1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

These are the official results of the men's decathlon competition at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes, including seven non-finishers. The competition was held from August 12 to August 13, 1983.

Medalists

Gold	Daley Thompson Great Britain (GBR)
Silver	Jürgen Hingsen West Germany (FRG)
Bronze	Siegfried Wentz West Germany (FRG)

Schedule

Friday August 12

1. 100 m
2. Long Jump
3. Shot Put
4. High Jump
5. 400 m

Saturday August 13

6. 110 m hurdles
7. Discus Throw
8. Pole Vault
9. Javelin Throw
10. 1,500 m

Records

Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships
World Record	Jürgen Hingsen  (FRG)	8779	June 5, 1983	Filderstadt-Bernhausen, West Germany
Event Record	New Event
Season Best	Jürgen Hingsen  (FRG)	8779	June 5, 1983	Filderstadt-Bernhausen, West Germany

Results

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. These marks were split between six competitors with the gold medallist claiming three of them.

Rank	Athlete	Decathlon										Points
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Daley Thompson  (GBR)	10.60	7.88	15.35	2.03	48.12	14.37	44.46	5.10	65.24	4:29.72	8666
	Jurgen Hingsen  (FRG)	10.95	7.75	15.66	2.00	48.08	14.36	43.30	4.90	67.42	4:21.59	8561
	Siegfried Wentz  (FRG)	10.94	7.24	15.11	2.00	48.09	14.13	44.98	4.70	75.08	4:28.52	8478
4	Uwe Freimuth  (GDR)	11.05	7.43	15.25	2.00	48.23	14.89	48.64	4.80	70.48	4:28.61	8433
5	Stephan Niklaus  (SUI)	10.96	7.06	14.88	2.03	48.12	15.06	48.74	4.20	73.94	4:49.35	8212
6	Aleksandr Nevskiy  (URS)	11.07	7.20	14.90	2.00	49.35	14.63	49.08	4.20	64.50	4:19.90	8201
7	Torsten Voss  (GDR)	10.69	7.48	14.12	2.03	48.02	14.49	38.10	4.60	60.08	4:31.19	8167
8	Steffen Grummt  (GDR)	11.18	7.26	16.14	1.91	48.97	14.61	46.98	4.50	64.54	4:32.56	8149
9	Guido Kratschmer  (FRG)	10.86	7.35	14.99	1.94	48.61	14.29	46.56	4.60	52.24	4:36.43	8096
10	Dariusz Ludwig  (POL)	11.17	7.29	13.77	2.00	49.84	15.33	43.90	4.70	62.00	4:26.05	7982
11	Trond Skramstad  (NOR)	11.20	6.90	13.53	2.00	49.13	14.90	38.18	4.50	59.78	4:18.18	7827
12	Robert de Wit  (NED)	11.36	6.70	12.73	1.97	49.46	14.76	42.28	4.60	59.70	4:18.92	7769
13	Martin Machura  (TCH)	11.17	7.27	14.45	2.00	50.24	16.23	48.08	4.40	56.28	4:56.76	7639
14	Conny Silfver  (SWE)	11.41	6.64	14.80	1.91	51.55	15.00	41.70	4.40	60.08	4:36.94	7527
15	Thrainn Hafsteinsson  (ISL)	11.73	6.53	13.80	1.82	50.47	15.81	48.58	4.10	56.28	4:22.72	7356
16	Joško Vlašić  (YUG)	11.55	6.99	13.33	1.85	51.01	15.01	39.28	4.00	58.46	4:29.25	7329
17	Ángel Díaz  (GUA)	11.65	6.37	8.98	1.91	52.01	16.15	25.70	3.50	50.90	4:29.42	6239
18	Niulolo Pelesikoti  (TGA)	11.80	6.47	10.76	1.67	53.13	16.65	33.70	3.40	NM	5:08.32	5332
—	Harri Sundell  (FIN)	11.11	7.23	13.95	2.06	49.49	14.72	42.10	4.30	NM	DNS	DNF
—	Claudio Escauriza  (PAR)	11.41	6.77	13.23	1.85	52.98	17.77	38.74	4.00	DNS		DNF
—	John Crist  (USA)	11.42	6.76	12.89	1.88	51.67	DNF	42.02	DNS			DNF
—	Konstantin Akhapkin  (URS)	11.02	7.44	13.73	1.94	49.43	DNF	DNS				DNF
—	Grigoriy Degtyaryev  (URS)	11.01	7.41	15.03	NM	DNS						DNF
—	Mark Anderson  (USA)	11.39	6.83	13.61	DNS							DNF
—	Bacha Ahmed Mahour  (ALG)	11.64	6.69	NM	DNS							DNF

See also

• 1980 Men's Olympic Decathlon (Moscow)
• 1982 Men's European Championships Decathlon (Athens)
• 1984 Men's Olympic Decathlon (Los Angeles)

References

• Results