1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres

Events at the
1983 World Championships
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 3,000 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Wednesday 1983-08-10.

Contents

Medalists

Gold Mary Decker-Slaney
United States (USA)
Silver Brigitte Kraus
West Germany (FRG)
Bronze Tatyana Kazankina
Soviet Union (URS)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World record  Svetlana Ulmasova (URS) 8:26.78 Kiev, USSR July 25, 1982
Championship record New event

Final

RANK FINAL TIME
 Mary Decker-Slaney (USA) 8:34.62
 Brigitte Kraus (FRG) 8:35.11
 Tatyana Kazankina (URS) 8:35.13
4.  Svetlana Ulmasova (URS) 8:35.55
5.  Wendy Smith-Sly (GBR) 8:37.06
6.  Agnese Possamai (ITA) 8:37.96
7.  Jane Furniss-Shields (GBR) 8:45.69
8.  Natalya Artyomova (URS) 8:47.98
9.  Aurora Cunha (POR) 8:50.20
10.  Lynn Kanuka-Williams (CAN) 8:50.20
11.  Cornelia Bürki (SUI) 8:53.85
12.  Eva Ernström (SWE) 8:57.59
13.  Christine Tranter-Benning (GBR) 8:58.01
14.  Lorraine Moller (NZL) 9:02.19
15.  Alison Wiley (CAN) 9:15.35

Qualifying heats

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Svetlana Ulmasova (URS) 8:46.65
2.  Agnese Possamai (ITA) 8:46.68
3.  Brigitte Kraus (FRG) 8:47.25
4.  Wendy Smith-Sly (GBR) 8:47.39
5.  Christine Tranter-Benning (GBR) 8:49.71
6.  Aurora Cunha (POR) 8:51.66
7.  Natalya Artyomova (URS) 8:54.14
8.  Lynn Kanuka-Williams (CAN) 8:54.61
9.  Geri Fitch (CAN) 9:01.85
10.  Monica Joyce (IRL) 9:14.83
11.  Helena Hyvonen (FIN) 9:19.65
12.  Brenda Webb (USA) 9:24.38
13.  Marcianne Mukamurenzi (RWA) 9:26.59
14.  Marit Holtklimpen (NOR) 9:43.40
15.  Khadija Al Matari (JOR) 10:49.62
 Betty Van Steenbroeck (BEL) DNF
RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Tatyana Kazankina (URS) 8:44.72
2.  Mary Decker-Slaney (USA) 8:44.72
3.  Cornelia Bürki (SUI) 8:46.94
4.  Jane Furniss-Shields (GBR) 8:48.59
5.  Alison Wiley (CAN) 8:51.27
6.  Lorraine Moller (NZL) 8:51.78
7.  Eva Ernström (SWE) 8:51.91
8.  Ivana Kleinová-Walterová-Kubešová (TCH) 8:55.54
9.  Maggie Keyes-Kraft (USA) 9:01.97
10.  Vera Michallek (FRG) 9:04.51
11.  Marica Mrsic (YUG) 9:05.59
12.  Pilar Fernandéz (ESP) 9:10.86
13.  Maria Radu (ROU) 9:30.37
14.  Monica Regonessi (CHI) 9:31.95
15.  Kriscia García (ESA) 10:06.14

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