1983 in the sport of athletics

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 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 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)

References Association of Road Racing Statisticians Year Rankings