Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade
The Athletics Tournament at the 1983 Summer Universiade took place in the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) in July 1983, shortly before the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. New events were the men's and women's marathon.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m |  Chidi Imo (NGR) |
 Desai Williams (CAN) |
 Sam Graddy (USA) |
| 200 m | Innocent Egbunike (NGR) |
Elliott Quow (USA) |
Bernie Jackson (USA) |
| 400 m | Sunday Uti (NGR) |
 Viktor Markin (URS) |
Sunder Nix (USA) |
| 800 m |  Ryszard Ostrowski (POL) |
 Graham Williamson (GBR) |
 Mohamed Alouini (TUN) |
| 1500 m |  Claudio Patrignani (ITA) |
 Andreas Baranski (FRG) |
Geoff Turnbull (GBR) |
| 5000 m | Steve Harris (GBR) |
Féthi Baccouche (TUN) |
 Shuichi Yoneshige (JPN) |
| 10,000 m | Shuichi Yoneshige (JPN) |
 Agapius Amo (TAN) |
Féthi Baccouche (TUN) |
| Marathon | Alessio Faustini (ITA) |
Giovanni d'Aleo (ITA) |
Michael Spöttel (FRG) |
| 110 m hurdles | Andrey Prokofyev (URS) |
Willie Gault (USA) |
Mark McKoy (CAN) |
| 400 m hurdles | Aleksandr Kharlov (URS) |
 Amadou Dia Bâ (SEN) |
Mark Patrick (USA) |
| 3000 m s'chase | .svg.png){kind=small} Peter Daenens (BEL) |
Farley Gerber (USA) |
Shigeyuki Aikyo (JPN) |
| 4×100 m relay | United States (USA) |
Canada (CAN) |
Soviet Union (URS) |
| 4×400 m relay | United States (USA) |
Soviet Union (URS) |
 France (FRA) |
| 20 km walk | Guillaume Leblanc (CAN) |
Maurizio Damilano (ITA) |
Nikolay Matveyev (URS) |
| High jump | Igor Paklin (URS) |
Eddy Annys (BEL) |
 Clarence Saunders (BER) |
| Pole vault | Konstantin Volkov (URS) |
Thierry Vigneron (FRA) |
Jeff Ward (USA) |
| Long jump | Yusuf Alli (NGR) |
Ralph Spry (USA) |
Sergey Rodin (URS) |
| Triple jump | Ajayi Agbebaku (NGR) |
Mike Conley (USA) |
John Herbert (GBR) |
| Shot put | Mike Carter (USA) |
 Zlatan Saračević (YUG) |
Sergey Smirnov (URS) |
| Discus throw |  Luis Delís (CUB) |
Dariusz Juzyszyn (POL) |
Marco Bucci (ITA) |
| Hammer throw | Jüri Tamm (URS) |
Robert Weir (GBR) |
Yuriy Pastukhov (URS) |
| Javelin throw | Dainis Kula (URS) |
Helmut Schreiber (FRG) |
Stanislaw Górak (POL) |
| Decathlon | Dave Steen (CAN) |
Herbert Peter (FRG) |
 Georg Werthner (AUT) |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Beverly Kinch (GBR) |
Randy Givens (USA) |
Angella Taylor (CAN) |
| 200 m | Randy Givens (USA) |
Marita Payne (CAN) |
 Grace Jackson (JAM) |
| 400 m | Mariya Pinigina (URS) |
Molly Killingbeck (CAN) |
Yelena Korban (URS) |
| 800 m | Irina Podyalovskaya (URS) |
Robin Campbell (USA) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Doina Melinte (ROU) |
| 1500 m | Gabriella Dorio (ITA) |
Doina Melinte (ROU) |
Maria Radu (ROU) |
| 3000 m | Maria Radu (ROU) |
Yelena Malychina (URS) |
Lynn Williams (CAN) |
| Marathon | Sarah Rowell (GBR) |
Kathy Roberts (CAN) |
Marjorie Kaput (USA) |
| 100 m hurdles | Natalya Petrova (URS) |
Yelena Biserova (URS) |
Benita Fitzgerald (USA) |
| 400 m hurdles | Yekaterina Fesenko (URS) |
Yelena Filipishina (URS) |
Gwen Wall (CAN) |
| 4×100 m relay | United States (USA) |
Canada (CAN) |
Soviet Union (URS) |
| 4×400 m relay | Soviet Union (URS) |
Canada (CAN) |
United States (USA) |
| High jump | Tamara Bykova (URS) |
Silvia Costa (CUB) |
Maryse Ewanjé-Epée (FRA) |
| Long jump | Anişoara Cuşmir (ROU) |
Svetlana Zorina (URS) |
Valy Ionescu (ROU) |
| Shot put | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) |
Claudia Losch (FRG) |
Natalya Akhrimenko (URS) |
| Discus throw | Florența Crăciunescu (ROU) |
Natalya Akhrimenko (URS) |
Lyubov Urakova (URS) |
| Javelin throw | Beate Peters (FRG) |
Fausta Quintavalla (ITA) |
Mayra Vila (CUB) |
| Heptathlon | Yekaterina Smirnova (URS) |
Sabine Everts (FRG) |
Judy Livermore (GBR) |
See also
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