1983 in athletics (track and field)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half Marathon |  Paul Cummings (USA) |
1:01:32 | September 25 | Dayton, Ohio, United States |
| 4x100m Relay | United States (USA) • Emmit King • Willie Gault • Calvin Smith • Carl Lewis |
37.86 | August 10 | Helsinki |
| High Jump |  Zhu Jianhua (CHN) |
2.37m | June 11 | Beijing, PR China |
| Zhu Jianhua (CHN) |
2.38m | September 22 | Shanghai, PR China | |
| Discus |  Yuriy Dumchev (URS) |
71.86m | May 29 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Shot Put |  Udo Beyer (GDR) |
22.22m | June 25 | Los Angeles, United States |
| Hammer | Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
84.14m | June 21 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Javelin (old) | Tom Petranoff (USA) |
99.72m | May 15 | Westwood, United States |
| Decathlon |  Jürgen Hingsen (FRG) |
8825 | June 5 | Bernhausen, West Germany |
Women
| EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Marlies Göhr (GDR) |
10.81 | June 8 | East Berlin |
| Evelyn Ashford (USA) |
10.79 | July 3 | Colorado Springs | |
| 400 metres |  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) |
47.99 | August 10 | Helsinki |
| 800 metres | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) |
1:53.28 | July 26 | Munich |
| 10,000 metres | Lyudmila Baranova (URS) |
31:35.01 | May 29 | Krasnodar |
| Raysa Sadreydinova (URS) |
31:27.58 | September 7 | Odessa | |
| 4x100m Relay | East Germany (GDR) • Silke Möller • Marita Koch • Ingrid Auerswald • Marlies Göhr |
41.53 | July 31 | East Berlin |
| 400m Hurdles | Anna Ambrazienė (URS) |
54.02 | June 11 | Moscow |
| High Jump | Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) |
2.03m | August 21 | London |
| Tamara Bykova (URS) |
2.04m | August 25 | Pisa | |
| Half Marathon | Joan Benoit (USA) |
1:09:10 | September 18 | Philadelphia |
| Heptathlon | Ramona Neubert (GDR) |
6935 | June 19 | Moscow |
Men's Best Year Performers
100 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 100 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Calvin Smith (USA) |
9.93 |
| 2. | Carl Lewis (USA) |
9.97 |
| 3. | Mel Lattany (USA) |
10.03 |
| 4. |  Leandro Peñalver (CUB) |
10.06 |
| Ron Brown (USA) | ||
| Emmit King (USA) |
200 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carl Lewis (USA) |
19.75 |
| 2. | Calvin Smith (USA) |
19.99 |
| 3. | Larry Myricks (USA) |
20.03 |
| 4. | Elliott Quow (USA) |
20.16 |
| 5. | Mel Lattany (USA) |
20.22 |
400 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 400 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Erwin Skamrahl (FRG) |
44.50 |
| 2. |  Bert Cameron (JAM) |
44.62 |
| 3. | James Rolle (USA) |
44.73 |
| 4. | Chris Whitlock (USA) |
44.80 |
| 5. | Sunder Nix (USA) |
44.87 |
800 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 800 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Steve Cram (GBR) |
1:43.61 |
| 2. | Willi Wülbeck (FRG) |
1:43.65 |
| 3. | Sebastian Coe (GBR) |
1:43.80 |
| 4. | Peter Elliott (GBR) |
1:43.98 |
| 5. |  Joaquim Cruz (BRA) |
1:44.04 |
1,500 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 1,500 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Ovett (GBR) |
3:30.77 |
| 2. | Sydney Maree (USA) |
3:31.24 |
| 3. | Steve Cram (GBR) |
3:31.66 |
| 4. |  Saïd Aouita (MAR) |
3:32.54 |
| 5. | Steve Scott (USA) |
3:32.71 |
Mile
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Scott (USA) |
3:49.21 |
| 2. |  John Walker (NZL) |
3:49.73 |
