These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 26 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 14, 1983. The qualification mark was set at 63.00 metres.
Medalists
Schedule
- All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
Qualification Round |
Group A | Group B |
13.08.1983 – ??:??h | 13.08.1983 – ??:??h |
Final Round |
14.08.1983 – ??:??h |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q | automatic qualification |
q | qualification by rank |
DNS | did not start |
NM | no mark |
WR | world record |
AR | area record |
NR | national record |
PB | personal best |
SB | season best |
Records
Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships |
World Record | Yuriy Dumchev (URS) | 71.86 m | May 29, 1983 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Event Record | New event |
Qualification
RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
1. | Luis Delis (CUB) | 64.20 m |
2. | Géjza Valent (TCH) | 63.98 m |
3. | Georgiy Kolnootchenko (URS) | 63.46 m |
4. | Mac Wilkins (USA) | 62.58 m |
5. | Ihor Duhinets (URS) | 62.42 m |
6. | Ricky Bruch (SWE) | 59.28 m |
7. | John Powell (USA) | 58.96 m |
8. | Alwin Wagner (FRG) | 58.96 m |
9. | Rob Gray (CAN) | 57.92 m |
10. | Ion Zamfirache (ROU) | 57.54 m |
11. | Øystein Bjørbaek (NOR) | 55.40 m |
12. | Vesteinn Hafsteinsson (ISL) | 55.20 m |
13. | Li Weinan (CHN) | 51.72 m |
Final
See also
References
World champions in men's discus throw |
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