World Athletics Championships 1983/100 m for women
World Athletics Championships 1983 | |||||||||
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discipline | 100 meter run | ||||||||
gender | Women | ||||||||
Attendees | 47 athletes from 34 countries | ||||||||
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Competition location | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 7th (preliminary) August 7th (quarter-finals) August 8th (semi-finals) August 8th (final) |
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The women's 100-meter run at the 1983 World Athletics Championships took place on August 7th and 8th, 1983 in Helsinki , Finland .
47 female sprinters from 34 countries took part in the competition. The athletes from the GDR won two medals, gold and silver. The Olympic silver medalist from 1980 and two-time European champion ( 1978 / 1982 ) Marlies Goehr won the gold medal with 10.97 s. Also over 200 meters and with the 4 x 100 meter relay in her country, she was previously multiple medal winner at the Olympic Games and European Championships and was also world champion with her sprint relay here. Silver went with 11.02 s to the double Olympic champion ( 1976 /1980) and double European champion (1978/1982) over 400 meters Marita Koch , also with the 4 x 400-meter relay of the GDR 1980 Olympic silver medalist and two-time European champion (1978 / 1982) and was world champion here over 200 meters and with her 4 x 100 meter relay a few days later. American Diane Williams won the bronze medal with 11.06 seconds.
Records
Before the competition, the following records were in place:
World record |
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10.79 s | Colorado Springs , United States | 3rd July 1983 |
World championship record | There were still no World Cup records, the event was held for the first time. |
The World Cup record was gradually increased to 10.97 seconds ( Marlies Göhr , GDR , in the final on August 8, 1983).
Prelims
August 7, 1983
From the seven preliminary runs, the first three of each run - highlighted in light blue - and the eleven fastest - highlighted in light green - qualified for the quarter-finals.
Run 1
Wind: +1.1 m / s
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Olga Antonova |
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11.26 CR |
2 | Marlies Goehr |
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11.34 |
3 | Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia |
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11.57 |
4th | Leleith Hodges |
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11.58 |
5 | Radislava Šoborová |
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11.80 |
6th | Mary Mensah |
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12.26 |
7th | Rose Phillips-King |
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12.87 |
Run 2
Wind: +0.9 m / s
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Marita Koch |
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11.24 CR |
2 | Angela Bailey |
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11.31 |
3 | Rose-Aimée Bacoul |
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11.38 |
4th | Dorthe A. Rasmussen |
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11.42 |
5 | Monika Hirsch |
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11.73 |
6th | Felicite Bada |
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13.15 |
Ruth Enang Mesode |
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DNS |
Run 3
Wind: +1.2 m / s
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Diane Williams |
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11.23 CR |
2 | Helina Marjamaa |
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11.47 |
3 | Beverley Callender |
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11.65 |
4th | Rufina Ubah |
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11.67 |
5 | Esther Hope |
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12.19 |
6th | June Caddle |
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12.56 |
7th | Judith Nimpaye |
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14.65 |
Run 4
Wind: +0.9 m / s
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Evelyn Ashford |
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11.15 CR |
2 | Marina Romanova |
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11.54 |
3 | Pauline Davis-Thompson |
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11.56 |
4th | Els Vader |
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11.58 |
5 | Lena Möller |
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11.62 |
6th | Amie Ndow |
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12.63 |
Semra Aksu |
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DNS |
Run 5
Wind: +1.6 m / s
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Merlene Ottey |
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11.30 |
2 | Anelija Nunewa |
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11.43 |
3 | Heather Oakes |
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11.60 |
4th | Marie-France Loval |
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11.71 |
5 | Walapa Tangjit Nusorn |
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12.26 |
6th | Mo Myong-hee |
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12.26 |
7th | Marisol Garcia |
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12.99 |
Run 6
Wind: +0.3 m / s
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Angella Taylor |
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11.45 |
2 | Shirley Thomas |
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11.54 |
3 | Nadezhda Georgieva |
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11.58 |
4th | Ruperta Charles |
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12.18 |
5 | Evelyne Farrell |
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12.19 |
6th | Carmela Bolivar |
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12.31 |
7th | Pushpa Bhatta |
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13.89 |
Run 7
Wind: +2.1 m / s
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Alice Brown |
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11.26 |
2 | Silke Gladisch |
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11.28 |
3 | Laurence Bily |
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11.53 |
4th | Juliet Cuthbert |
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11.58 |
5 | Lydia De Vega-Mercado |
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11.74 |
6th | Shen Shu-foog |
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11.85 |
7th | Koumba edge |
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13.37 |
Quarter finals
August 7, 1983
From the four quarter-finals, the first four of each run - highlighted in light blue - qualified for the semi-finals.
