| Events at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| 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 |
| 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 took place on July 9, 2011, at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium.
| Gold | Chang Ming-Huang |
| Silver | Zhang Jun |
| Bronze | Om Prakash Karhana |
| World record | 23.12 | Westwood, United States | 20 May 1990 | |
| Asian record | 21.13 | Doha, Qatar | 8 May 2009 | |
| Championship record | 20.14 | Kobe, Japan | 2011 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chang Ming-Huang | 19.59 | 20.04 | 19.75 | x | 19.57 | 20.14 | 20.14 | CR | ||
| Zhang Jun | 18.62 | 19.77 | 19.44 | 19.71 | x | x | 19.77 | |||
| Om Prakash Karhana | 18.03 | 18.26 | 19.02 | 18.67 | 19.47 | 18.92 | 19.47 | |||
| 4 | Sourabh Vij | x | 18.36 | 17.68 | 18.72 | x | x | 18.72 | ||
| 5 | Hwang In-Sung | 17.90 | x | 17.85 | x | x | x | 17.90 | ||
| 6 | Grigoriy Kamulya | x | 16.78 | 17.37 | 17.43 | 17.46 | 17.10 | 17.46 | ||
| 7 | Musab Momani | x | 17.44 | x | x | x | x | 17.44 | ||
| 8 | Sotaro Yamada | 17.33 | x | 17.12 | x | x | x | 17.33 | ||
| 9 | Yohei Murakawa | 17.12 | x | 17.25 | 17.25 |