1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump

These are the official results of the Women's Long Jump event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday 14 August 1983. The qualification mark was set at 6.40 metres.

Medalists Gold Heike Daute-DrechslerEast Germany (GDR)Silver Anișoara Cușmir-StanciuRomania (ROU)Bronze Carol LewisUnited States (USA)

Schedule All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2) Qualification RoundGroup AGroup B13.08.1983 – ??:??h13.08.1983 – ??:??hFinal Round14.08.1983 – ??:??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 7.43 m June 4, 1983 Bucharest, Romania Event Record New event

Qualifying round Held on Saturday 1983-08-13 RANKGROUP ALENGTH1.6.78 m2.6.65 m3.6.65 m4.6.63 m5.6.44 m6.6.40 m7.6.29 m8.6.19 m9.6.15 m10.5.92 m11.5.77 m12.5.20 m13.4.90 m—NM—NM—NM—DNS

RANKGROUP BLENGTH1.6.76 m2.6.60 m3.6.57 m4.6.53 m5.6.45 m6.6.43 m7.6.37 m8.6.12 m9.6.03 m10.5.90 m11.5.40 m12.4.90 m—NM—NM—DNS—DNS—DNS

Final RANKFINALLENGTH7.27 m7.15 m7.04 m4.7.02 m5.6.93 m6.6.81 m7.6.80 m8.6.65 m9.6.62 m10.6.56 m11.6.54 m12.6.44 m

References Results (Archived 2009-09-09)