The men's shot put event at the 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 March in Rotterdam.[1][2]
Results
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jaroslav Brabec |  Czechoslovakia |
20.29 | NR |
 |
Gerd Lochmann |  East Germany |
20.12 | |
 |
Jaromír Vlk | Czechoslovakia |
19.68 | |
| 4 | Rimantas Plungė |  Soviet Union |
19.48 | |
| 5 | Ricky Bruch |  Sweden |
19.29 | |
| 6 | Valcho Stoev |  Bulgaria |
19.29 | |
| 7 | Geoff Capes |  Great Britain |
19.26 | |
| 8 | Ferdinand Schladen |  West Germany |
19.05 | |
| 9 | Mike Winch | Great Britain |
18.52 | |
| 10 | Matti Yrjölä |  Finland |
18.03 | |
| 11 | Anatoliy Yarosh | Soviet Union |
17.78 | |
| 12 | Gerd Steines | West Germany |
17.69 |