1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
Appearance
These are the official results of the men's 100 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 66 participating athletes, with nine qualifying heats and the final held on Monday 8 August 1983.
Medalists
Gold | Carl Lewis United States (USA) |
Silver | Calvin Smith United States (USA) |
Bronze | Emmit King United States (USA) |
Records
Existing records at the start of the event.
World Record | Calvin Smith (USA) | 9.93 | Colorado Springs, USA | July 3, 1983 |
Championship Record | New event |
Final
Rank | Final Wind: +1.2 | Time |
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Carl Lewis (USA) | 10.07 | |
Calvin Smith (USA) | 10.21 | |
Emmit King (USA) | 10.24 | |
4. | Allan Wells (GBR) | 10.27 |
5. | Juan Núñez (DOM) | 10.29 |
6. | Christian Haas (FRG) | 10.32 |
7. | Paul Narracott (AUS) | 10.33 |
8. | Desai Williams (CAN) | 10.36 |
Semifinals
- Held on Monday 1983-08-08
RANK | HEAT 1 Wind: +3.4 | TIME |
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1. | Calvin Smith (USA) | 10.22w |
2. | Allan Wells (GBR) | 10.35w |
3. | Juan Núñez (DOM) | 10.36w |
4. | Emmit King (USA) | 10.36w |
5. | Frank Emmelmann (GDR) | 10.40w |
6. | Ben Johnson (CAN) | 10.44w |
7. | Tony Sharpe (CAN) | 10.44w |
8. | Leandro Peñalver (CUB) | 10.47w |
RANK | HEAT 2 Wind: +1.4 | TIME |
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1. | Carl Lewis (USA) | 10.28 |
2. | Paul Narracott (AUS) | 10.38 |
3. | Desai Williams (CAN) | 10.39 |
4. | Christian Haas (FRG) | 10.39 |
5. | Raymond Stewart (JAM) | 10.40 |
6. | Cameron Sharp (GBR) | 10.43 |
7. | Osvaldo Lara (CUB) | 10.46 |
8. | Thomas Schröder (GDR) | 10.52 |
Quarterfinals
- Held on Sunday 1983-08-07
RANK | HEAT 1 Wind: +1.1 | TIME |
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1. | Calvin Smith (USA) | 10.27 |
2. | Tony Sharpe (CAN) | 10.36 |
3. | Paul Narracott (AUS) | 10.37 |
4. | Thomas Schröder (GDR) | 10.45 |
5. | Ernest Obeng (GHA) | 10.51 |
6. | Innocent Egbunike (NGR) | 10.52 |
7. | Luke Watson (GBR) | 10.57 |
8. | Everard Samuels (JAM) | 10.65 |
RANK | HEAT 2 Wind: +0.8 | TIME |
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1. | Carl Lewis (USA) | 10.20 |
2. | Raymond Stewart (JAM) | 10.37 |
3. | Cameron Sharp (GBR) | 10.41 |
4. | Frank Emmelmann (GDR) | 10.46 |
5. | Christopher Brathwaite (TRI) | 10.57 |
6. | Robson da Silva (BRA) | 10.66 |
7. | Marian Woronin (POL) | 10.72 |
8. | Lester Benjamin (ATG) | 10.86 |
RANK | HEAT 3 Wind: -1.1 | TIME |
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1. | Desai Williams (CAN) | 10.31 |
2. | Allan Wells (GBR) | 10.37 |
3. | Juan Núñez (DOM) | 10.39 |
4. | Osvaldo Lara (CUB) | 10.44 |
5. | Chidi Imoh (NGR) | 10.45 |
6. | Viktor Bryzhin (URS) | 10.55 |
7. | Gerrard Keating (AUS) | 10.59 |
8. | István Tatár (HUN) | 10.65 |
RANK | HEAT 4 Wind: -1.2 | TIME |
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1. | Emmit King (USA) | 10.30 |
2. | Christian Haas (FRG) | 10.36 |
3. | Leandro Peñalver (CUB) | 10.38 |
4. | Ben Johnson (CAN) | 10.40 |
5. | Pierfrancesco Pavoni (ITA) | 10.44 |
6. | Antoine Richard (FRA) | 10.44 |
7. | Ferenc Kiss (HUN) | 10.53 |
