1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put
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The men's shot put event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 7 March.[1]
Results
| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ulf Timmermann |  East Germany | 21.72 | 21.31 | 22.11 | 21.25 | x | 22.24 | 22.24 | CR, NR |
 | Werner Günthör |  Switzerland | 21.47 | x | x | x | 21.61 | 20.94 | 21.61 | |
 | Sergey Smirnov |  Soviet Union | 20.40 | 20.29 | 20.54 | 20.67 | x | x | 20.67 | |
| 4 | Gregg Tafralis |  United States | 19.38 | 19.65 | x | 19.57 | 20.08 | 20.26 | 20.26 | |
| 5 | Lars Arvid Nilsen |  Norway | 19.57 | 19.52 | 20.09 | 19.84 | 19.59 | 19.50 | 20.09 | |
| 6 | Ron Backes | United States | 19.52 | 19.98 | x | x | 20.02 | 20.02 | 20.02 | |
| 7 | Udo Gelhausen |  West Germany | 19.50 | 19.21 | 19.60 | 19.71 | 19.80 | 19.44 | 19.80 | |
| 8 | Karsten Stolz | West Germany | 19.43 | 19.60 | 19.19 | 19.31 | 19.54 | x | 19.60 | |
| 9 | Gert Weil |  Chile | 18.90 | 18.59 | 18.65 | 18.90 | ||||
| 10 | Klaus Bodenmüller |  Austria | 18.59 | 18.84 | 18.36 | 18.84 | ||||
| 11 | Dimitrios Koutsoukis |  Greece | x | 18.01 | x | 18.01 | ||||
| 12 | Mohamed Achouche |  Egypt | 16.99 | 17.33 | 17.87 | 17.87 | ||||
| 13 | Eggert Bogason |  Iceland | 17.35 | x | x | 17.35 |