1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

These are the official results of the men's decathlon competition at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes, including seven non-finishers. The competition was held from August 12 to August 13, 1983.

Medalists Gold Daley ThompsonGreat Britain (GBR)Silver Jürgen HingsenWest Germany (FRG)Bronze Siegfried WentzWest Germany (FRG)

Schedule

Friday August 12

Saturday August 13

Records Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships World Record 8779 June 5, 1983 Filderstadt-Bernhausen, West Germany Event Record New Event Season Best 8779 June 5, 1983 Filderstadt-Bernhausen, West Germany

Results

RankAthleteDecathlonPoints12345678910 10.60 7.88 15.35 2.03 48.12 14.37 44.46 5.10 65.24 4:29.72 8666 10.95 7.75 15.66 2.00 48.08 14.36 43.30 4.90 67.42 4:21.59 8561 10.94 7.24 15.11 2.00 48.0914.13 44.98 4.7075.08 4:28.52 8478 4 11.05 7.43 15.25 2.00 48.23 14.89 48.64 4.80 70.48 4:28.61 8433 5 10.96 7.06 14.88 2.03 48.12 15.06 48.74 4.20 73.94 4:49.35 8212 6 11.07 7.20 14.90 2.00 49.35 14.63 49.08 4.20 64.50 4:19.90 8201 7 10.69 7.48 14.12 2.03 48.02 14.49 38.10 4.60 60.08 4:31.19 8167 8 11.18 7.26 16.14 1.91 48.97 14.61 46.98 4.50 64.54 4:32.56 8149 9 10.86 7.35 14.99 1.94 48.61 14.29 46.56 4.60 52.24 4:36.43 8096 10 11.17 7.29 13.77 2.00 49.84 15.33 43.90 4.70 62.00 4:26.05 7982 11 11.20 6.90 13.53 2.00 49.13 14.90 38.18 4.50 59.78 4:18.18 7827 12 11.36 6.70 12.73 1.97 49.46 14.76 42.28 4.60 59.70 4:18.92 7769 13 11.17 7.27 14.45 2.00 50.24 16.23 48.08 4.40 56.28 4:56.76 7639 14 11.41 6.64 14.80 1.91 51.55 15.00 41.70 4.40 60.08 4:36.94 7527 15 11.73 6.53 13.80 1.82 50.47 15.81 48.58 4.10 56.28 4:22.72 7356 16 11.55 6.99 13.33 1.85 51.01 15.01 39.28 4.00 58.46 4:29.25 7329 17 11.65 6.37 8.98 1.91 52.01 16.15 25.70 3.50 50.90 4:29.42 6239 18 11.80 6.47 10.76 1.67 53.13 16.65 33.70 3.40 NM 5:08.32 5332 — 11.11 7.23 13.95 2.06 49.49 14.72 42.10 4.30 NM DNS DNF — 11.41 6.77 13.23 1.85 52.98 17.77 38.74 4.00 DNS DNF — 11.42 6.76 12.89 1.88 51.67 DNF 42.02 DNS DNF — 11.02 7.44 13.73 1.94 49.43 DNF DNS DNF — 11.01 7.41 15.03 NM DNS DNF — 11.39 6.83 13.61 DNS DNF — 11.64 6.69 NM DNS DNF

See also 1980 Men's Olympic Decathlon (Moscow) 1982 Men's European Championships Decathlon (Athens) 1984 Men's Olympic Decathlon (Los Angeles)

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