These are the official results of the Women's Long Jump event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday 14 August 1983. The qualification mark was set at 6.40 metres.
| Gold | Heike Daute-Drechsler East Germany (GDR) | |
| Silver |  Anișoara Cușmir-StanciuRomania (ROU) | |
| Bronze |  Carol LewisUnited States (USA) |
| Qualification Round | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | |
| 13.08.1983 – ??:??h | 13.08.1983 – ??:??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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.43 m | June 4, 1983 | ||||
| New event | |||||
| RANK | GROUP A | LENGTH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6.78 m | ||
| 2. | 6.65 m | ||
| 3. | 6.65 m | ||
| 4. | 6.63 m | ||
| 5. | 6.44 m | ||
| 6. | 6.40 m | ||
| 7. | 6.29 m | ||
| 8. | 6.19 m | ||
| 9. | 6.15 m | ||
| 10. | 5.92 m | ||
| 11. | 5.77 m | ||
| 12. | 5.20 m | ||
| 13. | 4.90 m | ||
| - | NM | ||
| - | NM | ||
| - | NM | ||
| - | DNS |
| RANK | GROUP B | LENGTH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6.76 m | ||
| 2. | 6.60 m | ||
| 3. | 6.57 m | ||
| 4. | 6.53 m | ||
| 5. | 6.45 m | ||
| 6. | 6.43 m | ||
| 7. | 6.37 m | ||
| 8. | 6.12 m | ||
| 9. | 6.03 m | ||
| 10. | 5.90 m | ||
| 11. | 5.40 m | ||
| 12. | 4.90 m | ||
| - | NM | ||
| - | NM | ||
| - | DNS | ||
| - | DNS | ||
| - | DNS |
| RANK | FINAL | LENGTH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.27 m | |||
| 7.15 m | |||
| 7.04 m | |||
| 4. | 7.02 m | ||
| 5. | 6.93 m | ||
| 6. | 6.81 m | ||
| 7. | 6.80 m | ||
| 8. | 6.65 m | ||
| 9. | 6.62 m | ||
| 10. | 6.56 m | ||
| 11. | 6.54 m | ||
| 12. | 6.44 m |