These are the official results of the men's triple jump event at the 1983 IAAF World ChampionshipsinHelsinki, Finland. There were a total of 27 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on 8 August 1983.
| Gold |  Zdzisław HoffmannPoland (POL) |
| Silver |  Willie BanksUnited States (USA) |
| Bronze |  Ajayi AgbebakuNigeria (NGR) |
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 07.08.1983 – ??:??h | 07.08.1983 – ??:??h |
| Final Round | |
| 08.08.1983 – ??:??h | |
| 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 | |||
| 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 |
| 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 |