1983 in the sport of athletics explained

1983 in athletics
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This article contains an overview of the year 1983 in athletics.

International Events

• Asian Championships
• Balkan Games
• Central American and Caribbean Championships
• European Indoor Championships
• Mediterranean Games
• Pan American Games
• South American Championships
• World Championships
• World Cross Country Championships
• World Student Games

World records

Men

EVENT	ATHLETE	MARK	DATE	VENUE
100 metres		9.93	3 July	Air Force Academy, CO, USA
1500 m		3:31.24	28 August	Köln, West Germany
1500 m		3:30.77	4 September	Rieti, Italy
400m Hurdles		47.02	31 August	Koblenz, West Germany
4x100m Relay	• Emmit King • Willie Gault • Calvin Smith • Carl Lewis	37.86	10 August	Helsinki
High Jump		2.37m	11 June	Beijing, PR China
	2.38m	22 September	Shanghai, PR China
Pole Vault		5.82m	28 August	Köln, West Germany
Pole Vault		5.83m	1 September	Rome, Italy
Shot Put		22.22m	25 June	Los Angeles, United States
Discus		71.86m	29 May	Moscow, Soviet Union
Hammer		84.14m	21 June	Moscow, Soviet Union
Javelin (old)		99.72m	15 May	Westwood, United States
Decathlon		8825	4-5 June	Bernhausen, West Germany
Half Marathon		1:01:32	25 September	Dayton, Ohio, United States

Women

EVENT	ATHLETE	MARK	DATE	VENUE
100 metres		10.81	8 June	East Berlin
	10.79	3 July	Colorado Springs
400 metres		47.99	10 August	Helsinki
800 metres		1:53.28	26 July	Munich
10,000 metres		31:35.01	29 May	Krasnodar
	31:27.58	7 September	Odessa
400m Hurdles		54.02	11 June	Moscow
4x100m Relay	• Silke Möller • Marita Koch • Ingrid Auerswald • Marlies Göhr	41.53	31 July	East Berlin
High Jump		2.03m	21 August	London
	2.04m	25 August	Pisa, Italy
Heptathlon		6935	18-19 June	Moscow
Half Marathon		1:09:10	18 September	Philadelphia

Men's Best Year Performers

100 metres

Main race this year: World Championships 100 metres

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		9.93
2.		9.97
3.		10.03
4.		10.06

200 metres

Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		19.75
2.		19.99
3.		20.03
4.		20.16
5.		20.22

400 metres

Main race this year: World Championships 400 metres

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		44.50
2.		44.62
3.		44.73
4.		44.80
5.		44.87

800 metres

Main race this year: World Championships 800 metres

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		1:43.61
2.		1:43.65
3.		1:43.80
4.		1:43.98
5.		1:44.04

1,500 metres

Main race this year: World Championships 1,500 metres

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		3:30.77
2.		3:31.24
3.		3:31.66
4.		3:32.54
5.		3:32.71

Mile

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		3:49.21
2.		3:49.73
3.		3:49.98
4.		3:50.30
5.		3:50.49

3,000 metres

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		7:35.84
2.		7:38.39
3.		7:39.69
4.		7:39.71
5.		7:40.49

5,000 metres

Main race this year: World Championships 5,000 metres

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		13:08.54
2.		13:14.13
3.		13:17.69
4.		13:18.53
5.		13:18.86

10,000 metres

Main race this year: World Championships 10,000 metres

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		27:23.44
2.		27:24.95
3.		27:25.13
4.		27:30.69
5.		27:31.19

Marathon

Main race this year: World Championships Marathon

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		2:08:37
2.		2:08:38
3.		2:08:39
4.		2:08:55

110m Hurdles

Main race this year: World Championships 110m Hurdles

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		13.11
2.		13.17
3.		13.32
4.		13.44

400m Hurdles

Main race this year: World Championships 400m Hurdles

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		47.02
2.		47.78
3.		48.05
4.		48.42
5.		48.49

3,000m Steeplechase

Main race this year: World Championships 3,000m Steeplechase

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		8:12.37
2.		8:12.62
3.		8:15.06
4.		8:15.16
5.		8:15.59

High Jump

Main competition this year: World Championships High Jump

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	HEIGHT
1.		2.38 WR
2.		2.35
3.		2.34

Long Jump

Main competition this year: World Championships Long Jump

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		8.79
2.		8.39
3.		8.33
5.		8.28

Triple Jump

Main competition this year: World Championships Triple Jump

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		17.55
2.		17.53
3.		17.42
4.		17.40
5.		17.35

Discus

Main competition this year: World Championships Discus Throw

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		71.86 WR
2.		71.32
3.		71.18
4.		71.06
5.		70.72

Hammer

See main article: article.

