1982 in athletics (track and field)

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International Events

The 1982 African Championships in Athletics were held in Cairo, Egypt.

The athletics at the 1982 Asian Games were held in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India.

The athletics competition in the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Havana, Cuba.

World records

Men

EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUE
5000m Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Moorcroft  (GBR)13:00:41July 7 Oslo, Norway
Half Marathon Flag of Kenya.svg  Michael Musyoki  (KEN)1:01:36September 19 Philadelphia, United States
Hammer Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)83.98mJune 4 Moscow, Soviet Union
Decathlon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daley Thompson  (GBR)8730May 23 Götzis, Austria
Flag of Germany.svg  Jürgen Hingsen  (FRG)8741August 15 Athens, Greece
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daley Thompson  (GBR)8774September 8 Athens, Greece

Women

EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUE
400 metres Flag of East Germany.svg  Marita Koch  (GDR)48.16September 8 Athens, Greece
Mile Flag of the United States.svg  Mary Slaney  (USA)4:18.08July 9 Paris, France
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Maricica Puică  (ROU)4:17.44September 16 Rieti, Italy
3,000 metres Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Svetlana Ulmasova  (URS)8:26.78July 25 Kiev, Soviet Union
5,000 metres Flag of New Zealand.svg  Anne Audain  (NZL)15:13.22March 17 Auckland, New Zealand
Flag of the United States.svg  Mary Slaney  (USA)15:08.26June 5 Eugene, Oregon, United States
10,000 metres Flag of the United States.svg  Mary Slaney  (USA)31:35.3July 16 Eugene, Oregon, United States
4 × 400 m Relay Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
• Kirsten Emmelmann
• Sabine Busch
• Dagmar Neubauer
• Marita Koch 		3:19.04September 11 Athens, Greece
Half Marathon Flag of Norway.svg  Grete Waitz  (NOR)1:09:57May 15 Gothenburg, Sweden
Heptathlon Flag of East Germany.svg  Ramona Neubert  (GDR)6845June 20 Halle, East Germany
Marlies Göhr East German sprinter

Marlies Göhr is a former East German track and field athlete, the winner of the 100 metres at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world rankings for twelve straight years, ranking first in six of those years. During this time she won many medals as a sprinter at major international championships and set several world records.

100 metres Sprint race

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1928 for women.

Men's Best Year Performers

100 metres

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)10.00
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Stanley Floyd  (USA)10.03
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Calvin Smith  (USA)10.05
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Willie Gault  (USA)10.10
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Miller  (USA)10.11

200 metres

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Miller  (USA)20.15
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Phil Epps  (USA)20.19
3.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tony Sharpe  (CAN)20.22
4.Flag of the United States.svg  James Butler  (USA)20.23
5=Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)20.27
5=Flag of the United States.svg  Jeff Phillips  (USA)20.27

400 metres

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Sunder Nix  (USA)44.68
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Darrell Robinson  (USA)44.69
—Flag of Jamaica.svg  Bert Cameron  (JAM)44.69
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Hartmut Weber  (FRG)44.72
5.Flag of Sudan.svg  Hassan El Kashief  (SUD)44.76

800 metres

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Cram  (GBR)1:44.45
2.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sebastian Coe  (GBR)1:44.48
3.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Rob Druppers  (NED)1:44.54
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Garry Cook  (GBR)1:44.71
5.Flag of the United States.svg  James Robinson  (USA)1:44.72

1,500 metres

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Sydney Maree  (USA)3:32.12
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Scott  (USA)3:32.33
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Thomas Wessinghage  (FRG)3:32.85
4.Flag of Spain.svg  José Manuel Abascal  (ESP)3:33.12
5.Flag of Ireland.svg  Ray Flynn  (IRL)3:33.5

Mile

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Scott  (USA)3:47.69
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Sydney Maree  (USA)3:48.85
3.Flag of New Zealand.svg  John Walker  (NZL)3:49.08
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Moorcroft  (GBR)3:49.34
5.Flag of Ireland.svg  Ray Flynn  (IRL)3:49.77

3,000 metres

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Moorcroft  (GBR)7:32.79
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Sydney Maree  (USA)7:33.37
3.Flag of New Zealand.svg  John Walker  (NZL)7:37.49
4.Flag of Kenya.svg  Peter Koech  (KEN)7:39.09
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Thomas Wessinghage  (FRG)7:39.34

5,000 metres

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Moorcroft  (GBR)13:00.41
2.Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Wodajo Bulti  (ETH)13:07.29
3.Flag of Portugal.svg  António Leitão  (POR)13:07.70
4.Flag of Kenya.svg  Henry Rono  (KEN)13:08.97
5.Flag of Kenya.svg  Peter Koech  (KEN)13:09.50

10,000 metres

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Portugal.svg  Fernando Mamede  (POR)27:22.95
2.Flag of Portugal.svg  Carlos Lopes  (POR)27:24.39
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Alberto Salazar  (USA)27:25.61
4.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Alex Hagelsteens  (BEL)27:26.95
5.Flag of Kenya.svg  Henry Rono  (KEN)27:28.67

