1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put
Rank Name Nationality # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4 # 5 # 6 Result
1 Hartmut Briesenick East Germany 20.50 x 20.41 x 20.59 20.67 20.67
2 Władysław Komar Poland 19.83 x 20.32 19.62 19.91 19.89 20.32
3 Jaroslav Brabec Czechoslovakia 17.87 18.82 19.71 x 19.94 19.78 19.94
4 Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg East Germany 19.66 x 19.28 19.29 19.70 19.90 19.90
5 Yves Brouzet France x 19.16 19.78 19.80 x 19.26 19.80
6 Miroslav Janoušek Czechoslovakia 18.67 19.34 19.08 x x x 19.34
7 Seppo Simola Finland 18.05 18.52 18.37 18.76 18.97 18.78 18.97
8 Geoff Capes Great Britain x 18.54 x 18.63 18.67 x 18.67
9 Ivan Ivančić Yugoslavia 17.61 x 18.08 18.08
10 Arnjolt Beer France 17.89 17.74 17.89 17.89
Results
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The men's shot put event at the 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 March in Grenoble.