| Men's shot put at the Pan American Games |
|---|
| Athletics at the 1971 Pan American Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's shot put event at the 1971 Pan American Games was held in Cali on 2 August. [1] [2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Feuerbach | 19.76 | |||
| Karl Salb | 19.10 | |||
| Mike Mercer | 18.01 | |||
| 4 | José Carlos Jacques | 17.32 | ||
| 5 | Mario Peretti | 16.23 | ||
| 6 | Benigno Hodelin | 16.21 | ||
| 7 | Jorge Marrero | 15.02 | ||
| 8 | Wilfred Burgos | 14.28 | ||
| 9 | Ramón Mejía | 12.67 |