Editing Shot put (section)

==Continental records==
The current records held on each continent are:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/throws/shot-put/outdoor/men |title=Men's Outdoor Shot Put {{!}} Records |website=worldathletics.org |publisher=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=20 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/throws/shot-put/outdoor/women |title=Women's Outdoor Shot Put {{!}} Records |website=worldathletics.org |publisher=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=20 May 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" 
!rowspan=2| Area
!colspan=3| Men's
!colspan=3| Women's
|-
! Mark
! Athlete
! Nation
! Mark
! Athlete
! Nation
|-
| [[List of African records in athletics|Africa]]
|{{T&Fcalc|21.97}}
| [[Janus Robberts]]
| {{RSA}}
| {{T&Fcalc|18.43}}
| [[Vivian Chukwuemeka]]
| {{NGR}}
|-
| [[List of Asian records in athletics|Asia]]
| {{T&Fcalc|21.77}}
| [[Tajinderpal Singh Toor]]
| {{IND}}
| {{T&Fcalc|21.76}}
| [[Meisu Li]]
| {{CHN}}
|-
| [[List of European records in athletics|Europe]]
| {{T&Fcalc|23.06}}
| [[Ulf Timmermann]]
| {{GDR}}
| {{T&Fcalc|22.63}} {{AthAbbr|WR}}
| [[Natalya Lisovskaya]]
| {{URS}}
|-
| [[List of NACAC records in athletics|North and Central<br />America, and Caribbean]]
| {{T&Fcalc|23.56}} {{AthAbbr|WR}}
| [[Ryan Crouser]]
| {{USA}}
| {{T&Fcalc|20.96}} {{AthAbbr|A}}
| [[Belsy Laza]]
| {{CUB}}
|-
| [[List of Oceanian records in athletics|Oceania]]
| {{T&Fcalc|22.90}}
| [[Tomas Walsh]]
| {{NZL}}
| {{T&Fcalc|21.24}}
| [[Valerie Adams]]
| {{NZL}}
|-
| [[List of South American records in athletics|South America]]
| {{T&Fcalc|22.61}}
| [[Darlan Romani]]
| {{BRA}}
| {{T&Fcalc|19.30}} {{AthAbbr|A}}
| [[Elisângela Adriano]] || {{BRA}}
|}