World Athletics Championships 1983/4 × 100 m women
| World Athletics Championships 1983 | |||||||||
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| discipline | 4 x 100 meter relay | ||||||||
| gender | Women | ||||||||
| Attendees | 15 relay teams with 60 runners | ||||||||
| venue |
 Helsinki
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| Competition location | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
| Competition phase | August 10th (preliminary / final) | ||||||||
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The women's 4-by-100-meter relay at the 1983 World Athletics Championships took place on August 10, 1983 in Helsinki , Finland .
15 relay teams with 60 runners took part in the competition. There were no line-up changes during the two rounds of the competition. The gold medal was won by the relay of the German Democratic Republic after 41.76 seconds in the cast of Silke Möller , Marita Koch , Ingrid Auerswald and Marlies Göhr .
Silver went to the United Kingdom in 42.71 seconds with Joan Baptiste , Kathy Cook , Beverley Callender and Shirley Thomas .
The bronze medal went to Jamaica ( Leleith Hodges , Jacqueline Pusey , Juliet Cuthbert , Merlene Ottey ) in 42.73 s.
Records
Before the competition, the following records were in place:
| World record |
 German Democratic Republic Silke Gladisch , Marlies Göhr Marita Koch , Ingrid Auerswald |
41.53 s | Berlin (East) , German Democratic Republic | July 31, 1983 |
| World Cup record | There were still no World Cup records, the event was held for the first time. | |||
The world championship record was gradually increased to 41.76 seconds. During this time, the GDR world championship relay set the world championship record, which is now valid for at least four years, in the final on August 10, 1983 with the cast of Silke Möller , Marita Koch , Ingrid Auerswald and Marlies Göhr .
Prelims
August 10, 1983
From the two preliminary runs, the first three of each run - highlighted in light blue - and the two fastest runners - highlighted in light green - qualified for the final.
Run 1
| space | country | Athletes | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 United Kingdom
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Joan Baptiste Kathy Cook Beverley Callender Shirley Thomas |
43.06 CR |
| 2 |
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Ginka Sagortschewa Anelija Nunewa Nadeschda Georgiewa Pepa Pavlova |
43.19 |
| 3 |
 Soviet Union
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Lyudmila Kondratjewa Jelena Vinogradowa Irina Olchownikowa Olga Antonowa |
43.51 |
| 4th |
 Czechoslovakia
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Jarmila Strejčková Štěpánka Sokolová Radislava Šoborová Eva Murková |
43.89 |
| 5 |
 BR Germany
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Monika Hirsch Elke Vollmer Michaela Schabinger Ute Thimm |
44.21 |
| 6th |
 Italy
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Carla Mercurio Erika Rossi Daniela Ferrian Marisa Masullo |
44.46 |
| 7th |
Finland
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Sisko Markkanan Helinä Marjamaa Margaretta Honkaharju Riitta Ketones |
44.77 |
| 8th |
 Denmark
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Britt Hansen Helle Theil Lisbet Nissen-Petersen Dorthe Rasmussen |
45.04 |
Run 2
| space | country | Athletes | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
German Democratic Republic
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Silke Gladisch Marita Koch Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr |
42.59 CR |
| 2 |
 Jamaica
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Leleith Hodges Jacqueline Pusey Juliet Cuthbert Merlene Ottey |
43.10 |
| 3 |
 France
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Marie-France Loval Marie-Christine Cazier Rose-Aimée Bacoul Liliane Gaschet |
43.52 |
| 4th |
 Canada
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Angela Bailey Marita Payne Tanya Brothers Molly Killingbeck |
44.19 |
| 5 |
 United States
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Alice Brown Diane Williams Chandra Cheeseborough Randy Givens |
44.20 |
| 6th |
 Bahamas
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Shonel Ferguson Pauline Davis Whlema Colebrooke Oralee Fowler |
44.76 |
| 7th |
 Ghana
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Grace Armah Mercy Addy Elizabeth Wilson Mary Mensah |
47.51 |
final
August 10, 1983
Video
- 1983 World Champs 4x100m Relay Final women on youtube.com, accessed April 13, 2020
Web links and sources
- Results on the IAAF website , accessed April 13, 2020
- Results on todor66.com, accessed April 13, 2020
- Results in the IAAF Statistics Handbook for the 2019 World Cup in Doha (PDF 10.3 MB, p. 365, English), accessed on April 13, 2020
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF world records. 4 × 100 m women on rekorde-im-sport.de, accessed on April 13, 2020