1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

Men's 100 metres
at the 1983 World Championships
VenueHelsinki Olympic Stadium
Dates7 August (heats and quarter-finals)
8 August (semi-finals and final)
Competitors67
Winning time10.07 CR
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    United States
1987 →

The men's 100 metres at the 1983 IAAF World Championships was held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland on 7 and 8 August 2022. 67 athletes from 49 nations entered to the competition

Records

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Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record  Calvin Smith (USA) 9.93 Colorado Springs, USA July 3, 1983
Championship Record New event

Results

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Qualifying heats

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The qualifying heats took place on 7 August, with the 67 athletes involved being split into 9 heats. The first 3 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 5 fastest ( q ) qualified for the quarter-finals.

Wind: Heat 1: –1.0 m/s, Heat 2: +1.8 m/s, Heat 3: +1.2 m/s, Heat 4: –0.2 m/s, Heat 5: +0.7m/s, Heat 6: –0.5 m/s, Heat 7: +1.8 m/s, Heat 8: +2.3 m/s, Heat 9: +1.3 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 8 Raymond Stewart  Jamaica (JAM) 10.22w Q
2 9 Leandro Peñalver  Cuba (CUB) 10.24 Q, CR
3 5 Calvin Smith  United States (USA) 10.30 Q, CR
4 9 Tony Sharpe  Canada (CAN) 10.31 Q
4 Desai Williams  Canada (CAN) 10.31 Q, CR
6 8 Christopher Brathwaite  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 10.33w Q
9 Viktor Bryzgin  Soviet Union (URS) 10.33 Q
6 Pierfrancesco Pavoni  Italy (ITA) 10.33 Q
9 3 Carl Lewis  United States (USA) 10.34 Q, CR
10 9 Antoine Richard  France (FRA) 10.34 q
11 8 Ernest Obeng  Ghana (GHA) 10.35w Q
12 7 Allan Wells  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 10.37 Q
13 4 Paul Narracott  Australia (AUS) 10.38 Q
2 Juan Núñez  Dominican Republic (DOM) 10.38 Q, CR
15 7 Christian Haas  West Germany (FRG) 10.39 Q
16 4 Frank Emmelmann  East Germany (GDR) 10.40 Q
17 6 Emmit King  United States (USA) 10.41 Q
6 Thomas Schröder  East Germany (GDR) 10.41 Q
19 2 Innocent Egbunike  Nigeria (NGR) 10.44 Q
3 Cameron Sharp  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 10.44 Q
21 2 Ben Johnson  Canada (CAN) 10.45 Q
5 Ferenc Kiss  Hungary (HUN) 10.45 Q
8 István Tatár  Hungary (HUN) 10.45w q
24 3 Osvaldo Lara  Cuba (CUB) 10.47 Q
25 5 Marian Woronin  Poland (POL) 10.50 Q
26 5 Robson da Silva  Brazil (BRA) 10.51 q
27 7 Chidi Imoh  Nigeria (NGR) 10.55 Q
28 6 Gerrard Keating  Australia (AUS) 10.57 q
2 Everard Samuels  Jamaica (JAM) 10.57 q
30 4 Jouko Hassi  Finland (FIN) 10.58
8 Harouna Pale Republic of Upper Volta Upper Volta (UPV) 10.58w
32 8 Neville Hodge  U.S. Virgin Islands (ISV) 10.59w
7 Nikolay Sidorov  Soviet Union (URS) 10.59
34 9 Suchart Chairsuvaparb  Thailand (THA) 10.63
35 1 Luke Watson  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 10.64 Q, CR
36 6 Kosmas Stratos  Greece (GRE) 10.65
37 1 Valentin Atanasov  Bulgaria (BUL) 10.66 Q
38 7 Wilfredo Almonte  Dominican Republic (DOM) 10.72
39 1 Lester Benjamin  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) 10.76 Q
39 2 Sheikh Omar Faye  Gambia (GAM) 10.76
1 Mohamed Purnomo  Indonesia (INA) 10.76
42 3 Earl Haley  Guyana (GUY) 10.77
43 4 Gregory Simons  Bermuda (BER) 10.78
44 2 Hwang Chian-Shin  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 10.82
45 6 Christopher Madzokere  Zimbabwe (ZIM) 10.84
46 7 Giorgio Mautino  Peru (PER) 10.85
47 4 Moussa Savadogo  Mali (MLI) 10.88
48 2 John Albertie  Saint Lucia (LCA) 10.90
49 3 Earle Laing  Jamaica (JAM) 10.91
50 6 Rubén Inácio  Angola (ANG) 10.92
5 Joseph Leota  Samoa (SAM) 10.92
52 5 Georges Taniel  Vanuatu (VAN) 11.02
53 3 Pit Rapuan  Malaysia (MAS) 11.03
54 7 Banana Jarjue  Gambia (GAM) 11.04
9 Jean-Yves Mallat  Lebanon (LIB) 11.04
56 1 Thurston Ross  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 11.08
57 1 Peni Bati  Fiji (FIJ) 11.11
58 5 Nguyễn Trương Hòa  Vietnam (VIE) 11.16
59 8 Laoui Adnan Abou  Jordan (JOR) 11.17w
60 3 Vicente Daniel Ibrahim  Mozambique (MOZ) 11.20
61 4 Alan Zammit  Malta (MLT) 11.25
62 4 José Flores  Honduras (HON) 11.31
63 7 Trevor Davis  Anguilla (AIA) 11.53
64 2 Joske Teabuge  Nauru (NRU) 12.20
65 9 Mohamad Ismail Bakaki  Afghanistan (AFG) 12.33
9 Lee Kuo-Sheng  Chinese Taipei (TPE) DNS
1 Şükrü Çaprazlı  Turkey (TUR) DNS

Quarter-finals

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The quarter-finals took place on 7 August, with the 32 athletes involved being split into 4 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualified for the semifinals.

Wind: Heat 1: +1.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.8 m/s, Heat 3: –1.1 m/s, Heat 4: –1.2 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Carl Lewis  United States (USA) 10.20 Q, CR
2 1 Calvin Smith  United States (USA) 10.27 Q
3 4 Emmit King  United States (USA) 10.30 Q
4 3 Desai Williams  Canada (CAN) 10.31 Q
5 1 Tony Sharpe  Canada (CAN) 10.36 Q
4 Christian Haas  West Germany (FRG) 10.36 Q
7 1 Paul Narracott  Australia (AUS) 10.37 Q
2 Raymond Stewart  Jamaica (JAM) 10.37 Q
3 Allan Wells  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 10.37 Q
10 4 Leandro Peñalver  Cuba (CUB) 10.38 Q
11 3 Juan Núñez  Dominican Republic (DOM) 10.39 Q
12 4 Ben Johnson  Canada (CAN) 10.40 Q
13 2 Cameron Sharp  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 10.41 Q
14 3 Osvaldo Lara  Cuba (CUB) 10.44 Q
14 4 Pierfrancesco Pavoni  Italy (ITA) 10.44
4 Antoine Richard  France (FRA) 10.44
17 1 Thomas Schröder  East Germany (GDR) 10.45 Q
17 3 Chidi Imoh  Nigeria (NGR) 10.45
19 2 Frank Emmelmann  East Germany (GDR) 10.46 Q
20 1 Ernest Obeng  Ghana (GHA) 10.51
21 1 Innocent Egbunike  Nigeria (NGR) 10.52
22 4 Ferenc Kiss  Hungary (HUN) 10.53
23 3 Viktor Bryzhin  Soviet Union (URS) 10.55
24 1 Luke Watson  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 10.57
2 Christopher Brathwaite  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 10.57
26 3 Gerrard Keating  Australia (AUS) 10.59
27 4 Valentin Atanasov  Bulgaria (BUL) 10.63
28 1 Everard Samuels  Jamaica (JAM) 10.65
3 István Tatár  Hungary (HUN) 10.65
30 2 Robson da Silva  Brazil (BRA) 10.66
31 2 Marian Woronin  Poland (POL) 10.72
32 2 Lester Benjamin  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) 10.86

Semifinals

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The semifinals took place on 8 August, with the 16 athletes involved being split into 2 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualified for the final.

Wind: Heat 1: –0.8 m/s, Heat 2: –1.0 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Calvin Smith  United States (USA) 10.22 Q
2 2 Carl Lewis  United States (USA) 10.28 Q
3 1 Allan Wells  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 10.35 Q
4 1 Juan Núñez  Dominican Republic (DOM) 10.36 Q
5 1 Emmit King  United States (USA) 10.36 Q
6 2 Paul Narracott  Australia (AUS) 10.38 Q
7 2 Desai Williams  Canada (CAN) 10.39 Q
8 2 Christian Haas  West Germany (FRG) 10.39 Q
9 1 Frank Emmelmann  East Germany (GDR) 10.40
2 Raymond Stewart  Jamaica (JAM) 10.40
11 2 Cameron Sharp  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 10.43
12 1 Ben Johnson  Canada (CAN) 10.44
1 Tony Sharpe  Canada (CAN) 10.44
14 2 Osvaldo Lara  Cuba (CUB) 10.46
15 1 Leandro Peñalver  Cuba (CUB) 10.47
16 2 Thomas Schröder  East Germany (GDR) 10.52

Final

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The final took place on August 8.

Wind: -0.3 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carl Lewis  United States (USA) 10.07 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Calvin Smith  United States (USA) 10.21
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Emmit King  United States (USA) 10.24
4 Allan Wells  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 10.27
5 Juan Núñez  Dominican Republic (DOM) 10.29
6 Christian Haas  West Germany (FRG) 10.32
7 Paul Narracott  Australia (AUS) 10.33
8 Desai Williams  Canada (CAN) 10.36

References

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