These are the official results of the men's 50 kilometres walk event at the 1983 World Championships held on 12 August 1983 in Helsinki, Finland.
Medalists Gold Ronald WeigelEast Germany (GDR)Silver Josep MarínSpain (ESP)Bronze Sergey YungSoviet Union (URS)
Abbreviations All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds DNS did not startNM no markWR world recordWL world leadingAR area recordNR national recordPB personal bestSB season best
Records Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships World Record 3:40:46 March 13, 1983 Valencia, Spain Event Record New event
Final ranking RankAthleteTimeNote 3:43:08 3:46:32 Erroneously given by several sources as 3:43:42. 3:49:03 4 3:52:53 5 3:53:51 6 3:53:57 7 3:55:38 8 3:56:02 9 3:56:57 10 3:57:25 11 3:59:03 12 3:59:27 13 4:00:50 14 4:02:00 15 4:03:10 16 4:03:47 17 4:06:49 18 4:06:51 19 4:07:46 20 4:08:11 21 4:09:22 22 4:09:40 23 4:18:41 24 4:30:28 25 4:35:46 26 4:35:58 DID NOT FINISH (DNF)— DNF — DNF — DNF — DNF — DNF DISQUALIFIED (DSQ)— DSQ — DSQ — DSQ — DSQ — DSQ
See also 1978 Men's European Championships 50km Walk (Prague) 1980 Men's Olympic 50km Walk (Moscow) 1982 Men's European Championships 50km Walk (Athens) 1984 Men's Olympic 50km Walk (Los Angeles) 1986 Men's European Championships 50km Walk (Stuttgart) 1988 Men's Olympic 50km Walk (Seoul)
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