1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put

The men's shot put at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 31 August and 1 September 1978.

1 September

^†: Yevgeniy Mironov ranked initially 2nd (20.87m), but was disqualified for infringement of IAAF doping rules.
^‡: Geoff Capes was disqualified for "disorderly conduct" after pushing an official.

31 August

^†: Yevgeniy Mironov initially reached the final, but was disqualified later for infringement of IAAF doping rules.
^‡: Geoff Capes initially reached the final, but was disqualified for "disorderly conduct" after pushing an official.

According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

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