title: 1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw
text: # 1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw
  
  These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 26 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 14, 1983. The qualification mark was set at 63.00 metres.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Imrich Bugár Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Luis Delis Cuba (CUB) |
  | Bronze | Géjza Valent Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
  
  ## Schedule
  
  * All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
  
  Qualification Round :
  
  | Group A | Group B |
  | - | - |
  | 13.08.1983 – ??:??h | 13.08.1983 – ??:??h |
  | Final Round ||
  | 14.08.1983 – ??:??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 | Yuriy Dumchev (URS) | 71.86 m | May 29, 1983 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event Record | New event | New event | New event | New event |
  
  ## Qualification
  
  | RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Luis Delis (CUB) | 64.20 m |
  | 2. | Géjza Valent (TCH) | 63.98 m |
  | 3. | Georgiy Kolnootchenko (URS) | 63.46 m |
  | 4. | Mac Wilkins (USA) | 62.58 m |
  | 5. | Ihor Duhinets (URS) | 62.42 m |
  | 6. | Ricky Bruch (SWE) | 59.28 m |
  | 7. | John Powell (USA) | 58.96 m |
  | 8. | Alwin Wagner (FRG) | 58.96 m |
  | 9. | Rob Gray (CAN) | 57.92 m |
  | 10. | Ion Zamfirache (ROU) | 57.54 m |
  | 11. | Øystein Bjørbaek (NOR) | 55.40 m |
  | 12. | Vesteinn Hafsteinsson (ISL) | 55.20 m |
  | 13. | Li Weinan (CHN) | 51.72 m |
  | RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
  | 1. | Imrich Bugár (TCH) | 65.00 m |
  | 2. | Ari Huumonen (FIN) | 63.76 m |
  | 3. | Jürgen Schult (GDR) | 62.80 m |
  | 4. | Bradley Cooper (BAH) | 62.72 m |
  | 5. | Art Burns (USA) | 61.88 m |
  | 6. | Juan Martínez (CUB) | 60.92 m |
  | 7. | Knut Hjeltnes (NOR) | 60.10 m |
  | 8. | Konstantinos Georgakopoulos (GRE) | 59.54 m |
  | 9. | Yuriy Dumchev (URS) | 58.84 m |
  | 10. | Werner Hartmann (FRG) | 58.48 m |
  | 11. | Iosif Nagy (ROU) | 58.34 m |
  | 12. | Hamed Mohamed Naguib (EGY) | 56.62 m |
  | 13. | Adnan Houry (SYR) | 48.34 m |
  
  ## Final
  
  | RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Imrich Bugár (TCH) | 67.72 m |
  | | Luis Delis (CUB) | 67.36 m |
  | | Géjza Valent (TCH) | 66.08 m |
  | 4. | Ari Huumonen (FIN) | 65.44 m |
  | 5. | Jürgen Schult (GDR) | 64.92 m |
  | 6. | Georgiy Kolnootchenko (URS) | 63.74 m |
  | 7. | Juan Martínez (CUB) | 64.26 m |
  | 8. | Art Burns (USA) | 63.22 m |
  | 9. | Knut Hjeltnes (NOR) | 62.26 m |
  | 10. | Mac Wilkins (USA) | 61.46 m |
  | 11. | Ihor Duhinets (URS) | 60.44 m |
  | 12. | Bradley Cooper (BAH) | 58.70 m |
  