1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

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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 Finland Tiina Lillak
Finland (FIN)
Silver United Kingdom Fatima Whitbread
Great Britain (GBR)
Bronze Greece Anna Verouli
Greece (GRE)

Schedule

  • All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
Qualification Round
Group A Group B
12.08.1983 – ??:??h 12.08.1983 – ??:??h
Final Round
13.08.1983 – ??:??h

Abbreviations

  • All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships
World Record  Tiina Lillak (FIN) 74.76 m June 13, 1983 Finland Tampere, Finland
Event Record New event
Season Best  Tiina Lillak (FIN) 74.76 m June 13, 1983 Finland Tampere, Finland

Qualification

Group A

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 3  Tessa Sanderson (GBR) 64.80 — — 64.80 m
2 4  Petra Felke (GDR) 60.08 57.80 64.46 64.46 m
3 5  Mayra Vila (CUB) 53.44 60.46 62.78 62.78 m
4 7  Tuula Laaksalo (FIN) 62.06 — — 62.06 m
5 13  Karin Bergdahl (SWE) 60.64 X 59.14 60.64 m
6 14  Ingrid Thyssen (FRG) 58.84 56.16 59.70 59.70 m
7 16  Elena Burgarová (TCH) 57.30 58.48 56.40 58.48 m
8 18  Monique Lapres (CAN) 51.48 54.70 48.70 54.70 m
9 19  Xin Xiaoli (CHN) 49.70 44.62 52.52 52.52 m
10 21  Jennifer Pace (MLT) 40.72 41.96 41.52 41.96 m
— —  Sofia Sakorafa (GRE) — — — DNS

Group B

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 1  Tiina Lillak (FIN) 58.14 69.16 — 69.16 m
2 2  Anna Verouli (GRE) 68.50 — — 68.50 m
3 6  Antje Kempe (GDR) 62.74 — — 62.74 m
4 8  Éva Ráduly-Zörgő (ROU) 61.92 59.14 60.54 61.92 m
5 9  Karin Smith (USA) 61.48 58.90 58.92 61.48 m
6 10  Beate Peters (FRG) 57.10 60.00 61.18 61.18 m
7 11  María Caridad Colón (CUB) 60.98 X 55.08 60.98 m
8 12  Fatima Whitbread (GBR) X 57.34 60.96 60.96 m
9 15  Fausta Quintavalla (ITA) 59.34 53.68 58.00 59.34 m
10 17  Emi Matsui (JPN) X 55.52 53.10 55.52 m
11 20  Mereoni Vibose (FIJ) 49.00 48.48 49.44 49.44 m
12 22  Norsham Yoon (MAS) 40.40 X 37.00 40.40 m

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Tiina Lillak (FIN) 67.34 59.04 63.24 63.56 67.46 70.82 70.82 m
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Fatima Whitbread (GBR) 69.14 X 64.48 X 61.78 X 69.14 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Anna Verouli (GRE) X 61.74 62.38 63.08 65.72 X 65.72 m
4  Tessa Sanderson (GBR) 64.76 63.66 63.94 64.10 64.00 59.74 64.76 m
5  Éva Ráduly-Zörgő (ROU) 63.38 60.32 57.36 60.92 63.86 61.80 63.86 m
6  Tuula Laaksalo (FIN) 50.50 62.44 X 56.52 X 59.04 62.44 m
7  Beate Peters (FRG) 59.22 X 62.42 X 59.30 X 62.42 m
8  María Caridad Colón (CUB) 61.52 62.04 56.96 57.34 57.88 56.32 62.04 m
9  Petra Felke (GDR) X 61.82 62.02 62.02 m
10  Karin Smith (USA) 56.76 X 59.76 59.76 m
11  Antje Kempe (GDR) 58.82 X 54.84 58.82 m
12  Mayra Vila (CUB) 57.60 53.72 57.80 57.80 m

See also

References

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