These are the official results of men's shot put at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 20 participating athletes, with the final held on 7 August 1983.
Medalists
| Gold |  Edward SarulPoland (POL) |
| Silver |  Ulf TimmermannEast Germany (GDR) |
| Bronze |  Remigius MachuraCzechoslovakia (TCH) |
Schedule
- All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 07.08.1983 – 11:00h | 07.08.1983 – 11:00h |
| Final Round | |
| 07.08.1983 – 19:00h | |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Udo Beyer (GDR) |
22.22 m | June 25, 1983 |  Los Angeles, United States
|
| Event Record | New event | |||
| Broken records during the 1983 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| Event Record | Dave Laut (USA) |
21.08 m | August 7, 1983 |  Helsinki, Finland
|
| Event Record | Ulf Timmermann (GDR) |
21.16 m | August 7, 1983 | Helsinki, Finland
|
| Event Record | Edward Sarul (POL) |
21.39 m | August 7, 1983 | Helsinki, Finland
|
Final
| RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
|
Edward Sarul (POL)
|
21.39 m |
|
Ulf Timmermann (GDR)
|
21.16 m |
|
Remigius Machura (TCH)
|
20.98 m |
| 4. | Dave Laut (USA)
|
20.60 m |
| 5. |  Jānis Bojārs (URS)
|
20.32 m |
| 6. | Udo Beyer (GDR)
|
20.09 m |
| 7. |  Alessandro Andrei (ITA)
|
20.07 m |
| 8. | Aulis Akonniemi (FIN)
|
19.85 m |
| 9. |  Vladimir Milić (YUG)
|
19.71 m |
| 10. | Mike Lehmann (USA)
|
19.69 m |
| 11. | Josef Kubeš (TCH)
|
19.67 m |
| 12. | Ivan Ivančić (YUG)
|
19.52 m |
Qualification
- Held on Sunday 1983-08-07
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dave Laut (USA)
|
21.08 m |
| 2. | Remigius Machura (TCH)
|
20.76 m |
| 3. | Ulf Timmermann (GDR)
|
20.10 m |
| 4. | Jānis Bojārs (URS)
|
20.04 m |
| 5. | Vladimir Milić (YUG)
|
19.66 m |
| 6. | Aulis Akonniemi (FIN)
|
19.65 m |
| 7. | Alessandro Andrei (ITA)
|
19.57 m |
| 8. |  Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN)
|
18.68 m |
| 9. |  Ahmed Kamel Shatta (EGY)
|
16.73 m |
| — |  Adnan Houry (SYR)
|
NM |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Edward Sarul (POL)
|
20.82 m |
| 2. | Udo Beyer (GDR)
|
20.29 m |
| 3. | Mike Lehmann (USA)
|
19.88 m |
| 4. | Ivan Ivančić (YUG)
|
19.74 m |
| 5. | Josef Kubeš (TCH)
|
19.73 m |
| 6. | Kevin Akins (USA)
|
19.48 m |
| 7. |  Erwin Weitzl (AUT)
|
19.23 m |
| 8. |  Werner Günthör (SUI)
|
19.18 m |
| 9. | Bruno Pauletto (CAN)
|
18.32 m |
| 10. | Sergey Smirnov (URS)
|
18.03 m |
See also
- 1980 Men's Olympic Shot Put (Moscow)
- 1983 Shot Put Year Ranking
- 1984 Men's Olympic Shot Put (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships Shot Put (Stuttgart)
- 1988 Men's Olympic Shot Put (Seoul)