1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres

Events at the 1983 World Championships
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
3000 m		women
5000 m	men
10,000 m	men
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men
4×100 m relay	men	women
4×400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
20 km walk	men
50 km walk	men
Field events
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men

These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 49 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats and the final held on Monday 1983-08-08.

Evelyn Ashford set the World record just over a month before this meet (at altitude). In the semi-finals, she dusted one of the east German favorites Marita Koch eased up by almost a tenth of a second out in lane 8. As the number 1 qualifier, she still was placed in lane 2, with number 2 qualifier, winner of the other semi-final Marlies Oelsner-Göhr across the track in lane 8. Koch was given lane 4 again.

At the start, Koch and Ashford were out fast, about even 40 metres into the race. Suddenly Ashford jumped, leaning back and hopping to stay off her leg as her hamstring exploded before collapsing to the track. Göhr gained steadily on her teammate Koch, passing her with more closing speed 20 meters out. Sensing a further challenge from Diane Williams next to her, Koch leaned at the finish to hold on to second.

Medalists

Gold	Marlies Oelsner-Göhr East Germany (GDR)
Silver	Marita Koch East Germany (GDR)
Bronze	Diane Williams United States (USA)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record	Evelyn Ashford (USA)	10.79	Colorado Springs, USA	July 3, 1983
Championship Record	New event

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Marlies Oelsner-Göhr (GDR)	10.97 CR
	Marita Koch (GDR)	11.02
	Diane Williams (USA)	11.06
4.	Merlene Ottey (JAM)	11.19
5.	Angela Bailey (CAN)	11.20
6.	Helinä Marjamaa (FIN)	11.24
7.	Angella Taylor-Issajenko (CAN)	11.30
	Evelyn Ashford (USA)	DNF

Semifinals

Held on Monday 1983-08-08

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Marlies Oelsner-Göhr (GDR)	11.05
2.	Angela Bailey (CAN)	11.18
3.	Diane Williams (USA)	11.21
4.	Helinä Marjamaa (FIN)	11.29
5.	Silke Gladisch-Möller (GDR)	11.30
6.	Anelia Nuneva (BUL)	11.31
7.	Alice Brown (USA)	11.33
8.	Shirley Thomas (GBR)	11.53

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Evelyn Ashford (USA)	10.99
2.	Marita Koch (GDR)	11.08
3.	Angella Taylor-Issajenko (CAN)	11.22
4.	Merlene Ottey (JAM)	11.26
5.	Olga Antonova (URS)	11.30
6.	Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL)	11.36
7.	Heather Hunte-Oakes (GBR)	11.50
8.	Rose-Aimée Bacoul (FRA)	11.59

Quarterfinals

Held on Sunday 1983-08-07

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Anelia Nuneva (BUL)	11.20
2.	Angella Taylor-Issajenko (CAN)	11.24
3.	Alice Brown (USA)	11.30
4.	Olga Antonova (URS)	11.32
5.	Els Vader (NED)	11.56
6.	Leleith Hodges (JAM)	11.63
7.	Marie-France Loval (FRA)	11.79
8.	Monika Hirsch (FRG)	11.91

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Marita Koch (GDR)	11.25
2.	Merlene Ottey (JAM)	11.33
3.	Helinä Marjamaa (FIN)	11.34
4.	Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL)	11.43
5.	Beverley Callender (GBR)	11.48
6.	Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia (BRA)	11.64
7.	Dorthe A. Rasmussen (DEN)	11.67
8.	Lydia de Vega (PHI)	11.90

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Diane Williams (USA)	11.25
2.	Silke Gladisch-Möller (GDR)	11.36
3.	Diane Williams (USA)	11.42
4.	Shirley Thomas (GBR)	11.48
5.	Rufina Ubah (NGR)	11.60
6.	Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH)	11.62
7.	Juliet Cuthbert (JAM)	11.67
8.	Radislava Soborova (TCH)	11.90

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.	Evelyn Ashford (USA)	11.11
2.	Marlies Oelsner-Göhr (GDR)	11.16
3.	Angela Bailey (CAN)	11.36
4.	Heather Hunte-Oakes (GBR)	11.57
5.	Marina Romanova (URS)	11.61
6.	Lena Möller (SWE)	11.75
7.	Laurence Bily (FRA)	11.76
8.	Shu-Foog Shen (TPE)	12.17

Qualifying heats

Held on Sunday 1983-08-07

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Olga Antonova (URS)	11.26
2.	Marlies Oelsner-Göhr (GDR)	11.34
3.	Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia (BRA)	11.57
4.	Leleith Hodges (JAM)	11.58
5.	Radislava Soborova (TCH)	11.80
6.	Mary Mensah (GHA)	12.26
7.	Rose Phillips-King (IVB)	12.87

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Marita Koch (GDR)	11.24
2.	Angela Bailey (CAN)	11.31
3.	Rose-Aimée Bacoul (FRA)	11.38
4.	Dorthe A. Rasmussen (DEN)	11.42
5.	Monika Hirsch (FRG)	11.73
6.	Felicite Bada (BEN)	13.15
	Mesode Ruth Enang (CMR)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Diane Williams (USA)	11.23
2.	Helinä Marjamaa (FIN)	11.47
3.	Beverley Callender (GBR)	11.65
4.	Rufina Ubah (NGR)	11.67
5.	Esther Hope (TRI)	12.19
6.	June Caddle (BAR)	12.56
7.	Judith Nimpaye (BDI)	14.65

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.	Evelyn Ashford (USA)	11.15
2.	Marina Romanova (URS)	11.54
3.	Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH)	11.56
4.	Els Vader (NED)	11.58
5.	Lena Möller (SWE)	11.62
6.	Amie Ndow (GAM)	12.63
	Semra Aksu (TUR)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.	Merlene Ottey (JAM)	11.30
2.	Anelia Nuneva (BUL)	11.43
3.	Heather Hunte-Oakes (GBR)	11.60
4.	Marie-France Loval (FRA)	11.71
5.	Walapa Tangjitnusorn (THA)	12.26
6.	Myong-Hee Mo (KOR)	12.26
7.	Marisol Garcia (NCA)	12.99

RANK	HEAT 6	TIME
1.	Angella Taylor-Issajenko (CAN)	11.45
2.	Shirley Thomas (GBR)	11.54
3.	Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL)	11.58
4.	Ruperta Charles (ATG)	12.18
5.	Evelyne Farrell (AHO)	12.19
6.	Carmela Bolivár (PER)	12.31
7.	Pushpa Bhatta (NEP)	13.89

RANK	HEAT 7	TIME
1.	Alice Brown (USA)	11.26
2.	Silke Gladisch-Möller (GDR)	11.28
3.	Laurence Bily (FRA)	11.53
4.	Juliet Cuthbert (JAM)	11.58
5.	Lydia de Vega (PHI)	11.74
6.	Shu-Foog Shen (TPE)	11.85
7.	Koumba Kante (GUI)	13.37

References

Results

100 metres at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics

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