Qualifikationsweite: 20,70
| 1 | David Storl | GER | 21,43 | Q | |
| 2 | Reese Hoffa | USA | 21,23 | Q | |
| 3 | Tomasz Majewski | POL | 21,17 | Q | |
| 4 | Germán Lauro | ARG | 20,40 | q | AR |
| 5 | Ryan Whiting | USA | 20,37 | q | |
| 6 | Rutger Smith | NED | 20,21 | q | |
| 7 | Ivan Yushkov | RUS | 20,14 | q | |
| 8 | Maksim Sidorov | RUS | 20,04 | q | |
| 9 | Dylan Armstrong | CAN | 19,84 | ||
| 10 | Marco Fortes | POR | 19,83 | ||
| 11 | Dale Stevenson | AUS | 19,80 | ||
| 12 | Asmir Kolašinac | SRB | 19,70 | ||
| 13 | Carlos Véliz | CUB | 19,64 | ||
| 14 | Lajos Kürthy | HUN | 19,62 | ||
| 15 | Candy Bauer | GER | 19,60 | ||
| 16 | Amin Nikfar | IRI | 18,97 | ||
| 17 | Burger Lambrechts | RSA | 18,96 | ||
| 18 | Borja Vivas | ESP | 18,94 | ||
| 19 | Kim Christensen | DEN | 18,87 | ||
| 20 | Hamza Alic | BIH | 18,80 | ||
| 21 | Ming-Huang Chang | TPE | 18,75 | ||
| 22 | Emanuele Fuamatu | SAM | 18,60 | NR | |
| 23 | Hüseyin Atici | TUR | 18,42 |
| Athlet | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| David Storl | 21,43 | - | - |
| Reese Hoffa | 21,23 | - | - |
| Tomasz Majewski | 20,33 | 21,17 | - |
| Germán Lauro | 20,35 | 20,08 | 20,40 |
| Ryan Whiting | x | 20,37 | 20,27 |
| Rutger Smith | 19,36 | 20,19 | 20,21 |
| Ivan Yushkov | 20,14 | 19,49 | 19,99 |
| Maksim Sidorov | 19,45 | 19,24 | 20,04 |
| Dylan Armstrong | 19,84 | x | x |
| Marco Fortes | 19,83 | 19,21 | 19,20 |
| Dale Stevenson | 19,72 | x | 19,80 |
| Asmir Kolašinac | x | x | 19,70 |
| Carlos Véliz | 19,60 | 19,64 | x |
| Lajos Kürthy | x | x | 19,62 |
| Candy Bauer | x | x | 19,60 |
| Amin Nikfar | 18,69 | 18,82 | 18,97 |
| Burger Lambrechts | 18,96 | x | x |
| Borja Vivas | 18,94 | x | 18,52 |
| Kim Christensen | x | x | 18,87 |
| Hamza Alic | 18,49 | 18,80 | x |
| Ming-Huang Chang | x | 18,75 | x |
| Emanuele Fuamatu | 18,60 | x | x |
| Hüseyin Atici | 18,42 | 18,34 | 18,38 |