1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw
These are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 33 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 9, 1983. The qualification mark was set at 73.50 metres.
Medalists
| Gold |  Sergey LitvinovSoviet Union (URS) |
| Silver | Yuriy Sedykh Soviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze |  Zdzisław KwaśnyPoland (POL) |
Schedule
- All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 08.08.1983 – ??:??h | 08.08.1983 – ??:??h |
| Final Round | |
| 09.08.1983 – ??:??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 | Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
84.14 m | June 21, 1983 | Moscow, Soviet Union
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| Event Record | New event | |||
| Season Best | Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
84.14 m | June 21, 1983 | Moscow, Soviet Union
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| Broken records during the 1983 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| Event Record | Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
82.68 m | August 9, 1983 |  Helsinki, Finland
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Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | Zdzisław Kwaśny (POL) |
73.28 | 73.36 | 75.78 | 75.78 m |
| 2 | 3 | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
75.52 | — | — | 75.52 m |
| 3 | 4 | Juha Tiainen (FIN) |
72.66 | 75.02 | — | 75.02 m |
| 4 | 6 |  Emanuil Dyulgerov (BUL) |
74.74 | — | — | 74.74 m |
| 5 | 8 |  Klaus Ploghaus (FRG) |
74.46 | — | — | 74.46 m |
| 6 | 10 | Igor Nikulin (URS) |
74.06 | — | — | 74.06 m |
| 7 | 11 |  Roland Steuk (GDR) |
73.68 | — | — | 73.68 m |
| 8 | 14 |  Frantisek Vrbka (TCH) |
68.06 | 71.72 | 70.34 | 71.72 m |
| 9 | 15 |  Robert Weir (GBR) |
71.62 | 70.72 | 68.24 | 71.62 m |
| 10 | 16 |  Shigenobu Murofushi (JPN) |
71.42 | X | X | 71.42 m |
| 11 | 20 |  Ed Burke (USA) |
67.72 | 69.12 | 68.70 | 69.12 m |
| 12 | 22 | Matthew Mileham (GBR) |
X | 67.12 | X | 67.12 m |
| 13 | 25 |  Kjell Bystedt (SWE) |
65.84 | 64.72 | 65.86 | 65.86 m |
| 14 | 26 |  Hakim Toumi (ALG) |
65.54 | 63.92 | 63.98 | 65.54 m |
| 15 | 27 |  Xie Yingqi (CHN) |
62.54 | 65.54 | 63.04 | 65.54 m |
| 16 | 28 |  Declan Hegarty (IRL) |
65.46 | X | 64.12 | 65.46 m |
| — | — | Henryk Królak (POL) |
X | X | X | NM |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
78.50 | — | — | 78.50 m |
| 2 | 5 | Günther Rodehau (GDR) |
71.28 | 74.86 | — | 74.86 m |
| 3 | 7 | Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG) |
74.56 | — | — | 74.56 m |
| 4 | 9 | Harri Huhtala (FIN) |
73.22 | 74.28 | — | 74.28 m |
| 5 | 12 | Christoph Sahner (FRG) |
73.44 | X | 72.42 | 73.44 m |
| 6 | 13 |  Giampaolo Urlando (ITA) |
72.06 | 69.86 | X | 72.06 m |
| 7 | 17 | Chris Black (GBR) |
X | 71.18 | X | 71.18 m |
| 8 | 18 | Mariusz Tomaszewski (POL) |
70.62 | X | 69.44 | 70.62 m |
| 9 | 19 | Dave McKenzie (USA) |
69.24 | 67.22 | 69.94 | 69.94 m |
| 10 | 21 |  Richard Olsen (NOR) |
67.62 | 68.58 | X | 68.58 m |
| 11 | 23 | John McArdle (USA) |
X | 64.44 | 66.18 | 66.18 m |
| 12 | 24 |  Hans Lotz (AUS) |
X | 66.14 | 65.42 | 66.14 m |
| 13 | 29 |  Fatmir Bajraktari (ALB) |
61.22 | 61.72 | 64.48 | 64.48 m |
| — | — | Jiri Chamrad (TCH) |
X | X | X | NM |
| — | — | Ralf Haber (GDR) |
X | X | X | NM |
| — | — |  Johann Lindner (AUT) |
X | X | X | NM |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
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Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
82.68 | 82.04 | 73.54 | 80.90 | 80.26 | 81.84 | 82.68 m | |
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Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
79.22 | 79.76 | 80.64 | 80.94 | 78.96 | X | 80.94 m | |
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Zdzisław Kwaśny (POL) |
77.38 | 79.42 | 79.16 | 76.44 | 76.40 | X | 79.42 m[1] | NR |
| 4 | Igor Nikulin (URS) |
77.86 | 78.46 | X | 78.96 | 79.34 | 77.74 | 79.34 m | |
| 5 | Günther Rodehau (GDR) |
X | 76.04 | 74.80 | 77.08 | 75.36 | 76.12 | 77.08 m | |
| 6 | Klaus Ploghaus (FRG) |
76.96 | 76.12 | 75.26 | X | 76.76 | 76.94 | 76.96 m | |
| 7 | Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG) |
76.92 | X | 76.70 | 74.82 | 73.74 | X | 76.92 m | |
| 8 | Emanuil Dyulgerov (BUL) |
76.22 | 74.58 | 76.64 | 76.12 | X | 75.38 | 76.64 m | |
| 9 | Juha Tiainen (FIN) |
73.52 | 74.54 | 75.60 | 75.60 m | ||||
| 10 | Harri Huhtala (FIN) |
74.52 | 75.46 | 73.96 | 75.46 m | ||||
| 11 | Christoph Sahner (FRG) |
70.60 | 71.26 | 72.86 | 72.86 m | ||||
| 12 | Roland Steuk (GDR) |
72.10 | X | X | 72.10 m | ||||
See also
- 1980 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Moscow)
- 1982 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Athens)
- 1983 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
- 1984 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Stuttgart)
References
- ^ Kwaśny originally threw 81.54 metres in the last round which would have given him the silver medal. However, after a protest and video re-analysis a day later, the judges decided to count that throw as a foul which relegated him to third place. Lekkoatletyka: Rozmowa ze Zdzisławem Kwaśnym, medalistą mistrzostw świata w 1983 r.
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