1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

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Men's 200 metres
at the 1983 World Championships
Venue Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Dates13 August (heats and quarter-finals)
14 August (semi-finals and final)
Competitors57
Winning time20.14 CR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Calvin Smith  Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Elliott Quow  Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Pietro Mennea  Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
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These are the official results of the men's 200 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 57 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats and the final held on 14 August 1983.

Contents

At 22 years, 218 days old, gold medallist Smith was the youngest ever world champion for the men's 200 metres [1] until 2019, when Noah Lyles, aged 22 years and 75 days, won the 2019 title. [2]

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World RecordFlag of Italy.svg  Pietro Mennea  (ITA)19.72 Mexico City, Mexico September 12, 1979
Championship RecordNew event

Results

Qualifying heats

The qualifying heats took place on 12 August, with the 57 athletes involved being split into 8 heats. The first 3 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 8 fastest ( q ) qualified for the quarter-finals.

Heat 1 (wind +1.8 m/s)
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Frank Emmelmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 20.95Q, CR
2 Cameron Sharp Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 21.07Q
3 Bruce Frayne Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 21.15Q
4 Christopher Brathwaite Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 21.24q
5 Hector Daley Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 21.49q
6 Earl Haley Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 21.55q
7 Moussa Savadogo Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 22.33
8 Awudu Nuhu Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 22.93
Heat 2 (wind +1.8 m/s)
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Pietro Mennea Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.80Q, CR
2 Sergey Sokolov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 20.94Q
3 Paul Narracott Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 21.08Q
4 Luis Schneider Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 21.23q
5 Giorgio Mautino Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 21.78
6 Hoa Nguyen Truong Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 22.68
7 Gervais Kirolo Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 23.10
Heat 3 (wind +0.7 m/s)
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 João Batista da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 20.93Q
2 Vladimir Muravyov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 21.12Q
3 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 21.36Q
4 Mohamed Purnomo Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 21.88
5 Joseph Leota Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 22.33
6 Nagib Salem Ahmed Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 23.22
7 Colin Bradford Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 24.15
Heat 4 (wind +1.1 m/s)
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Carlo Simionato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.76Q, CR
2 Elliott Quow Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21.01Q
3 Atlee Mahorn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 21.14Q
4 Angel Heras Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 21.29q
5 Roland Jokl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 21.30q
6 David Sawyerr Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 22.23
7 John Albertie Flag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg  Saint Lucia 22.53
Heat 5 (wind –2.1 m/s)
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Allan Wells Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 21.14Q
2 Boubacar Diallo Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 21.17Q
3 Christopher Madzokere Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 21.68Q
4 Dean Greenaway Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 22.24
Juan Núñez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic DNS
Pierfrancesco Pavoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DNS
Tony Sharpe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DNS
Heat 6 (wind +0.4 m/s)
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Calvin Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21.10Q
2 Leroy Reid Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 21.13Q
3 Patrick Barré Flag of France.svg  France 21.34Q
4 Jae-Keun Chang Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 21.39q
5 Gustavo Capart Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 21.66
6 Rubén Inácio Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 22.33
7 Trevor Davis Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 22.80
Heat 7 (wind –1.1 m/s)
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Innocent Egbunike Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 21.28
2 István Nagy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 21.50
3 Andreas Rizzi Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 21.51
4 Oumar Fye Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 22.30
5 Sikendar Iqbal Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 22.91
Peni Bati Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji DNS
Don Quarrie Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DNS
Heat 8 (wind +1.3 m/s)
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Jean-Jacques Boussemart Flag of France.svg  France 20.99Q
2 Luke Watson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 21.20Q
3 Alfred Nyambane Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 21.21Q
4 Neville Hodge Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 21.38q
5 Larry Myricks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21.74
6 Georges Taniel Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 22.28
7 José Flores Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras 22.94

Quarterfinals

The qualifying heats took place on 12 August, with the 32 athletes involved being split into 4 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualified for the semifinals.

Heat 1 (wind +2.1 m/s)
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Calvin Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.60w Q
2 João Batista da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 20.65w Q
3 Allan Wells Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 20.81w Q
4 Jean-Jacques Boussemart Flag of France.svg  France 20.86w Q
5 Ángel Heras Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 21.25w
6 Earl Haley Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 21.39w
7 Luis Schneider Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 21.39w
Jae-Keun Chang Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea DNF
Heat 2 (wind –1.6 m/s)
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Carlo Simionato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.75Q, CR
2. Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20.87Q
3. Boubacar Diallo Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 20.97Q
4. Cameron Sharp Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 20.99Q
5. Patrick Barré Flag of France.svg  France 21.12
6. Paul Narracott Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 21.34
7. Alfred Nyambane Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 21.55
8. Christopher Madzokere Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 21.55
Heat 3 (wind –0.4 m/s)
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Frank Emmelmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 20.78Q
2 Leroy Reid Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 20.88Q
3 Innocent Egbunike Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 20.91Q
4 Sergey Sokolov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 20.93Q
5 Atlee Mahorn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 21.13
6 Christopher Brathwaite Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 21.14
7 Andreas Rizzi Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 21.37
8 István Nagy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 21.52
Heat 4 (wind +1.6 m/s)
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Pietro Mennea Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.68Q, CR
2 Vladimir Muravyov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 20.70Q
3 Elliott Quow Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.80Q
4 Bruce Frayne Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 20.97Q
5 Luke Watson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 20.99
6 Roland Jokl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 21.24
7 Neville Hodge Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 21.38
Hector Daley Flag of Panama.svg  Panama DNS

Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 13 August, with the 16 athletes involved being split into 2 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualified for the final.

Heat 1 (wind +3.4 m/s)
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 João Batista da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 20.56w Q
2 Frank Emmelmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 20.63w Q
3 Pietro Mennea Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.68w Q
4 Elliott Quow Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.69w Q
5 Cameron Sharp Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 20.69w
6 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20.71w
7 Leroy Reid Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 20.89w
8 Sergey Sokolov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 20.89w
Heat 2 (wind +1.4 m/s)
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Calvin Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.29Q, CR
2 Carlo Simionato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.60Q
3 Innocent Egbunike Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 20.63Q
4 Allan Wells Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 20.63Q
5 Vladimir Muravyov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 20.71
6 Jean-Jacques Boussemart Flag of France.svg  France 20.76
7 Bruce Frayne Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 20.94
8 Boubacar Diallo Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 20.96

Final

The final took place on August 14. Wind: +1.2 m/s

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg3 Calvin Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.14 CR
Silver medal icon.svg6 Elliott Quow Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.41
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Pietro Mennea Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.51
44 Allan Wells Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 20.52
57 Frank Emmelmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 20.55
62 Innocent Egbunike Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 20.63
71 Carlo Simionato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.69
88 João Batista da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 20.80

References

  1. ↑ "World Championship Statistics Handbook" (Press release). IAAF . Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  2. ↑ "World Championship Statistics Handbook" (PDF) (Press release). IAAF . Retrieved 2022-07-28.
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