1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

None 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 GoldFIN Tiina LillakFinland (FIN)SilverGBR Fatima WhitbreadGreat Britain (GBR)BronzeGRE Anna VerouliGreece (GRE) Schedule All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2) Qualification RoundGroup AGroup B12.08.1983 – ??:??h12.08.1983 – ??:??hFinal Round13.08.1983 – ??:??h Abbreviations All results shown are in metres Q automatic qualification q qualification by rankDNS did not startNM no markWR world recordAR area recordNR national recordPB personal bestSB season best Records Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships World Record Tiina Lillak FIN 74.76 m June 13, 1983 FIN Tampere, Finland Event Record New event Season Best Tiina Lillak FIN 74.76 m June 13, 1983 FIN Tampere, Finland Qualification Group A RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance1231 3 Tessa Sanderson GBR64.80 — — 64.80 m2 4 Petra Felke GDR60.08 57.80 64.46 64.46 m3 5 Mayra Vila CUB 53.44 60.46 62.78 62.78 m4 7 Tuula Laaksalo FIN 62.06 — —62.06 m5 13 Karin Bergdahl SWE 60.64 X 59.14 60.64 m6 14 Ingrid Thyssen FRG 58.84 56.16 59.70 59.70 m7 16 Elena Burgárová TCH 57.30 58.48 56.40 58.48 m8 18 Monique Lapres CAN 51.48 54.70 48.70 54.70 m9 19 Xin Xiaoli CHN 49.70 44.62 52.52 52.52 m10 21 Jennifer Pace MLT 40.72 41.96 41.52 41.96 m—— Sofia Sakorafa GRE — — — DNS Group B RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance1231 1 Tiina Lillak FIN 58.14 69.16 — 69.16 m2 2 Anna Verouli GRE 68.50 — —68.50 m3 6 Antje Kempe GDR62.74 — — 62.74 m4 8 Éva Ráduly-Zörgő ROU 196561.92 59.14 60.5461.92 m5 9 Karin Smith USA61.48 58.90 58.92 61.48 m6 10 Beate Peters FRG57.10 60.00 61.18 61.18 m7 11 María Caridad Colón CUB60.98 X 55.08 60.98 m8 12 Fatima Whitbread GBRX 57.34 60.96 60.96 m9 15 Fausta Quintavalla ITA59.34 53.68 58.00 59.34 m10 17 Emi Matsui JPNX 55.52 53.10 55.52 m11 20 Mereoni Vibose FIJ49.00 48.48 49.44 49.44 m12 22 Norsham Yoon MAS40.40 X 37.00 40.40 m Final RankAthleteAttemptsDistance123456 Tiina Lillak FIN67.34 59.04 63.24 63.56 67.46 70.82 70.82 m Fatima Whitbread GBR69.14 X 64.48 X 61.78 X 69.14 m Anna Verouli GREX 61.74 62.38 63.08 65.72 X 65.72 m4 Tessa Sanderson GBR64.76 63.66 63.94 64.10 64.00 59.74 64.76 m5 Éva Ráduly-Zörgő ROU 196563.38 60.32 57.36 60.92 63.86 61.80 63.86 m6 Tuula Laaksalo FIN50.50 62.44 X 56.52 X 59.04 62.44 m7 Beate Peters FRG59.22 X 62.42 X 59.30 X62.42 m8 María Caridad Colón CUB61.52 62.04 56.96 57.34 57.88 56.32 62.04 m9 Petra Felke GDRX 61.82 62.02 62.02 m10 Karin Smith USA56.76 X 59.76 59.76 m11 Antje Kempe GDR58.82 X 54.84 58.82 m12 Mayra Vila CUB57.60 53.72 57.80 57.80 m See also 1980 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Moscow) 1982 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Athens) 1984 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Los Angeles) 1986 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart) 1988 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Seoul) References Results J Category:Javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships