Overview of the events of 1983 in the sport of athletics
This article contains an overview of the year 1983 in athletics.
International Events
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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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- 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
- 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
- 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
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