1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathon
The Men's Marathon at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland was held on August 14, 1983.
Medalists
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Gold | ![]() Australia (AUS) |
Silver | ![]() Ethiopia (ETH) |
Bronze | ![]() East Germany (GDR) |
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 | ||||
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World Record | ![]() | 2:08:18 | December 6, 1981 | ![]() |
Event Record | New event | |||
Season Best | ![]() | 2:08:37 | April 9, 1983 | ![]() |
Broken records at the 1983 World Athletics Championships | ||||
Event Record | ![]() | 2:10:03 | August 14, 1983 | ![]() |
Intermediates
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Final ranking
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![]() | ![]() | 2:10:27 | |
![]() | ![]() | 2:10:37 | |
4 | ![]() | 2:10:38 | NR |
5 | ![]() | 2:10:42 | |
6 | ![]() | 2:10:57 | |
7 | ![]() | 2:11:05 | NR |
8 | ![]() | 2:11:15 | |
9 | ![]() | 2:11:24 | |
10 | ![]() | 2:11:29 | NR |
11 | ![]() | 2:11:30 | |
12 | ![]() | 2:11:34 | NR |
13 | ![]() | 2:11:47 | |
14 | ![]() | 2:12:11 | |
15 | ![]() | 2:13:11 | |
16 | ![]() | 2:13:20 | |
17 | ![]() | 2:13:34 | |
18 | ![]() | 2:13:38 | |
19 | ![]() | 2:14:10 | |
20 | ![]() | 2:14:20 | |
21 | ![]() | 2:14:46 | |
22 | ![]() | 2:14:57 | |
23 | ![]() | 2:14:58 | |
24 | ![]() | 2:15:43 | |
25 | ![]() | 2:15:50 | |
26 | ![]() | 2:16:02 | |
27 | ![]() | 2:16:06 | |
28 | ![]() | 2:16:55 | |
29 | ![]() | 2:16:59 | |
30 | ![]() | 2:17:11 | |
31 | ![]() | 2:17:31 | |
32 | ![]() | 2:17:56 | |
33 | ![]() | 2:18:27 | |
34 | ![]() | 2:18:51 | |
35 | ![]() | 2:18:56 | |
36 | ![]() | 2:19:21 | |
37 | ![]() | 2:19:44 | |
38 | ![]() | 2:20:25 | |
39 | ![]() | 2:20:38 | |
40 | ![]() | 2:20:43 | |
41 | ![]() | 2:21:36 | NR |
42 | ![]() | 2:21:37 | |
43 | ![]() | 2:21:43 | |
44 | ![]() | 2:21:56 | |
45 | ![]() | 2:22:07 | |
46 | ![]() | 2:23:25 | |
47 | ![]() | 2:24:04 | |
48 | ![]() | 2:25:02 | |
49 | ![]() | 2:26:42 | |
50 | ![]() | 2:27:05 | |
51 | ![]() | 2:27:30 | |
52 | ![]() | 2:27:37 | |
53 | ![]() | 2:28:30 | |
54 | ![]() | 2:29:41 | |
55 | ![]() | 2:30:58 | |
56 | ![]() | 2:31:31 | |
57 | ![]() | 2:31:40 | |
58 | ![]() | 2:33:20 | |
59 | ![]() | 2:34:00 | |
60 | ![]() | 2:34:05 | |
61 | ![]() | 2:34:26 | |
62 | ![]() | 2:52:01 | |
63 | ![]() | 3:03:10 | |
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