1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

Men's 200 metres
at the 1983 World Championships
VenueHelsinki Olympic Stadium
Dates13 August (heats and quarter-finals)
14 August (semi-finals and final)
Competitors57
Winning time20.14 CR
Medalists
gold medal Calvin Smith   United States
silver medal Elliott Quow   United States
bronze medal Pietro Mennea   Italy
1987 →
Events at the
1983 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

These are the official results of the men's 200 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 57 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats and the final held on 14 August 1983.

At 22 years, 218 days old, gold medallist Smith was the youngest ever world champion for the men's 200 metres[1] until 2019, when Noah Lyles, aged 22 years and 75 days, won the 2019 title.[2]

Records

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Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record  Pietro Mennea (ITA) 19.72 Mexico City, Mexico September 12, 1979
Championship Record New event

Results

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Qualifying heats

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The qualifying heats took place on 12 August, with the 57 athletes involved being split into 8 heats. The first 3 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 8 fastest ( q ) qualified for the quarter-finals.

Heat 1 (wind +1.8 m/s)
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Frank Emmelmann  East Germany (GDR) 20.95 Q, CR
2 Cameron Sharp  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 21.07 Q
3 Bruce Frayne  Australia (AUS) 21.15 Q
4 Christopher Brathwaite  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 21.24 q
5 Hector Daley  Panama (PAN) 21.49 q
6 Earl Haley  Guyana (GUY) 21.55 q
7 Moussa Savadogo  Mali (MLI) 22.33
8 Awudu Nuhu  Ghana (GHA) 22.93
Heat 2 (wind +1.8 m/s)
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Pietro Mennea  Italy (ITA) 20.80 Q, CR
2 Sergey Sokolov  Soviet Union (URS) 20.94 Q
3 Paul Narracott  Australia (AUS) 21.08 Q
4 Luis Schneider  Chile (CHI) 21.23 q
5 Giorgio Mautino  Peru (PER) 21.78
6 Hoa Nguyen Truong  Vietnam (VIE) 22.68
7 Gervais Kirolo  Central African Republic (CAF) 23.10
Heat 3 (wind +0.7 m/s)
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 João Batista da Silva  Brazil (BRA) 20.93 Q
2 Vladimir Muravyov  Soviet Union (URS) 21.12 Q
3 Desai Williams  Canada (CAN) 21.36 Q
4 Mohamed Purnomo  Indonesia (INA) 21.88
5 Joseph Leota  Samoa (SAM) 22.33
6 Nagib Salem Ahmed  Yemen (YEM) 23.22
7 Colin Bradford  Jamaica (JAM) 24.15
Heat 4 (wind +1.1 m/s)
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Carlo Simionato  Italy (ITA) 20.76 Q, CR
2 Elliott Quow  United States (USA) 21.01 Q
3 Atlee Mahorn  Canada (CAN) 21.14 Q
4 Angel Heras  Spain (ESP) 21.29 q
5 Roland Jokl  Austria (AUT) 21.30 q
6 David Sawyerr  Sierra Leone (SLE) 22.23
7 John Albertie  Saint Lucia (LCA) 22.53
Heat 5 (wind –2.1 m/s)
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Allan Wells  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 21.14 Q
2 Boubacar Diallo  Senegal (SEN) 21.17 Q
3 Christopher Madzokere  Zimbabwe (ZIM) 21.68 Q
4 Dean Greenaway  British Virgin Islands (IVB) 22.24
Juan Núñez  Dominican Republic (DOM) DNS
Pierfrancesco Pavoni  Italy (ITA) DNS
Tony Sharpe  Canada (CAN) DNS
Heat 6 (wind +0.4 m/s)
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Calvin Smith  United States (USA) 21.10 Q
2 Leroy Reid  Jamaica (JAM) 21.13 Q
3 Patrick Barré  France (FRA) 21.34 Q
4 Jae-Keun Chang  South Korea (KOR) 21.39 q
5 Gustavo Capart  Argentina (ARG) 21.66
6 Rubén Inácio  Angola (ANG) 22.33
7 Trevor Davis  Anguilla (AIA) 22.80
Heat 7 (wind –1.1 m/s)
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Innocent Egbunike  Nigeria (NGR) 21.28
2 István Nagy  Hungary (HUN) 21.50
3 Andreas Rizzi  West Germany (FRG) 21.51
4 Oumar Fye  Gambia (GAM) 22.30
5 Sikendar Iqbal  Pakistan (PAK) 22.91
Peni Bati  Fiji (FIJ) DNS
Don Quarrie  Jamaica (JAM) DNS
Heat 8 (wind +1.3 m/s)
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jean-Jacques Boussemart  France (FRA) 20.99 Q
2 Luke Watson  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 21.20 Q
3 Alfred Nyambane  Kenya (KEN) 21.21 Q
4 Neville Hodge  U.S. Virgin Islands (ISV) 21.38 q
5 Larry Myricks  United States (USA) 21.74
6 Georges Taniel  Vanuatu (VAN) 22.28
7 José Flores  Honduras (HON) 22.94

Quarterfinals

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The qualifying heats took place on 12 August, with the 32 athletes involved being split into 4 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualified for the semifinals.

