1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

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These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats and the final held on Wednesday 10 August 1983.

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Jarmila Kratochvílová in lane 3 spent much of the race chasing Mariya Kulchunova-Pinigina to her outside, while Taťána Kocembová quickly made up the stagger on Rosalyn Bryant between the two Czech teammates. Kratochvílová finally made up the stagger on Pinigina in the middle of the final turn and came onto the home stretch barely two metres up on the Soviet and a metre up on her teammate. She widened that to four metres by the finish and Kocembová opened up a similar gap on Pinigina.

Each of the top four competitors in this race set their lifetime best, Kratochvílová only being beaten once with 1985's still standing world record 47.60 by Marita Koch. In addition to Kratochvílová remaining the #2 performer in history, Kocembová is #5, Pinigina is #15. Almost forgotten is #56 Gaby Bußmann, still under 50 seconds.

Medalists

Gold Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jarmila Kratochvílová
Czechoslovakia (TCH)
Silver Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Taťána Kocembová
Czechoslovakia (TCH)
Bronze Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Mariya Pinigina
Soviet Union (URS)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World RecordFlag of East Germany.svg  Marita Koch  (GDR)48.16 Athens, Greece September 8, 1982
Championship RecordNew event

Final

RANKFINALTIME
Med 1.png Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)47.99 WR
Med 2.png Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Taťána Kocembová  (TCH)48.59 PB
Med 3.png Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mariya Pinigina  (URS)49.19
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Gaby Bußmann  (FRG)49.75
5.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marita Payne  (CAN)50.06
6.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Irina Baskakova  (URS)50.48
7.Flag of East Germany.svg  Dagmar Rübsam  (GDR)50.48
8.Flag of the United States.svg  Rosalyn Bryant  (USA)50.66

Semifinals

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)51.08
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Gaby Bußmann  (FRG)51.22
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Irina Baskakova  (URS)51.26
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Dagmar Rübsam  (GDR)51.52
5.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Charmaine Crooks  (CAN)51.96
6.Flag of the United States.svg  Denean Howard  (USA)52.06
7.Flag of Hungary.svg  Judit Forgács  (HUN)52.74
8.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Rositsa Stamenova  (BUL)53.09


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mariya Pinigina  (URS)50.07
2.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Taťána Kocembová  (TCH)50.45
3.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marita Payne  (CAN)50.78
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Rosalyn Bryant  (USA)51.04
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Sabine Busch  (GDR)51.09
6.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Michelle Scutt  (GBR)51.88
7.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Molly Killingbeck  (CAN)51.97
8.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Katya Ilieva  (BUL)52.34

Quarterfinals

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mariya Pinigina  (URS)51.05
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Rosalyn Bryant  (USA)51.44
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Sabine Busch  (GDR)51.46
4.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Charmaine Crooks  (CAN)51.57
5.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Denise Boyd  (AUS)52.03
6.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Cathy Rattray-Williams  (JAM)53.78
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Margarita Grun  (URU)DNS
Flag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg  Cornelia Baptiste  (LCA)DNS


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Irina Baskakova  (URS)51.07
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Gaby Bußmann  (FRG)51.15
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Dagmar Rübsam  (GDR)51.62
4.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Molly Killingbeck  (CAN)52.25
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Roberta Belle  (USA)53.43
6.Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Elanga Buala  (PNG)56.96
7.Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Iyiechia Petrus  (ISV)57.24
Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Hala El Moughrabi  (SYR)DNS


RANKHEAT 3TIME
1.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marita Payne  (CAN)52.23
2.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Katya Ilieva  (BUL)52.37
3.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)52.40
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Michelle Scutt  (GBR)52.70
5.Flag of Guyana.svg  June Griffith  (GUY)53.47
6.Flag of Tanzania.svg  Leticia Athanas  (TAN)56.92
7.Flag of Panama.svg  Irina Ambulo  (PAN)58.33
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Sandra Liburd  (SKN)DNS


RANKHEAT 4TIME
1.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Taťána Kocembová  (TCH)51.88
2.Flag of Hungary.svg  Judit Forgács  (HUN)52.18
3.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Rositsa Stamenova  (BUL)52.22
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Denean Howard  (USA)52.34
5.Flag of Italy.svg  Erica Rossi  (ITA)53.88
6.Flag of Guatemala.svg  Patricia Meigham  (GUA)59.85
Flag of Colombia.svg  Eucaris Caicedo  (COL)DNS
Flag of Mali.svg  Fatalmoudou Touré  (MLI)DNS

Qualifying heats

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)52.42
2.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Molly Killingbeck  (CAN)52.62
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Roberta Belle  (USA)53.01
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Michelle Scutt  (GBR)53.30
5.Flag of Italy.svg  Erica Rossi  (ITA)53.51
6.Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Hala El Moughrabi  (SYR)59.58
7.Flag of Belize.svg  Marjorie Gentle  (BIZ)1:04.00


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Rositsa Stamenova  (BUL)53.81
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Gaby Bußmann  (FRG)53.93
3.Flag of Guyana.svg  June Griffith  (GUY)54.02
4.Flag of Colombia.svg  Eucaris Caicedo  (COL)55.09
5.Flag of Hungary.svg  Judit Forgács  (HUN)55.15
6.Flag of Tanzania.svg  Leticia Athanas  (TAN)56.54
7.Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Sandra Liburd  (SKN)1:02.46


RANKHEAT 3TIME
1.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Taťána Kocembová  (TCH)52.74
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Denean Howard  (USA)52.78
3.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Katya Ilieva  (BUL)53.21
4.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Cathy Rattray-Williams  (JAM)53.40
5.Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Elanga Buala  (PNG)57.37
6.Flag of Mali.svg  Fatalmoudou Touré  (MLI)59.37
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Florence Gaza  (SOL)DNS


RANKHEAT 4TIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mariya Pinigina  (URS)52.49
2.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Charmaine Crooks  (CAN)53.83
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Dagmar Rübsam  (GDR)54.47
4.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Denise Boyd  (AUS)54.70
5.Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Iyiechia Petrus  (ISV)55.87
6.Flag of Uruguay.svg  Margarita Grun  (URU)56.84
7.Flag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg  Cornelia Baptiste  (LCA)1:00.79


RANKHEAT 5TIME
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Sabine Busch  (GDR)53.16
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Irina Baskakova  (URS)53.45
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Rosalyn Bryant  (USA)53.64
4.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marita Payne  (CAN)53.96
5.Flag of Panama.svg  Irina Ambulo  (PAN)56.08
6.Flag of Guatemala.svg  Patricia Meigham  (GUA)58.07
Flag of Kenya.svg  Rose Tata-Muya  (KEN)DNS

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