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 RoundGroup AGroup B07.08.1983 – 11:00h07.08.1983 – 11:00hFinal Round07.08.1983 – 19:00h
Abbreviations All results shown are in metres Q automatic qualification q qualification by rankDNS did not startNM no markWR world recordAR area recordNR national recordPB personal bestSB season best
Records Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships World Record 22.22 m June 25, 1983 Los Angeles, United States Event Record New eventBroken records during the 1983 World Athletics Championships Event Record 21.08 m August 7, 1983 Helsinki, Finland Event Record 21.16 m August 7, 1983 Helsinki, Finland Event Record 21.39 m August 7, 1983 Helsinki, Finland
Final RANKFINALDISTANCE21.39 m21.16 m20.98 m4.20.60 m5.20.32 m6.20.09 m7.20.07 m8.19.85 m9.19.71 m10.19.69 m11.19.67 m12.19.52 m
Qualification Held on Sunday 1983-08-07 RANKGROUP ADISTANCE1.21.08 m2.20.76 m3.20.10 m4.20.04 m5.19.66 m6.19.65 m7.19.57 m8.18.68 m9.16.73 m—NM
RANKGROUP BDISTANCE1.20.82 m2.20.29 m3.19.88 m4.19.74 m5.19.73 m6.19.48 m7.19.23 m8.19.18 m9.18.32 m10.18.03 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)
References Results IAAF results