1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

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

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 →

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   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
  Carl Lewis   United States (USA) 10.07 CR
  Calvin Smith   United States (USA) 10.21
  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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