| 3. | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) |
3:49.98 |
| 4. | Sydney Maree (USA) |
3:50.30 |
| 5. | Steve Ovett (GBR) |
3:50.49 |
3,000 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Doug Padilla (USA) |
7:35.84 |
| 2. |  Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) |
7:38.39 |
| 3. |  António Leitão (POR) |
7:39.69 |
| 4. | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) |
7:39.71 |
| 5. |  Dragan Zdravković (YUG) |
7:40.49 |
5,000 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 5,000 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fernando Mamede (POR) |
13:08.54 |
| 2. | António Leitão (POR) |
13:14.13 |
| 3. | Doug Padilla (USA) |
13:17.69 |
| 4. |  Antonio Prieto (ESP) |
13:18.53 |
| 5. | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) |
13:18.86 |
10,000 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 10,000 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carlos Lopes (POR) |
27:23.44 |
| 2. | Werner Schildhauer (GDR) |
27:24.95 |
| 3. | Fernando Mamede (POR) |
27:25.13 |
| 4. | Hansjörg Kunze (GDR) |
27:30.69 |
| 5. | Nick Rose (GBR) |
27:31.19 |
Half Marathon
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Paul Cummings (USA) |
1:01:32 WR |
Marathon
- Main race this year: World Championships Marathon
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Robert de Castella (AUS) |
2:08:37 |
| 2. |  Toshihiko Seko (JPN) |
2:08:38 |
| 3. | Carlos Lopes (POR) |
2:08:39 |
| 4. | Takeshi So (JPN) |
2:08:55 |
 Juma Ikangaa (TAN) |
110m Hurdles
- Main race this year: World Championships 110m Hurdles
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Greg Foster (USA) |
13.11 |
| 2. | Sam Turner (USA) |
13.17 |
| 3. | Tonie Campbell (USA) |
13.32 |
| 4. |  Arto Bryggare (FIN) |
13.44 |
| Roger Kingdom (USA) |
400m Hurdles
- Main race this year: World Championships 400m Hurdles
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Edwin Moses (USA) |
47.02 |
| 2. | Andre Phillips (USA) |
47.78 |
| 3. | David Patrick (USA) |
48.05 |
| 4. | David Lee (USA) |
48.42 |
| 5. | Harald Schmid (FRG) |
48.49 |
3,000m Steeplechase
- Main race this year: World Championships 3,000m Steeplechase
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Henry Marsh (USA) |
8:12.37 |
| 2. |  Bogusław Mamiński (POL) |
8:12.62 |
| 3. | Patriz Ilg (FRG) |
8:15.06 |
| 4. | Graeme Fell (GBR) |
8:15.16 |
| 5. |  Joseph Mahmoud (FRA) |
8:15.59 |
High Jump
- Main competition this year: World Championships High Jump
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zhu Jianhua (CHN) |
2.38 WR |
| 2. | Valeriy Sereda (URS) |
2.35 |
| 3. | Paul Frommeyer (FRG) |
2.34 |
| Carlo Thränhardt (FRG) | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Eddy Annys (BEL) |
Long Jump
- Main competition this year: World Championships Long Jump
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carl Lewis (USA) |
8.79 |
| 2. | Jason Grimes (USA) |
8.39 |
| 3. | Sergey Rodin (URS) |
8.33 |
| Reginald Kelly (USA) | ||
| 5. | Aleksandr Beskrovniy (URS) |
8.28 |
Triple Jump
- Main competition this year: World Championships Triple Jump
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vasiliy Grishchenkov (URS) |
17.55 |
| 2. | Aleksandr Beskrovniy (URS) |
17.53 |
| 3. | Zdzislaw Hoffmann (POL) |
17.42 |
| 4. | Lázaro Betancourt (CUB) |
17.40 |
| 5. | Ken Lorraway (AUS) |
17.35 |
Discus
- Main competition this year: World Championships Discus Throw
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yuriy Dumchev (URS) |
71.86 WR |
