| China at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
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| WA code | CHN |
| in Helsinki, Finland August 7–14, 1983 | |
| Competitors | 25 (15 men and 10 women) in 18 events |
| Medals Ranked =21st |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview) | |
China competed at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland, from August 7 to 14, 1983. [1]
| Medal | Athlete | Event |
|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Zhu Jianhua | Men's high jump |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Yu Zhicheng | 110 metres hurdles | 14.43 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| Wang Shaoming He Baodang Cai Jianming Yan Guoqiang | 4 × 100 metres relay | DQ | |||||
| Jiang Shaohong | 20 kilometres walk | — | 1:31:43 | 43 | |||
| Li Guangxing | 1:31:02 | 40 | |||||
| Zhang Fuxin | DNS | ||||||
| 50 kilometres walk | 4:35:46 | 25 | |||||
| Dai Mingxi | 4:30:28 | 24 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Zhu Jianhua | High jump | 2.24 | =1 Q | 2.29 | |
| Liang Weiqiang | Pole vault | — | 5.25 | =15 | |
| Liu Yuhuang | Long jump | 7.77 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Zou Zhenxian | Triple jump | 16.17 | 16 | ||
| Li Weinan | Discus throw | 51.72 | 25 | ||
| Xie Yingqi | Hammer throw | 65.54 | 27 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Dai Jianhua | 100 metres hurdles | 13.97 | 31 q | 14.07 | 31 | Did not advance | |||
| Liu Guihua | 400 metres hurdles | 59.39 | 27 | — | |||||
| Wu Jinmei | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Yang Wenqin | High jump | 1.87 | =8 q | 1.84 | =10 |
| Zheng Dazhen | 1.87 | =8 q | 1.80 | 18 | |
| Donghuo Huang | Long jump | 5.90 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Li Meisu | Shot put | 16.91 | 14 | ||
| Shen Lijuan | 16.99 | 13 | |||
| Li Xiaohui | Discus throw | 54.58 | 16 | ||
| Xin Xiaoli | Javelin throw | 52.52 | 19 | ||
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