Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's shot put

The men's shot put event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 12 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Louis Fouché	South Africa	47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
	Eric Coy	Canada	45 ft 9+3⁄8 in (13.95 m)
	Francis Drew	Australia	45 ft 3+3⁄8 in (13.80 m)
4	William Plummer	Australia	44 ft 5+5⁄8 in (13.55 m)
5	Harry Wilson	Australia	43 ft 3+5⁄8 in (13.20 m)
6	Bill MacKenzie	Australia	42 ft 1+3⁄4 in (12.85 m)
7	Jim Courtwright	Canada	39 ft 8+1⁄2 in (12.10 m)
8	George Sutherland	Canada	39 ft 4+1⁄4 in (12.00 m)
	Wallace Brown	Canada	DNS
	David Young	Scotland	DNS

The medal winners