1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk
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
[edit]| Gold |  Ronald WeigelEast Germany (GDR) |
| Silver |  Josep MarínSpain (ESP) |
| Bronze |  Sergey YungSoviet Union (URS) |
Abbreviations
[edit]- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| WL | world leading |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
[edit]| Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Josep Marín (ESP) | 3:40:46 | March 13, 1983 | Valencia, Spain |
| Event Record | New event | |||
Intermediates
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Final ranking
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ronald Weigel (GDR) | 3:43:08 | |
 | Josep Marín (ESP) | 3:46:32 | [1][2][note 1] |
 | Sergey Yung (URS) | 3:49:03 | |
| 4 |  Reima Salonen (FIN) | 3:52:53 | |
| 5 |  Raúl González (MEX) | 3:53:51 | |
| 6 |  François Lapointe (CAN) | 3:53:57 | |
| 7 |  Sandro Bellucci (ITA) | 3:55:38 | |
| 8 | Viktor Dorovskikh (URS) | 3:56:02 | |
| 9 |  Marco Evoniuk (USA) | 3:56:57 | |
| 10 |  Bengt Simonsen (SWE) | 3:57:25 | |
| 11 |  Pavol Szikora (TCH) | 3:59:03 | |
| 12 |  László Sator (HUN) | 3:59:27 | |
| 13 |  Lars Ove Moen (NOR) | 4:00:50 | |
| 14 | Seppo Immonen (FIN) | 4:02:00 | |
| 15 | Manuel Alcalde (ESP) | 4:03:10 | |
| 16 |  José Pinto (POR) | 4:03:47 | |
| 17 | Pavol Blažek (TCH) | 4:06:49 | |
| 18 |  Karl Degener (FRG) | 4:06:51 | |
| 19 | Lennart Mether (SWE) | 4:07:46 | |
| 20 | Miklós Domján (HUN) | 4:08:11 | |
| 21 | Felix Goméz (MEX) | 4:09:22 | |
| 22 |  Dominique Guebey (FRA) | 4:09:40 | |
| 23 | Dan O'Connor (USA) | 4:18:41 | |
| 24 |  Dai Mingxi (CHN) | 4:30:28 | |
| 25 | Zhang Fuxin (CHN) | 4:35:46 | |
| 26 |  Osvaldo Morejón (BOL) | 4:35:58 | |
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
| — |  Bohdan Bułakowski (POL) | DNF | |
| — | Bo Gustafsson (SWE) | DNF | |
| — | Jim Heiring (USA) | DNF | |
| — | Gérard Lelièvre (FRA) | DNF | |
| — | Jordi Llopart (ESP) | DNF | |
| DISQUALIFIED (DSQ) | |||
| — | Nikolay Udovenko (URS) | DSQ | |
| — | Bogusław Duda (POL) | DSQ | |
| — | Dietmar Meisch (GDR) | DSQ | |
| — | Erling Andersen (NOR) | DSQ | |
| — | Martín Bermúdez (MEX) | DSQ | |
See also
[edit]- 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)
References
[edit]- ^ José Marín at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ Pekola, Tapio; et al. (1983). Yleisurheilun MM-kisakirja Helsinki '83 (in Finnish). Juoksija. ISBN 951-9465-05-7.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Erroneously given by several sources as 3:43:42.
External links
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