1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon

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

The Women's Heptathlon competition at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland started on Monday 8 August 1983 and ended on Tuesday 9 August 1983. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, including six non-finishers.

Medalists

Gold	Ramona Neubert East Germany (GDR)
Silver	Sabine John East Germany (GDR)
Bronze	Anke Vater-Behmer East Germany (GDR)

Schedule

• Monday August 8, 1983
  1. 100 m hurdles
  2. High Jump
  3. Shot Put
  4. 200 m
• Tuesday August 9, 1983
  5. Long Jump
  6. Javelin Throw
  7. 800 m

Records

Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships
World Record	Ramona Neubert (GDR)	6836	June 19, 1983	Moscow, Soviet Union
Event Record	New event

Results

Rank	Athlete	Points	100h	HJ	SP	200	LJ	JT	800
	Ramona Neubert (GDR)	6714	13.29	1.80	15.38	23.27	6.67	45.12	2:11.34
	Sabine John (GDR)	6662	13.11	1.83	14.23	23.60	6.68	44.52	2:11.59
	Anke Vater (GDR)	6532	13.58	1.86	14.05	23.49	6.32	37.84	2:05.64
4	Sabine Everts (FRG)	6398	13.50	1.86	12.32	23.82	6.46	36.36	2:06.80
5	Valentina Dimitrova (BUL)	6362	14.21	1.80	15.67	25.08	6.11	44.60	2:08.10
6	Yekaterina Smirnova (URS)	6321	13.36	1.83	13.77	24.48	5.66	45.76	2:10.98
7	Glynis Nunn (AUS)	6195	13.17	1.74	12.98	24.02	6.31	32.64	2:10.96
8	Tineke Hidding (NED)	6155	13.77	1.77	12.22	24.19	6.30	38.62	2:12.46
9	Annette Tånnander (SWE)	5977	14.00	1.83	11.86	26.10	6.09	45.24	2:17.86
10	Marcela Koblasová (TCH)	5965	14.17	1.74	14.99	25.15	6.04	40.58	2:24.96
11	Marlene Harmon (USA)	5925	14.17	1.74	11.91	24.92	6.17	36.06	2:12.16
12	Kristine Tånnander (SWE)	5922	14.25	1.80	12.70	25.13	5.58	39.36	2:12.38
13	Anne Kyllönen (FIN)	5866	14.33	1.80	12.87	25.77	5.88	36.16	2:13.77
14	Corinne Schneider (SUI)	5851	14.62	1.83	12.06	25.81	5.73	46.22	2:19.68
15	Florence Picaut (FRA)	5766	13.85	1.80	12.08	25.64	5.90	32.98	2:19.22
16	Terry Genge (NZL)	5739	13.99	1.59	11.96	25.21	5.92	39.26	2:14.53
17	Helena Otahalová (TCH)	5721	14.10	1.74	12.92	24.95	5.58	38.68	2:26.42
18	Melitta Aigner (AUT)	5629	15.39	1.65	14.13	26.18	5.52	42.88	2:16.47
19	Dalila Tayebi (ALG)	4976	15.55	1.65	09.95	25.72	5.71	26.46	2:31.55
20	Patricia Meigha (GUA)	3955	17.96	1.41	08.23	26.08	4.10	19.86	2:20.10
	Jane Frederick (USA)	DNF	13.72	1.83	14.75	25.16	6.00	45.62	DNS
	Judy Simpson (GBR)	DNF	13.23	1.92	13.85	24.93	6.16	NM	DNS
	Conceição Geremias (BRA)	DNF	14.03	1.74	13.35	24.88	5.85	NM	DNS
	Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)	DNF	13.69	1.86	12.73	23.73	DNS
	Zeina Mina El-Jas (LIB)	DNF	16.15	1.53	DNS
	Natalya Shubenkova (URS)	DNF	14.12	DNS

See also

• 1980 Women's Olympic Heptathlon (Moscow)
• 1982 Women's European Championships Heptathlon (Athens)
• 1984 Women's Olympic Heptathlon (Los Angeles)
• 1986 Women's European Championships Heptathlon (Stuttgart)
• 1987 Women's World Championships Heptathlon (Rome)
• 1988 Women's Olympic Heptathlon (Seoul)

References

• Results
• IAAF Statistics Handbook Daegu 2011, Part 3 of 5, Page 263