1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw

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These are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 33 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 9, 1983. The qualification mark was set at 73.50 metres.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Litvinov
Soviet Union (URS)
Silver Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yuriy Sedykh
Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze Flag of Poland.svg Zdzisław Kwaśny
Poland (POL)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
08.08.1983  ??:??h08.08.1983  ??:??h
Final Round
09.08.1983  ??:??h

Abbreviations

Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships
World Record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)84.14 m June 21, 1983 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow, Soviet Union
Event Record New event
Season Best Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)84.14 m June 21, 1983 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow, Soviet Union
Broken records during the 1983 World Athletics Championships
Event Record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)82.68 m August 9, 1983 Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki, Finland

Qualification

Group A

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
12Flag of Poland.svg  Zdzisław Kwaśny  (POL)73.2873.3675.7875.78 m
23Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS)75.5275.52 m
34Flag of Finland.svg  Juha Tiainen  (FIN)72.6675.0275.02 m
46Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Emanuil Dyulgerov  (BUL)74.7474.74 m
58Flag of Germany.svg  Klaus Ploghaus  (FRG)74.4674.46 m
610Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Nikulin  (URS)74.0674.06 m
711Flag of East Germany.svg  Roland Steuk  (GDR)73.6873.68 m
814Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Frantisek Vrbka  (TCH)68.0671.7270.3471.72 m
915Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Robert Weir  (GBR)71.6270.7268.2471.62 m
1016Flag of Japan.svg  Shigenobu Murofushi  (JPN)71.42XX71.42 m
1120Flag of the United States.svg  Ed Burke  (USA)67.7269.1268.7069.12 m
1222Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Matthew Mileham  (GBR)X67.12X67.12 m
1325Flag of Sweden.svg  Kjell Bystedt  (SWE)65.8464.7265.8665.86 m
1426Flag of Algeria.svg  Hakim Toumi  (ALG)65.5463.9263.9865.54 m
1527Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xie Yingqi  (CHN)62.5465.5463.0465.54 m
1628Flag of Ireland.svg  Declan Hegarty  (IRL)65.46X64.1265.46 m
Flag of Poland.svg  Henryk Królak  (POL)XXXNM

Group B

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
12Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)78.5078.50 m
25Flag of East Germany.svg  Günther Rodehau  (GDR)71.2874.8674.86 m
37Flag of Germany.svg  Karl-Hans Riehm  (FRG)74.5674.56 m
49Flag of Finland.svg  Harri Huhtala  (FIN)73.2274.2874.28 m
512Flag of Germany.svg  Christoph Sahner  (FRG)73.44X72.4273.44 m
613Flag of Italy.svg  Giampaolo Urlando  (ITA)72.0669.86X72.06 m
717Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Black  (GBR)X71.18X71.18 m
818Flag of Poland.svg  Mariusz Tomaszewski  (POL)70.62X69.4470.62 m
919Flag of the United States.svg  Dave McKenzie  (USA)69.2467.2269.9469.94 m
1021Flag of Norway.svg  Richard Olsen  (NOR)67.6268.58X68.58 m
1123Flag of the United States.svg  John McArdle  (USA)X64.4466.1866.18 m
1224Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Hans Lotz  (AUS)X66.1465.4266.14 m
1329Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Fatmir Bajraktari  (ALB)61.2261.7264.4864.48 m
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jiri Chamrad  (TCH)XXXNM
Flag of East Germany.svg  Ralf Haber  (GDR)XXXNM
Flag of Austria.svg  Johann Lindner  (AUT)XXXNM

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123456
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)82.6882.0473.5480.9080.2681.8482.68 m
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS)79.2279.7680.6480.9478.96X80.94 m
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Poland.svg  Zdzisław Kwaśny  (POL)77.3879.4279.1676.4476.40X79.42 m [1] NR
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Nikulin  (URS)77.8678.46X78.9679.3477.7479.34 m
5Flag of East Germany.svg  Günther Rodehau  (GDR)X76.0474.8077.0875.3676.1277.08 m
6Flag of Germany.svg  Klaus Ploghaus  (FRG)76.9676.1275.26X76.7676.9476.96 m
7Flag of Germany.svg  Karl-Hans Riehm  (FRG)76.92X76.7074.8273.74X76.92 m
8Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Emanuil Dyulgerov  (BUL)76.2274.5876.6476.12X75.3876.64 m
9Flag of Finland.svg  Juha Tiainen  (FIN)73.5274.5475.6075.60 m
10Flag of Finland.svg  Harri Huhtala  (FIN)74.5275.4673.9675.46 m
11Flag of Germany.svg  Christoph Sahner  (FRG)70.6071.2672.8672.86 m
12Flag of East Germany.svg  Roland Steuk  (GDR)72.10XX72.10 m

See also

References

  1. Kwaśny originally threw 81.54 metres in the last round which would have given him the silver medal. However, after a protest and video re-analysis a day later, the judges decided to count that throw as a foul which relegated him to third place. Lekkoatletyka: Rozmowa ze Zdzisławem Kwaśnym, medalistą mistrzostw świata w 1983 r.