1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

Last updated

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 split into 9 heats. The first 3 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 5 fastest ( q ) qualified for the quarter-finals.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Luke Watson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 10.64 Q, CR
2 Valentin Atanasov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 10.66 Q
3 Lester Benjamin Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 10.76 Q
4 Mohamed Purnomo Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 10.76
5 Thurston Ross Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 11.08
6 Peni Bati Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 11.11
Şükrü Çaprazlı Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey DNS
Wind: –1.0 m/s

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Juan Núñez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 10.38 Q, CR
2 Innocent Egbunike Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.44 Q
3 Ben Johnson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.45 Q
4 Everard Samuels Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.57 q
5 Sheikh Omar Faye Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 10.76
6 Hwang Chian-Shin Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 10.82
7 John Albertie Flag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg  Saint Lucia 10.90
8 Joske Teabuge Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 12.20
Wind: +1.8 m/s

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Carl Lewis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.34 Q, CR
2 Cameron Sharp Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 10.44 Q
3 Osvaldo Lara Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.47 Q
4 Earl Haley Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 10.77
5 Earle Laing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.91
6 Pit Rapuan Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 11.03
7 Vicente Daniel Ibrahim Flag of Mozambique (1975-1983).svg  Mozambique 11.20
Wind: +1.2 m/s

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.31 Q, CR
2 Paul Narracott Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.38 Q
3 Frank Emmelmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 10.40 Q
4 Jouko Hassi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 10.58
5 Gregory Simons Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 10.78
6 Moussa Savadogo Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 10.88
7 Alan Zammit Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 11.25
8 José Flores Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras 11.31
Wind: –0.2 m/s

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Calvin Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.30 Q, CR
2 Ferenc Kiss Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10.45 Q
3 Marian Woronin Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 10.50 Q
4 Robson da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 10.51 q
5 Joseph Leota Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 10.92
6 Georges Taniel Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 11.02
7 Nguyễn Trương Hòa Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 11.16
Wind: +0.7 m/s

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Pierfrancesco Pavoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10.33 Q
2 Emmit King Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.41 Q
3 Thomas Schröder Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 10.41 Q
4 Gerrard Keating Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.57 q
5 Kosmas Stratos Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 10.65
6 Christopher Madzokere Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 10.84
7 Rubén Inácio Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 10.92
Wind: –0.5 m/s

Heat 7

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Allan Wells Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 10.37 Q
2 Christian Haas Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 10.39 Q
3 Chidi Imoh Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.55 Q
4 Nikolay Sidorov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.59
5 Wilfredo Almonte Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 10.72
6 Giorgio Mautino Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 10.85
7 Banana Jarjue Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 11.04
8 Trevor Davis Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 11.53
Wind: +1.8 m/s

Heat 8

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Raymond Stewart Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.22 Q
2 Christopher Brathwaite Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.33 Q
3 Ernest Obeng Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.35 Q
4 István Tatár Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10.45 q
5 Harouna Pale Flag of Upper Volta.svg Upper Volta (UPV)10.58
6 Neville Hodge Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 10.59
7 Laoui Adnan Abou Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 11.17
Wind: +2.3 m/s

Heat 9

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Leandro Peñalver Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.24 Q, CR
2 Tony Sharpe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.31 Q
3 Viktor Bryzgin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.33 Q
4 Antoine Richard Flag of France.svg  France 10.34 q
5 Suchart Chairsuvaparb Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 10.63
6 Jean-Yves Mallat Flag of Lebanon (1943-1995).svg  Lebanon 11.04
7 Mohamad Ismail Bakaki Flag of Afghanistan (1980-1987).svg  Afghanistan 12.33
Lee Kuo-Sheng Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei DNS
Wind: +1.3 m/s

Quarter-finals

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

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Calvin Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.27 Q
2 Tony Sharpe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.36 Q
3 Paul Narracott Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.37 Q
4 Thomas Schröder Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 10.45 Q
5 Ernest Obeng Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.51
6 Innocent Egbunike Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.52
7 Luke Watson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 10.57
8 Everard Samuels Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.65
Wind: +1.1 m/s

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Carl Lewis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.20 Q, CR
2 Raymond Stewart Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.37 Q
3 Cameron Sharp Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 10.41 Q
4 Frank Emmelmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 10.46 Q
5 Christopher Brathwaite Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.57
6 Robson da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 10.66
7 Marian Woronin Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 10.72
8 Lester Benjamin Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 10.86
Wind: +0.8 m/s

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.31 Q
2 Allan Wells Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 10.37 Q
3 Juan Núñez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 10.39 Q
4 Osvaldo Lara Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.44 Q
5 Chidi Imoh Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.45
6 Viktor Bryzhin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.55
7 Gerrard Keating Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.59
8 István Tatár Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10.65
Wind: –1.1 m/s

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Emmit King Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.30 Q
2 Christian Haas Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 10.36 Q
3 Leandro Peñalver Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.38 Q
4 Ben Johnson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.40 Q
5 Pierfrancesco Pavoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10.44
6 Antoine Richard Flag of France.svg  France 10.44
7 Ferenc Kiss Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10.53
8 Valentin Atanasov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 10.63
Wind: –1.2 m/s

Semi-finals

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

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Calvin Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.22 Q
2 Allan Wells Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 10.35 Q
3 Juan Núñez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 10.36 Q
4 Emmit King Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.36 Q
5 Frank Emmelmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 10.40
6 Ben Johnson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.44
7 Tony Sharpe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.44
8 Leandro Peñalver Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.47
Wind: –0.8 m/s

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Carl Lewis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.28 Q
2 Paul Narracott Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.38 Q
3 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.39 Q
4 Christian Haas Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 10.39 Q
5 Raymond Stewart Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.40
6 Cameron Sharp Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 10.43
7 Osvaldo Lara Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.46
8 Thomas Schröder Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 10.52
Wind: –1.0 m/s

Final

The final took place on August 8.

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Carl Lewis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.07 CR
Silver medal icon.svg Calvin Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.21
Bronze medal icon.svg Emmit King Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.24
4 Allan Wells Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 10.27
5 Juan Núñez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 10.29
6 Christian Haas Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 10.32
7 Paul Narracott Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.33
8 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.36
Wind: –0.3 m/s

References