Heat 1 (wind +2.1 m/s)
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Calvin Smith  United States (USA) 20.60w Q
2 João Batista da Silva  Brazil (BRA) 20.65w Q
3 Allan Wells  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 20.81w Q
4 Jean-Jacques Boussemart  France (FRA) 20.86w Q
5 Ángel Heras  Spain (ESP) 21.25w
6 Earl Haley  Guyana (GUY) 21.39w
7 Luis Schneider  Chile (CHI) 21.39w
Jae-Keun Chang  South Korea (KOR) DNF
Heat 2 (wind –1.6 m/s)
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Carlo Simionato  Italy (ITA) 20.75 Q, CR
2. Desai Williams  Canada (CAN) 20.87 Q
3. Boubacar Diallo  Senegal (SEN) 20.97 Q
4. Cameron Sharp  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 20.99 Q
5. Patrick Barré  France (FRA) 21.12
6. Paul Narracott  Australia (AUS) 21.34
7. Alfred Nyambane  Kenya (KEN) 21.55
8. Christopher Madzokere  Zimbabwe (ZIM) 21.55
Heat 3 (wind –0.4 m/s)
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Frank Emmelmann  East Germany (GDR) 20.78 Q
2 Leroy Reid  Jamaica (JAM) 20.88 Q
3 Innocent Egbunike  Nigeria (NGR) 20.91 Q
4 Sergey Sokolov  Soviet Union (URS) 20.93 Q
5 Atlee Mahorn  Canada (CAN) 21.13
6 Christopher Brathwaite  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 21.14
7 Andreas Rizzi  West Germany (FRG) 21.37
8 István Nagy  Hungary (HUN) 21.52
Heat 4 (wind +1.6 m/s)
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Pietro Mennea  Italy (ITA) 20.68 Q, CR
2 Vladimir Muravyov  Soviet Union (URS) 20.70 Q
3 Elliott Quow  United States (USA) 20.80 Q
4 Bruce Frayne  Australia (AUS) 20.97 Q
5 Luke Watson  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 20.99
6 Roland Jokl  Austria (AUT) 21.24
7 Neville Hodge  U.S. Virgin Islands (ISV) 21.38
Hector Daley  Panama (PAN) DNS

Semifinals

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The semifinals took place on 13 August, with the 16 athletes involved being split into 2 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualified for the final.

Heat 1 (wind +3.4 m/s)
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 João Batista da Silva  Brazil (BRA) 20.56w Q
2 Frank Emmelmann  East Germany (GDR) 20.63w Q
3 Pietro Mennea  Italy (ITA) 20.68w Q
4 Elliott Quow  United States (USA) 20.69w Q
5 Cameron Sharp  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 20.69w
6 Desai Williams  Canada (CAN) 20.71w
7 Leroy Reid  Jamaica (JAM) 20.89w
8 Sergey Sokolov  Soviet Union (URS) 20.89w
Heat 2 (wind +1.4 m/s)
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Calvin Smith  United States (USA) 20.29 Q, CR
2 Carlo Simionato  Italy (ITA) 20.60 Q
3 Innocent Egbunike  Nigeria (NGR) 20.63 Q
4 Allan Wells  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 20.63 Q
5 Vladimir Muravyov  Soviet Union (URS) 20.71
6 Jean-Jacques Boussemart  France (FRA) 20.76
7 Bruce Frayne  Australia (AUS) 20.94
8 Boubacar Diallo  Senegal (SEN) 20.96

Final

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The final took place on August 14. Wind: +1.2 m/s

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Calvin Smith  United States (USA) 20.14 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Elliott Quow  United States (USA) 20.41
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Pietro Mennea  Italy (ITA) 20.51
4 4 Allan Wells  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 20.52
5 7 Frank Emmelmann  East Germany (GDR) 20.55
6 2 Innocent Egbunike  Nigeria (NGR) 20.63
7 1 Carlo Simionato  Italy (ITA) 20.69
8 8 João Batista da Silva  Brazil (BRA) 20.80

References

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  1. ^ "World Championship Statistics Handbook" (Press release). IAAF. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  2. ^ "World Championship Statistics Handbook" (PDF) (Press release). IAAF. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
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