1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

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Men's 100 metres
at the 1983 World Championships
Venue Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Dates7 August (heats and quarter-finals)
8 August (semi-finals and final)
Competitors67
Winning time10.07 CR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1987  

The men's 100 metres at the 1983 IAAF World Championships was held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland on 7 and 8 August 2022. 67 athletes from 49 nations entered to the competition

Contents

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World RecordFlag of the United States.svg  Calvin Smith  (USA)9.93 Colorado Springs, USA July 3, 1983
Championship RecordNew event

Results

Qualifying heats

The qualifying heats took place on 7 August, with the 67 athletes involved being splitted into 9 heats. The first 3 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 5 fastest ( q ) qualified for the quarter-finals.

Wind: Heat 1: –1.0 m/s, Heat 2: +1.8 m/s, Heat 3: +1.2 m/s, Heat 4: –0.2 m/s, Heat 5: +0.7m/s, Heat 6: –0.5 m/s, Heat 7: +1.8 m/s, Heat 8: +2.3 m/s, Heat 9: +1.3 m/s

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
18 Raymond Stewart Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)10.22w Q
29 Leandro Peñalver Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)10.24Q, CR
35 Calvin Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)10.30Q, CR
49 Tony Sharpe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)10.31Q
4 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)10.31Q, CR
68 Christopher Brathwaite Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)10.33w Q
9 Viktor Bryzgin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)10.33Q
6 Pierfrancesco Pavoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)10.33Q
93 Carl Lewis Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)10.34Q, CR
109 Antoine Richard Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)10.34q
118 Ernest Obeng Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  (GHA)10.35w Q
127 Allan Wells Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)10.37Q
134 Paul Narracott Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)10.38Q
2 Juan Núñez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)10.38Q, CR
157 Christian Haas Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)10.39Q
164 Frank Emmelmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)10.40Q
176 Emmit King Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)10.41Q
6 Thomas Schröder Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)10.41Q
192 Innocent Egbunike Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)10.44Q
3 Cameron Sharp Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)10.44Q
212 Ben Johnson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)10.45Q
5 Ferenc Kiss Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)10.45Q
8 István Tatár Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)10.45w q
243 Osvaldo Lara Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)10.47Q
255 Marian Woronin Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)10.50Q
265 Robson da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil  (BRA)10.51q
277 Chidi Imoh Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)10.55Q
286 Gerrard Keating Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)10.57q
2 Everard Samuels Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)10.57q
304 Jouko Hassi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)10.58
8 Harouna Pale Flag of Upper Volta.svg Upper Volta (UPV)10.58w
328 Neville Hodge Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands  (ISV)10.59w
7 Nikolay Sidorov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)10.59
349 Suchart Chairsuvaparb Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)10.63
351 Luke Watson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)10.64Q, CR
366 Kosmas Stratos Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)10.65
371 Valentin Atanasov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)10.66Q
387 Wilfredo Almonte Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)10.72
391 Lester Benjamin Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda  (ANT)10.76Q
392 Sheikh Omar Faye Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia  (GAM)10.76
1 Mohamed Purnomo Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)10.76
423 Earl Haley Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana  (GUY)10.77
434 Gregory Simons Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda  (BER)10.78
442 Hwang Chian-Shin Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)10.82
456 Christopher Madzokere Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)10.84
467 Giorgio Mautiño Batuello Flag of Peru.svg  Peru  (PER)10.85
474 Moussa Savadogo Flag of Mali.svg  Mali  (MLI)10.88
482 John Albertie Flag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg  Saint Lucia  (LCA)10.90
493 Earle Laing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)10.91
506 Rubén Inácio Flag of Angola.svg  Angola  (ANG)10.92
5 Joseph Leota Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa  (SAM)10.92
525 Georges Taniel Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu  (VAN)11.02
533 Pit Rapuan Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)11.03
547 Banana Jarjue Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia  (GAM)11.04
9 Jean-Yves Mallat Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon  (LIB)11.04
561 Thurston Ross Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)11.08
571 Peni Bati Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji  (FIJ)11.11
585 Nguyễn Trương Hòa Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam  (VIE)11.16
598 Laoui Adnan Abou Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan  (JOR)11.17w
603 Vicente Daniel Ibrahim Flag of Mozambique (1975-1983).svg  Mozambique  (MOZ)11.20
614 Alan Zammit Flag of Malta.svg  Malta  (MLT)11.25
624 José Flores Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras  (HON)11.31
637 Trevor Davis Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla  (AIA)11.53
642 Joske Teabuge Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru  (NRU)12.20
659 Mohamad Ismail Bakaki Flag of Afghanistan (1980-1987).svg  Afghanistan  (AFG)12.33
9 Lee Kuo-Sheng Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE) DNS
1 Şükrü Çaprazlı Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR) DNS

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals took place on 7 August, with the 32 athletes involved being splitted into 4 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualified for the semifinals.

Wind: Heat 1: +1.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.8 m/s, Heat 3: –1.1 m/s, Heat 4: –1.2 m/s

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Carl Lewis Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)10.20Q, CR
21 Calvin Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)10.27Q
34 Emmit King Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)10.30Q
43 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)10.31Q
51 Tony Sharpe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)10.36Q
4 Christian Haas Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)10.36Q
71 Paul Narracott Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)10.37Q
2 Raymond Stewart Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)10.37Q
3 Allan Wells Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)10.37Q
104 Leandro Peñalver Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)10.38Q
113 Juan Núñez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)10.39Q
124 Ben Johnson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)10.40Q
132 Cameron Sharp Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)10.41Q
143 Osvaldo Lara Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)10.44Q
144 Pierfrancesco Pavoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)10.44
4 Antoine Richard Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)10.44
171 Thomas Schröder Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)10.45Q
173 Chidi Imoh Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)10.45
192 Frank Emmelmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)10.46Q
201 Ernest Obeng Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  (GHA)10.51
211 Innocent Egbunike Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)10.52
224 Ferenc Kiss Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)10.53
233 Viktor Bryzhin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)10.55
241 Luke Watson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)10.57
2 Christopher Brathwaite Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)10.57
263 Gerrard Keating Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)10.59
274 Valentin Atanasov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)10.63
281 Everard Samuels Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)10.65
3 István Tatár Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)10.65
302 Robson da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil  (BRA)10.66
312 Marian Woronin Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)10.72
322 Lester Benjamin Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda  (ANT)10.86

Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 8 August, with the 16 athletes involved being splitted into 2 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualified for the final.

Wind: Heat 1: –0.8 m/s, Heat 2: –1.0 m/s

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Calvin Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)10.22Q
22 Carl Lewis Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)10.28Q
31 Allan Wells Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)10.35Q
41 Juan Núñez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)10.36Q
51 Emmit King Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)10.36Q
62 Paul Narracott Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)10.38Q
72 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)10.39Q
82 Christian Haas Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)10.39Q
91 Frank Emmelmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)10.40
2 Raymond Stewart Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)10.40
112 Cameron Sharp Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)10.43
121 Ben Johnson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)10.44
1 Tony Sharpe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)10.44
142 Osvaldo Lara Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)10.46
151 Leandro Peñalver Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)10.47
162 Thomas Schröder Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)10.52

Final

The final took place on August 8.

Wind: -0.3 m/s

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Carl Lewis Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)10.07 CR
Silver medal icon.svg Calvin Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)10.21
Bronze medal icon.svg Emmit King Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)10.24
4 Allan Wells Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)10.27
5 Juan Núñez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)10.29
6 Christian Haas Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)10.32
7 Paul Narracott Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)10.33
8 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)10.36

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