1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

Events at the
1983 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Tuesday 9 August 1983.

Medalists

Gold Czechoslovakia Jarmila Kratochvílová
Czechoslovakia (TCH)
Silver Soviet Union Lyubov Gurina
Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze Soviet Union Yekaterina Podkopayeva
Soviet Union (URS)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World record  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:53.28 Munich, West Germany July 26, 1983
Championship record New event

Final

RANK FINAL TIME
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:54.68
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Lyubov Gurina (URS) 1:56.11
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) 1:57.58
4.  Margrit Klinger (FRG) 1:58.11
5.  Robin Campbell (USA) 2:00.03
6.  Doina Melinte (ROU) 2:00.13
7.  Milena Matejkovičová (TCH) 2:01.72
8.  Antje Schröder (GDR) 2:02.13

Semi-finals

  • Held on Monday 8 August 1983
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) 1:59.55
2.  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:59.58
3.  Milena Matejkovičová (TCH) 2:00.02
4.  Robin Campbell (USA) 2:00.22
5.  Jolanta Januchta (POL) 2:02.23
6.  Jill McCabe (SWE) 2:02.92
7.  Elena Lina (ROU) 2:03.59
8.  Célestine N'Drin (CIV) 2:08.14


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Lyubov Gurina (URS) 1:59.33
2.  Antje Schröder (GDR) 1:59.46
3.  Margrit Klinger (FRG) 1:59.49
4.  Doina Melinte (ROU) 1:59.60
5.  Zuzana Moravčíková (TCH) 1:59.96
6.  Totka Petrova (BUL) 2:01.32
7.  Tina Krebs (DEN) 2:02.19
8.  Jennifer Bean (BER) 2:12.93

Qualifying heats

  • Held on Sunday 7 August 1983
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Margrit Klinger (FRG) 2:02.08
2.  Jolanta Januchta (POL) 2:02.58
3.  Milena Matejkovičová (TCH) 2:02.60
4.  Elena Lina (ROU) 2:04.50
5.  Attina Sawtell (COK) 2:18.25
6.  Kungu Bakombo (ZAI) 2:19.68


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) 2:06.42
2.  Totka Petrova (BUL) 2:06.60
3.  Zuzana Moravčíková (TCH) 2:06.76
4.  Jill McCabe (SWE) 2:07.23
5.  Maria Lomba (STP) 2:21.90
—  Fatalmoudou Touré (MLI) DQ


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Antje Schröder (GDR) 2:10.61
2.  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 2:12.35
3.  Célestine N'Drin (CIV) 2:12.52
4.  Hala El-Moughrabi (SYR) 2:15.37
5.  Eucaris Caicedo (COL) 2:17.06
6.  Sofiya Mohamed (COM) 2:55.64
—  Irina Podyalovskaya (URS) DNS


RANK HEAT 4 TIME
1.  Lyubov Gurina (URS) 2:04.17
2.  Doina Melinte (ROU) 2:04.30
3.  Robin Campbell (USA) 2:04.83
4.  Tina Krebs (DEN) 2:05.49
5.  Jennifer Bean (BER) 2:13.80
6.  Trịnh Thị Bé (VIE) 2:17.54
7.  Khadija Al Matari (JOR) 2:28.72

References