1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

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These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 23 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday August 13, 1983. The qualification mark was set at 62.00 metres. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).

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Medalists

Gold Flag of Finland.svg Tiina Lillak
Finland (FIN)
Silver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fatima Whitbread
Great Britain (GBR)
Bronze Flag of Greece.svg Anna Verouli
Greece (GRE)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
12.08.1983  ??:??h12.08.1983  ??:??h
Final Round
13.08.1983  ??:??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 Finland.svg  Tiina Lillak  (FIN)74.76 mJune 13, 1983 Flag of Finland.svg Tampere, Finland
Event Record New event
Season Best Flag of Finland.svg  Tiina Lillak  (FIN)74.76 mJune 13, 1983 Flag of Finland.svg Tampere, Finland

Qualification

Group A

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
13Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Tessa Sanderson  (GBR)64.8064.80 m
24Flag of East Germany.svg  Petra Felke  (GDR)60.0857.8064.4664.46 m
35Flag of Cuba.svg  Mayra Vila  (CUB)53.4460.4662.7862.78 m
47Flag of Finland.svg  Tuula Laaksalo  (FIN)62.0662.06 m
513Flag of Sweden.svg  Karin Bergdahl  (SWE)60.64X59.1460.64 m
614Flag of Germany.svg  Ingrid Thyssen  (FRG)58.8456.1659.7059.70 m
716Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Elena Burgarová  (TCH)57.3058.4856.4058.48 m
818Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Monique Lapres  (CAN)51.4854.7048.7054.70 m
919Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xin Xiaoli  (CHN)49.7044.6252.5252.52 m
1021Flag of Malta.svg  Jennifer Pace  (MLT)40.7241.9641.5241.96 m
Flag of Greece.svg  Sofia Sakorafa  (GRE)DNS

Group B

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
11Flag of Finland.svg  Tiina Lillak  (FIN)58.1469.1669.16 m
22Flag of Greece.svg  Anna Verouli  (GRE)68.5068.50 m
36Flag of East Germany.svg  Antje Kempe  (GDR)62.7462.74 m
48Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Éva Ráduly-Zörgő  (ROU)61.9259.1460.5461.92 m
59Flag of the United States.svg  Karin Smith  (USA)61.4858.9058.9261.48 m
610Flag of Germany.svg  Beate Peters  (FRG)57.1060.0061.1861.18 m
711Flag of Cuba.svg  María Caridad Colón  (CUB)60.98X55.0860.98 m
812Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Fatima Whitbread  (GBR)X57.3460.9660.96 m
915Flag of Italy.svg  Fausta Quintavalla  (ITA)59.3453.6858.0059.34 m
1017Flag of Japan.svg  Emi Matsui  (JPN)X55.5253.1055.52 m
1120Flag of Fiji.svg  Mereoni Vibose  (FIJ)49.0048.4849.4449.44 m
1222Flag of Malaysia.svg  Norsham Yoon  (MAS)40.40X37.0040.40 m

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistance
123456
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Tiina Lillak  (FIN)67.3459.0463.2463.5667.4670.8270.82 m
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Fatima Whitbread  (GBR)69.14X64.48X61.78X69.14 m
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Greece.svg  Anna Verouli  (GRE)X61.7462.3863.0865.72X65.72 m
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Tessa Sanderson  (GBR)64.7663.6663.9464.1064.0059.7464.76 m
5Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Éva Ráduly-Zörgő  (ROU)63.3860.3257.3660.9263.8661.8063.86 m
6Flag of Finland.svg  Tuula Laaksalo  (FIN)50.5062.44X56.52X59.0462.44 m
7Flag of Germany.svg  Beate Peters  (FRG)59.22X62.42X59.30X62.42 m
8Flag of Cuba.svg  María Caridad Colón  (CUB)61.5262.0456.9657.3457.8856.3262.04 m
9Flag of East Germany.svg  Petra Felke  (GDR)X61.8262.0262.02 m
10Flag of the United States.svg  Karin Smith  (USA)56.76X59.7659.76 m
11Flag of East Germany.svg  Antje Kempe  (GDR)58.82X54.8458.82 m
12Flag of Cuba.svg  Mayra Vila  (CUB)57.6053.7257.8057.80 m

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