| 2. | Ben Plucknett (USA) |
71.32 |
| 3. | Art Burns (USA) |
71.18 |
| 4. | Luis Delís (CUB) |
71.06 |
| 5. | Imrich Bugár (TCH) |
70.72 |
Hammer
Main article: 1983 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
84.14 |
| 2. | Igor Nikulin (URS) |
82.92 |
| 3. | Yuriy Tarasyuk (URS) |
81.18 |
| 4. | Juha Tiainen (FIN) |
81.02 |
| 5. | Yuriy Syedikh (URS) |
80.94 |
Shot Put
- Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Udo Beyer (GDR) |
22.22 WR |
| 2. | Dave Laut (USA) |
21.94 |
| 3. | Edward Sarul (POL) |
21.68 |
| 4. | Kevin Akins (USA) |
21.61 |
| 5. | Mike Lehmann (USA) |
21.43 |
Javelin (old design)
- Main competition this year: World Championships Javelin Throw
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tom Petranoff (USA) |
99.72 |
| 2. | Detlef Michel (GDR) |
96.72 |
| 3. | Heino Puuste (URS) |
94.20 |
| 4. | Dainis Kula (URS) |
91.88 |
| 5. | Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG) |
91.44 |
Pole Vault
- Main competition this year: World Championships Pole Vault
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Thierry Vigneron (FRA) |
5.83 |
| 2. | Pierre Quinon (FRA) |
5.82 |
| 3. | Billy Olson (USA) |
5.80 |
| 4. | Jeff Buckingham (USA) |
5.76 |
| 5. | Brad Pursley (USA) |
5.75 |
Decathlon
- Main competition this year: World Championships Decathlon
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jürgen Hingsen (FRG) |
8779 WR |
| 2. | Siegfried Wentz (FRG) |
8718 |
| 3. | Daley Thompson (GBR) |
8666 |
| 4. | Grigoriy Degtyaryev (URS) |
8538 |
| 5. | Uwe Freimuth (GDR) |
8501 |
Women's Best Year Performers
100 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 100 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Evelyn Ashford (USA) |
10.79 WR |
| 2. | Marlies Göhr (GDR) |
10.81 WR |
| 3. | Marita Koch (GDR) |
10.83 |
| 4. | Diane Williams (USA) |
10.94 |
| 5. | Silke Möller (GDR) |
11.03 |
200 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marita Koch (GDR) |
21.82 |
| 2. | Evelyn Ashford (USA) |
21.88 |
| 3. | Chandra Cheeseborough (USA) |
21.99 |
| 4. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
22.19 |
| 5. | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) |
22.23 |
400 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 400 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) |
47.99 WR |
| 2. | Tatána Kocembová (TCH) |
48.59 |
| 3. | Mariya Pinigina (URS) |
49.19 |
| 4. | Gaby Bußmann (FRG) |
49.75 |
| 5. |  Marita Payne (CAN) |
50.06 |
800 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 800 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) |
1:53.28 WR |
| 2. | Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) |
1:55.96 |
| 3. | Lyubov Gurina (URS) |
1:56.11 |
| 4. | Zamira Zaytseva (URS) |
1:56.21 |
| 5. | Tatyana Providokhina (URS) |
1:56.81 |
1,500 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 1,500 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mary Slaney (USA) |
3:57.12 |
| 2. | Ravilya Agletdinova (URS) |
3:59.31 |
| 3. | .svg.png){kind=small} Fiţa Lovin (ROU) |
4:00.12 |
| 4. | Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) |
4:00.3 |
| 5. | Maria Radu (ROU) |
4:00.62 |
3,000 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 3,000 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tatyana Kazankina (URS) |
8:32.08 |
| 2. | Alla Yushina (URS) |
8:34.02 |
| 3. | Galina Zakharova (URS) |
8:34.60 |
| 4. | Mary Slaney (USA) |
8:34.62 |
| 5. | Svetlana Guskova (URS) |
8:35.06 |
