1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles explained

These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres Hurdles event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Saturday 1983-08-13.

Medalists

Gold	Bettine Jahn East Germany (GDR)
Silver	Kerstin Knabe East Germany (GDR)
Bronze	Ginka Zagorcheva Bulgaria (BUL)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record		12.36	Warsaw, Poland	June 12, 1980
Championship Record	New event

Final

RANK	FINAL wind +2.4 m/s	TIME
		12.35
		12.42
		12.62
4.		12.67
5.		12.78
6.		12.80
7.		12.94
8.		12.99

Semi-finals

• Held on Saturday 1983-08-13

RANK	HEAT 1 wind +0.7	TIME
1.		12.75
2.		12.83
3.		12.92
4.		12.99
5.		13.13
6.		13.24
7.		13.42
8.		13.68

RANK	HEAT 2 wind +1.6	TIME
1.		12.76
2.		12.83
3.		12.96
4.		13.00
5.		13.08
6.		13.16
7.		13.30
8.		13.39

Quarter-finals

• Held on Friday 1983-08-12

RANK	HEAT 1 wind +1.4	TIME
1.		12.83
2.		13.22
3.		13.23
4.		13.31
5.		13.33
6.		13.60
7.		13.95
8.		14.07

RANK	HEAT 2 wind +2.3	TIME
1.		12.66
2.		12.70
3.		13.12
4.		13.13
5.		13.29
6.		13.60
7.		13.73
		DNS

RANK	HEAT 3 wind +1.9	TIME
1.		12.75
2.		12.95
3.		13.15
4.		13.16
5.		13.21
6.		13.30
7.		13.38
8.		13.73

RANK	HEAT 4 wind +1.6	TIME
1.		12.91
2.		12.94
3.		12.96
4.		13.14
5.		13.21
6.		13.61
7.		13.80
8.		13.90

Qualifying heats

• Held on Friday 1983-08-12

RANK	HEAT 1 wind +0.8	TIME
1.		13.03
2.		13.15
3.		13.26
4.		13.61
5.		13.71
6.		13.90
7.		13.97

RANK	HEAT 2 wind +2.1	TIME
1.		12.78
2.		12.91
3.		13.21
4.		13.24
5.		13.46
6.		13.63
7.		14.25

RANK	HEAT 3 wind -3.1	TIME
1.		13.26
2.		13.43
3.		13.60
4.		13.67
5.		13.83
6.		14.85
7.		14.89

RANK	HEAT 4 wind +0.5	TIME
1.		13.04
2.		13.07
3.		13.26
4.		13.66
5.		13.76
6.		13.78
		DNF

RANK	HEAT 5 wind +0.6	TIME
1.		12.81
2.		13.17
3.		13.18
4.		13.25
5.		13.26
6.		13.78
7.		13.90

References

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