1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

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

The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland had a total number of 18 participating athletes, with the final held on 12 August 1983. All results were made with old rules javelin. The qualification mark was set at 84.00 metres.

Medalists

GoldEast Germany Detlef Michel
East Germany (GDR)
SilverUnited States Tom Petranoff
United States (USA)
BronzeSoviet Union Dainis Kula
Soviet Union (URS)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
10.08.1983 10:00h 10.08.1983 11:40h
Final Round
12.08.1983 18:55h

Abbreviations

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

Startlist

Rank Athlete Seasons Best Personal Best
1  Tom Petranoff (USA)99.72 m 88.40 m
2  Detlef Michel (GDR)96.72 m 94.52 m
3  Heino Puuste (URS)94.20 m 90.72 m
4  Dainis Kula (URS)91.88 m 92.06 m
5  Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG)91.44 m 89.78 m
6  Koos van der Merwe (RSA)91.24 m 88.62 m
7  Pentti Sinersaari (FIN)90.90 m 93.84 m
8  Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL)90.66 m 81.22 m
9  Mike O'Rourke (NZL)90.58 m 89.58 m
10  Mike Barnett (USA)90.36 m 80.86 m
11  Per Erling Olsen (NOR)90.30 m 88.02 m
12  Jorma Markus (FIN)89.72 m 90.18 m
13  Agostino Ghesini (ITA)89.12 m 82.52 m
14  Vasiliy Yershov (URS)89.02 m 89.00 m
15  Rod Ewaliko (USA)88.50 m 88.70 m
16  Viktor Yevsyukov (URS)88.10 m 87.50 m
17  Ramón González (CUB)87.90 m 75.02 m
18  Raimo Manninen (FIN)87.86 m 87.58 m
19  Arto Härkönen (FIN)87.80 m 91.04 m
20  Dariusz Adamus (POL)87.54 m 87.24 m
21  Stanisław Górak (POL)87.40 m 84.08 m
22  Aimo Aho (FIN)87.28 m 89.42 m
23  Esa Utriainen (FIN)87.28 m 90.94 m
24  Janis Zirnis (URS)87.20 m 89.48 m
25  Kenth Eldebrink (SWE)86.86 m 90.00 m
26  Herman Potgieter (RSA)86.78 m 88.62 m
27  Gerald Weiß (GDR)86.28 m 89.56 m
28  Laslo Babits (CAN)86.08 m 84.88 m

Records

Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships
World Record  Tom Petranoff (USA) 99.72 m May 15, 1983 United States Los Angeles, United States
Event Record New event
Season Best  Tom Petranoff (USA) 99.72 m May 15, 1983 United States Los Angeles, United States

Qualification

Group A

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 2  Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG)X 88.86 88.86 m
2 5  Tom Petranoff (USA)85.68 85.68 m
3 8  Esa Utriainen (FIN)76.18 84.22 84.22 m
4 9  Dainis Kula (URS)78.58 X 83.16 83.16 m
5 11  Rod Ewaliko (USA)82.68 79.38 76.46 82.68 m
6 12  Aimo Aho (FIN)72.60 81.92 79.66 81.92 m
7 13  Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL)81.72 77.08 X 81.72 m
8 17  Zakayo Malekwa (TAN)72.92 X 72.80 72.92 m
9 18  Trevor Modeste (GRN)X 51.84 X 51.84 m

Group B

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 1  Detlef Michel (GDR)90.40 90.40 m
2 3  Bob Roggy (USA)73.30 86.16 86.16 m
3 4  Heino Puuste (URS)82.18 85.86 85.86 m
4 6  Kenth Eldebrink (SWE)85.64 85.64 m
5 7  Zdeněk Adamec (TCH)83.42 84.54 84.54 m
6 10  Per Erling Olsen (NOR)82.72 X 83.10 83.10 m
7 14  Arto Härkönen (FIN)81.42 80.22 77.76 81.42 m
8 15  Mike O'Rourke (NZL)75.32 X X 75.32 m
9 16  Laslo Babits (CAN)74.16 X X 74.16 m

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st  Detlef Michel (GDR)88.96 89.48 88.74 X X 86.7089.48 m
2nd  Tom Petranoff (USA)80.38 85.60 85.30 X X X 85.60 m
3rd  Dainis Kula (URS)85.58 80.70 82.78 82.42 83.08 X 85.58 m
4  Heino Puuste (URS)77.04 78.86 84.56 79.00 70.16 81.6684.56 m
5  Per Erling Olsen (NOR)X 81.72 83.54 77.60 74.92 X83.54 m
6  Kenth Eldebrink (SWE)83.28 78.84 X 78.94 X 77.26 83.28 m
7  Zdeněk Adamec (TCH)81.30 X X X 75.62 X 81.30 m
8  Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG)75.06 80.42 X X X X 80.42 m
9  Bob Roggy (USA)79.84 78.02 74.82 79.84 m
10  Aimo Aho (FIN)79.34 X 78.08 79.34 m
11  Rod Ewaliko (USA)76.58 76.46 77.74 77.74 m
12  Esa Utriainen (FIN)X 76.66 X 76.66 m

See also

References

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