These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 21 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 14, 1983.
Medalists
| Gold |  Martina OpitzEast Germany (GDR) |
| Silver |  Galina MurašovaSoviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze |  Mariya PetkovaBulgaria (BUL) |
Schedule
- All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 09.08.1983 – ??:??h | 09.08.1983 – ??:??h |
| Final Round | |
| 14.08.1983 – ??:??h | |
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 | Galina Savinkova (URS) |
73.26 m | May 22, 1983 | Leselidze, Soviet Union
|
| Event Record | New event | |||
Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Mariya Petkova (BUL) |
58.28 | 65.84 | — | 65.84 m |
| 2 | 2 |  Zdeňka Šilhavá (TCH) |
64.68 | — | — | 64.68 m |
| 3 | 3 | Martina Opitz (GDR) |
64.66 | — | — | 64.66 m |
| 4 | 5 | Galina Murašova (URS) |
64.00 | — | — | 64.00 m |
| 5 | 9 | Svetla Mitkova (BUL) |
X | 60.58 | 57.38 | 60.58 m |
| 6 | 11 |  Meg Ritchie (GBR) |
59.28 | X | 55.92 | 59.28 m |
| 7 | 12 |  Maria Badea (ROU) |
56.60 | X | 57.82 | 57.82 m |
| 8 | 15 |  Anne Paavolainen (FIN) |
50.54 | 50.72 | 54.92 | 54.92 m |
| 9 | 16 |  Li Xiaohui (CHN) |
52.92 | 51.62 | 54.58 | 54.58 m |
| 10 | 20 |  Maryline Adam (VAN) |
33.36 | X | 31.88 | 33.36 m |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 4 | Gisela Beyer (GDR) |
64.14 | — | — | 64.14 m |
| 2 | 6 | Galina Savinkova (URS) |
63.58 | — | — | 63.58 m |
| 3 | 7 | Florența Crăciunescu (ROU) |
61.70 | — | — | 61.70 m |
| 4 | 8 | Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) |
55.24 | 61.50 | — | 61.50 m |
| 5 | 10 |  Ria Stalman (NED) |
X | 60.16 | — | 60.16 m |
| 6 | 13 | Ulla Lundholm (FIN) |
53.30 | 57.64 | X | 57.64 m |
| 7 | 14 |  Carol Cady (USA) |
X | 57.34 | X | 57.34 m |
| 8 | 17 | Venissa Head (GBR) |
53.78 | 51.16 | X | 53.78 m |
| 9 | 18 |  Mariette Van Heerden (ZIM) |
44.58 | 45.22 | 44.28 | 45.22 m |
| 10 | 19 |  Mereoni Vibose (FIJ) |
42.36 | X | X | 42.36 m |
| — | — |  Juliet Cain (NRU) |
X | X | X | NM |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Throws | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | ||
|
Martina Opitz (GDR) |
X | 66.42 | 67.76 | 67.22 | 68.74 | 68.94 | 68.94 m |
|
Galina Murašova (URS) |
X | 64.82 | 65.96 | 64.80 | X | 67.44 | 67.44 m |
|
Mariya Petkova (BUL) |
62.48 | 66.44 | X | X | X | X | 66.44 m |
| 4. | Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) |
65.62 | 65.62 | 63.62 | 62.24 | 63.42 | 62.90 | 65.62 m |
| 5. | Gisela Beyer (GDR) |
X | 65.06 | 65.00 | X | 63.84 | 65.26 | 65.26 m |
| 6. | Zdeňka Šilhavá (TCH) |
60.58 | 64.18 | 62.76 | X | 64.32 | X | 64.32 m |
| 7. | Ria Stalman (NED) |
61.48 | 63.76 | 62.42 | 59.50 | 63.20 | 62.92 | 63.76 m |
| 8. | Meg Ritchie (GBR) |
60.66 | 62.50 | 60.50 | 60.64 | X | X | 62.50 m |
| 9. | Florența Crăciunescu (ROU) |
55.56 | X | 62.14 | 62.14 m | |||
| 10. | Svetla Mitkova (BUL) |
56.50 | 62.06 | 57.44 | 62.06 m | |||
| 11. | Galina Savinkova (URS) |
X | X | 59.28 | 59.28 m | |||
| 12. | Maria Badea (ROU) |
52.64 | 57.96 | 58.10 | 58.10 m | |||
See also
- 1980 Women's Olympic Discus Throw (Moscow)
- 1982 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Athens)
- 1984 Women's Olympic Discus Throw (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Stuttgart)