Athletics at the 2015 African Games – Men's shot put
| Athletics at the 2015 African Games 
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Half marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's shot put event at the 2015 African Games was held on 14 September.
Results
| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Franck Elemba |  Republic of the Congo |
19.87 | x | 19.88 | 20.25 | x | 19.38 | 20.25 | GR, NR |
 |
Mohamed Magdi Hamza |  Egypt |
17.96 | 18.14 | 18.55 | 19.52 | x | 19.78 | 19.78 | |
 |
Jaco Engelbrecht |  South Africa |
18.61 | 19.55 | x | 19.02 | x | x | 19.55 | |
| 4 | Yawo Adantor |  Togo |
16.18 | 16.44 | 16.60 | 16.76 | 17.64 | x | 17.64 | NR |
| 5 | Bernard Baptiste |  Mauritius |
16.55 | 16.10 | x | 15.62 | 15.58 | 16.08 | 16.55 | NR |
| 6 | Timothée Lingani |  Burkina Faso |
15.39 | 16.11 | x | 16.12 | x | x | 16.12 | NR |