
USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions
Men's Shot Put
| 2008 | 22.10m / 72-6.25 | Reese Hoffa | NYAC |
| 2007 | 21.47m / 70-5.25 | Reese Hoffa | NYAC |
| 2006 | 22.04m / 72-3.75 | Adam Nelson | Unat |
| 2005 | 21.64m / 71-0 | Christian Cantwell | Nike |
| 2004 | 21.64m / 71-0 | Adam Nelson | Nike |
| 2003 | 21.04m / 69-0.5 | John Godina | adidas |
| 2002 | 72-11 | Adam Nelson | Nike |
| 2001 | 70-10.5 | John Godina | adidas |
| 2000 | 72-7 | Adam Nelson | Nike |
| 1999 | 72-3 | John Godina | Reebok Bruin |
| 1998 | 71-2.75 | John Godina | Reebok Bruin |
| 1997 | 72-3.5 | Randy Barnes | Goldwin TC |
| 1996 | 70-1.5 | Randy Barnes | Goldwin TC |
| 1995 | 69-2 | Brent Noon | Unat-GA |
| 1994 | 68-3.75 | C.J. Hunter | US West |
| 1993 | 69-9.75 | Randy Barnes | Unat-WV |
| 1992 | 70-5.25 | Mike Stulce | Unat-TX |
| 1991 | 64-11.5 | Ron Backes | NYAC |
| 1990 | 69-6.75 | Jim Doehring | Reebok |
| 1989 | 70-9.25 | Randy Barnes | Mazda |
| 1988 | 63-8.25 | Ed Wade | Oklahoma |
| 1987 | 69-9 | John Brenner | Mazda TC |
| 1986 | 69-2.5 | John Brenner | Mazda TC |
| 1985 | 68-11.75 | Dave Laut | Athletics West |
| 1984 | 70-5.75 | Augie Wolf | Tr America |
| 1983 | 71-2.75 | Dave Laut | Athletics West |
| 1982 | 69-9.5 | Kevin Akins | Ohio TC |
| 1981 | 70-10.5 | Dave Laut | Athletics West |
| 1980 | 71-7 | Brian Oldfield | UCTC |
| 1979 | 69-3.25 | Dave Laut | UCLA |
| 1978 | 67-1.5 | Al Feuerbach | Ath. West |
| 1977 | 67-3.25 | Terry Albritton | Stanford |
| 1976 | 69-4.75 | Terry Albritton | Hawaii |
| 1975 | 68-10.75 | Al Feuerbach | Pac CoastCl |
| 1974 | 70-9.75 | Al Feuerbach | Pac CoastCl |
| 1973 | 68-1 | Al Feuerbach | Pac CoastCl |
| 1972 | 69-6.5 | Randy Matson | Tx Striders |
| 1971 | 67-2.75 | Karl Salb | Mid Am TC |
| 1970 | 67-10.25 | Randy Matson | Tx Striders |
| 1969 | 67-4 | Neal Steinhauer | US Army |
| 1968 | 67-5 | Randy Matson | Hous. Strid |
| 1967 | 66-11 | Randy Matson | Texas A&M |
| 1966 | 64-2.25 | Randy Matson | Texas A&M |
| 1965 | 63-0 | John McGrath | Pasadena AA |
| 1964 | 64-11 | Randy Matson | Texas A&M |
| 1963 | 62-5.75 | Dave Davis | US Marines |
| 1962 | 63-6.5 | Gary Gubner | Grand StBoys |
| 1961 | 62-2 | Dallas Long | SC Striders |
| 1960 | 62-6.25 | Parry O'Brien | SC Strid |
| 1959 | 62-2.25 | Parry O'Brien | SC Strid |
| 1958 | 61-11.25 | Parry O'Brien | SC Strid |
| 1957 | 61-6.5 | Bill Nieder | Unat-KS |
| 1956 | 59-1.5 | Ken Bantum | NY Pioneer |
| 1955 | 58-5.75 | Parry O'Brien | USAF |
| 1954 | 58-11.75 | Parry O'Brien | LAAC |
| 1953 | 57-11.25 | Parry O'Brien | LAAC |
| 1952 | 57-4.375 | Parry O'Brien | LAAC |
| 1951 | 55-9.25 | Parry O'Brien | LAAC |
| 1950 | 57-2.125 | Jim Fuchs | NYAC |
| 1949 | 57-2.125 | Jim Fuchs | NYAC |
| 1948 | 53-8.25 | Francis Delaney | SFOC |
| 1947 | 52-9.5 | Francis Delaney | SFOC |
| 1946 | 52-2.5 | Bill Bangert | Unat-MO |
| 1945 | 52-10 | Bill Bangert | Unat-MO |
| 1944 | 52-8 | Earl Audet | Pasadena AA |
| 1943 | 52-11.375 | Earl Audet | Unat-CA |
| 1942 | 53-8.375 | Al Blozis | NYAC |
