World Athletics Championships 1983/50 km men's walk
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| discipline | 50 km walk | ||||||||
| gender | Men | ||||||||
| Attendees | 36 athletes from 18 countries | ||||||||
| venue |
 Helsinki
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| Competition location | Round trip through Helsinki | ||||||||
| Competition phase | 12. August | ||||||||
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The men's 50 km walk at the 1983 World Athletics Championships was held on August 12, 1983 in Helsinki , Finland .
36 athletes from 18 countries took part in the competition. The GDR goalkeeper Ronald Weigel won the gold medal after 3:43:08 h. Silver went to the Spanish vice European champion from 1982 José Marín , who was also European champion over the distance of 20 kilometers in the same year in 3:43:42 h . The bronze medal was secured by Sergei Jung from the Soviet Union with 3:49:03 h.
Records
Before the competition, the following records were in place:
| World record |
 José Marín
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3:40:46 h | Valencia , Spain | March 13, 1983 |
| World championship record |
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3:54:40 h | Malmo , Sweden | 18th September 1976, 1976 World Athletics Championships |
Note:
At that time, records were not kept in marathon running and street walking because of the different track conditions with the exception of championship records.
The winning time of 3:43:08 h for world champion Ronald Weigel from the GDR was also a new World Cup record.
Result
August 12, 1983
Web links and sources
- Results on the IAAF website , accessed April 2, 2020
- Results on todor66.com, accessed April 2, 2020
- Results in the IAAF Statistics Handbook for the 2019 World Cup in Doha (PDF 10.3 MB, p. 220, English), accessed on April 2, 2020
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF world records. 50 km go men on rekorde-im-sport.de, accessed on March 27, 2020