1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump
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These are the official results of the Men's Long Jump event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 34 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on 10 August 1983.
Medalists
| Gold |  Carl LewisUnited States (USA) |
| Silver | Jason Grimes United States (USA) |
| Bronze | Mike Conley United States (USA) |
Schedule
- All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 09.08.1983 – ??:??h | 09.08.1983 – ??:??h |
| Final Round | |
| 10.08.1983 – ??:??h | |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Bob Beamon (USA) | 8.90 m | October 18, 1968 |  Mexico City, Mexico |
| Event Record | New event | |||
Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | Jason Grimes (USA) | 8.29 | — | — | 8.29 m | |
| 2 | 3 |  Gary Honey (AUS) | X | 8.12 | — | 8.12 m | |
| 3 | 5 |  Antonio Corgos (ESP) | 7.32 | X | 8.05 | 8.05 m | |
| 4 | 6 |  Oganes Stepanyan (URS) | 7.82 | 7.88 | 8.01 | 8.01 m | |
| 5 | 8 |  Atanas Atanasov (BUL) | 7.96 | — | — | 7.96 m | |
| 6 | 11 | Mike Conley (USA) | 7.88 | 7.89 | 7.90 | 7.90 m | |
| 7 | 12 |  Nenad Stekić (YUG) | 7.88 | 7.88 | 7.64 | 7.88 m | |
| 8 | 13 |  Lee Mu-tsai (TPE) | 7.44 | 7.51 | 7.88 | 7.88 m | |
| 9 | 15 |  Lester Benjamin (ATG) | 7.81 | 7.78 | 7.41 | 7.81 m | |
| 10 | 17 |  Stephen Walsh (NZL) | X | X | 7.75 | 7.75 m | |
| 11 | 18 |  Gyula Pálóczi (HUN) | 7.42 | 7.70 | 7.40 | 7.70 m | |
| 12 | 19 |  Giovanni Evangelisti (ITA) | X | 7.70 | X | 7.70 m | |
| 13 | 26 |  Chan Ka-chiu (HKG) | X | X | 7.31 | 7.31 m | |
| 14 | 27 |  Bilanday Bodjona (TOG) | 7.15 | 6.91 | 6.82 | 7.15 m | |
| — | — |  Steve Hanna (BAH) | DNS | ||||
| — | — |  Ian James (CAN) | DNS | ||||
| — | — |  Vlastimil Mařinec (TCH) | DNS | ||||
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Carl Lewis (USA) | 8.37 | — | — | 8.37 m | |
| 2 | 4 |  Yusuf Alli (NGR) | 8.11 | — | — | 8.11 m | |
| 3 | 7 | László Szalma (HUN) | 7.97 | — | — | 7.97 m | |
| 4 | 9 |  Gheorghe Cojocaru (ROU) | 7.92 | — | — | 7.92 m | |
| 5 | 10 | Jan Leitner (TCH) | 7.90 | — | — | 7.90 m | |
| 6 | 14 | Sergey Rodin (URS) | 6.95 | X | 7.87 | 7.87 m | |
| 7 | 16 |  Liu Yuhuang (CHN) | X | X | 7.77 | 7.77 m | |
| 8 | 20 | Joey Wells (BAH) | 6.44 | 7.69 | X | 7.69 m | |
| 9 | 21 |  René Gloor (SUI) | X | 7.68 | X | 7.68 m | |
| 10 | 22 |  Jarmo Karna (FIN) | 7.56 | 7.54 | X | 7.56 m | |
| 11 | 23 | Marco Piochi (ITA) | 7.29 | 7.42 | 7.52 | 7.52 m | |
| 12 | 24 |  Björn Johansson (SWE) | 5.78 | 7.51 | 6.96 | 7.51 m | |
| 13 | 25 |  Wilfredo Almonte (DOM) | 7.38 | X | 7.21 | 7.38 m | |
| 14 | 28 |  Laoui Adnan Abou (JOR) | X | 7.06 | 7.12 | 7.12 m | |
| 15 | 29 |  Mohamed Abdulla Abdelaslam (LBA) | X | 6.76 | 6.54 | 6.76 m | |
| 16 | 30 |  Said Al-Marhubi (OMA) | X | 6.20 | 5.80 | 6.20 m | |
| — | — | Atanas Chochev (BUL) | X | X | X | NM | |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | Carl Lewis (USA) | 8.55 | — | 8.42 | — | — | — | 8.55 m | CR |
 | Jason Grimes (USA) | 8.29 | X | 8.23 | 8.29 | X | 8.17 | 8.29 m | |
 | Mike Conley (USA) | X | 8.06 | X | 8.12 | 8.12 | X | 8.12 m | |
| 4 | László Szalma (HUN) | X | 7.93 | X | 8.09 | 8.08 | 8.12 | 8.12 m | |
| 5 | Nenad Stekić (YUG) | 7.80 | 5.54 | 7.94 | 5.99 | 7.76 | 8.09 | 8.09 m | |
| 6 | Gary Honey (AUS) | 7.86 | 7.93 | 8.06 | X | 7.94 | 7.96 | 8.06 m | |
| 7 | Antonio Corgos (ESP) | 7.94 | 7.79 | 7.92 | 7.91 | 8.06 | X | 8.06 m | |
| 8 | Yusuf Alli (NGR) | 7.89 | X | 7.89 | 7.85 | 7.89 | 7.74 | 7.89 m | |
| 9 | Gheorghe Cojocaru (ROU) | 7.81 | 7.88 | 7.70 | 7.88 m | ||||
| 10 | Jan Leitner (TCH) | 7.64 | 7.84 | 7.80 | 7.84 m | ||||
| 11 | Oganes Stepanyan (URS) | 7.74 | X | 7.59 | 7.74 m | ||||
| 12 | Atanas Atanasov (BUL) | 7.52 | 7.69 | 7.54 | 7.69 m | ||||
| 13 | Lee Mu-Tsai (TPE) | 7.57 | 6.89 | 7.09 | 7.57 m | ||||
See also
- 1980 Men's Olympic Long Jump (Moscow)
- 1982 Men's European Championships Long Jump (Athens)
- 1984 Men's Olympic Long Jump (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships Long Jump (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships Long Jump (Rome)
References
- Results
- L'Athletisme (September 1983, p52)
