three-time Olympic gold medalist, having won in Athletics ...

is the world record holder in the event, with a distance of 22.82 m, set in 2021.All time Top lists – Senior – shot put men
, ''

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''. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

Ulf Timmermann Ulf Béla Timmermann (, ; born 1 November 1962 in East Berlin) is a German former shot putter who broke the world record several times during the 1980s, and is the first and one of only four people to ever throw over 23 metres (along with Rand ...

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.

Qualification

For the men's shot put, the qualification period runs from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025.Qualification System and Entry Standards
, ''

'', 29 October 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standards of 21.40 m or by virtue of their

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 (

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) in the morning.Competition schedule – European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025
, ''

'', 15 February 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024. Qualification rule: all athletes obtaining the qualifying performance 21.00 () or being the top 8 positions () qualify for the final.

Final

The final is scheduled for 9 March, starting at 16:28 (UTC+1) in the afternoon.

References

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