1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles

None These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres Hurdles event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Saturday 1983-08-13. Medalists GoldGDR Bettine JahnEast Germany (GDR)SilverGDR Kerstin KnabeEast Germany (GDR)BronzeBUL 1971 Ginka ZagorchevaBulgaria (BUL) Records Existing records at the start of the event. World RecordGrażyna Rabsztyn POL12.36Warsaw, PolandJune 12, 1980Championship RecordNew event Final RANKFINAL wind +2.4 m/sTIMEImage:Med 1.pngBettine Jahn GDR12.35wImage:Med 2.pngKerstin Knabe GDR12.42wImage:Med 3.pngGinka Zagorcheva BUL 197112.62w4.Natalya Petrova URS12.67w5.Shirley Strong GBR12.78w6.Yelena Biserova URS12.80w7.Cornelia Riefstahl GDR12.94w8.Benita Fitzgerald USA12.99w Semi-finals Held on Saturday 1983-08-13 RANKHEAT 1 wind +0.7TIME1.Ginka Zagorcheva BUL 197112.752.Kerstin Knabe GDR12.833.Yelena Biserova URS12.924.Shirley Strong GBR12.995.Michèle Chardonnet FRA13.136.Pam Page USA13.247.Heike Filsinger FRG13.428.Xénia Siska HUN13.68 RANKHEAT 2 wind +1.6TIME1.Bettine Jahn GDR12.762.Natalya Petrova URS12.833.Benita Fitzgerald USA12.964.Cornelia Riefstahl GDR13.005.Laurence Elloy FRA13.086.Ulrike Denk FRG13.167.Judy Livermore GBR13.308.Glynis Nunn AUS13.39 Quarter-finals Held on Friday 1983-08-12 RANKHEAT 1 wind +1.4TIME1.Kerstin Knabe GDR12.832.Judy Livermore GBR13.223.Glynis Nunn AUS13.234.Heike Filsinger FRG13.315.Sue Kameli CAN13.336.Beatriz Capotosto ARG13.607.Elisavet Pantazi GRE13.958.Dai Jianhua CHN14.07 RANKHEAT 2 wind +2.3TIME1.Ginka Zagorcheva BUL 197112.66w2.Natalya Petrova URS12.70w3.Pam Page USA13.12w4.Michèle Chardonnet FRA13.13w5.Lorna Boothe GBR13.29w6.Heidi Benserud NOR13.60w7.Helle Sichlau DEN13.73wLin Yueh-hsiang TPEDNS RANKHEAT 3 wind +1.9TIME1.Bettine Jahn GDR12.752.Laurence Elloy FRA12.953.Benita Fitzgerald USA13.154.Xénia Siska HUN13.165.Mihaela Stoica ROU 196513.216.Marjan Olyslager NED13.307.Sylvia Forgrave CAN13.388.Emi Sasaki JPN13.73 RANKHEAT 4 wind +1.6TIME1.Shirley Strong GBR12.912.Yelena Biserova URS12.943.Cornelia Riefstahl GDR12.964.Ulrike Denk FRG13.145.Marie-Noëlle Savigny FRA13.216.Karen Nelson CAN13.617.María José Martínez Guerrero ESP13.808.Saila Purho FIN13.90 Qualifying heats Held on Friday 1983-08-12 RANKHEAT 1 wind +0.8TIME1.Kerstin Knabe GDR13.032.Laurence Elloy FRA13.153.Ulrike Denk FRG13.264.Sue Kameli CAN13.615.Heidi Benserud NOR13.716.Elisavet Pantazi GRE13.907.Dai Jianhua CHN13.97 RANKHEAT 2 wind +2.1TIME1.Ginka Zagorcheva BUL 197112.78w2.Yelena Biserova URS12.91w3.Marie-Noëlle Savigny FRA13.21w4.Mihaela Stoica ROU 196513.24w5.Lorna Boothe GBR13.46w6.Beatriz Capotosto ARG13.63w7.Lin Yueh-hsiang TPE14.25w RANKHEAT 3 wind -3.1TIME1.Shirley Strong GBR13.262.Natalya Petrova URS13.433.Xénia Siska HUN13.604.Benita Fitzgerald USA13.675.Sylvia Forgrave CAN13.836.Nawal El Moutawakel MAR14.857.June Caddle BAR14.89 RANKHEAT 4 wind +0.5TIME1.Heike Filsinger FRG13.042.Cornelia Riefstahl GDR13.073.Glynis Nunn AUS13.264.Karen Nelson CAN13.665.Helle Sichlau DEN13.766.Maria José Martínez-Patiño ESP13.78Candy Young USADNF RANKHEAT 5 wind +0.6TIME1.Bettine Jahn GDR12.812.Michèle Chardonnet FRA13.173.Pam Page USA13.184.Judy Livermore GBR13.255.Marjan Olyslager NED13.266.Emi Sasaki JPN13.787.Saila Purho FIN13.90 References Results H Category:Sprint hurdles at the World Athletics Championships