1983 World Athletics Championships / men's marathon
| 1st World Athletics Championships 1983 | |||||||||
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| discipline | Marathon run | ||||||||
| gender | Men | ||||||||
| Attendees | 81 athletes from 45 countries | ||||||||
| venue |
 Helsinki
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| Competition location | Circuit in Helsinki | ||||||||
| Competition phase | August 14th | ||||||||
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The men's marathon at the 1983 World Athletics Championships took place on August 14, 1983 in Helsinki , Finland , and was played on the streets of the Finnish capital.
81 runners from 45 countries took part in the competition. The gold medal went to the Australian owner of the world best time Robert de Castella in 2:10:03 h, silver went to the Ethiopian Kebede Balcha in 2:10:29 h and the bronze medal was won by Waldemar Cierpinski from the GDR in 2:10:27 h.
Records
Before the competition the following best times / records were valid:
| World record |
 Robert de Castella
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2:08:18 h | Fukuoka Marathon , Japan | December 6, 1981 |
| World championship record | There were still no World Cup records, the event was held for the first time. | |||
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 the Australian world champion Robert de Castella of 2:10:03 h was also a first world championship record.
Result
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Date: August 14, 1983
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Video
- De Castella - Marathon - Helsinki World Championships 1983 on youtube.com, accessed March 29, 2020
Web links and sources
- Homepage for the 1983 World Cup on the IAAF website , accessed on March 29, 2020
- Results on todor66.com, accessed March 29, 2020
- Results in the IAAF Statistics Handbook for the 2019 World Cup in Doha (PDF 10.3 MB, p. 134f, English), accessed on March 29, 2020
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF world records. Marathon men on rekorde-im-sport.de, accessed on March 27, 2020