Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games – Men's shot put
# Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games – Men's shot put

The men's shot put event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States on 16 August.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Gert Weil | Chile | 20.21 | x | x | 19.51 | 19.71 | x | 20.21 |
| | Gregg Tafralis | United States | 18.75 | x | 19.15 | x | 20.17 | x | 20.17 |
| | Paul Ruiz | Cuba | 18.59 | 18.67 | 18.86 | x | – | – | 18.86 |
| 4 | José de Souza | Brazil | x | 16.18 | 17.16 | x | 16.85 | 16.99 | 17.16 |
| 5 | James Dedier | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.44 | 16.22 | 16.57 | 16.34 | x | x | 16.57 |
| 6 | Samuel Crespo | Puerto Rico | 14.82 | 16.10 | x | 15.59 | 16.54 | 16.08 | 16.54 |
| 7 | Carlos Bryner | Argentina | 13.94 | x | 14.03 | x | x | 14.01 | 14.03 |
| 8 | Jaime Comandari | El Salvador | x | 12.79 | 12.47 | 13.26 | 13.28 | 13.79 | 13.79 |
| 9 | Trevor Modeste | Grenada | 12.55 | 12.39 | 12.07 | | | | 12.55 |
| 10 | Anthony George | Grenada | x | 11.27 | x | | | | 11.27 |
| | Jeff Braun | United States | | | | | | | DNS |
