The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the shot—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival (1896), and women's competition began in 1948.
The men's shot put competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 25 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Dylan Armstrong of Canada.
The men's shot put competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 21 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Dylan Armstrong of Canada.
The men's discus throw competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games will take place on the 6 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Fedrick Dacres from Jamaica.
The men's 100 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games will take place between the 6 and 7 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Andre De Grasse from Canada.
The men's 400 metres hurdles competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games will take place between the 6 and 8 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Jeffery Gibson from the Bahamas.
The men's 5000 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games will take place between the 6 August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Juan Luis Barrios from Mexico.
The men's 400 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games will take place between the 7 and 8 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Luguelín Santos from the Dominican Republic.
The men's long jump competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games took place on 7 August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Jeff Henderson from the United States.
The men's hammer throw competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games will take place on the 8 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Kibwe Johnson from United States.
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games took place on the 9 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is United States.
The men's 800 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games will take place between the 9 and 10 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Clayton Murphy from the United States.
The women's shot put competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games will take place on the 9 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Cleopatra Borel from Trinidad and Tobago.
The men's 10,000 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games took place on 9 August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Mohammed Ahmed from Canada.
The men's triple jump competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games took place on the 10 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Pedro Pablo Pichardo from Cuba.
The men's javelin throw competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games took place on the 10 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Keshorn Walcott from Trinidad and Tobago.
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games took place on the 10 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Trinidad and Tobago.
The men's shot put competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place at the Estadio Sixto Escobar. The defending Pan American Games champion was Bruce Pirnie of Canada.
The women's shot put competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 9 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar. The defending Pan American Games champion was María Elena Sarría of Cuba.
