1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

None These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Tuesday 9 August 1983. Medalists GoldTCH Jarmila KratochvílováCzechoslovakia (TCH)SilverURS Lyubov GurinaSoviet Union (URS)BronzeURS Yekaterina PodkopayevaSoviet Union (URS) Records Existing records at the start of the event. World recordJarmila Kratochvílová TCH1:53.28Munich, West GermanyJuly 26, 1983Championship recordNew event Final RANKFINALTIMEJarmila Kratochvílová TCH1:54.68Lyubov Gurina URS1:56.11Yekaterina Podkopayeva URS1:57.584.Margrit Klinger FRG1:58.115.Robin Campbell USA2:00.036.Doina Melinte ROU 19652:00.137.Milena Matejkovičová TCH2:01.728.Antje Schröder GDR2:02.13 Semi-finals Held on Monday 8 August 1983 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.Yekaterina Podkopayeva URS1:59.552.Jarmila Kratochvílová TCH1:59.583.Milena Matejkovičová TCH2:00.024.Robin Campbell USA2:00.225.Jolanta Januchta POL2:02.236.Jill McCabe SWE2:02.927.Elena Lina ROU 19652:03.598.Célestine N'Drin CIV2:08.14 RANKHEAT 2TIME1.Lyubov Gurina URS1:59.332.Antje Schröder GDR1:59.463.Margrit Klinger FRG1:59.494.Doina Melinte ROU 19651:59.605.Zuzana Moravčíková TCH1:59.966.Totka Petrova BUL 19712:01.327.Tina Krebs DEN2:02.198.Jennifer Bean BER2:12.93 Qualifying heats Held on Sunday 7 August 1983 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.Margrit Klinger FRG2:02.082.Jolanta Januchta POL2:02.583.Milena Matejkovičová TCH2:02.604.Elena Lina ROU 19652:04.505.Attina Sawtell COK2:18.256.Kungu Bakombo ZAI2:19.68 RANKHEAT 2TIME1.Yekaterina Podkopayeva URS2:06.422.Totka Petrova BUL 19712:06.603.Zuzana Moravčíková TCH2:06.764.Jill McCabe SWE2:07.235.Maria Lomba STP2:21.90—Fatalmoudou Touré MLIDQ RANKHEAT 3TIME1.Antje Schröder GDR2:10.612.Jarmila Kratochvílová TCH2:12.353.Célestine N'Drin CIV2:12.524.Hala El-Moughrabi SYR 19802:15.375.Eucaris Caicedo COL2:17.066.Sofiya Mohamed COM 19782:55.64—Irina Podyalovskaya URSDNS RANKHEAT 4TIME1.Lyubov Gurina URS2:04.172.Doina Melinte ROU 19652:04.303.Robin Campbell USA2:04.834.Tina Krebs DEN2:05.495.Jennifer Bean BER2:13.806.Trịnh Thị Bé VIE2:17.547.Khadija Al Matari JOR2:28.72 References Results Category:800 metres at the World Athletics Championships