Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's shot put
# Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's shot put

The final of the Men's Shot Put event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Tuesday August 5, 2003. USA's Reese Hoffa set a new Pan American Games record in the final, with a distance of 20.95 metres.

## Medalists

| Gold | Reese Hoffa United States |
| - | - |
| Silver | Marco Antonio Verni Chile |
| Bronze | Bradley Snyder Canada |

## Records

| World Record | Randy Barnes (USA) | 23.12 m | May 20, 1990 | Westwood, United States |
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| Pan Am Record | C.J. Hunter (USA) | 20.52 m | March, 1995 | Mar del Plata, Argentina |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Throws | Throws | Throws | Throws | Throws | Throws | Final |
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| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result |
| 1 | Reese Hoffa (USA) | 19.37 | 20.95 | 19.66 | X | X | X | 20.95 m |
| 2 | Marco Antonio Verni (CHI) | 19.61 | 20.14 | X | 19.49 | 19.52 | 19.89 | 20.14 m |
| 3 | Bradley Snyder (CAN) | 19.48 | 19.67 | 20.10 | X | 19.99 | X | 20.10 m |
| 4 | Daniel Taylor (USA) | 19.16 | X | X | 19.69 | 19.46 | X | 19.69 m |
| 5 | Alexis Paumier (CUB) | 17.96 | — | X | 19.32 | X | X | 19.32 m |
| 6 | Yojer Medina (VEN) | 18.56 | 18.99 | X | X | 19.19 | X | 19.19 m |
| 7 | Jhonny Rodríguez (COL) | 17.75 | 17.73 | X | X | 18.16 | X | 18.16 m |
| 8 | Dave Stoute (TRI) | 17.11 | 17.65 | 17.28 | 17.47 | — | 17.36 | 17.65 m |
| 9 | Francisco Guzmán (MEX) | X | 17.03 | 17.39 | | | | 17.39 m |
| 10 | Dorian Scott (JAM) | X | 16.67 | 17.02 | | | | 17.02 m |
| 11 | José Ventura (DOM) | 15.87 | 14.65 | 16.54 | | | | 16.54 m |
| 12 | Expedi Peña (DOM) | 15.06 | X | X | | | | 15.06 m |