Run 1
Wind: +0.8 m / s
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Anelija Nunewa |
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11.20 |
2 | Angella Taylor |
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11.24 |
3 | Alice Brown |
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11.30 |
4th | Olga Antonova |
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11.32 |
5 | Els Vader |
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11.56 |
6th | Leleith Hodges |
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11.63 |
7th | Marie-France Loval |
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11.79 |
8th | Monika Hirsch |
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11.91 |
Run 2
Wind: -0.6 m / s
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Marita Koch |
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11.25 |
2 | Merlene Ottey |
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11.33 |
3 | Helina Marjamaa |
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11.34 |
4th | Nadezhda Georgieva |
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11.43 |
5 | Beverley Callender |
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11.48 |
6th | Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia |
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11.64 |
7th | Dorthe A. Rasmussen |
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11.67 |
8th | Lydia De Vega-Mercado |
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11.90 |
Run 3
Wind: -0.2 m / s
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Diane Williams |
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11.25 |
2 | Silke Gladisch |
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11.36 |
3 | Rose-Aimée Bacoul |
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11.42 |
4th | Shirley Thomas |
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11.48 |
5 | Rufina Ubah |
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11.60 |
6th | Pauline Davis-Thompson |
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11.62 |
7th | Juliet Cuthbert |
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11.67 |
8th | Radislava Šoborová |
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11.90 |
Run 4
Wind: -0.2 m / s
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Evelyn Ashford |
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11.11 CR |
2 | Marlies Goehr |
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11.16 |
3 | Angela Bailey |
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11.36 |
4th | Heather Oakes |
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11.57 |
5 | Marina Romanova |
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11.61 |
6th | Lena Möller |
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11.75 |
7th | Laurence Bily |
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11.76 |
8th | Shen Shu-foog |
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12.17 |
Semifinals
August 8, 1983
From the two semi-finals, the first four of each run - highlighted in light blue - qualified for the final.
Run 1
Wind: -0.5 m / s
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Marlies Goehr |
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11.05 CR |
2 | Angela Bailey |
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11.18 |
3 | Diane Williams |
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11.21 |
4th | Helina Marjamaa |
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11.29 |
5 | Silke Gladisch |
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11.30 |
6th | Anelija Nunewa |
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11.31 |
7th | Alice Brown |
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11.33 |
8th | Shirley Thomas |
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11.53 |
Run 2
Wind: -0.6 m / s
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Evelyn Ashford |
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10.99 CR |
2 | Marita Koch |
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11.08 |
3 | Angella Taylor |
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11.22 |
4th | Merlene Ottey |
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11.26 |
5 | Olga Antonova |
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11.30 |
6th | Nadezhda Georgieva |
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11.36 |
7th | Heather Oakes |
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11.50 |
8th | Rose-Aimée Bacoul |
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11.59 |
final
August 8, 1983
wind: –0.5 m / s
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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Marlies Goehr |
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10.97 CR |
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Marita Koch |
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11.02 |
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Diane Williams |
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11.06 |
4th | Merlene Ottey |
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11.19 |
5 | Angela Bailey |
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11.20 |
6th | Helina Marjamaa |
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11.24 |
7th | Angella Taylor |
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11.30 |
Evelyn Ashford |
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DNF |
Vice World Champion Marita Koch, double Olympic champion ( 1976 / 1980 ) and double European champion (1978/1982) over 400 meters - here with their 4-by-100-meter relay also world champion
Fourth place for Merlene Ottey, over 200 meters in 1980 Olympic third and here in second place
Video
- Women's 100m - Helsinki 1983 - 50 fps , published August 20, 2015 on youtube.com, accessed April 11, 2020
Web links and sources
- Homepage for the 1983 World Championship on the IAAF website , accessed on April 11, 2020
- Women 100m Athletics I World Championship 1983 Helsinki, Finland on todor66.com, accessed April 11, 2020
- Results in the IAAF Statistics Handbook for the 2019 World Cup in Doha, p. 247 (PDF 10.3 MB, English), accessed on April 11, 2020
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF world records. 100 m women on rekorde-im-sport.de, accessed on April 11, 2020