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.
Medalists edit
| Gold |  Heike Daute-DrechslerEast Germany (GDR) |
| Silver |  Anișoara Cușmir-StanciuRomania (ROU) |
| Bronze |  Carol LewisUnited States (USA) |
Schedule edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
| Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu (ROU) |
7.43 m | June 4, 1983 | Bucharest, Romania
|
| Event Record | New event | |||
Qualifying round edit
- Held on Saturday 1983-08-13
| RANK | GROUP A | LENGTH |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carol Lewis (USA)
|
6.78 m |
| 2. | Heike Daute-Drechsler (GDR)
|
6.65 m |
| 3. |  Robyn Lorraway (AUS)
|
6.65 m |
| 4. |  Tatyana Proskuryakova (URS)
|
6.63 m |
| 5. | Vali Ionescu-Constantin (ROU)
|
6.44 m |
| 6. |  Jarmila Nygrýnová-Strejčková (TCH)
|
6.40 m |
| 7. |  Shonel Ferguson (BAH)
|
6.29 m |
| 8. |  Lena Wallin (SWE)
|
6.19 m |
| 9. |  Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia (BRA)
|
6.15 m |
| 10. |  Heidi Benserud (NOR)
|
5.92 m |
| 11. |  Jacinta Bartholomew (GRN)
|
5.77 m |
| 12. |  Marie-Ange Wirtz (SEY)
|
5.20 m |
| 13. |  Kim Mom (CAM)
|
4.90 m |
| — |  Sabine Everts (FRG)
|
NM |
| — |  Arja Jussila (FIN)
|
NM |
| — |  Nicole Tombezogo (CAF)
|
NM |
| — | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)
|
DNS |
| RANK | GROUP B | LENGTH |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu (ROU)
|
6.76 m |
| 2. |  Zsuzsa Vanyek (HUN)
|
6.60 m |
| 3. | Eva Murková (TCH)
|
6.57 m |
| 4. | Helga Radtke (GDR)
|
6.53 m |
| 5. |  Jennifer Innis (GUY)
|
6.45 m |
| 6. |  Beverly Kinch (GBR)
|
6.43 m |
| 7. | Gwen Loud (USA)
|
6.37 m |
| 8. |  Madeline de Jesús (PUR)
|
6.12 m |
| 9. |  Halcyon McKnight (JAM)
|
6.03 m |
| 10. |  Donghuo Huang (CHN)
|
5.90 m |
| 11. |  Rose Phillips-King (IVB)
|
5.40 m |
| 12. |  Traore Mariam (UPV)
|
4.90 m |
| — |  Mercy Mathews-Kuttan (IND)
|
NM |
| — | Christina Sussiek (FRG)
|
NM |
| — |  Karen Nelson (CAN)
|
DNS |
| — | Glynis Nunn-Cearns (AUS)
|
DNS |
| — | Svetlana Zorina (URS)
|
DNS |
Final edit
| RANK | FINAL | LENGTH |
|---|---|---|
|
Heike Daute-Drechsler (GDR)
|
7.27 m |
|
Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu (ROU)
|
7.15 m |
|
Carol Lewis (USA)
|
7.04 m |
| 4. | Tatyana Proskuryakova (URS)
|
7.02 m |
| 5. | Beverly Kinch (GBR)
|
6.93 m |
| 6. | Zsuzsa Vanyek (HUN)
|
6.81 m |
| 7. | Eva Murková (TCH)
|
6.80 m |
| 8. | Robyn Lorraway (AUS)
|
6.65 m |
| 9. | Vali Ionescu-Constantin (ROU)
|
6.62 m |
| 10. | Jarmila Nygrýnová-Strejčková (TCH)
|
6.56 m |
| 11. | Jennifer Innis (GUY)
|
6.54 m |
| 12. | Helga Radtke (GDR)
|
6.44 m |