Best records in men's shot put indoor 2021
In January 2021, the American Ryan Crouser broke his countryman Randy Barnes' record in the indoor shot put by 16 centimeters, placing himself at the top of the all-time best male athlete in that discipline. Barnes had set his record 32 years before in Los Angeles, California. Weeks later, Ulf Timmermann achieved a mark of 22.55 meters in Senftenberg, Germany, which places him up to the current days in the third position of the ranking.