Half Marathon

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Kenya.svg  Michael Musyoki  (KEN)1:01:36WR

Marathon

110m Hurdles

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Greg Foster  (USA)13.22
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Willie Gault  (USA)13.26
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Sam Turner  (USA)13.31
4.Flag of Cuba.svg  Alejandro Casañas  (CUB)13.36
5.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mark McKoy  (CAN)13.37

400m Hurdles

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Germany.svg  Harald Schmid  (FRG)47.48
2.Flag of the United States.svg  David Patrick  (USA)48.44
—Flag of the United States.svg  David Lee  (USA)48.44
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Andre Phillips  (USA)48.45
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Larry Cowling  (USA)48.46

3,000m Steeplechase

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Henry Marsh  (USA)8:16.17
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Patriz Ilg  (FRG)8:17.04
3.Flag of Austria.svg  Wolfgang Konrad  (AUT)8:17.22
4.Flag of Poland.svg  Bogusław Mamiński  (POL)8:17.41
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Colin Reitz  (GBR)8:18.80

High Jump

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhu Jianhua  (CHN)2.33
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Gennadiy Byelkov  (URS)2.32
—Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Milton Ottey  (CAN)2.32
—Flag of the United States.svg  Del Davis  (USA)2.32
5.Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Steven Wray  (BAH)2.31

Long Jump

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)8.76
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Larry Myricks  (USA)8.56
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Lutz Dombrowski  (GDR)8.30
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Vance Johnson  (USA)8.21
5.Flag of Hungary.svg  László Szalma  (HUN)8.20
—Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Belskiy  (URS)8.20

Triple Jump

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Keith Connor  (GBR)17.57
2.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ken Lorraway  (AUS)17.46
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Gennadiy Valyukevich  (URS)17.42
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Beskrovniy  (URS)17.37
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Willie Banks  (USA)17.36

Discus

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of Cuba.svg  Luis Delís  (CUB)70.58
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Art Burns  (USA)69.96
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Georgiy Kolnootchenko  (URS)69.44
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Dumchev  (URS)69.16
5.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Imrich Bugár  (TCH)68.60

Hammer

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)83.98
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Nikulin  (URS)83.54
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Syedikh  (URS)81.66
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Tarasyuk  (URS)80.72
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Karl-Hans Riehm  (FRG)79.48

Shot Put

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Dave Laut  (USA)22.02
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Udo Beyer  (GDR)21.94
3.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Remigius Machura  (TCH)21.74
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Janis Bojars  (URS)21.31
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Kevin Akins  (USA)21.27

Pole Vault

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Dave Volz  (USA)5.75
—Flag of France.svg  Jean-Michel Bellot  (FRA)5.75
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Billy Olson  (USA)5.72
—Flag of the United States.svg  Dan Ripley  (USA)5.72
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Larry Jessee  (USA)5.71

Javelin (old design)

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Bob Roggy  (USA)95.80
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Detlef Michel  (GDR)94.52
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Uwe Hohn  (GDR)91.34
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Dainis Kula  (URS)90.96
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Heino Puuste  (URS)90.72

Decathlon

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daley Thompson  (GBR)8774
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Jürgen Hingsen  (FRG)8741
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Konstantin Akhapkin  (URS)8485
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Siegfried Stark  (GDR)8472
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Torsten Voss  (FRG)8397

Women's Best Year Performers

100 metres

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Marlies Göhr  (GDR)10.88
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Evelyn Ashford  (USA)10.93
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Bärbel Wöckel  (GDR)10.95
4.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Angella Taylor  (CAN)11.00
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Marita Koch  (GDR)11.01

200 metres

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Marita Koch  (GDR)21.76
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Bärbel Wöckel  (GDR)22.04
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Evelyn Ashford  (USA)22.10
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kathy Smallwood  (GBR)22.13
5.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Merlene Ottey  (JAM)22.17

400 metres

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Marita Koch  (GDR)48.16
2.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)48.85
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Bärbel Wöckel  (GDR)49.56
4.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Tatána Kocembová  (TCH)50.41
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kathy Smallwood  (GBR)50.46

800 metres

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Doina Melinte  (ROU)1:55.05
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Mineyeva  (URS)1:55.41
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Veselkova  (URS)1:55.96
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ravilya Agletdinova  (URS)1:56.1
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Mishkel  (URS)1:56.2

1,500 metres

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Dvirna  (URS)3:54.23
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Zamira Zaytseva  (URS)3:56.14
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Pozdnyakova  (URS)3:56.50
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Svetlana Guskova  (URS)3:57.05
5.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Maricica Puică  (ROU)3:57.48

Mile

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Maricica Puică  (ROU)4:17.44
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Mary Decker-Tabb  (USA)4:18.08
3.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Vesela Yatzinska  (BUL)4:21.52
4.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Vanya Stoyanova  (BUL)4:21.78
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Sorokina  (URS)4:21.89

