These are the official results of the men's triple jump event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 27 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on 8 August 1983.
Medalists
edit| Gold |  Zdzisław HoffmannPoland (POL) |
| Silver |  Willie BanksUnited States (USA) |
| Bronze |  Ajayi AgbebakuNigeria (NGR) |
Schedule
edit- All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 07.08.1983 – ??:??h | 07.08.1983 – ??:??h |
| Final Round | |
| 08.08.1983 – ??:??h | |
Records
edit| Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) | 17.89 m | October 15, 1975 |  Mexico City, Mexico |
| Event Record | New event | |||
Final
edit| RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
 |
Zdzisław Hoffmann (POL) |
17.42 m |
 |
Willie Banks (USA) |
17.18 m |
 |
Ajayi Agbebaku (NGR) |
17.18 m |
| 4. | Mike Conley (USA) |
17.13 m |
| 5. |  Vlastimil Mařinec (TCH) |
17.13 m |
| 6. | Ján Čado (TCH) |
17.06 m |
| 7. |  Béla Bakosi (HUN) |
16.83 m |
| 8. | Al Joyner (USA) |
16.76 m |
| 9. |  Peter Bouschen (FRG) |
16.70 m |
| 10. |  Gennadiy Valyukevich (URS) |
16.41 m |
| 11. |  Bedros Bedrosian (ROU) |
16.18 m |
| 12. |  Steve Hanna (BAH) |
14.96 m |
Qualifying round
edit- Held on Sunday 1983-08-07 with the mark set at 16.50 metres
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ajayi Agbebaku (NGR) |
16.80 m |
| 2. | Zdzisław Hoffmann (POL) |
16.72 m |
| 3. | Al Joyner (USA) |
16.65 m |
| 4. | Gennadiy Valyukevich (URS) |
16.64 m |
| 5. | Willie Banks (USA) |
16.58 m |
| 6. | Ján Čado (TCH) |
16.50 m |
| 7. | Bedros Bedrosian (ROU) |
16.43 m |
| 8. | Béla Bakosi (HUN) |
16.41 m |
| 9. |  Zou Zhenxian (CHN) |
16.17 m |
| 10. |  John Herbert (GBR) |
16.12 m |
| 11. |  Esa Viitasalo (FIN) |
16.03 m |
| 11. | Wolfgang Knabe (FRG) |
15.61 m |
| 13. |  Oswald Phillip (MSR) |
13.96 m |
| 14. |  Laoui Adnan Abou (JOR) |
13.53 m |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mike Conley (USA) |
16.90 m |
| 2. | Steve Hanna (BAH) |
16.76 m |
| 3. | Peter Bouschen (FRG) |
16.71 m |
| 4. | Vlastimil Mařinec (TCH) |
16.57 m |
| 5. | Vasiliy Grishchenkov (URS) |
16.29 m |
| 6. |  Khristo Markov (BUL) |
16.25 m |
| 7. | Keith Connor (GBR) |
16.18 m |
| 8. |  Claes Rahm (SWE) |
16.07 m |
| 9. | Dan Simion (ROU) |
15.96 m |
| 10. |  Mamadou Diallo (SEN) |
15.67 m |
| 11. |  José Quiñaliza (ECU) |
15.18 m |
| — |  Dimitrios Mihas (GRE) |
NM |
| — |  José Salazar (VEN) |
DNS |