1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

Medalists
Gold Jarmila Kratochvílová
Czechoslovakia (TCH)
Silver Lyubov Gurina
Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze Yekaterina Podkopayeva
Soviet Union (URS)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World record  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:53.28 Munich, West Germany July 26, 1983
Championship record New event

Final
RANK FINAL TIME
 Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:54.68
 Lyubov Gurina (URS) 1:56.11
 Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) 1:57.58
4.  Margrit Klinger (FRG) 1:58.11
5.  Robin Campbell (USA) 2:00.03
6.  Doina Melinte (ROU) 2:00.13
7.  Milena Matejkovičová (TCH) 2:01.72
8.  Antje Schröder (GDR) 2:02.13

Semi-Finals
  • Held on Monday 8 August 1983
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) 1:59.55
2.  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:59.58
3.  Milena Matejkovičová (TCH) 2:00.02
4.  Robin Campbell (USA) 2:00.22
5.  Jolanta Januchta (POL) 2:02.23
6.  Jill McCabe (SWE) 2:02.92
7.  Elena Lina (ROU) 2:03.59
8.  Célestine N'Drin (CIV) 2:08.14


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Lyubov Gurina (URS) 1:59.33
2.  Antje Schröder (GDR) 1:59.46
3.  Margrit Klinger (FRG) 1:59.49
4.  Doina Melinte (ROU) 1:59.60
5.  Zuzana Moravčíková (TCH) 1:59.96
6.  Totka Petrova (BUL) 2:01.32
7.  Tina Krebs (DEN) 2:02.19
8.  Jennifer Bean (BER) 2:12.93

Qualifying heats
  • Held on Sunday 7 August 1983
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Margrit Klinger (FRG) 2:02.08
2.  Jolanta Januchta (POL) 2:02.58
3.  Milena Matejkovičová (TCH) 2:02.60
4.  Elena Lina (ROU) 2:04.50
5.  Attina Sawtell (COK) 2:18.25
6.  Kungu Bakombo (ZAI) 2:19.68


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) 2:06.42
2.  Totka Petrova (BUL) 2:06.60
3.  Zuzana Moravčíková (TCH) 2:06.76
4.  Jill McCabe (SWE) 2:07.23
5.  Maria Lomba (STP) 2:21.90
—  Fatalmoudou Touré (MLI) DQ


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Antje Schröder (GDR) 2:10.61
2.  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 2:12.35
3.  Célestine N'Drin (CIV) 2:12.52
4.  Hala El-Moughrabi (SYR) 2:15.37
5.  Eucaris Caicedo (COL) 2:17.06
6.  Sofiya Mohamed (COM) 2:55.64
—  Irina Podyalovskaya (URS) DNS


RANK HEAT 4 TIME
1.  Lyubov Gurina (URS) 2:04.17
2.  Doina Melinte (ROU) 2:04.30
3.  Robin Campbell (USA) 2:04.83
4.  Tina Krebs (DEN) 2:05.49
5.  Jennifer Bean (BER) 2:13.80
6.  Trịnh Thị Bé (VIE) 2:17.54
7.  Khadija Al Matari (JOR) 2:28.72

References
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