title: Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Men's shot put
text: # Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Men's shot put
  
  The men's shot put event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada, on 5 and 6 July 1983.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Mike Carter United States | Zlatan Saračević Yugoslavia | Sergey Smirnov Soviet Union |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Qualification
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Zlatan Saračević | Yugoslavia | 19.18 | Q |
  | 2 | Sergey Smirnov | Soviet Union | 19.14 | Q |
  | 3 | Mike Carter | United States | 18.96 | Q |
  | 4 | Óskar Jakobsson | Iceland | 18.54 | Q |
  | 5 | Augie Wolf | United States | 18.49 | Q |
  | 6 | Donatas Stukonis | Soviet Union | 18.25 | Q |
  | 7 | Luby Chambul | Canada | 17.62 | q |
  | 8 | Martino Catalano | Canada | 17.51 | q |
  | 9 | Ahmed Kamel Shata | Egypt | 17.06 | q |
  | 10 | Yair Mackler | Israel | 16.81 | q |
  | 11 | Erik de Bruin | Netherlands | 16.62 | q |
  | 12 | Jaspal Singh | India | 15.40 | q |
  | 13 | César Sajche | Guatemala | 12.84 | q |
  | | Luigi De Santis | Italy | NM | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Mike Carter | United States | 19.74 |
  | | Zlatan Saračević | Yugoslavia | 19.66 |
  | | Sergey Smirnov | Soviet Union | 19.61 |
  | 4 | Óskar Jakobsson | Iceland | 19.41 |
  | 5 | Augie Wolf | United States | 19.34 |
  | 6 | Donatas Stukonis | Soviet Union | 19.11 |
  | 7 | Luby Chambul | Canada | 17.71 |
  | 8 | Erik de Bruin | Netherlands | 17.53 |
  | 9 | Martino Catalano | Canada | 17.25 |
  | 10 | Ahmed Kamel Shata | Egypt | 17.06 |
  | 11 | Yair Mackler | Israel | 16.26 |
  | 12 | Jaspal Singh | India | 15.18 |
  | 13 | César Sajche | Guatemala | 12.42 |
  