1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump

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These are the official results of the Men's Long Jump event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 34 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on 10 August 1983.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of the United States.svg Carl Lewis
United States (USA)
Silver Flag of the United States.svg Jason Grimes
United States (USA)
Bronze Flag of the United States.svg Mike Conley
United States (USA)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
09.08.1983  ??:??h09.08.1983  ??:??h
Final Round
10.08.1983  ??:??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 United States.svg  Bob Beamon  (USA)8.90 m October 18, 1968 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City, Mexico
Event Record New event

Qualification

Group A

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123
12Flag of the United States.svg  Jason Grimes  (USA)8.298.29 m
23Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Gary Honey  (AUS)X8.128.12 m
35Flag of Spain.svg  Antonio Corgos  (ESP)7.32X8.058.05 m
46Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Oganes Stepanyan  (URS)7.827.888.018.01 m
58Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Atanas Atanasov  (BUL)7.967.96 m
611Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Conley  (USA)7.887.897.907.90 m
712Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Nenad Stekić  (YUG)7.887.887.647.88 m
813Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lee Mu-tsai  (TPE)7.447.517.887.88 m
915Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Lester Benjamin  (ATG)7.817.787.417.81 m
1017Flag of New Zealand.svg  Stephen Walsh  (NZL)XX7.757.75 m
1118Flag of Hungary.svg  Gyula Pálóczi  (HUN)7.427.707.407.70 m
1219Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Evangelisti  (ITA)X7.70X7.70 m
1326Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Chan Ka-chiu  (HKG)XX7.317.31 m
1427Flag of Togo.svg  Bilanday Bodjona  (TOG)7.156.916.827.15 m
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Steve Hanna  (BAH)DNS
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ian James  (CAN)DNS
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Vlastimil Mařinec  (TCH)DNS

Group B

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123
11Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)8.378.37 m
24Flag of Nigeria.svg  Yusuf Alli  (NGR)8.118.11 m
37Flag of Hungary.svg  László Szalma  (HUN)7.977.97 m
49Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Gheorghe Cojocaru  (ROU)7.927.92 m
510Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Leitner  (TCH)7.907.90 m
614Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Rodin  (URS)6.95X7.877.87 m
716Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Yuhuang  (CHN)XX7.777.77 m
820Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Joey Wells  (BAH)6.447.69X7.69 m
921Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  René Gloor  (SUI)X7.68X7.68 m
1022Flag of Finland.svg  Jarmo Karna  (FIN)7.567.54X7.56 m
1123Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Piochi  (ITA)7.297.427.527.52 m
1224Flag of Sweden.svg  Björn Johansson  (SWE)5.787.516.967.51 m
1325Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Wilfredo Almonte  (DOM)7.38X7.217.38 m
1428Flag of Jordan.svg  Laoui Adnan Abou  (JOR)X7.067.127.12 m
1529Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Mohamed Abdulla Abdelaslam  (LBA)X6.766.546.76 m
1630Old Flag of Oman.svg  Said Al-Marhubi  (OMA)X6.205.806.20 m
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Atanas Chochev  (BUL)XXXNM

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123456
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)8.558.428.55 mCR
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Jason Grimes  (USA)8.29X8.238.29X8.178.29 m
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Mike Conley  (USA)X8.06X8.128.12X8.12 m
4Flag of Hungary.svg  László Szalma  (HUN)X7.93X8.098.088.128.12 m
5Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Nenad Stekić  (YUG)7.805.547.945.997.768.098.09 m
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Gary Honey  (AUS)7.867.938.06X7.947.968.06 m
7Flag of Spain.svg  Antonio Corgos  (ESP)7.947.797.927.918.06X8.06 m
8Flag of Nigeria.svg  Yusuf Alli  (NGR)7.89X7.897.857.897.747.89 m
9Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Gheorghe Cojocaru  (ROU)7.817.887.707.88 m
10Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Leitner  (TCH)7.647.847.807.84 m
11Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Oganes Stepanyan  (URS)7.74X7.597.74 m
12Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Atanas Atanasov  (BUL)7.527.697.547.69 m
13Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lee Mu-Tsai  (TPE)7.576.897.097.57 m

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