The men's shot put event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria, in September 1961.[1]
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Viktor Lipsnis |  Soviet Union |
18.00 | |
 |
Dieter Urbach |  West Germany |
17.64 | |
 |
Zsigmond Nagy |  Hungary |
17.57 | |
| 4 | Martyn Lucking |  Great Britain |
17.41 | |
| 5 | David Harrison | Great Britain |
16.63 | |
| 6 | Todor Artarski |  Bulgaria |
16.34 | |
| 7 | Matti Yrjölä |  Finland |
16.08 | |
| 8 | Valcho Ivanov | Bulgaria |
15.54 | |
| 9 | Hans Sölch | West Germany |
15.34 | |
| 10 | Jacek Majchrowski |  Poland |
14.78 | |
| 12 | Henk van Aarst |  Netherlands |
14.41 |