1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump
These are the official results of the men's high jump event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 38 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on 13 August 1983.Medalists
Schedule
Results
Qualifying round
- Held on Friday 1983-08-12
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | 1.95 | 2.00 | 2.05 | 2.10 | 2.15 | 2.18 | 2.21 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | A | Leo Williams | | | | | | | | | 2.21 | q |
| 2 | A | Francisco Centelles | | | | | | | | | 2.21 | q |
| 3 | A | Takao Sakamoto | | | | | | | | | 2.18 | |
| 4 | A | Takashi Katamine | | | | | | | | | 2.18 | |
| 5 | A | Othmane Belfaa | | | | | | | | | 2.15 | |
| 5 | A | Moussa Sagna Fall | | | | | | | | | 2.15 | |
| 7 | A | Eugen-Cristian Popescu | | | | | | | | | 2.15 | |
| 8 | A | Roberto Cabrejas | | | | | | | | | 2.15 | |
| 8 | A | Clarence Saunders | | | | | | | | | 2.15 | |
| 8 | A | Wolfgang Tschirk | | | | | | | | | 2.15 | |
| 11 | A | Jouko Kilpi | | | | | | | | | 2.10 | |
| 11 | A | Constantin Militaru | | | | | | | | | 2.10 | |
| 13 | A | Gianni Davito | | | | | | | | | 2.10 | |
| 13 | A | Alain Metellus | | | | | | | | | 2.10 | |
| 15 | A | Liu Chin-chiang | | | | | | | | | 2.00 | |
| 16 | A | Alphonse Gaglozoun | | | | | | | | | 1.95 | |
| 16 | A | France-Henry Lisette | | | | | | | | | 1.95 | |
| A | Ardeshir Ghandoomi | | | | | | | | | ' | |
| A | Joseph Rajo | | | | | | | | | ' | |
| 1 | B | Igor Paklin | | | | | | | | | 2.24 | Q |
| 1 | B | Milton Ottey | | | | | | | | | 2.24 | Q |
| 1 | B | Zhu Jianhua | | | | | | | | | 2.24 | Q |
| 4 | B | Carlo Thränhardt | | | | | | | | | 2.21 | q |
| 4 | B | Hennadiy Avdyeyenko | | | | | | | | | 2.21 | q |
| 4 | B | Sorin Matei | | | | | | | | | 2.21 | q |
| 4 | B | Valeriy Sereda | | | | | | | | | 2.21 | q |
| 4 | B | Dwight Stones | | | | | | | | | 2.21 | q |
| 4 | B | Patrik Sjöberg | | | | | | | | | 2.21 | q |
| 10 | B | Jacek Wszoła | | | | | | | | | 2.21 | q |
| 10 | B | Luca Toso | | | | | | | | | 2.21 | q |
| 12 | B | Paul Frommeyer | | | | | | | | | 2.21 | q |
| 13 | B | Eddy Annys | | | | | | | | | 2.21 | q |
| 14 | B | Dietmar Mögenburg | | | | | | | | | 2.21 | q |
| 15 | B | Tyke Peacock | | | | | | | | | 2.21 | q |
| 16 | B | Roland Dalhäuser | | | | | | | | | 2.15 | |
| 17 | B | Dariusz Biczysko | | | | | | | | | 2.15 | |
| 18 | B | Franck Verzy | | | | | | | | | 2.10 | |
| 18 | B | Stephen Wray | | | | | | | | | 2.10 | |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 2.10 | 2.15 | 2.19 | 2.23 | 2.26 | 2.29 | 2.32 | 2.34 | Result | Notes |
| Hennadiy Avdyeyenko | | – | o | o | o | o | xo | o | xxx | 2.32 | |
| Tyke Peacock | | – | o | o | xo | o | o | xxo | xxx | 2.32 | |
| Zhu Jianhua | | – | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | | 2.29 | |
| Dietmar Mögenburg | | – | o | o | xo | – | o | xxx | | 2.29 | |
| Igor Paklin | | o | o | o | o | xo | o | xxx | | 2.29 | |
| Dwight Stones | | – | o | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | | 2.29 | |
| Carlo Thränhardt | | – | o | o | o | o | – | xxx | | 2.26 | |
| Valeriy Sereda | | o | o | xo | o | o | xxx | | | 2.26 | |
| Milton Ottey | | – | xo | o | o | o | xxx | | | 2.26 | |
| 10 | Luca Toso | | o | xo | o | xxo | xxo | xxx | | | 2.26 | |
| 11 | Patrik Sjöberg | | | | | | | | | | 2.23 | |
| 12 | Leo Williams | | | | | | | | | | 2.23 | |
| 13 | Jacek Wszoła | | | | | | | | | | 2.23 | |
| 14 | Eddy Annys | | | | | | | | | | 2.19 | |
| 15 | Francisco Centelles | | | | | | | | | | 2.19 | |
| 16 | Paul Frommeyer | | xo | xo | xo | xxx | | | | | 2.19 | |
| 17 | Sorin Matei | | | | | | | | | | 2.15 | |
