| Events at the 1983 World Championships |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
These are the official results of the Women's 200 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 44 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 1983-08-14.
Contents |
| Gold | Marita Koch East Germany (GDR) |
| Silver | Merlene Ottey Jamaica (JAM) |
| Bronze | Kathy Smallwood-Cook Great Britain (GBR) |
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World Record | Marita Koch (GDR) | 21.71 | Chemnitz, East Germany | June 10, 1979 |
| Championship Record | New event | |||
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Marita Koch (GDR) | 22.13 | |
| Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 22.19 | |
| Kathy Smallwood-Cook (GBR) | 22.37 | |
| 4. | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) | 22.46 |
| 5. | Grace Jackson (JAM) | 22.63 |
| 6. | Anelia Nuneva (BUL) | 22.68 |
| 7. | Angela Bailey (CAN) | 22.93 |
| 8. | Ewa Kasprzyk (POL) | 23.03 |
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) | 22.41 |
| 2. | Kathy Smallwood-Cook (GBR) | 22.57 |
| 3. | Anelia Nuneva (BUL) | 22.62 |
| 4. | Grace Jackson (JAM) | 22.76 |
| 5. | Helinä Marjamaa (FIN) | 22.86 |
| 6. | Denise Robertson-Boyd (AUS) | 23.26 |
| 7. | Marisa Masullo (ITA) | 23.36 |
| 8. | Irina Olkhovnikova (URS) | 23.38 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marita Koch (GDR) | 22.67 |
| 2. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 22.68 |
| 3. | Angela Bailey (CAN) | 22.82 |
| 4. | Ewa Kasprzyk (POL) | 23.02 |
| 5. | Joan Baptiste (GBR) | 23.24 |
| 6. | Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL) | 23.26 |
| 7. | Randy Givens (USA) | 23.34 |
| 8. | Liliane Gaschet (FRA) | 23.37 |
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Grace Jackson (JAM) | 23.06 |
| 2. | Anelia Nuneva (BUL) | 23.22 |
| 3. | Denise Robertson-Boyd (AUS) | 23.28 |
| 4. | Irina Olkhovnikova (URS) | 23.48 |
| 5. | Dorthe A. Rasmussen (DEN) | 23.61 |
| 6. | Ute Thimm (FRG) | 23.68 |
| 7. | Lydia de Vega (PHI) | 24.16 |
| Mary Mensah (GHA) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kathy Smallwood-Cook (GBR) | 22.78 |
| 2. | Ewa Kasprzyk (POL) | 22.93 |
| 3. | Helinä Marjamaa (FIN) | 23.11 |
| 4. | Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL) | 23.14 |
| 5. | Marie-Christine Cazier-Ballo (FRA) | 23.30 |
| 6. | Štěpánka Sokolová (TCH) | 23.75 |
| 7. | Margarita Grun (URU) | 24.59 |
| 8. | Myong-Hee Mo (KOR) | 24.74 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 22.38 |
| 2. | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) | 22.55 |
| 3. | Angela Bailey (CAN) | 23.25 |
| 4. | Marisa Masullo (ITA) | 23.58 |
| 5. | Sandra Whittaker (GBR) | 23.58 |
| 6. | Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH) | 23.64 |
| 7. | Rufina Ubah (NGR) | 24.72 |
| Evelyne Farrell (AHO) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marita Koch (GDR) | 23.03 |
| 2. | Joan Baptiste (GBR) | 23.29 |
| 3. | Liliane Gaschet (FRA) | 23.38 |
| 4. | Randy Givens (USA) | 23.43 |
| 5. | Lena Moller (SWE) | 23.56 |
| 6. | Yelena Vinogradova (URS) | 23.60 |
| 7. | Ruperta Charles (ATG) | 24.09 |
| Elanga Buala (PNG) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joan Baptiste (GBR) | 23.34 |
| 2. | Marita Koch (GDR) | 23.59 |
| 3. | Liliane Gaschet (FRA) | 23.60 |
| 4. | Lydia de Vega (PHI) | 24.45 |
| 5. | Felicite Bada (BEN) | 26.98 |
| 6. | Marjorie Gentle (BIZ) | 27.90 |
| 7. | Annah Mathunjwa (SWZ) | 29.38 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) | 23.05 |
| 2. | Marie-Christine Cazier-Ballo (FRA) | 23.55 |
| 3. | Angela Bailey (CAN) | 23.93 |
| 4. | Ruperta Charles (ATG) | 24.11 |
| 5. | Koumba Kante (GUI) | 27.86 |
| 6. | Rose Phillips-King (IVB) | 28.50 |
| Amie Ndow (GAM) | DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kathy Smallwood-Cook (GBR) | 23.20 |
| 2. | Marisa Masullo (ITA) | 23.37 |
| 3. | Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL) | 23.53 |
| 4. | Štěpánka Sokolová (TCH) | 23.82 |
| 5. | Rufina Ubah (NGR) | 24.12 |
| 6. | Margarita Grun (URU) | 24.84 |
| 7. | Sandra Liburd (SKN) | 26.13 |
| 8. | Cornelia Baptiste (LCA) | 26.29 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Grace Jackson (JAM) | 23.09 |
| 2. | Ewa Kasprzyk (POL) | 23.21 |
| 3. | Anelia Nuneva (BUL) | 23.31 |
| 4. | Ute Thimm (FRG) | 23.56 |
| 5. | Sandra Whittaker (GBR) | 23.63 |
| 6. | Myong-Hee Mo (KOR) | 24.63 |
| 7. | Evelyne Farrell (AHO) | 25.52 |
| 8. | Florence Gaza (SOL) | 30.43 |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 23.23 |
| 2. | Irina Olkhovnikova (URS) | 23.65 |
| 3. | Helinä Marjamaa (FIN) | 23.82 |
| 4. | Dorthe A. Rasmussen (DEN) | 23.84 |
| 5. | Lena Moller (SWE) | 23.99 |
| 6. | Elanga Buala (PNG) | 25.59 |
| 7. | Judith Nimpaye (BDI) | 30.25 |
| RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Randy Givens (USA) | 23.01 |
| 2. | Yelena Vinogradova (URS) | 23.37 |
| 3. | Denise Robertson-Boyd (AUS) | 23.38 |
| 4. | Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH) | 23.57 |
| 5. | Mary Mensah (GHA) | 24.91 |
| 6. | Marisol Garcia (NCA) | 25.92 |
| 7. | Marie-Ange Wirtz (SEY) | 26.13 |
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