2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
# 2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put

The men's shot put event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 1.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Mostafa Abdul El-Moaty | Egypt | 15.52 | 17.41 | 17.73 | 18.06 | x | 17.99 | 18.06 |
| | Yasser Ibrahim Farag | Egypt | x | 16.54 | 17.39 | x | x | x | 17.39 |
| | Janus Robberts | South Africa | 16.09 | x | 16.44 | x | x | x | 16.44 |
| 4 | Mohamed Meddeb | Tunisia | x | x | 15.25 | 15.21 | 16.17 | x | 16.17 |
| 5 | Asahte Emml Ofori | Ghana | 9.72 | 14.26 | 13.81 | 15.20 | x | 15.89 | 15.89 |
| 6 | Chima Ugwu | Nigeria | 14.44 | x | x | 15.77 | 15.43 | 15.60 | 15.77 |
| 7 | Kenechukwu Ezeofor | Nigeria | 14.78 | x | 14.63 | x | x | 15.04 | 15.04 |
| 8 | Ross Jordaan | South Africa | 14.43 | 14.98 | 12.83 | x | 13.56 | x | 14.98 |
| 9 | Roelie Potgieter | South Africa | 13.38 | x | x | | | | 13.38 |
| 10 | Moussa Diarra | Mali | 11.53 | x | 12.97 | | | | 12.97 |
| 11 | Yemi Ayeni | Nigeria | 12.65 | x | x | | | | 12.65 |
| 12 | Sisay Mekonen | Ethiopia | x | 10.52 | 12.12 | | | | 12.12 |
| 13 | Muhammed Sahile | Ethiopia | 10.29 | 10.87 | 11.76 | | | | 11.76 |
| 14 | Bekele Gebre | Ethiopia | 10.20 | 9.88 | x | | | | 10.20 |
| | Mohamedi Hamis | Tanzania | | | | | | | DNS |
