1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 21 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 14, 1983.

Medalists

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Gold   Martina Opitz
East Germany (GDR)
Silver   Galina Murašova
Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze   Mariya Petkova
Bulgaria (BUL)

Schedule

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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
09.08.1983 – ??:??h 09.08.1983 – ??:??h
Final Round
14.08.1983 – ??:??h

Abbreviations

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  • 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

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Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships
World Record   Galina Savinkova (URS) 73.26 m May 22, 1983   Leselidze, Soviet Union
Event Record New event

Qualification

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Group A

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 1   Mariya Petkova (BUL) 58.28 65.84 65.84 m
2 2   Zdeňka Šilhavá (TCH) 64.68 64.68 m
3 3   Martina Opitz (GDR) 64.66 64.66 m
4 5   Galina Murašova (URS) 64.00 64.00 m
5 9   Svetla Mitkova (BUL) X 60.58 57.38 60.58 m
6 11   Meg Ritchie (GBR) 59.28 X 55.92 59.28 m
7 12   Maria Badea (ROU) 56.60 X 57.82 57.82 m
8 15   Anne Paavolainen (FIN) 50.54 50.72 54.92 54.92 m
9 16   Li Xiaohui (CHN) 52.92 51.62 54.58 54.58 m
10 20   Maryline Adam (VAN) 33.36 X 31.88 33.36 m

Group B

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 4   Gisela Beyer (GDR) 64.14 64.14 m
2 6   Galina Savinkova (URS) 63.58 63.58 m
3 7   Florența Crăciunescu (ROU) 61.70 61.70 m
4 8   Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) 55.24 61.50 61.50 m
5 10   Ria Stalman (NED) X 60.16 60.16 m
6 13   Ulla Lundholm (FIN) 53.30 57.64 X 57.64 m
7 14   Carol Cady (USA) X 57.34 X 57.34 m
8 17   Venissa Head (GBR) 53.78 51.16 X 53.78 m
9 18   Mariette Van Heerden (ZIM) 44.58 45.22 44.28 45.22 m
10 19   Mereoni Vibose (FIJ) 42.36 X X 42.36 m
  Juliet Cain (NRU) X X X NM

Final

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Rank Athlete Throws Final
1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance
    Martina Opitz (GDR) X 66.42 67.76 67.22 68.74 68.94 68.94 m
    Galina Murašova (URS) X 64.82 65.96 64.80 X 67.44 67.44 m
    Mariya Petkova (BUL) 62.48 66.44 X X X X 66.44 m
4.   Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) 65.62 65.62 63.62 62.24 63.42 62.90 65.62 m
5.   Gisela Beyer (GDR) X 65.06 65.00 X 63.84 65.26 65.26 m
6.   Zdeňka Šilhavá (TCH) 60.58 64.18 62.76 X 64.32 X 64.32 m
7.   Ria Stalman (NED) 61.48 63.76 62.42 59.50 63.20 62.92 63.76 m
8.   Meg Ritchie (GBR) 60.66 62.50 60.50 60.64 X X 62.50 m
9.   Florența Crăciunescu (ROU) 55.56 X 62.14 62.14 m
10.   Svetla Mitkova (BUL) 56.50 62.06 57.44 62.06 m
11.   Galina Savinkova (URS) X X 59.28 59.28 m
12.   Maria Badea (ROU) 52.64 57.96 58.10 58.10 m

See also

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References

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