1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 26 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 14, 1983. The qualification mark was set at 63.00 metres.

Medalists Gold Imrich BugárCzechoslovakia (TCH)Silver Luis DelisCuba (CUB)Bronze Géjza ValentCzechoslovakia (TCH)

Schedule All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2) Qualification RoundGroup AGroup B13.08.1983 – ??:??h13.08.1983 – ??:??hFinal Round14.08.1983 – ??:??h

Abbreviations All results shown are in metres Q automatic qualification q qualification by rankDNS did not startNM no markWR world recordAR area recordNR national recordPB personal bestSB season best

Records Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships World Record 71.86 m May 29, 1983 Moscow, Soviet Union Event Record New event

Qualification RANKGROUP ADISTANCE1.64.20 m2.63.98 m3.63.46 m4.62.58 m5.62.42 m6.59.28 m7.58.96 m8.58.96 m9.57.92 m10.57.54 m11.55.40 m12.55.20 m13.51.72 m

RANKGROUP BDISTANCE1.65.00 m2.63.76 m3.62.80 m4.62.72 m5.61.88 m6.60.92 m7.60.10 m8.59.54 m9.58.84 m10.58.48 m11.58.34 m12.56.62 m13.48.34 m

Final RANKFINALDISTANCE67.72 m67.36 m66.08 m4.65.44 m5.64.92 m6.63.74 m7.64.26 m8.63.22 m9.62.26 m10.61.46 m11.60.44 m12.58.70 m

See also 1980 Men's Olympic Discus Throw (Moscow) 1982 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Athens) 1984 Men's Olympic Discus Throw (Los Angeles) 1986 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Stuttgart)

References Results World Athletics