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.
| Gold | Martina Opitz East Germany (GDR) | |
| Silver | Galina Murašova Soviet Union (URS) | |
| Bronze | Mariya Petkova Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Qualification Round | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | |
| 09.08.1983 - ??:??h | 09.08.1983 - ??:??h | |
| Final Round | ||
| 14.08.1983 - ??:??h | ||
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73.26 m | May 22, 1983 | ||||
| New event | |||||
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 58.28 | 65.84 | - | 65.84 m | ||
| 2 | 2 | 64.68 | - | - | 64.68 m | ||
| 3 | 3 | 64.66 | - | - | 64.66 m | ||
| 4 | 5 | 64.00 | - | - | 64.00 m | ||
| 5 | 9 | X | 60.58 | 57.38 | 60.58 m | ||
| 6 | 11 | 59.28 | X | 55.92 | 59.28 m | ||
| 7 | 12 | 56.60 | X | 57.82 | 57.82 m | ||
| 8 | 15 | 50.54 | 50.72 | 54.92 | 54.92 m | ||
| 9 | 16 | 52.92 | 51.62 | 54.58 | 54.58 m | ||
| 10 | 20 | 33.36 | X | 31.88 | 33.36 m | ||
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 4 | 64.14 | - | - | 64.14 m | ||
| 2 | 6 | 63.58 | - | - | 63.58 m | ||
| 3 | 7 | 61.70 | - | - | 61.70 m | ||
| 4 | 8 | 55.24 | 61.50 | - | 61.50 m | ||
| 5 | 10 | X | 60.16 | - | 60.16 m | ||
| 6 | 13 | 53.30 | 57.64 | X | 57.64 m | ||
| 7 | 14 | X | 57.34 | X | 57.34 m | ||
| 8 | 17 | 53.78 | 51.16 | X | 53.78 m | ||
| 9 | 18 | 44.58 | 45.22 | 44.28 | 45.22 m | ||
| 10 | 19 | 42.36 | X | X | 42.36 m | ||
| - | - | X | X | X | NM | ||
| Rank | Athlete | Throws | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | |||
| X | 66.42 | 67.76 | 67.22 | 68.74 | 68.94 | 68.94 m | |||
| X | 64.82 | 65.96 | 64.80 | X | 67.44 | 67.44 m | |||
| 62.48 | 66.44 | X | X | X | X | 66.44 m | |||
| 4. | 65.62 | 65.62 | 63.62 | 62.24 | 63.42 | 62.90 | 65.62 m | ||
| 5. | X | 65.06 | 65.00 | X | 63.84 | 65.26 | 65.26 m | ||
| 6. | 60.58 | 64.18 | 62.76 | X | 64.32 | X | 64.32 m | ||
| 7. | 61.48 | 63.76 | 62.42 | 59.50 | 63.20 | 62.92 | 63.76 m | ||
| 8. | 60.66 | 62.50 | 60.50 | 60.64 | X | X | 62.50 m | ||
| 9. | 55.56 | X | 62.14 | 62.14 m | |||||
| 10. | 56.50 | 62.06 | 57.44 | 62.06 m | |||||
| 11. | X | X | 59.28 | 59.28 m | |||||
| 12. | 52.64 | 57.96 | 58.10 | 58.10 m | |||||