1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump explained

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 the qualifying with two groups held on 12 August 1983 and the final held on 13 August.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Hennadiy Avdyeyenko Soviet Union (URS)
Silver	Tyke Peacock United States (USA)
Bronze	Zhu Jianhua China (CHN)

Schedule

• All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
12.08.1983  - ??:??h	12.08.1983  - ??:??h
Final Round
13.08.1983  - ??:??h

Records

Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships
		2.37 m	June 11, 1983
	New event

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										2.21	q
2	A										2.21	q
3	A										2.18
4	A										2.18
5	A										2.15
5	A										2.15
7	A										2.15
8	A										2.15
8	A										2.15
8	A										2.15
11	A										2.10
11	A										2.10
13	A										2.10
13	A										2.10
15	A										2.00
16	A										1.95
16	A										1.95
	A
	A
1	B										2.24	Q
1	B										2.24	Q
1	B										2.24	Q
4	B										2.21	q
4	B										2.21	q
4	B										2.21	q
4	B										2.21	q
4	B										2.21	q
4	B										2.21	q
10	B										2.21	q
10	B										2.21	q
12	B										2.21	q
13	B										2.21	q
14	B										2.21	q
15	B										2.21	q
16	B										2.15
17	B										2.15
18	B										2.10
18	B										2.10

Final

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	2.10	2.15	2.19	2.23	2.26	2.29	2.32	2.34	Result	Notes
			–	o	o	o	o	xo	o	xxx	2.32
			–	o	o	xo	o	o	xxo	xxx	2.32
			–	o	o	o	o	o	xxx		2.29
			–	o	o	xo	–	o	xxx		2.29
			o	o	o	o	xo	o	xxx		2.29
			–	o	o	o	o	xxo	xxx		2.29
			–	o	o	o	o	–	xxx		2.26
			o	o	xo	o	o	xxx			2.26
			–	xo	o	o	o	xxx			2.26
10			o	xo	o	xxo	xxo	xxx			2.26
11			–	o	x–	o	xxx				2.23
12			–	o	xo	xo	xxx				2.23
13			–	o	–	xxo	–	xxx			2.23
14			–	–	o	xxx					2.19
15			–	–	xxo	xxx					2.19
16			xo	xo	xo	xxx					2.19
17			o	xxo	xxx						2.15

See also

• 1980 Men's Olympic High Jump (Moscow)
• 1982 Men's European Championships High Jump (Athens)
• 1984 Men's Olympic High Jump (Los Angeles)
• 1986 Men's European Championships High Jump (Stuttgart)
• 1987 Men's World Championships High Jump (Rome)

References

• Results

Notes and References

1. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k64595855/f52.item.zoom L'Athletisme
2. Web site: Detailed results . . 26 March 2019.