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1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
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These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Tuesday 9 August 1983.
Medalists
| Bronze | URS Yekaterina Podkopayeva |
|---|---|
| Soviet Union (URS) |
Records
Existing records at the start of the event.
| Championship record | New event |
|---|
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Jarmila Kratochvílová | 1:54.68 | |
| Lyubov Gurina | 1:56.11 | |
| Yekaterina Podkopayeva | 1:57.58 | |
| 4. | Margrit Klinger | 1:58.11 |
| 5. | Robin Campbell | 2:00.03 |
| 6. | Doina Melinte | 2:00.13 |
| 7. | Milena Matejkovičová | 2:01.72 |
| 8. | Antje Schröder | 2:02.13 |
Semi-finals
- Held on Monday 8 August 1983
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yekaterina Podkopayeva | 1:59.55 |
| 2. | Jarmila Kratochvílová | 1:59.58 |
| 3. | Milena Matejkovičová | 2:00.02 |
| 4. | Robin Campbell | 2:00.22 |
| 5. | Jolanta Januchta | 2:02.23 |
| 6. | Jill McCabe | 2:02.92 |
| 7. | Elena Lina | 2:03.59 |
| 8. | Célestine N'Drin | 2:08.14 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lyubov Gurina | 1:59.33 |
| 2. | Antje Schröder | 1:59.46 |
| 3. | Margrit Klinger | 1:59.49 |
| 4. | Doina Melinte | 1:59.60 |
| 5. | Zuzana Moravčíková | 1:59.96 |
| 6. | Totka Petrova | 2:01.32 |
| 7. | Tina Krebs | 2:02.19 |
| 8. | Jennifer Bean | 2:12.93 |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Sunday 7 August 1983
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Margrit Klinger | 2:02.08 |
| 2. | Jolanta Januchta | 2:02.58 |
| 3. | Milena Matejkovičová | 2:02.60 |
| 4. | Elena Lina | 2:04.50 |
| 5. | Attina Sawtell | 2:18.25 |
| 6. | Kungu Bakombo | 2:19.68 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yekaterina Podkopayeva | 2:06.42 |
| 2. | Totka Petrova | 2:06.60 |
| 3. | Zuzana Moravčíková | 2:06.76 |
| 4. | Jill McCabe | 2:07.23 |
| 5. | Maria Lomba | 2:21.90 |
| — | Fatalmoudou Touré | DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Antje Schröder | 2:10.61 |
| 2. | Jarmila Kratochvílová | 2:12.35 |
| 3. | Célestine N'Drin | 2:12.52 |
| 4. | Hala El-Moughrabi | 2:15.37 |
| 5. | Eucaris Caicedo | 2:17.06 |
| 6. | Sofiya Mohamed | 2:55.64 |
| — | Irina Podyalovskaya | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lyubov Gurina | 2:04.17 |
| 2. | Doina Melinte | 2:04.30 |
| 3. | Robin Campbell | 2:04.83 |
| 4. | Tina Krebs | 2:05.49 |
| 5. | Jennifer Bean | 2:13.80 |
| 6. | Trịnh Thị Bé | 2:17.54 |
| 7. | Khadija Al Matari | 2:28.72 |
References
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