Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

These are the official results of the men's decathlon competition at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes, including seven non-finishers. The competition was held from August 12 to August 13, 1983.

Medalists

Gold United Kingdom Daley Thompson
Great Britain (GBR)
Silver West Germany Jürgen Hingsen
West Germany (FRG)
Bronze West Germany Siegfried Wentz
West Germany (FRG)

Schedule

Friday August 12
  1. 100 m
  2. Long Jump
  3. Shot Put
  4. High Jump
  5. 400 m
Saturday August 13
  1. 110 m hurdles
  2. Discus Throw
  3. Pole Vault
  4. Javelin Throw
  5. 1,500 m

Records

Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships
World Record  Jürgen Hingsen (FRG) 8779 June 5, 1983 West Germany Filderstadt-Bernhausen, West Germany
Event Record New Event
Season Best  Jürgen Hingsen (FRG) 8779 June 5, 1983 West Germany Filderstadt-Bernhausen, West Germany

Results

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. These marks were split between six competitors with the gold medallist claiming three of them.
Rank Athlete Decathlon Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Daley Thompson (GBR) 10.60 7.88 15.35 2.03 48.12 14.37 44.46 5.10 65.24 4:29.72 8666
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Jurgen Hingsen (FRG) 10.95 7.75 15.66 2.00 48.08 14.36 43.30 4.90 67.42 4:21.59 8561
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Siegfried Wentz (FRG) 10.94 7.24 15.11 2.00 48.09 14.13 44.98 4.70 75.08 4:28.52 8478
4  Uwe Freimuth (GDR) 11.05 7.43 15.25 2.00 48.23 14.89 48.64 4.80 70.48 4:28.61 8433
5  Stephan Niklaus (SUI) 10.96 7.06 14.88 2.03 48.12 15.06 48.74 4.20 73.94 4:49.35 8212
6  Aleksandr Nevskiy (URS) 11.07 7.20 14.90 2.00 49.35 14.63 49.08 4.20 64.50 4:19.90 8201
7  Torsten Voss (GDR) 10.69 7.48 14.12 2.03 48.02 14.49 38.10 4.60 60.08 4:31.19 8167
8  Steffen Grummt (GDR) 11.18 7.26 16.14 1.91 48.97 14.61 46.98 4.50 64.54 4:32.56 8149
9  Guido Kratschmer (FRG) 10.86 7.35 14.99 1.94 48.61 14.29 46.56 4.60 52.24 4:36.43 8096
10  Dariusz Ludwig (POL) 11.17 7.29 13.77 2.00 49.84 15.33 43.90 4.70 62.00 4:26.05 7982
11  Trond Skramstad (NOR) 11.20 6.90 13.53 2.00 49.13 14.90 38.18 4.50 59.78 4:18.18 7827
12  Robert de Wit (NED) 11.36 6.70 12.73 1.97 49.46 14.76 42.28 4.60 59.70 4:18.92 7769
13  Martin Machura (TCH) 11.17 7.27 14.45 2.00 50.24 16.23 48.08 4.40 56.28 4:56.76 7639
14  Conny Silfver (SWE) 11.41 6.64 14.80 1.91 51.55 15.00 41.70 4.40 60.08 4:36.94 7527
15  Thrainn Hafsteinsson (ISL) 11.73 6.53 13.80 1.82 50.47 15.81 48.58 4.10 56.28 4:22.72 7356
16  Joško Vlašić (YUG) 11.55 6.99 13.33 1.85 51.01 15.01 39.28 4.00 58.46 4:29.25 7329
17  Ángel Díaz (GUA) 11.65 6.37 8.98 1.91 52.01 16.15 25.70 3.50 50.90 4:29.42 6239
18  Niulolo Pelesikoti (TGA) 11.80 6.47 10.76 1.67 53.13 16.65 33.70 3.40 NM 5:08.32 5332
 Harri Sundell (FIN) 11.11 7.23 13.95 2.06 49.49 14.72 42.10 4.30 NM DNS DNF
 Claudio Escauriza (PAR) 11.41 6.77 13.23 1.85 52.98 17.77 38.74 4.00 DNS DNF
 John Crist (USA) 11.42 6.76 12.89 1.88 51.67 DNF 42.02 DNS DNF
 Konstantin Akhapkin (URS) 11.02 7.44 13.73 1.94 49.43 DNF DNS DNF
 Grigoriy Degtyaryev (URS) 11.01 7.41 15.03 NM DNS DNF
 Mark Anderson (USA) 11.39 6.83 13.61 DNS DNF
 Bacha Ahmed Mahour (ALG) 11.64 6.69 NM DNS DNF

See also

References