1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 23 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday August 13, 1983. The qualification mark was set at 62.00 metres. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).

Medalists Gold Tiina LillakFinland (FIN)Silver Fatima WhitbreadGreat Britain (GBR)Bronze Anna VerouliGreece (GRE)

Schedule All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2) Qualification RoundGroup AGroup B12.08.1983 – ??:??h12.08.1983 – ??:??hFinal Round13.08.1983 – ??:??h

Abbreviations All results shown are in metres Q automatic qualification q qualification by rankDNS did not startNM no markWR world recordAR area recordNR national recordPB personal bestSB season best

Records Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships World Record 74.76 m June 13, 1983 Tampere, Finland Event Record New event Season Best 74.76 m June 13, 1983 Tampere, Finland

Qualification

Group A RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance1231 3 64.80 — — 64.80 m2 4 60.08 57.80 64.46 64.46 m3 5 53.44 60.46 62.78 62.78 m4 7 62.06 — —62.06 m5 13 60.64 X 59.14 60.64 m6 14 58.84 56.16 59.70 59.70 m7 16 57.30 58.48 56.40 58.48 m8 18 51.48 54.70 48.70 54.70 m9 19 49.70 44.62 52.52 52.52 m10 21 40.72 41.96 41.52 41.96 m—— — — — DNS

Group B RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance1231 1 58.14 69.16 — 69.16 m2 2 68.50 — —68.50 m3 6 62.74 — — 62.74 m4 8 61.92 59.14 60.5461.92 m5 9 61.48 58.90 58.92 61.48 m6 10 57.10 60.00 61.18 61.18 m7 11 60.98 X 55.08 60.98 m8 12 X 57.34 60.96 60.96 m9 15 59.34 53.68 58.00 59.34 m10 17 X 55.52 53.10 55.52 m11 20 49.00 48.48 49.44 49.44 m12 22 40.40 X 37.00 40.40 m

Final RankAthleteAttemptsDistance123456 67.34 59.04 63.24 63.56 67.46 70.82 70.82 m 69.14 X 64.48 X 61.78 X 69.14 m X 61.74 62.38 63.08 65.72 X 65.72 m4 64.76 63.66 63.94 64.10 64.00 59.74 64.76 m5 63.38 60.32 57.36 60.92 63.86 61.80 63.86 m6 50.50 62.44 X 56.52 X 59.04 62.44 m7 59.22 X 62.42 X 59.30 X62.42 m8 61.52 62.04 56.96 57.34 57.88 56.32 62.04 m9 X 61.82 62.02 62.02 m10 56.76 X 59.76 59.76 m11 58.82 X 54.84 58.82 m12 57.60 53.72 57.80 57.80 m

See also 1980 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Moscow) 1982 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Athens) 1984 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Los Angeles) 1986 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart) 1988 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Seoul)

References Results