1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump

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These are the official results of the Women's Long Jump event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday 14 August 1983. The qualification mark was set at 6.40 metres.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of East Germany.svg Heike Daute-Drechsler
East Germany (GDR)
Silver Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu
Romania (ROU)
Bronze Flag of the United States.svg Carol Lewis
United States (USA)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
13.08.1983 – ??:??h13.08.1983 – ??:??h
Final Round
14.08.1983 – ??:??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 Romania (1965-1989).svg  Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu  (ROU)7.43 mJune 4, 1983 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Bucharest, Romania
Event Record New event

Qualifying round

RANKGROUP ALENGTH
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Carol Lewis  (USA)6.78 m
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Heike Daute-Drechsler  (GDR)6.65 m
3.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Robyn Lorraway  (AUS)6.65 m
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Proskuryakova  (URS)6.63 m
5.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Vali Ionescu-Constantin  (ROU)6.44 m
6.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Nygrýnová-Strejčková  (TCH)6.40 m
7.Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Shonel Ferguson  (BAH)6.29 m
8.Flag of Sweden.svg  Lena Wallin  (SWE)6.19 m
9.Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia  (BRA)6.15 m
10.Flag of Norway.svg  Heidi Benserud  (NOR)5.92 m
11.Flag of Grenada.svg  Jacinta Bartholomew  (GRN)5.77 m
12.Flag of Seychelles (1977-1996).svg  Marie-Ange Wirtz  (SEY)5.20 m
13.Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea.svg  Kim Mom  (CAM)4.90 m
Flag of Germany.svg  Sabine Everts  (FRG)NM
Flag of Finland.svg  Arja Jussila  (FIN)NM
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Nicole Tombezogo  (CAF)NM
Flag of the United States.svg  Jackie Joyner-Kersee  (USA)DNS


RANKGROUP BLENGTH
1.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu  (ROU)6.76 m
2.Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsuzsa Vanyek  (HUN)6.60 m
3.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Eva Murková  (TCH)6.57 m
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Helga Radtke  (GDR)6.53 m
5.Flag of Guyana.svg  Jennifer Innis  (GUY)6.45 m
6.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Beverly Kinch  (GBR)6.43 m
7.Flag of the United States.svg  Gwen Loud  (USA)6.37 m
8.Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Madeline de Jesús  (PUR)6.12 m
9.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Halcyon McKnight  (JAM)6.03 m
10.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Donghuo Huang  (CHN)5.90 m
11.Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  Rose Phillips-King  (IVB)5.40 m
12.Flag of Upper Volta.svg  Traore Mariam  (UPV)4.90 m
Flag of India.svg  Mercy Mathews-Kuttan  (IND)NM
Flag of Germany.svg  Christina Sussiek  (FRG)NM
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Karen Nelson  (CAN)DNS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Glynis Nunn-Cearns  (AUS)DNS
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Svetlana Zorina  (URS)DNS

Final

RANKFINALLENGTH
Med 1.png Flag of East Germany.svg  Heike Daute-Drechsler  (GDR)7.27 m
Med 2.png Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu  (ROU)7.15 m
Med 3.png Flag of the United States.svg  Carol Lewis  (USA)7.04 m
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Proskuryakova  (URS)7.02 m
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Beverly Kinch  (GBR)6.93 m
6.Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsuzsa Vanyek  (HUN)6.81 m
7.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Eva Murková  (TCH)6.80 m
8.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Robyn Lorraway  (AUS)6.65 m
9.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Vali Ionescu-Constantin  (ROU)6.62 m
10.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Nygrýnová-Strejčková  (TCH)6.56 m
11.Flag of Guyana.svg  Jennifer Innis  (GUY)6.54 m
12.Flag of East Germany.svg  Helga Radtke  (GDR)6.44 m

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