1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw explained

The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland had a total number of 18 participating athletes, with the final held on 12 August 1983. All results were made with old rules javelin. The qualification mark was set at 84.00 metres.

Medalists

Gold	Detlef Michel East Germany (GDR)
Silver	Tom Petranoff United States (USA)
Bronze	Dainis Kūla Soviet Union (URS)

Schedule

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

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
10.08.1983  - 10:00h	10.08.1983  - 11:40h
Final Round
12.08.1983  - 18:55h

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Startlist

• World list as of August 6, 1983, just before the start of the competition

Rank	Athlete	Seasons Best	Personal Best
1		99.72 m	88.40 m
2		96.72 m	94.52 m
3		94.20 m	90.72 m
4		91.88 m	92.06 m
5		91.44 m	89.78 m
6		91.24 m	88.62 m
7		90.90 m	93.84 m
8		90.66 m	81.22 m
9		90.58 m	89.58 m
10		90.36 m	80.86 m
11		90.30 m	88.02 m
12		89.72 m	90.18 m
13		89.12 m	82.52 m
14		89.02 m	89.00 m
15		88.50 m	88.70 m
16		88.10 m	87.50 m
17		87.90 m	75.02 m
18		87.86 m	87.58 m
19		87.80 m	91.04 m
20		87.54 m	87.24 m
21		87.40 m	84.08 m
22		87.28 m	89.42 m
23		87.28 m	90.94 m
24		87.20 m	89.48 m
25		86.86 m	90.00 m
26		86.78 m	88.62 m
27		86.28 m	89.56 m
28		86.08 m	84.88 m

Records

Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships
		99.72 m	May 15, 1983
	New event
		99.72 m	May 15, 1983

Qualification

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
			1	2	3
1	2		X	88.86	-	88.86 m
2	5		85.68	-	-	85.68 m
3	8		76.18	84.22	-	84.22 m
4	9		78.58	X	83.16	83.16 m
5	11		82.68	79.38	76.46	82.68 m
6	12		72.60	81.92	79.66	81.92 m
7	13		81.72	77.08	X	81.72 m
8	17		72.92	X	72.80	72.92 m
9	18		X	51.84	X	51.84 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
			1	2	3
1	1		90.40	-	-	90.40 m
2	3		73.30	86.16	-	86.16 m
3	4		82.18	85.86	-	85.86 m
4	6		85.64	-	-	85.64 m
5	7		83.42	84.54	-	84.54 m
6	10		82.72	X	83.10	83.10 m
7	14		81.42	80.22	77.76	81.42 m
8	15		75.32	X	X	75.32 m
9	16		74.16	X	X	74.16 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance
		1	2	3	4	5	6
		88.96	89.48	88.74	X	X	86.70	89.48 m
		80.38	85.60	85.30	X	X	X	85.60 m
		85.58	80.70	82.78	82.42	83.08	X	85.58 m
4		77.04	78.86	84.56	79.00	70.16	81.66	84.56 m
5		X	81.72	83.54	77.60	74.92	X	83.54 m
6		83.28	78.84	X	78.94	X	77.26	83.28 m
7		81.30	X	X	X	75.62	X	81.30 m
8		75.06	80.42	X	X	X	X	80.42 m
9		79.84	78.02	74.82				79.84 m
10		79.34	X	78.08				79.34 m
11		76.58	76.46	77.74				77.74 m
12		X	76.66	X				76.66 m

See also

• 1980 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Moscow)
• 1982 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)
• 1984 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Los Angeles)
• 1986 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)

References

• Results
• IAAF Results
• koti.welho