| 1983 World Championships in Athletics | |
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| Host city | Helsinki, Finland |
| Date(s) | August 7 – August 14, 1983 |
| Main Stadium | Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
| Nations participating | 153 |
| Athletes participating | 1,355 |
| Events | 41 |
The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983.
Contents |
Men's Results
Track
1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995
Field
1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Long jump details |
 Carl Lewis (USA) |
8.55 | Jason Grimes (USA) |
8.29 | Mike Conley (USA) |
8.12 |
| Triple jump details |
 Zdzisław Hoffmann (POL) |
17.42 | Willie Banks (USA) |
17.18 |  Ajayi Agbebaku (NGR) |
17.18 |
| High jump details |
 Gennadiy Avdeyenko (URS) |
2.32 | Tyke Peacock (USA) |
2.32 |  Zhu Jianhua (CHN) |
2.29 |
| Pole vault details |
Sergey Bubka (URS) |
5.70 | Konstantin Volkov (URS) |
5.60 |  Atanas Tarev (BUL) |
5.60 |
| Shot put details |
Edward Sarul (POL) |
21.39 |  Ulf Timmermann (GDR) |
21.16 |  Remigius Machura (TCH) |
20.98 |
| Discus throw details |
Imrich Bugár (TCH) |
67.72 |  Luis Delís (CUB) |
67.36 | Gejza Valent (TCH) |
66.08 |
| Hammer throw details |
Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
82.68 | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
80.94 | Zdzisław Kwaśny (POL) |
79.42 |
| Javelin throw details |
Detlef Michel (GDR) |
89.48 | Tom Petranoff (USA) |
85.60 | Dainis Kūla (URS) |
85.58 |
| Decathlon details |
 Daley Thompson (GBR) |
8666 |  Jürgen Hingsen (FRG) |
8561 | Siegfried Wentz (FRG) |
8478 |
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
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Women's Results
Track
1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995
Field
1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Discus throw details |
Martina Opitz (GDR) |
68.94 | Galina Murasova (URS) |
67.44 | Maria Petkova (BUL) |
66.44 |
| High jump details |
Tamara Bykova (URS) |
2.01 | Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) |
1.99 | Louise Ritter (USA) |
1.95 |
| Heptathlon details |
Ramona Gohler-Neubert (GDR) |
6714 | Sabine Mobius-Paetz (GDR) |
6662 | Anke Vater (GDR) |
6532 |
| Javelin throw details |
 Tiina Lillak (FIN) |
70.82 | Fatima Whitbread (GBR) |
69.14 |  Anna Verouli (GRE) |
65.72 |
| Long jump details |
Heike Daute (GDR) |
7.27 |  Anişoara Cuşmir (ROU) |
7.15 | Carol Lewis (USA) |
7.04 |
| Shot put details |
Helena Fibingerová (TCH) |
21.05 | Helma Knorscheidt (GDR) |
20.70 | Ilona Schoknecht-Slupianek (GDR) |
20.56 |
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
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Medal table by country
| Position | Country: | Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: | Total: |
| 1. | East Germany |
10 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 2. | United States |
8 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 3. | Soviet Union |
6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| 4. | Czechoslovakia |
4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5. | West Germany |
2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 6. | Great Britain |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 7. | Poland |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8= | Finland |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8= |  Italy |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8= |  Jamaica |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11= |  Australia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11= |  Ireland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11= |  Mexico |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11= |  Norway |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15= | Cuba |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15= |  Ethiopia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15= |  Netherlands |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15= | Romania |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15= |  Spain |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20. | Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21= |  Brazil |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21= | China |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21= | Greece |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21= |  Morocco |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21= | Nigeria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also
References
External links
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