1983 World Championships in Athletics

The 1st World Athletics Championships were held from 7 to 14 August 1983 in Helsinki. The competitions were held in the Olympic Stadium of 1952. It was attended by 1572 athletes from some 153 countries.

There were two world records:

  • The U.S. 4x100 - meter relay team reached a time of 37.86 s
  • Jarmila Kratochvílová from Czechoslovakia laid back 400 meters in 47.99 seconds.
  • 2.1 100 m
  • 2.2 200 m
  • 2.3 400 m
  • 2.4 800 m
  • 2.5 1500 m
  • 2.6 3000 m
  • 2.7 Marathon
  • 2.8 100m Hurdles
  • 2.9 400m hurdles
  • 2:10 4 x 100 m relay
  • 2:11 4 x 400 m relay
  • 2:12 High Jump
  • 2:13 Long Jump
  • 2:14 javelin
  • 2:15 Discus Throw
  • 2:16 Shot Put
  • 2:17 Heptathlon

100 m

Date: August 8,

Participants from German-speaking countries: Germany Democratic Republic in 1949 Frank Emmelmann ( semis; 10.40 s ) Germany Democratic Republic in 1949 Thomas Schröder ( semis; 10.52 s )

200 m

Date: August 14

Participants from German-speaking countries: Austria Roland Jokl ( quarterfinals, 21:24 s ) Germany BR Andreas Rizzi ( quarterfinals; 21.37 s )

400 m

Date: August 10

Participants from German-speaking countries: Switzerland Marcel Arnold ( quarterfinals; DNS) Germany BR Martin Weppler ( semis; 46,55 s )

800 m

Date: August 9,

1500 m

Date: August 14

5000 m

Date: August 14

10,000 m

Date: August 9,

Marathon

Date: August 14

20 km Go

Date: August 7,

50 km Go

Date: August 12

110 m hurdles

Date: August 12

400m hurdles

Date: August 9,

3000 m steeplechase

Date: August 12

4 x 100 m relay

Date: August 10

4 x 400 m relay

Date: August 14

High Jump

Date: August 13,

Pole vault

Date: August 14

Long-jump

Date: August 10

Triple Jump

Date: August 8,

Javelin

Date: August 12

Discus Throw

Date: August 14

Shot Put

Date: August 7,

Hammer Throw

Date: August 9,

Decathlon

Date: August 12 and 13

Women

100 m

Date: August 8,

200 m

Date: August 14

400 m

Date: August 10

800 m

Date: August 9,

1500 m

Date: August 14

3000 m

Date: August 10

Marathon

Date: August 7,

100m Hurdles

Date: August 13,

400m hurdles

Date: August 10

4 x 100 m relay

Date: August 10

4 x 400 m relay

Date: August 14

High Jump

Date: August 9,

Long-jump

Date: August 14

Javelin

Date: August 13,

Discus Throw

Date: August 10

Shot Put

Date: August 12

Heptathlon

Date: August 8th and 9th

Explanations

  • WR: World Record
  • NR: National Record
  • DNF: did not finish ( did not finish )
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