| 1941 | 54-0.625 | Al Blozis | NYAC |
| 1940 | 55-0.375 | Al Blozis | NYAC |
| 1939 | 53-7 | Lilburn Williams | Xav,NO |
| 1938 | 52-1.5 | Frank Ryan | NYAC |
| 1937 | 51-7.125 | James Reynolds | SFOC |
| 1936 | 50-7.625 | Dmitri Zaitz | Boston C |
| 1935 | 51-6.25 | Jack Torrance | Unat-LA |
| 1934 | 55-5.25 | Jack Torrance | LSU |
| 1933 | 51-4.875 | Jack Torrance | LSU |
| 1932 | 52-8.625 | Leo Sexton | NYAC |
| 1931 | 50-8.25 | Herman Brix | LAAC |
| 1930 | 52-50.75 | Herman Brix | LAAC |
| 1929 | 50-2.5 | Herman Brix | LAAC |
| 1928 | 50-11.75 | Herman Brix | Washington |
| 1927 | 48-5 | John Kuck | KCAC |
| 1926 | 49-10.875 | Herbert Schwarze | Unat |
| 1925 | 50-1 | Bud Houser | HollAC |
| 1924 | 46-5.75 | Ralph Hills | Princeton |
| 1923 | 47-0.625 | Orville Wanzer | NYAC |
| 1922 | 46-11.875 | Pat McDonald | NYAC |
| 1921 | 46-11.75 | Bud Houser | LAAC |
| 1920 | 47-0.25 | Pat McDonald | NYAC |
| 1919 | 45-8 | Pat McDonald | NYAC |
| 1918 | 42-3.75 | Alma Richards | US Army |
| 1917 | 45-10.625 | Arlie Mucks | Chicago AA |
| 1916 | 47-2.125 | Arlie Mucks | Wisconsin |
| 1915 | 48-11.75 | Arlie Mucks | Wisconsin |
| 1914 | 46-3.5 | Pat McDonald | Irish AAC |
| 1913 | 46-2.625 | Lawrence Whitney | BosAA |
| 1912 | 48.54 ft. | Pat McDonald | Irish AAC |
| 1911 | 47-9 | Pat McDonald | Irish AAC |
| 1910 | 49-1 | Ralph Rose | SF Olympic |
| 1909 | 50-3.125 | Ralph Rose | SF Olympic |
| 1908 | 49-0.5 | Ralph Rose | SF Olympic |
| 1907 | 49-6.5 | Ralph Rose | SF Olympic |
| 1906 | 46-10.5 | Wesley Coe | Unat-MA |
| 1905 | 49-6 | Wesley Coe | Unat-MA |
| 1904 | 40-9.5 | Martin Sheridan | IAAC |
| 1903 | 42-11.875 | Leon Feuerbach | NYAC |
| 1902 | 46-5 | George Gray | NatCl/CAN |
| 1901 | 42-11.75 | Fred Beck | NYAC |
| 1900 | 46-1.75 | Dennis Horgan | IRELAND |
| 45-0.5 | 2-Wesley Coe | Boston AA | |
| 1899 | 44-0.5 | Richard Sheldon | NYAC |
| 1898 | 43-8.625 | Richard Sheldon | NYAC |
| 1897 | 42-7.75 | Charles Hennemann | ChiAA |
| 1896 | 44-3.125 | George Gray | NYAC/CAN |
| 1895 | 43-0 | William Hickok | NYAC |
| 1894 | 44-8 | George Gray | NYAC/CAN |
| 1893 | 47-0 | George Gray | NYAC/CAN |
| 1892 | 43-3.75 | George Gray | NYAC/CAN |
| 1891 | 46-5.75 (light implement) | George Gray | NYAC/CAN |
| 1890 | 43-9 | George Gray | NYAC/CAN |
| 1889 | 41-4 | George Gray | NYAC/CAN |
| 1888 | 42-10.5 | George Gray | NYAC/CAN |
| 1888 | 42-4 | Frank Lambrecht | Man AC |
| 1887 | 42-3 | George Gray | TorAC/CAN |
| 40-3.5 | Frank Lambrecht | Man AC | |
| 1886 | 42-1.25 | Frank Lambrecht | PastimeAC |
| 1885 | 42-2.375 | Frank Lambrecht | PastimeAC |
| 1884 | 39-10.5 | Frank Lambrecht | PastimeAC |
| 1883 | 43-0 | Frank Lambrecht | PastimeAC |
| 1882 | 39-9.875 | Frank Lambrecht | PastimeAC |
| 1881 | 37-5.5 | Frank Lambrecht | PastimeAC |
| 1880 | 36-4.375 | A.W. Adams | Scot-Am AC |
| 1879 | 36-3.125 | A.W. Adams | Scot-Am AC |
| 1878 | 37-4 | Henry Buermeyer | NYAC |
| 1877 | 37-2 | Henry Buermeyer | NYAC |
| 1876 | 34-5 | Henry Buermeyer | NYAC |
| 1875- | Not held | ||