Themen's shot put event at the1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5.
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Oleksandr Bagach |  Ukraine | 20.78 | 21.18 | 21.10 | 20.91 | 21.41 | x | 21.41 | |
 | John Godina |  United States | 20.68 | 20.68 | x | 20.31 | 20.28 | 21.06 | 21.06 | SB |
 | Yuriy Bilonoh | Ukraine | 20.24 | 20.89 | 20.43 | 20.35 | 20.21 | 20.74 | 20.89 | SB |
| 4 | Manuel Martínez |  Spain | 20.53 | x | 19.73 | 20.20 | x | 20.79 | 20.79 | NR |
| 5 | Arsi Harju |  Finland | 19.03 | 19.01 | 20.38 | x | x | 19.66 | 20.38 | |
| 6 | Paolo Dal Soglio |  Italy | 20.10 | 19.92 | 20.00 | x | 19.94 | 19.88 | 20.10 | |
| 7 | Pavel Chumachenko |  Russia | 19.27 | 19.64 | x | 19.61 | 19.82 | 19.70 | 19.82 | |
| 8 | Andrei Mikhnevich |  Belarus | 19.30 | x | x | 19.44 | 18.95 | x | 19.44 | |
| 9 | Andy Bloom | United States | x | 18.76 | 18.74 | 18.76 | ||||
| 10 | Yuji Okano |  Japan | 16.44 | 16.72 | 16.68 | 16.72 |
