Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Women's shot put
# Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Women's shot put

The women's shot put event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 9 and 10 July 1983.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Natalya Lisovskaya Soviet Union | Claudia Losch West Germany | Natalya Akhrimenko Soviet Union |

## Results

### Qualification

| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | ? | Natalya Lisovskaya | Soviet Union | 18.73 | q |
| 2 | ? | Claudia Losch | West Germany | 17.41 | q |
| 3 | ? | Natalya Akhrimenko | Soviet Union | 16.66 | q |
| 4 | ? | Marcelina Rodríguez | Cuba | 16.06 | q |
| 5 | ? | Florenta Crăciunescu | Romania | 16.01 | q |
| 6 | ? | Bonnie Dasse | United States | 15.86 | q |
| 7 | ? | Shen Lijuan | China | 15.56 | q |
| 8 | ? | Rosemarie Hauch | Canada | 15.40 | q |
| 9 | ? | Regina Cavanaugh | United States | 15.40 | q |
| 10 | ? | Snezhana Vasileva | Bulgaria | 13.64 | q |
| 11 | ? | Vijaya Datta | India | 12.15 | q |
| 12 | ? | Sonia Smith | Bermuda | 11.45 | q |
| 13 | ? | Margaret Nasikenda | Uganda | 9.96 | |
| 14 | ? | Carole Dagher | Lebanon | 9.84 | |
| 15 | ? | Mercedes Centeno | Guatemala | 9.79 | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Natalya Lisovskaya | Soviet Union | 20.46 |
| | Claudia Losch | West Germany | 18.81 |
| | Natalya Akhrimenko | Soviet Union | 18.67 |
| 4 | Marcelina Rodríguez | Cuba | 17.44 |
| 5 | Shen Lijuan | China | 16.76 |
| 6 | Florenta Crăciunescu | Romania | 15.81 |
| 7 | Rosemarie Hauch | Canada | 15.53 |
| 8 | Bonnie Dasse | United States | 15.32 |
| 9 | Regina Cavanaugh | United States | 14.95 |
| 10 | Snezhana Vasileva | Bulgaria | 14.32 |
| 11 | Vijaya Datta | India | 12.72 |
| 12 | Sonia Smith | Bermuda | 12.16 |
