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