8. | Valentin Atanasov (BUL) | 10.63 |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Sunday 1983-08-07
RANK | HEAT 1 Wind: -1.0 | TIME |
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1. | Luke Watson (GBR) | 10.64 |
2. | Valentin Atanasov (BUL) | 10.66 |
3. | Lester Benjamin (ATG) | 10.76 |
4. | Mohamed Yudi Purnomo (INA) | 10.76 |
5. | Thurston Ross (TRI) | 11.08 |
6. | Peni Bati (FIJ) | 11.11 |
Şükrü Çaprazlı (TUR) | DNS |
RANK | HEAT 2 Wind: +1.8 | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | Juan Núñez (DOM) | 10.38 |
2. | Innocent Egbunike (NGR) | 10.44 |
3. | Ben Johnson (CAN) | 10.45 |
4. | Everard Samuels (JAM) | 10.57 |
5. | Oumar Fye (GAM) | 10.76 |
6. | Hwang Chian-Shin (TPE) | 10.82 |
7. | John Albertie (LCA) | 10.90 |
8. | Joske Teabuge (NRU) | 12.20 |
RANK | HEAT 3 Wind: +1.2 | TIME |
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1. | Carl Lewis (USA) | 10.34 |
2. | Cameron Sharp (GBR) | 10.44 |
3. | Osvaldo Lara (CUB) | 10.47 |
4. | Earl Haley (GUY) | 10.77 |
5. | Earle Laing (JAM) | 10.91 |
6. | Pit Rapuan (MAS) | 11.03 |
7. | Vicente Daniel Ibrahim (MOZ) | 11.20 |
RANK | HEAT 4 Wind: +-0.2 | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | Desai Williams (CAN) | 10.31 |
2. | Paul Narracott (AUS) | 10.38 |
3. | Frank Emmelmann (GDR) | 10.40 |
4. | Jouko Hassi (FIN) | 10.58 |
5. | Gregory Simons (BER) | 10.78 |
6. | Moussa Savadogo (MLI) | 10.88 |
7. | Alan Zammit (MLT) | 11.25 |
8. | José Flores (HON) | 11.31 |
RANK | HEAT 5 Wind: +0.7 | TIME |
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1. | Calvin Smith (USA) | 10.30 |
2. | Ferenc Kiss (HUN) | 10.45 |
3. | Marian Woronin (POL) | 10.50 |
4. | Robson da Silva (BRA) | 10.51 |
5. | Joseph Leota (WSM) | 10.92 |
6. | Georges Taniel (VAN) | 11.02 |
7. | Nguyen Truong Hoa (VIE) | 11.16 |
RANK | HEAT 6 Wind: -0.5 | TIME |
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1. | Pierfrancesco Pavoni (ITA) | 10.33 |
2. | Emmit King (USA) | 10.41 |
3. | Thomas Schröder (GDR) | 10.41 |
4. | Gerrard Keating (AUS) | 10.57 |
5. | Kosmas Stratos (GRE) | 10.65 |
6. | Christopher Madzokere (ZIM) | 10.84 |
7. | Rubén Inácio (ANG) | 10.92 |
RANK | HEAT 7 Wind: +1.8 | TIME |
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1. | Allan Wells (GBR) | 10.37 |
2. | Christian Haas (FRG) | 10.39 |
3. | Chidi Imoh (NGR) | 10.55 |
4. | Nikolay Sidorov (URS) | 10.59 |
5. | Wilfredo Almonte (DOM) | 10.72 |
6. | Giorgio Mautiño Batuello (PER) | 10.85 |
7. | Banana Jarjue (GAM) | 11.04 |
8. | Trevor Davis (AIA) | 11.53 |
RANK | HEAT 8 Wind: +2.3 | TIME |
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1. | Raymond Stewart (JAM) | 10.22w |
2. | Christopher Brathwaite (TRI) | 10.33w |
3. | Ernest Obeng (GHA) | 10.35w |
4. | István Tatár (HUN) | 10.45w |
5. | Harouna Pale (UPV) | 10.58w |
6. | Neville Hodge (ISV) | 10.59w |
7. | Laoui Adnan Abou (JOR) | 11.17w |
RANK | HEAT 9 Wind: +1.3 | TIME |
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1. | Leandro Peñalver (CUB) | 10.24 |
2. | Tony Sharpe (CAN) | 10.31 |
3. | Viktor Bryzgin (URS) | 10.33 |
4. | Antoine Richard (FRA) | 10.34 |
5. | Suchart Chairsuvaparb (THA) | 10.63 |
6. | Jean-Yves Mallat (LIB) | 11.04 |
7. | Mohamad Ismail Bakaki (AFG) | 12.33 |
Lee Kuo-Sheng (TPE) | DNS |