# Poland at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics

Poland competed at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland, from 7–14 August 1983.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
| Gold | Edward Sarul | Shot put men | 21.39 m | 7 August |
| Gold | Zdzislaw Hoffmann | Triple jump men | 17.42 m | 8 August |
| Silver | Boguslaw Maminski | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:17.03 | 12 August |
| Bronze | Zdzislaw Kwasny | Hammer men | 79.42 m | 9 August |

## Full results
### Men
#### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Marian Woronin | 100 metres | 10.50 | 3 Q | 10.72 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ryszard Ostrowski | 800 metres | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Piotr Kurek | 1500 metres | 3:40.96 | 5 q | — | — | 3:39.54 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ryszard Szparak | 400 metres hurdles | 50.09 | 2 Q | — | — | 49.17 NR | 3 Q | 49.78 | 8 |
| Bogusław Mamiński | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:22.79 | 2 Q | — | — | 8:20.81 | 1 Q | 8:17.03 | |
| Krzysztof Wesołowski | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:27.08 | 1 Q | — | — | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance |
| Krzysztof Zwoliński Zenon Licznerski Czesław Prądzyński Marian Woronin | 4 × 100 metres relay | 39.41 | 4 Q | — | — | 39.01 | 3 Q | 38.72 | 6 |
| Ryszard Wichrowski Ryszard Szparak Andrzej Stępień Ryszard Podlas | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:07.18 | 3 Q | — | — | 3:05.51 | 3 Q | DNF | DNF |
| Ryszard Marczak | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:13:20 | 16 |
| Bohdan Bułakowski | 50 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Bogusław Duda | 50 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Dariusz Biczysko | High jump | 2.15 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jacek Wszoła | High jump | 2.21 | 10 Q | 2.23 | 13 |
| Władysław Kozakiewicz | Pole vault | — | — | 5.40 | 8 |
| Tadeusz Ślusarski | Pole vault | — | — | 5.55 | 4 |
| Zdzisław Hoffmann | Triple jump | 16.72 | 2 Q | 17.42 | |
| Edward Sarul | Shot put | 20.82 | 1 Q | 21.39 | |
| Zdzisław Kwaśny | Hammer throw | 75.78 | 2 Q | 79.42 NR | |
| Henryk Królak | Hammer throw | NM | NM | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mariusz Tomaszewski | Hammer throw | 70.62 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Dariusz Ludwig | Result | 11.17 | 7.29 | 13.77 | 2.00 | 49.84 | 15.33 | 43.90 | 4.70 | 62.00 | 4:26.05 | 7982 | 10 |
| Dariusz Ludwig | Points | 845 | 833 | 698 | 785 | 883 | 871 | 696 | 760 | 649 | 685 | 7982 | 10 |

### Women
#### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ewa Kasprzyk | 200 metres | 23.21 | 2 Q | 22.93 | 2 Q | 23.02 | 4 Q | 23.03 | 8 |
| Jolanta Januchta | 800 metres | 2:02.58 | 2 Q | — | — | 2:02.23 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |