1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw
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These are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 33 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 9, 1983. The qualification mark was set at 73.50 metres.
Medalists
| Gold | Soviet Union Sergey Litvinov Soviet Union (URS) |
| Silver | Soviet Union Yuriy Sedykh Soviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze | Poland Zdzisław Kwaśny Poland (POL) |
Schedule
- All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 08.08.1983 – ??:??h | 08.08.1983 – ??:??h |
| Final Round | |
| 09.08.1983 – ??:??h | |
Abbreviations
- 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 |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Litvinov (URS) | 84.14 m | June 21, 1983 | Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Event Record | New event | |||
| Season Best | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Litvinov (URS) | 84.14 m | June 21, 1983 | Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Broken records during the 1983 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| Event Record | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Litvinov (URS) | 82.68 m | August 9, 1983 | Finland Helsinki, Finland |
Qualification
Group A
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Group B
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Final
See also
- 1980 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Moscow)
- 1982 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Athens)
- 1983 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
- 1984 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Stuttgart)
References
- ↑ Kwaśny originally threw 81.54 metres in the last round which would have given him the silver medal. However, after a protest and video re-analysis a day later, the judges decided to count that throw as a foul which relegated him to third place. Lekkoatletyka: Rozmowa ze Zdzisławem Kwaśnym, medalistą mistrzostw świata w 1983 r.
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