1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

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 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

GoldEast Germany Martina Hellmann
East Germany (GDR)
SilverSoviet Union Galina Murašova
Soviet Union (URS)
BronzeBulgaria Mariya Petkova
Bulgaria (BUL)

Schedule

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

Abbreviations

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  Galina Savinkova (URS) 73.26 m May 22, 1983 Soviet Union Leselidze, Soviet Union
Event Record New event

Qualification

Group A

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 Hellmann (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

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) 61.50 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

Rank Athlete Throws Final
1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance
1st  Martina Hellmann (GDR) X 66.42 67.76 67.22 68.74 68.94 68.94 m
2nd  Galina Murašova (URS) X 64.82 65.96 64.80 X 67.44 67.44 m
3rd  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

References

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