1983 in the sport of athletics
This page 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 |
Half Marathon
RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 1:01:32 WR |
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
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 |
Half Marathon
RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | 1:09:10 |
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)
gollark: Fascinating.
gollark: <@!236831708354314240> Fermat's LAST theorem!
gollark: Is that its pyroapiocity or what?
gollark: Perl has a cryoapiocity of 22π, see.
gollark: Yes.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.