These are the official results of the Men's Shot Put event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. The original winner, Oleksandr Bagach, was later disqualified for doping.
Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 19.80 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
References
1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA