These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 21 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 14, 1983.

Medalists Gold Martina OpitzEast Germany (GDR)Silver Galina MurašovaSoviet Union (URS)Bronze Mariya PetkovaBulgaria (BUL)

Schedule All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2) Qualification RoundGroup AGroup B09.08.1983 – ??:??h09.08.1983 – ??:??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 73.26 m May 22, 1983 Leselidze, Soviet Union Event Record New event

Qualification

Group A RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance1231 1 58.28 65.84 — 65.84 m2 2 64.68 — — 64.68 m 3 3 64.66 — — 64.66 m 4 5 64.00 — — 64.00 m 5 9 X 60.58 57.38 60.58 m 6 11 59.28 X 55.92 59.28 m 7 12 56.60 X 57.82 57.82 m 8 15 50.54 50.72 54.92 54.92 m 9 16 52.92 51.62 54.58 54.58 m 10 20 33.36 X 31.88 33.36 m

Group B RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance1231 4 64.14 — — 64.14 m 2 6 63.58 — — 63.58 m 3 7 61.70 — — 61.70 m 4 8 55.24 61.50 — 61.50 m 5 10 X 60.16 — 60.16 m 6 13 53.30 57.64 X 57.64 m 7 14 X 57.34 X 57.34 m 8 17 53.78 51.16 X 53.78 m 9 18 44.58 45.22 44.28 45.22 m 10 19 42.36 X X 42.36 m — — X X X NM

Final RankAthleteThrowsFinal123456Distance X 66.42 67.76 67.22 68.74 68.94 68.94 m X 64.82 65.96 64.80 X 67.44 67.44 m 62.48 66.44 X X X X 66.44 m4. 65.62 65.62 63.62 62.24 63.42 62.90 65.62 m5. X 65.06 65.00 X 63.84 65.26 65.26 m6. 60.58 64.18 62.76 X 64.32 X 64.32 m7. 61.48 63.76 62.42 59.50 63.20 62.92 63.76 m8. 60.66 62.50 60.50 60.64 X X 62.50 m9. 55.56 X 62.14 62.14 m10. 56.50 62.06 57.44 62.06 m11. X X 59.28 59.28 m12. 52.64 57.96 58.10 58.10 m

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

References Results