| 2006 African Championships in Athletics | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 9.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasser Ibrahim Farag | 18.55 | 18.93 | x | x | x | 18.69 | 18.93 | |||
| Janus Robberts | 17.61 | 17.79 | 17.76 | x | 17.88 | x | 17.88 | |||
| Mohamed Meddeb | x | 17.61 | x | 17.40 | 17.87 | 17.46 | 17.87 | |||
| 4 | Chima Ugwu | 15.83 | 16.58 | 16.59 | x | – | – | 16.59 | ||
| 5 | Selwyn Beauchamp | 14.84 | 14.95 | 14.90 | 14.91 | 15.40 | 14.84 | 15.40 |