The men's shot put event at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 14 March in Sofia. [1] [2]
The men's shot put event at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 14 March in Sofia. [1] [2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hartmut Briesenick |  East Germany | 19.30 | 19.19 | 19.97 | 20.12 | 20.19 | x | 20.19 | |
 | Valeriy Voykin |  Soviet Union | 19.48 | 19.00 | 19.30 | 19.54 | 19.29 | 19.06 | 19.54 | |
 | Ricky Bruch |  Sweden | 19.50 | x | 19.12 | x | x | x | 19.50 | |
| 4 | Władysław Komar |  Poland | 19.43 | 18.92 | x | x | x | x | 19.43 | |
| 5 | Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg | East Germany | 18.87 | 18.86 | 19.19 | x | 19.10 | 19.32 | 19.32 | |
| 6 | Ralf Reichenbach |  West Germany | 18.65 | 17.98 | x | 18.17 | 18.48 | x | 18.65 | |
| 7 | Pierre Colnard |  France | 18.57 | 16.80 | x | x | x | x | 18.57 | |
| 8 | Seppo Simola |  Finland | 17.69 | 17.83 | 18.19 | 18.00 | 17.92 | 17.98 | 18.19 | |
| 9 | Tadeusz Sadza | Poland | 17.60 | 18.01 | 18.13 | 18.13 | ||||
| 10 | Geoff Capes |  Great Britain | 17.58 | x | 17.84 | 17.84 | ||||
| 11 | Jaroslav Brabec |  Czechoslovakia | 17.52 | 17.82 | x | 17.82 | ||||
| 12 | Valcho Stoev |  Bulgaria | 17.80 | 17.73 | x | 17.80 | ||||
| 13 | Arnjolt Beer | France | 16.60 | 17.00 | 17.24 | 17.24 | ||||
| 14 | Yves Brouzet | France | x | 17.12 | x | 17.12 | ||||
| 15 | Adrian Gagea |  Romania | x | 16.60 | x | 16.60 |
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