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		84.14
2.		82.92
3.		81.18
4.		81.02
5.		80.94

Shot Put

Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		22.22 WR
2.		21.94
3.		21.68
4.		21.61
5.		21.43

Javelin (old design)

Main competition this year: World Championships Javelin Throw

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		99.72
2.		96.72
3.		94.20
4.		91.88
5.		91.44

Pole Vault

Main competition this year: World Championships Pole Vault

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	HEIGHT
1.		5.83
2.		5.82
3.		5.80
4.		5.76
5.		5.75

Decathlon

Main competition this year: World Championships Decathlon

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	POINTS
1.		8779 WR
2.		8718
3.		8666
4.		8538
5.		8501

Women's Best Year Performers

100 metres

Main race this year: World Championships 100 metres

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		10.79 WR
2.		10.81 WR
3.		10.83
4.		10.94
5.		11.03

200 metres

Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		21.82
2.		21.88
3.		21.99
4.		22.19
5.		22.23

400 metres

Main race this year: World Championships 400 metres

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		47.99 WR
2.		48.59
3.		49.19
4.		49.75
5.		50.06

800 metres

Main race this year: World Championships 800 metres

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		1:53.28 WR
2.		1:55.96
3.		1:56.11
4.		1:56.21
5.		1:56.81

1,500 metres

Main race this year: World Championships 1,500 metres

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		3:57.12
2.		3:59.31
3.		4:00.12
4.		4:00.3
5.		4:00.62

3,000 metres

Main race this year: World Championships 3,000 metres

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		8:32.08
2.		8:34.02
3.		8:34.60
4.		8:34.62
5.		8:35.06

5,000 metres

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		15:10.65
2.		15:19.0

10,000 metres

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		31:27.58 WR
2.		31:35.01 WR
3.		31:48.94
4.		31:49.44
5.		31:52.85

Marathon

Main race this year: World Championships Marathon

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		2:22:43
2.		2:25:17
3.		2:26:26
4.		2:28:20
5.		2:28:32

100m Hurdles

Main race this year: World Championships 100m Hurdles

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		12.42
2.		12.49
3.		12.62
4.		12.65
5.		12.72

400m Hurdles

Main race this year: World Championships 400m Hurdles

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		54.02 WR
2.		54.14
3.		54.20
4.		54.64
5.		54.72

High Jump

Main competition this year: World Championships High Jump

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	HEIGHT
1.		2.04 WR
2.		2.03 WR
3.		2.01
4.		1.99
5.		1.98

Long Jump

Main competition this year: World Championships Long Jump

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		7.43
2.		7.14
3.		7.04
5.		7.00

Discus

Main competition this year: World Championships Discus Throw

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		73.26
2.		70.96
3.		70.74
4.		70.26
5.		70.00

Shot Put

Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		22.40
2.		21.46
3.		21.05
4.		20.95
5.		20.94

Javelin (old design)

Main competition this year: World Championships Javelin Throw

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		74.76
2.		73.58
3.		72.28
4.		71.00
5.		70.90

Heptathlon

Main competition this year: World Championships Heptathlon

RANK	1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	POINTS
1.		6935 WR
2.		6713
3.		6541
4.		6536
5.		6531

Births

• January 4 — Laura Douglas, Welsh hammer thrower
• January 7 — Marc Burns, Trinidad and Tobago athlete
• January 7 — Stéphanie Falzon, French hammer thrower
• January 11 — Cui Zhide, Chinese race walker
• January 16 — Trevell Quinley, American long jumper
• January 26 — Arturo Casado, Spanish middle distance runner
• January 28 — Chiara Rosa, Italian shot putter
• February 1 — Alice Timbilili, Kenyan distance runner
• February 2 — Athanasia Perra, Greek triple jumper
• March 10 — Yelena Bolsun, Russian sprinter
• March 14 — Jiang Qiuyan, Chinese race walker
• March 21 — Martina Hrašnová, Slovak hammer thrower
• March 21 — Jussi Heikkilä, Finnish hurdler
• March 22 — André Pollmächer, German long-distance runner
• March 23 — Mo Farah, Somali-British distance runner
• March 28 — Jurica Grabušić, Croatian hurdler
• April 25 — Nick Willis, New Zealand middle distance runner
• May 5 — Mabel Gay, Cuban triple jumper
• June 4 — Satoshi Osaki, Japanese long-distance runner
• July 12 — Yarelis Barrios, Cuban discus thrower
• July 18 — Mikk Pahapill, Estonian decathlete
• July 20 — Ignisious Gaisah, Ghanaian athlete
• August 2 — Zuzana Malíková, Slovak race walker
• August 4 — Fábio Gomes da Silva, Brazilian pole vaulter
• September 2 — Tatyana Kozlova, Russian race walker
• September 11 — Vivian Cheruiyot, Kenyan distance runner
• September 14 — Mestawet Tufa, Ethiopian distance runner
• October 2 — Michael Kipyego, Kenyan runner
• October 5 — Hamid Ezzine, Moroccan long-distance runner
• October 6 — Leonid Andreev, Uzbekistani decathlete and pole vaulter
• October 8 — Mihkel Kukk, Estonian javelin thrower
• October 10 — Dong Jimin, Chinese race walker
• October 22 — Mika Vasara, Finnish shot putter
• October 22 — Li Zhuhong, Chinese long-distance runner
• November 19 — Meseret Defar, Ethiopian distance runner
• December 2 — Yelena Priyma, Russian hammer thrower
• December 6 — Urszula Piwnicka, Polish javelin thrower
• December 8 — Aliaksandr Kazulka, Belarusian hammer thrower
• December 9 — Diana Pickler, American heptathlete
• December 13 — Janeth Jepkosgei, Kenyan middle distance runner
• December 22 — Viola Kibiwot, Kenyan middle distance runner
• December 27 — Tomo Morimoto, Japanese long-distance runner

Deaths

• January 21 — Antonio Siddi (59), Italian athlete (b. 1923)
• January 24 — Juan Carlos Zabala (71), Argentine athlete (b. 1911)
• February 14 — Lina Radke (79), German athlete (b. 1903)
• September 12 — Sabin Carr (79), American pole vaulter (b. 1904)

References

• Association of Road Racing Statisticians
• Year Rankings