1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw
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The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland had a total number of 18 participating athletes, with the final held on 12 August 1983. All results were made with old rules javelin. The qualification mark was set at 84.00 metres.
Medalists
[edit]| Gold |  Detlef MichelEast Germany (GDR) |
| Silver |  Tom PetranoffUnited States (USA) |
| Bronze |  Dainis KūlaSoviet Union (URS) |
Schedule
[edit]- All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 10.08.1983 – 10:00h | 10.08.1983 – 11:40h |
| Final Round | |
| 12.08.1983 – 18:55h | |
Abbreviations
[edit]- 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 |
Startlist
[edit]- World list as of August 6, 1983, just before the start of the competition
- Competing at the 1983 World Athletics Championships
| Rank | Athlete | Seasons Best | Personal Best |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Petranoff (USA) |
99.72 m | 88.40 m |
| 2 | Detlef Michel (GDR) |
96.72 m | 94.52 m |
| 3 | Heino Puuste (URS) |
94.20 m | 90.72 m |
| 4 | Dainis Kūla (URS) |
91.88 m | 92.06 m |
| 5 |  Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG) |
91.44 m | 89.78 m |
| 6 |  Koos van der Merwe (RSA) |
91.24 m | 88.62 m |
| 7 |  Pentti Sinersaari (FIN) |
90.90 m | 93.84 m |
| 8 |  Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) |
90.66 m | 81.22 m |
| 9 |  Mike O'Rourke (NZL) |
90.58 m | 89.58 m |
| 10 | Mike Barnett (USA) |
90.36 m | 80.86 m |
| 11 |  Per Erling Olsen (NOR) |
90.30 m | 88.02 m |
| 12 | Jorma Markus (FIN) |
89.72 m | 90.18 m |
| 13 |  Agostino Ghesini (ITA) |
89.12 m | 82.52 m |
| 14 | Vasiliy Yershov (URS) |
89.02 m | 89.00 m |
| 15 | Rod Ewaliko (USA) |
88.50 m | 88.70 m |
| 16 | Viktor Yevsyukov (URS) |
88.10 m | 87.50 m |
| 17 |  Ramón González (CUB) |
87.90 m | 75.02 m |
| 18 | Raimo Manninen (FIN) |
87.86 m | 87.58 m |
| 19 | Arto Härkönen (FIN) |
87.80 m | 91.04 m |
| 20 |  Dariusz Adamus (POL) |
87.54 m | 87.24 m |
| 21 | Stanisław Górak (POL) |
87.40 m | 84.08 m |
| 22 | Aimo Aho (FIN) |
87.28 m | 89.42 m |
| 23 | Esa Utriainen (FIN) |
87.28 m | 90.94 m |
| 24 | Janis Zirnis (URS) |
87.20 m | 89.48 m |
| 25 |  Kenth Eldebrink (SWE) |
86.86 m | 90.00 m |
| 26 | Herman Potgieter (RSA) |
86.78 m | 88.62 m |
| 27 | Gerald Weiß (GDR) |
86.28 m | 89.56 m |
| 28 |  Laslo Babits (CAN) |
86.08 m | 84.88 m |
Records
[edit]| Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Tom Petranoff (USA) |
99.72 m | May 15, 1983 | Los Angeles, United States
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| Event Record | New event | |||
| Season Best | Tom Petranoff (USA) |
99.72 m | May 15, 1983 | Los Angeles, United States
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Qualification
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG) |
X | 88.86 | — | 88.86 m |
| 2 | 5 | Tom Petranoff (USA) |
85.68 | — | — | 85.68 m |
| 3 | 8 | Esa Utriainen (FIN) |
76.18 | 84.22 | — | 84.22 m |
| 4 | 9 | Dainis Kūla (URS) |
78.58 | X | 83.16 | 83.16 m |
| 5 | 11 | Rod Ewaliko (USA) |
82.68 | 79.38 | 76.46 | 82.68 m |
| 6 | 12 | Aimo Aho (FIN) |
72.60 | 81.92 | 79.66 | 81.92 m |
| 7 | 13 | Einar Vilhjálmsson (ISL) |
81.72 | 77.08 | X | 81.72 m |
| 8 | 17 |  Zakayo Malekwa (TAN) |
72.92 | X | 72.80 | 72.92 m |
| 9 | 18 |  Trevor Modeste (GRN) |
X | 51.84 | X | 51.84 m |
Group B
[edit]| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Detlef Michel (GDR) |
90.40 | — | — | 90.40 m |
| 2 | 3 | Bob Roggy (USA) |
73.30 | 86.16 | — | 86.16 m |
| 3 | 4 | Heino Puuste (URS) |
82.18 | 85.86 | — | 85.86 m |
| 4 | 6 | Kenth Eldebrink (SWE) |
85.64 | — | — | 85.64 m |
| 5 | 7 |  Zdeněk Adamec (TCH) |
83.42 | 84.54 | — | 84.54 m |
| 6 | 10 | Per Erling Olsen (NOR) |
82.72 | X | 83.10 | 83.10 m |
| 7 | 14 | Arto Härkönen (FIN) |
81.42 | 80.22 | 77.76 | 81.42 m |
| 8 | 15 | Mike O'Rourke (NZL) |
75.32 | X | X | 75.32 m |
| 9 | 16 | Laslo Babits (CAN) |
74.16 | X | X | 74.16 m |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
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Detlef Michel (GDR) |
88.96 | 89.48 | 88.74 | X | X | 86.70 | 89.48 m |
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Tom Petranoff (USA) |
80.38 | 85.60 | 85.30 | X | X | X | 85.60 m |
 |
Dainis Kūla (URS) |
85.58 | 80.70 | 82.78 | 82.42 | 83.08 | X | 85.58 m |
| 4 | Heino Puuste (URS) |
77.04 | 78.86 | 84.56 | 79.00 | 70.16 | 81.66 | 84.56 m |
| 5 | Per Erling Olsen (NOR) |
X | 81.72 | 83.54 | 77.60 | 74.92 | X | 83.54 m |
| 6 | Kenth Eldebrink (SWE) |
83.28 | 78.84 | X | 78.94 | X | 77.26 | 83.28 m |
| 7 | Zdeněk Adamec (TCH) |
81.30 | X | X | X | 75.62 | X | 81.30 m |
| 8 | Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG) |
75.06 | 80.42 | X | X | X | X | 80.42 m |
| 9 | Bob Roggy (USA) |
79.84 | 78.02 | 74.82 | 79.84 m | |||
| 10 | Aimo Aho (FIN) |
79.34 | X | 78.08 | 79.34 m | |||
| 11 | Rod Ewaliko (USA) |
76.58 | 76.46 | 77.74 | 77.74 m | |||
| 12 | Esa Utriainen (FIN) |
X | 76.66 | X | 76.66 m | |||
See also
[edit]- 1980 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Moscow)
- 1982 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)
- 1984 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
References
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