3,000 metres

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Svetlana Ulmasova  (URS)8:26.78
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Svetlana Guskova  (URS)8:29.36
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Mary Decker-Tabb  (USA)8:29.71
4.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Maricica Puică  (ROU)8:31.67
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Zakharova  (URS)8:33.40

5,000 metres

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Mary Decker-Tabb  (USA)15:08.26
2.Flag of Norway.svg  Grete Waitz  (NOR)15:08.80
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Irina Bondarchuk  (URS)15:12.62
4.Flag of New Zealand.svg  Anne Audain  (NZL)15:13.22
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Charlotte Teske  (FRG)15:19.54

10,000 metres

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Mary Decker-Tabb  (USA)31:35.3
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anna Domoradskaya  (URS)31:48.23
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Raysa Sadreydinova  (URS)31:55.02
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Zakharova  (URS)31:57.0
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Baranova  (URS)32:04.88

Half Marathon

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Norway.svg  Grete Waitz  (NOR)1:09:57

Marathon

100m Hurdles

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Yordanka Donkova  (BUL)12.44
2.Flag of Poland.svg  Lucyna Kalek  (POL)12.45
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Kerstin Knabe  (GDR)12.54
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Bettine Jahn  (GDR)12.55
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Sabine Mobius  (GDR)12.62

400m Hurdles

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Sweden.svg  Ann-Louise Skoglund  (SWE)54.57
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Petra Pfaff  (GDR)54.89
3.Flag of France.svg  Chantal Réga  (FRA)54.93
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Ellen Fiedler  (GDR)54.96

High Jump

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of Germany.svg  Ulrike Meyfarth  (FRG)2.02
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Coleen Sommer  (USA)1.98
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Bykova  (URS)
Flag of Italy.svg  Sara Simeoni  (ITA)
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Jutta Kirst  (GDR)1.97
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yelena Popkova  (URS)

Long Jump

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Valy Ionescu  (ROU)7.20
2.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Anişoara Cuşmir  (ROU)7.15
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Heike Daute  (GDR)6.98
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Skachko  (URS)6.92
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Jodi Anderson  (USA)6.91

Discus

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Irina Meszynski  (GDR)71.40
2.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Mariya Petkova  (BUL)71.20
3.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Tsvetanka Khristova  (BUL)70.64
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Savinkova  (URS)69.90
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Gisela Beyer  (GDR)69.76

Shot Put

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Ilona Slupianek  (GDR)21.80
2.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Verzhinia Veselinova  (BUL)21.61
3.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Helena Fibingerová  (TCH)21.55
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Liane Schmuhl  (GDR)21.27
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nunu Abashidze  (URS)21.23

Javelin (old design)

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of Greece.svg  Sofia Sakorafa  (GRE)74.40
2.Flag of Finland.svg  Tiina Lillak  (FIN)74.20
3.Flag of Greece.svg  Anna Verouli  (GRE)70.02
4.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Petra Rivers  (AUS)69.28
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Antje Zöllkau  (GDR)68.38

Heptathlon

RANK1982 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Ramona Neubert  (GDR)6845
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalya Grachova  (URS)6646
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Sabine Mobius  (GDR)6629
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalya Shubenkova  (URS)6524
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Sabine Everts  (FRG)6523

Births

January

Athanasia Tsoumeleka is a Greek race walker, who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Eşref Apak is a Turkish hammer thrower. Apak was a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics in Istanbul then transferred to Enkaspor, where he is coached by Artun Talay. The 185 cm tall athlete at 115 kg (254 lb) is a student of physical education and sports at Gazi University in Ankara.

Vadims Vasiļevskis Latvian javelin thrower

Vadims Vasiļevskis is a retired Latvian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He won silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics. His personal best throw of 90.73 m, set in 2007, is the Latvian record. In 2008, Vasiļevskis was awarded the Latvian Order of the Three Stars for his achievements in athletics.

February

Dorcus Inzikuru Ugandan long-distance runner

Dorcus Inzikuru is a Ugandan track and field athlete, competing in the steeplechase. She won the inaugural world title in women's 3000 m steeplechase, as well as the first Commonwealth title in the event. Her coach is Renato Canova. Sometimes her name is spelt "Docus". It was misspelled in her passport, and the mistake was perpetuated when she entered international races.

Rumyana Karapetrova is a Bulgarian javelin thrower.

Iryna Shtanhyeyeva is a Ukrainian sprint athlete who specializes in the 200 metres.

March

Leryn Franco athletics competitor

Leryn Dahiana Franco Steneri is a Paraguayan model, actress and former athlete who currently works for the athletics department of Club Sol de América. Franco participated at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics competing in the javelin throw.

Josh Rohatinsky is an American long-distance running athlete. He was the NCAA Men's Cross Country Champion in 2006 while running for BYU.

Yuleidis Limonta Ramírez is a female heptathlete from Cuba.

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Deaths

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