1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
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
Schedule
Records
Final
Qualification
- Held on Sunday 1983-08-07
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
| 1. | | 21.08 m |
| 2. | | 20.76 m |
| 3. | | 20.10 m |
| 4. | | 20.04 m |
| 5. | | 19.66 m |
| 6. | | 19.65 m |
| 7. | | 19.57 m |
| 8. | | 18.68 m |
| 9. | | 16.73 m |
| — | | NM |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
| 1. | | 20.82 m |
| 2. | | 20.29 m |
| 3. | | 19.88 m |
| 4. | | 19.74 m |
| 5. | | 19.73 m |
| 6. | | 19.48 m |
| 7. | | 19.23 m |
| 8. | | 19.18 m |
| 9. | | 18.32 m |
| 10. | | 18.03 m |
