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1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

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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

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Gold Finland Tiina Lillak
Finland (FIN)
Silver United Kingdom Fatima Whitbread
Great Britain (GBR)
Bronze Greece Anna Verouli
Greece (GRE)

Schedule

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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
12.08.1983 – ??:??h 12.08.1983 – ??:??h
Final Round
13.08.1983 – ??:??h

Abbreviations

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  • All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

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Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships
World Record  Tiina Lillak (FIN) 74.76 m June 13, 1983 Finland Tampere, Finland
Event Record New event
Season Best  Tiina Lillak (FIN) 74.76 m June 13, 1983 Finland Tampere, Finland

Qualification

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Group A

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 3  Tessa Sanderson (GBR) 64.80 64.80 m
2 4  Petra Felke (GDR) 60.08 57.80 64.46 64.46 m
3 5  Mayra Vila (CUB) 53.44 60.46 62.78 62.78 m
4 7  Tuula Laaksalo (FIN) 62.06 62.06 m
5 13  Karin Bergdahl (SWE) 60.64 X 59.14 60.64 m
6 14  Ingrid Thyssen (FRG) 58.84 56.16 59.70 59.70 m
7 16  Elena Burgarová (TCH) 57.30 58.48 56.40 58.48 m
8 18  Monique Lapres (CAN) 51.48 54.70 48.70 54.70 m
9 19  Xin Xiaoli (CHN) 49.70 44.62 52.52 52.52 m
10 21  Jennifer Pace (MLT) 40.72 41.96 41.52 41.96 m
 Sofia Sakorafa (GRE) DNS

Group B

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 1  Tiina Lillak (FIN) 58.14 69.16 69.16 m
2 2  Anna Verouli (GRE) 68.50 68.50 m
3 6  Antje Kempe (GDR) 62.74 62.74 m
4 8  Éva Ráduly-Zörgő (ROU) 61.92 59.14 60.54 61.92 m
5 9  Karin Smith (USA) 61.48 58.90 58.92 61.48 m
6 10  Beate Peters (FRG) 57.10 60.00 61.18 61.18 m
7 11  María Caridad Colón (CUB) 60.98 X 55.08 60.98 m
8 12  Fatima Whitbread (GBR) X 57.34 60.96 60.96 m
9 15  Fausta Quintavalla (ITA) 59.34 53.68 58.00 59.34 m
10 17  Emi Matsui (JPN) X 55.52 53.10 55.52 m
11 20  Mereoni Vibose (FIJ) 49.00 48.48 49.44 49.44 m
12 22  Norsham Yoon (MAS) 40.40 X 37.00 40.40 m

Final

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Rank Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Tiina Lillak (FIN) 67.34 59.04 63.24 63.56 67.46 70.82 70.82 m
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Fatima Whitbread (GBR) 69.14 X 64.48 X 61.78 X 69.14 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Anna Verouli (GRE) X 61.74 62.38 63.08 65.72 X 65.72 m
4  Tessa Sanderson (GBR) 64.76 63.66 63.94 64.10 64.00 59.74 64.76 m
5  Éva Ráduly-Zörgő (ROU) 63.38 60.32 57.36 60.92 63.86 61.80 63.86 m
6  Tuula Laaksalo (FIN) 50.50 62.44 X 56.52 X 59.04 62.44 m
7  Beate Peters (FRG) 59.22 X 62.42 X 59.30 X 62.42 m
8  María Caridad Colón (CUB) 61.52 62.04 56.96 57.34 57.88 56.32 62.04 m
9  Petra Felke (GDR) X 61.82 62.02 62.02 m
10  Karin Smith (USA) 56.76 X 59.76 59.76 m
11  Antje Kempe (GDR) 58.82 X 54.84 58.82 m
12  Mayra Vila (CUB) 57.60 53.72 57.80 57.80 m

See also

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References

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