1983 in the sport of athletics
Overview of the events of 1983 in the sport of athletics
This article contains an overview of the year 1983 in athletics.
International Events
World records
Men
EVENT
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ATHLETE
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MARK
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DATE
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VENUE
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100 metres
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Calvin Smith (USA)
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9.93
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3 July
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Air Force Academy, CO, USA
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1500 m
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Sydney Maree (USA)
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3:31.24
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28 August
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Köln, West Germany
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1500 m
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Steve Ovett (GBR)
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3:30.77
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4 September
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Rieti, Italy
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400m Hurdles
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Ed Moses (USA)
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47.02
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31 August
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Koblenz, West Germany
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4x100m Relay
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United States (USA) • Emmit King • Willie Gault • Calvin Smith • Carl Lewis
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37.86
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10 August
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Helsinki
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High Jump
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Zhu Jianhua (CHN)
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2.37m
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11 June
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Beijing, PR China
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Zhu Jianhua (CHN)
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2.38m
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22 September
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Shanghai, PR China
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Pole Vault
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Pierre Quinon (FRA)
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5.82m
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28 August
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Köln, West Germany
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Pole Vault
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Thierry Vigneron (FRA)
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5.83m
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1 September
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Rome, Italy
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Shot Put
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Udo Beyer (GDR)
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22.22m
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25 June
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Los Angeles, United States
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Discus
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Yuriy Dumchev (URS)
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71.86m
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29 May
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Moscow, Soviet Union
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Hammer
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Sergey Litvinov (URS)
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84.14m
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21 June
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Moscow, Soviet Union
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Javelin (old)
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Tom Petranoff (USA)
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99.72m
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15 May
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Westwood, United States
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Decathlon
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Jürgen Hingsen (FRG)
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8825
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4-5 June
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Bernhausen, West Germany
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Half Marathon
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Paul Cummings (USA)
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1:01:32
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25 September
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Dayton, Ohio, United States
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Women
Men's Best Year Performers
- Main race this year: World Championships 100 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 400 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 800 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 1,500 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 5,000 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 10,000 metres
RANK
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1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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TIME
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1.
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Paul Cummings (USA)
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1:01:32 WR
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- Main race this year: World Championships Marathon
- Main race this year: World Championships 110m Hurdles
- Main race this year: World Championships 400m Hurdles
- Main race this year: World Championships 3,000m Steeplechase
- Main competition this year: World Championships High Jump
- Main competition this year: World Championships Long Jump
- Main competition this year: World Championships Triple Jump
- Main competition this year: World Championships Discus Throw
- Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put
- Main competition this year: World Championships Javelin Throw
- Main competition this year: World Championships Pole Vault
- Main competition this year: World Championships Decathlon
Women's Best Year Performers
- Main race this year: World Championships 100 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 400 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 800 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 1,500 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 3,000 metres
RANK
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1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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TIME
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1.
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Joan Benoit (USA)
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1:09:10
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- Main race this year: World Championships Marathon
- Main race this year: World Championships 100m Hurdles
- Main race this year: World Championships 400m Hurdles
- Main competition this year: World Championships High Jump
- Main competition this year: World Championships Long Jump
- Main competition this year: World Championships Discus Throw
- Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put
- Main competition this year: World Championships Javelin Throw
- Main competition this year: World Championships Heptathlon
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
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