1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathon

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The Men's Marathon at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland was held on August 14, 1983.

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Medalists

Gold medallist Robert de Castella (right) shakes hands with bronze medallist Waldemar Cierpinski after the race Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1983-0814-017, Helsinki, 1. Leichtathletik-WM, Cierpinski, De Castella.jpg
Gold medallist Robert de Castella (right) shakes hands with bronze medallist Waldemar Cierpinski after the race
Gold Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert de Castella
Australia (AUS)
Silver Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg Kebede Balcha
Ethiopia (ETH)
Bronze Flag of East Germany.svg Waldemar Cierpinski
East Germany (GDR)

Abbreviations

DNSdid not start
NMno mark
WRworld record
WLworld leading
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships
World Record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Robert de Castella  (AUS)2:08:18December 6, 1981 Flag of Japan.svg Fukuoka, Japan
Event Record New event
Season Best Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Robert de Castella  (AUS)2:08:37April 9, 1983 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam, Netherlands
Broken records at the 1983 World Athletics Championships
Event Record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Robert de Castella  (AUS)2:10:03August 14, 1983 Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki, Finland

Intermediates

Final ranking

RankAthleteTimeNote
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Robert de Castella  (AUS)2:10:03
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Kebede Balcha  (ETH)2:10:27
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of East Germany.svg  Waldemar Cierpinski  (GDR)2:10:37
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Kjell-Erik Ståhl  (SWE)2:10:38 NR
5Flag of Tanzania.svg  Agapius Masong  (TAN)2:10:42
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Armand Parmentier  (BEL)2:10:57
7Flag of Italy.svg  Gianni Poli  (ITA)2:11:05 NR
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hugh Jones  (GBR)2:11:15
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Karel Lismont  (BEL)2:11:24
10Flag of Norway.svg  Stig Roar Husby  (NOR)2:11:29 NR
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Art Boileau  (CAN)2:11:30
12Flag of Spain.svg  Juan Carlos Traspaderne  (ESP)2:11:34 NR
13Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Marchei  (ITA)2:11:47
14Flag of Finland.svg  Pertti Tiainen  (FIN)2:12:11
15Flag of Tanzania.svg  Juma Ikangaa  (TAN)2:13:11
16Flag of Poland.svg  Ryszard Marczak  (POL)2:13:20
17Flag of Denmark.svg  Svend-Erik Kristensen  (DEN)2:13:34
18Flag of the United States.svg  Ron Tabb  (USA)2:13:38
19Flag of Denmark.svg  Henrik Jørgensen  (DEN)2:14:10
20Flag of East Germany.svg  Hans Joachim Truppel  (GDR)2:14:20
21Flag of Spain.svg  Ricardo Ortega  (ESP)2:14:46
22Flag of Sweden.svg  Tommy Persson  (SWE)2:14:57
23Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Bruno Lafranchi  (SUI)2:14:58
24Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Dave Edge  (CAN)2:15:43
25Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Pleshkov  (URS)2:15:50
26Flag of Norway.svg  Øyvind Dahl  (NOR)2:16:02
27Flag of New Zealand.svg  Paul Ballinger  (NZL)2:16:06
28Flag of East Germany.svg  Jürgen Eberding  (GDR)2:16:55
29Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Gerard Nijboer  (NED)2:16:59
30Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frederik Vandervennet  (BEL)2:17:11
31Flag of New Zealand.svg  Trevor Wright  (NZL)2:17:31
32Flag of Turkey.svg  Mehmet Terzi  (TUR)2:17:56
33Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Delfim Moreira  (POR)2:18:27
34Flag of North Korea.svg  Li Jong-Hyong  (PRK)2:18:51
35Flag of Japan.svg  Yoshihiro Nishimura  (JPN)2:18:56
36Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Cidálio Caetano  (POR)2:19:21
37Flag of Denmark.svg  John Skøvbjerg  (DEN)2:19:44
38Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jeff Coole  (AUS)2:20:25
39Flag of the United States.svg  Benji Durden  (USA)2:20:38
40Flag of North Korea.svg  So Chang-Sik  (PRK)2:20:43
41Flag of Botswana.svg  Wilson Theleso  (BOT)2:21:36 NR
42Flag of Japan.svg  Hideki Kita  (JPN)2:21:37
43Flag of Nepal.svg  Baikuntha Manandhar  (NEP)2:21:43
44Flag of Finland.svg  Henrik Sandström  (FIN)2:21:56
45Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Rudi Verriet  (NED)2:22:07
46Flag of France.svg  Dominique Chauvelier  (FRA)2:23:25
47Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djama Robleh  (DJI)2:24:04
48Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gerry Helme  (GBR)2:25:02
49Flag of Eswatini.svg Sam Hlawe (SWZ)2:26:42
50Flag of Sweden.svg  Jan-Iwar Westlund  (SWE)2:27:05
51Flag of Chile.svg  Carlos Carvajal  (CHI)2:27:30
52Flag of New Zealand.svg  Don Greig  (NZL)2:27:37
53Flag of Ecuador.svg  Luis Tipán  (ECU)2:28:30
54Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Palmireno Benjamin Campos  (BRA)2:29:41
55Flag of Norway.svg  Jan Fjærestad  (NOR)2:30:58
56Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Tavares Silva  (POR)2:31:31
57Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Syrja Dalipi  (ALB)2:31:40
58Flag of Bermuda.svg  Raymond Swan  (BER)2:33:20
59Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chang-Ming Chen  (TPE)2:34:00
60Flag of Iceland.svg  Ágúst Þorsteinsson  (ISL)2:34:05
61Flag of El Salvador.svg  José Jaime Hernández  (ESA)2:34:26
62Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg  Michael Lekhelsi  (LES)2:52:01
63Flag of the Comoros (1978-1992).svg  Said Toumane  (COM)3:03:10
DID NOT FINISH (DNF)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Ahmet Altun  (TUR)DNF
Flag of Spain.svg  Santiago de la Parte  (ESP)DNF
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mike Gratton  (GBR)DNF
Flag of Austria.svg  Gerhard Hartmann  (AUT)DNF
Flag of Israel.svg  Yair Karni  (ISR)DNF
Flag of Japan.svg  Koshiro Kawaguchi  (JPN)DNF
Flag of Ireland.svg  Louis Kenny  (IRL)DNF
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Ramón López  (PAR)DNF
Flag of Argentina.svg  Alfredo Maravilla  (ARG)DNF
Flag of the United States.svg  Ed Mendoza  (USA)DNF
Flag of Italy.svg  Giampaolo Messina  (ITA)DNF
Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Dereje Nedi  (ETH)DNF
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Peter Quance  (CAN)DNF
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Ahmed Salah  (DJI)DNF
Flag of Mexico.svg  Carlos Victorino  (MEX)DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Grenville Wood  (AUS)DNF
Flag of Mexico.svg  Antonio Villanueva  (MEX)DNF
Flag of Germany.svg  Ralf Salzmann  (FRG)DNF

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References