1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

These are the official results of the men's 200 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 57 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats and the final held on 14 August 1983.

Events at the
1983 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

At 22 years, 218 days old, gold medallist Smith is the youngest ever world champion for the men's 200 m.[1]

Medalists
Gold Calvin Smith
United States (USA)
Silver Elliott Quow
United States (USA)
Bronze Pietro Mennea
Italy (ITA)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record  Pietro Mennea (ITA) 19.72 Mexico City, Mexico September 12, 1979
Championship Record New event

Final
Rank Final wind +1.2 Time
 Calvin Smith (USA) 20.14
 Elliott Quow (USA) 20.41
 Pietro Mennea (ITA) 20.51
4.  Allan Wells (GBR) 20.52
5.  Frank Emmelmann (GDR) 20.55
6.  Innocent Egbunike (NGR) 20.63
7.  Carlo Simionato (ITA) 20.69
8.  João Batista da Silva (BRA) 20.80

Semifinals
  • Held on Saturday 1983-08-13
Rank Heat 1 wind 3.4 Time
1.  João Batista da Silva (BRA) 20.56
2.  Frank Emmelmann (GDR) 20.63
3.  Pietro Mennea (ITA) 20.68
4.  Elliott Quow (USA) 20.69
5.  Cameron Sharp (GBR) 20.69
6.  Desai Williams (CAN) 20.71
7.  Leroy Reid (JAM) 20.89
8.  Sergey Sokolov (URS) 20.89


Rank Heat 2 wind 1.4 Time
1.  Calvin Smith (USA) 20.29
2.  Carlo Simionato (ITA) 20.60
3.  Innocent Egbunike (NGR) 20.63
4.  Allan Wells (GBR) 20.63
5.  Vladimir Muravyov (URS) 20.71
6.  Jean-Jacques Boussemart (FRA) 20.76
7.  Bruce Frayne (AUS) 20.94
8.  Boubacar Diallo (SEN) 20.96

Quarterfinals
  • Held on 12 August
Rank Heat 1 wind 2.1 Time
1.  Calvin Smith (USA) 20.60
2.  João Batista da Silva (BRA) 20.65
3.  Allan Wells (GBR) 20.81
4.  Jean-Jacques Boussemart (FRA) 20.86
5.  Angel Heras (ESP) 21.25
6.  Earl Haley (GUY) 21.39
7.  Luis Schneider (CHI) 21.39
 Jae-Keun Chang (KOR) DNF


Rank Heat 2 wind -1.6 Time
1.  Carlo Simionato (ITA) 20.75
2.  Desai Williams (CAN) 20.87
3.  Boubacar Diallo (SEN) 20.97
4.  Cameron Sharp (GBR) 20.99
5.  Patrick Barré (FRA) 21.12
6.  Paul Narracott (AUS) 21.34
7.  Alfred Nyambane (KEN) 21.55
8.  Christopher Madzokere (ZIM) 21.55


Rank Heat 3 wind -0.4 Time
1.  Frank Emmelmann (GDR) 20.78
2.  Leroy Reid (JAM) 20.88
3.  Innocent Egbunike (NGR) 20.91
4.  Sergey Sokolov (URS) 20.93
5.  Atlee Mahorn (CAN) 21.13
6.  Christopher Brathwaite (TRI) 21.14
7.  Andreas Rizzi (FRG) 21.37
8.  István Nagy (HUN) 21.52


Rank Heat 4 wind 1.6 Time
1.  Pietro Mennea (ITA) 20.68
2.  Vladimir Muravyov (URS) 20.70
3.  Elliott Quow (USA) 20.80
4.  Bruce Frayne (AUS) 20.97
5.  Luke Watson (GBR) 20.99
6.  Roland Jokl (AUT) 21.24
7.  Neville Hodge (ISV) 21.38
 Hector Daley (PAN) DNS

Qualifying heats
  • Held on 12 August
Rank Heat 1 Wind +1.8 h Time
1.  Frank Emmelmann (GDR) 20.95
2.  Cameron Sharp (GBR) 21.07
3.  Bruce Frayne (AUS) 21.15
4.  Christopher Brathwaite (TRI) 21.24
5.  Hector Daley (PAN) 21.49
6.  Earl Haley (GUY) 21.55
7.  Moussa Savadogo (MLI) 22.33
8.  Awudu Nuhu (GHA) 22.93


Rank Heat 2 wind +1.8 Time
1.  Pietro Mennea (ITA) 20.80
2.  Sergey Sokolov (URS) 20.94
3.  Paul Narracott (AUS) 21.08
4.  Luis Schneider (CHI) 21.23
5.  Giorgio Mautiño Batuello (PER) 21.78
6.  Hoa Nguyen Truong (VIE) 22.68
7.  Gervais Kirolo (CAF) 23.10


Rank Heat 3 wind +0.7 Time
1.  João Batista da Silva (BRA) 20.93
2.  Vladimir Muravyov (URS) 21.12
3.  Desai Williams (CAN) 21.36
4.  Mohamed Yudi Purnomo (INA) 21.88
5.  Joseph Leota (WSM) 22.33
6.  Nagib Salem Ahmed (YEM) 23.22
7.  Colin Bradford (JAM) 24.15


Rank Heat 4 wind +1.1 Time
1.  Carlo Simionato (ITA) 20.76
2.  Elliott Quow (USA) 21.01
3.  Atlee Mahorn (CAN) 21.14
4.  Angel Heras (ESP) 21.29
5.  Roland Jokl (AUT) 21.30
6.  David Sawyerr (SLE) 22.23
7.  John Albertie (LCA) 22.53


Rank Heat 5 Wind -2.1 Time
1.  Allan Wells (GBR) 21.14
2.  Boubacar Diallo (SEN) 21.17
3.  Christopher Madzokere (ZIM) 21.68
4.  Dean Greenaway (IVB) 22.24
 Juan Núñez (DOM) DNS
 Pierfrancesco Pavoni (ITA) DNS
 Tony Sharpe (CAN) DNS


Rank Heat 6 Wind +0.4 Time
1.  Calvin Smith (USA) 21.10
2.  Leroy Reid (JAM) 21.13
3.  Patrick Barré (FRA) 21.34
4.  Jae-Keun Chang (KOR) 21.39
5.  Gustavo Capart (ARG) 21.66
6.  Rubén Inácio (ANG) 22.33
7.  Trevor Davis (AIA) 22.80


Rank Heat 7 Wind -1.1 Time
1.  Innocent Egbunike (NGR) 21.28
2.  István Nagy (HUN) 21.50
3.  Andreas Rizzi (FRG) 21.51
4.  Oumar Fye (GAM) 22.30
5.  Sikendar Iqbal (PAK) 22.91
 Peni Bati (FIJ) DNS
 Don Quarrie (JAM) DNS


Rank Heat 8 wind +1.3 Time
1.  Jean-Jacques Boussemart (FRA) 20.99
2.  Luke Watson (GBR) 21.20
3.  Alfred Nyambane (KEN) 21.21
4.  Neville Hodge (ISV) 21.38
5.  Larry Myricks (USA) 21.74
6.  Georges Taniel (VAN) 22.28
7.  José Flores (HON) 22.94

See also
  • 1980 Men's Olympic 200 metres (Moscow)
  • 1982 Men's European Championships 200 metres (Athens)
  • 1984 Men's Olympic 200 metres (Los Angeles)
  • 1986 Men's European Championships 200 metres (Stuttgart)
  • 1987 Men's World Championships 200 metres (Rome)
  • 1988 Men's Olympic 200 metres (Seoul)

References
  1. "World Championship Statistics Handbook" (Press release). IAAF. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.