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.
| Gold |  Edward SarulPoland (POL) | |
| Silver | Ulf Timmermann East Germany (GDR) | |
| Bronze | Remigius Machura Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
| Qualification Round | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | |
| 07.08.1983 - 11:00h | 07.08.1983 - 11:00h | |
| Final Round | ||
| 07.08.1983 - 19:00h | ||
| 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 |
| Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.22 m | June 25, 1983 | ||||
| New event | |||||
| Broken records during the 1983 World Athletics Championships | |||||
| 21.08 m | August 7, 1983 | ||||
| 21.16 m | August 7, 1983 | ||||
| 21.39 m | August 7, 1983 | ||||
| RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21.39 m | |||
| 21.16 m | |||
| 20.98 m | |||
| 4. | 20.60 m | ||
| 5. | 20.32 m | ||
| 6. | 20.09 m | ||
| 7. | 20.07 m | ||
| 8. | 19.85 m | ||
| 9. | 19.71 m | ||
| 10. | 19.69 m | ||
| 11. | 19.67 m | ||
| 12. | 19.52 m |
| 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 |