Medalists

Gold	Helena Fibingerová Helena Fibingerová Helena Fibingerová is a Czech shot putter who won an Olympic bronze medal and set three world records... Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...  (TCH)
Silver	Helma Knorscheidt Helma Knorscheidt Helma Knorscheidt is an East German shot putter.She competed for the sports club SC Chemie Halle during her active career.... East Germany (GDR)
Bronze	Ilona Slupianek Ilona Slupianek Ilona Briesenick, née Schoknecht divorced Slupianek is a retired German athlete, who starred mainly in the shot put... East Germany (GDR)

Schedule

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  Qualification Round
  Group A	Group B
  10.08.1983 – ??:??h	10.08.1983 – ??:??h
  Final Round
  12.08.1983 – ??:??h

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

  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

Records

Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships
World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....		22.45 m	May 11, 1980	Potsdam Potsdam Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre.... , East Germany
Event Record	New event
Broken records during the 1983 World Athletics Championships
Event Record		19.25 m	August 10, 1983	Helsinki, Finland
		19.99 m
		20.30 m	August 12, 1983
		20.56 m
		20.70 m
		21.05 m

Group A

Group B

Final

See also

• 1978 Women's European Championships Shot Put (Prague)
• 1980 Women's Olympic Shot Put (Moscow)
  Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's shot put
  The Women's Shot Put event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had an entrylist of 14 competitors. The final was held on Thursday 24 July 1980.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:-Final:...
  
  
• 1982 Women's European Championships Shot Put (Athens)
  1982 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Shot Put
  These are the official results of the Women's Shot Put event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. The final was held on 6 September 1982.-Final:-See also:* 1980 Women's Olympic Shot Put * 1982 Shot Put Year Ranking...
  
  
• 1983 Shot Put Year Ranking
• 1984 Women's Olympic Shot Put (Los Angeles)
  Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's shot put
  The Women's Shot Put event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entrylist of 13 competitors. The final was held on 3 August 1984.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:-Final:-See also:...
  
  
• 1986 Women's European Championships Shot Put (Stuttgart)
  1986 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Shot Put
  These are the official results of the Women's shot put event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany.-Final:-See also:* 1980 Women's Olympic Shot Put * 1983 Women's World Championships Shot Put...
  
  
• 1988 Women's Olympic Shot Put (Seoul)
  Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's shot put
  The Women's Shot Put event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 26 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final took place on Saturday October 1, 1988.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:...