IAAF World Championships
Olympiastadion, Helsinki (FIN)
07–14 AUG 1983
OW
Women's Shot Put
Final
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Helena FIBINGEROVÁ | 13 JUL 1949 | TCH | 21.05 |
| 2. | Helma KNORSCHEIDT | 31 DEC 1956 | GDR | 20.70 |
| 3. | Ilona SLUPIANEK | 24 SEP 1956 | GDR | 20.56 |
| 4. | Nunu ABASHIDZE | 27 MAR 1955 | URS | 20.55 |
| 5. | Natalya LISOVSKAYA | 16 JUL 1962 | URS | 20.02 |
| 6. | Mihaela LOGHIN | 01 JUN 1952 | ROU | 19.85 |
| 7. | Claudia LOSCH | 10 JAN 1960 | FRG | 19.72 |
| 8. | Maria Elena SARRÍA | 14 SEP 1954 | CUB | 19.47 |
| 9. | Zdeňka ŠILHAVÁ | 15 JUN 1954 | TCH | 19.00 |
| 10. | Venissa HEAD | 01 SEP 1956 | GBR | 18.05 |
| 11. | Gael MARTIN | 27 AUG 1956 | AUS | 17.79 |
| 12. | Judith OAKES | 14 FEB 1958 | GBR | 17.52 |
Qualification - Group 1
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Helena FIBINGEROVÁ | 13 JUL 1949 | TCH | 19.25 |
| 2. | Maria Elena SARRÍA | 14 SEP 1954 | CUB | 19.24 |
| 3. | Nunu ABASHIDZE | 27 MAR 1955 | URS | 19.10 |
| 4. | Helma KNORSCHEIDT | 31 DEC 1956 | GDR | 19.09 |
| 5. | Venissa HEAD | 01 SEP 1956 | GBR | 18.41 |
| 6. | Gael MARTIN | 27 AUG 1956 | AUS | 17.79 |
| 7. | Lijuan SHEN | 04 JUL 1958 | CHN | 16.99 |
| 8. | Lorna GRIFFIN | 09 JUN 1956 | USA | 16.50 |
| 9. | Maryline ADAM | 1958 | VAN | 11.32 |
| 10. | Magdalene SPRINGER | 1963 | MNT | 9.78 |
Qualification - Group 2
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ilona SLUPIANEK | 24 SEP 1956 | GDR | 19.99 |
| 2. | Natalya LISOVSKAYA | 16 JUL 1962 | URS | 19.68 |
| 3. | Mihaela LOGHIN | 01 JUN 1952 | ROU | 18.97 |
| 4. | Zdeňka ŠILHAVÁ | 15 JUN 1954 | TCH | 18.57 |
| 5. | Claudia LOSCH | 10 JAN 1960 | FRG | 18.24 |
| 6. | Judith OAKES | 14 FEB 1958 | GBR | 17.61 |
| 7. | Meisu LI | 17 APR 1959 | CHN | 16.91 |
| 8. | Meg RITCHIE | 06 JUL 1952 | GBR | 16.14 |
| 9. | Rosemarie HAUCH | 1957 | CAN | 15.37 |
| 10. | Odette MISTOUL | 22 FEB 1959 | GAB | 14.23 |
Combined Events - OW
Women's Shot Put
Combined - Group
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Valentina DIMITROVA | 04 MAY 1956 | BUL | 15.67 | 906 |
| 2. | Ramona NEUBERT | 26 JUL 1958 | GDR | 15.38 | 886 |
| 3. | Marcela KOBLASOVÁ | 15 JUN 1956 | TCH | 14.99 | 860 |
| 4. | Jane FREDERICK | 07 APR 1952 | USA | 14.75 | 844 |
| 5. | Sabine PAETZ | 16 OCT 1957 | GDR | 14.23 | 809 |
| 6. | Melitta GILLISSEN-AIGNER | 05 DEC 1961 | AUT | 14.13 | 803 |
| 7. | Anke VATER | 05 JUN 1961 | GDR | 14.05 | 797 |
| 8. | Judy SIMPSON | 14 NOV 1960 | GBR | 13.85 | 784 |
| 9. | Yekaterina SMIRNOVA | 22 OCT 1956 | URS | 13.77 | 779 |
| 10. | Conceição GEREMIAS | 23 JUL 1956 | BRA | 13.35 | 751 |
| 11. | Glynis NUNN | 04 DEC 1960 | AUS | 12.98 | 726 |
| 12. | Helena OTAHALOVÁ | 01 JAN 1959 | TCH | 12.92 | 722 |
| 13. | Anne KYLLÖNEN | 24 MAY 1959 | FIN | 12.87 | 719 |
| 14. | Jackie JOYNER | 03 MAR 1962 | USA | 12.73 | 709 |
| 15. | Kristine TÅNNANDER | 21 NOV 1955 | SWE | 12.70 | 707 |
| 16. | Sabine EVERTS | 04 MAR 1961 | FRG | 12.32 | 682 |
| 17. | Tineke HIDDING | 28 JUL 1959 | NED | 12.22 | 676 |
| 18. | Florence PICAUT | 25 OCT 1952 | FRA | 12.08 | 666 |
| 19. | Corinne SCHNEIDER | 28 JUL 1962 | SUI | 12.06 | 665 |
| 20. | Terry GENGE | 27 JUL 1957 | NZL | 11.96 | 658 |
| 21. | Marlene HARMON | 11 OCT 1962 | USA | 11.91 | 655 |
| 22. | Annette TÅNNANDER | 13 FEB 1958 | SWE | 11.86 | 652 |
| 23. | Dalila TAYEBI | 1959 | ALG | 9.95 | 526 |
| 24. | Patricia MEIGHA | 11 JUN 1954 | GUA | 8.23 | 414 |
| Zeina MINA | 01 JAN 1963 | LBN | DNS |