1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put

The men's shot put event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 12 March in Milan.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Reijo Ståhlberg	Finland	18.35	x	19.13	20.02	20.48	x	20.48
	Władysław Komar	Poland							20.16
	Geoff Capes	Great Britain							20.11
4	Aleksandr Baryshnikov	Soviet Union							19.95
5	Gerd Steines	West Germany							19.81
6	Jaroslav Brabec	Czechoslovakia							19.36
7	Marco Montelatici	Italy							19.27
8	Jean-Pierre Egger	Switzerland							19.04
9	Mathias Schmidt	East Germany							19.00
10	Angelo Groppelli	Italy							18.45