5,000 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | .svg.png){kind=small} Zola Pieterse (RSA) |
15:10.65 |
| 2. | Anna Domoradskaya (URS) |
15:19.0 |
10,000 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Raysa Sadreydinova (URS) |
31:27.58 WR |
| 2. | Lyudmila Baranova (URS) |
31:35.01 WR |
| 3. | Tatyana Pozdnyakova (URS) |
31:48.94 |
| 4. | Olga Bondarenko (URS) |
31:49.44 |
| 5. | Aurora Cunha (POR) |
31:52.85 |
Half Marathon
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joan Benoit (USA) |
1:09:10 |
Marathon
- Main race this year: World Championships Marathon
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joan Benoit (USA) |
2:22:43 |
| 2. |  Grete Waitz (NOR) |
2:25:17 |
| 3. | Julie Brown (USA) |
2:26:26 |
| 4. | Mary O'Connor (NZL) |
2:28:20 |
| 5. | Charlotte Teske (FRG) |
2:28:32 |
100m Hurdles
- Main race this year: World Championships 100m Hurdles
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bettine Jahn (GDR) |
12.42 |
| 2. | .svg.png){kind=small} Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) |
12.49 |
| 3. | Kerstin Knabe (GDR) |
12.62 |
| 4. | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) |
12.65 |
| 5. | Cornelia Riefstahl (GDR) |
12.72 |
400m Hurdles
- Main race this year: World Championships 400m Hurdles
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Anna Ambrazienė (URS) |
54.02 WR |
| 2. | Yekaterina Grun (URS) |
54.14 |
| 3. | Ellen Fiedler (GDR) |
54.20 |
| 4. | Petra Pfaff (GDR) |
54.64 |
| 5. | Yelena Filipishina (URS) |
54.72 |
High Jump
- Main competition this year: World Championships High Jump
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tamara Bykova (URS) |
2.04 WR |
| 2. | Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) |
2.03 WR |
| 3. | Louise Ritter (USA) |
2.01 |
| 4. | Kerstin Brandt (GDR) |
1.99 |
| 5. | Larisa Kositsyna (URS) |
1.98 |
| Silvia Costa (CUB) | ||
| Valentina Poluyko (URS) |
Long Jump
- Main competition this year: World Championships Long Jump
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Anişoara Cuşmir (ROU) |
7.43 |
| 2. | Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
7.14 |
| 3. | Svetlana Zorina (URS) |
7.04 |
| Tatyana Proskuryakova (URS) | ||
| 5. | Margarita Butkiené (URS) |
7.00 |
Discus
- Main competition this year: World Championships Discus Throw
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Galina Savinkova (URS) |
73.26 |
| 2. | Gisela Beyer (GDR) |
70.96 |
| 3. | Mariya Petkova (BUL) |
70.74 |
| 4. | Martina Hellmann (GDR) |
70.26 |
| 5. | Zdeňka Šilhavá (TCH) |
70.00 |
Shot Put
- Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ilona Slupianek (GDR) |
22.40 |
| 2. | Helena Fibingerová (TCH) |
21.46 |
| 3. | Zdeňka Šilhavá (TCH) |
21.05 |
| 4. | Mihaela Loghin (ROU) |
20.95 |
| 5. | Nunu Abashidze (URS) |
20.94 |
Javelin (old design)
- Main competition this year: World Championships Javelin Throw
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tiina Lillak (FIN) |
74.76 |
| 2. | Tessa Sanderson (GBR) |
73.58 |
| 3. |  Sofia Sakorafa (GRE) |
72.28 |
| 4. | Antje Zöllkau (GDR) |
71.00 |
| 5. | Anna Verouli (GRE) |
70.90 |
Heptathlon
- Main competition this year: World Championships Heptathlon
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ramona Neubert (GDR) |
6935 WR |
| 2. | Sabine John (GDR) |
6713 |
| 3. | Lyudmila Kolyadina (URS) |
6541 |
| 4. | Yekaterina Smirnova (URS) |
6536 |
| 5. | Anke Behmer (GDR) |
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
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