1983_World_Championships_in_Athletics_–_Women's_100_metres_hurdles
These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres Hurdles event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Saturday 1983-08-13.
| Gold |  Bettine JahnEast Germany (GDR) |
| Silver | Kerstin Knabe East Germany (GDR) |
| Bronze |  Ginka ZagorchevaBulgaria (BUL) |
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World Record |  Grażyna Rabsztyn (POL) |
12.36 | Warsaw, Poland | June 12, 1980 |
| Championship Record | New event | |||
More information RANK, FINAL wind +2.4 m/s ...
| RANK | FINAL wind +2.4 m/s | TIME |
|---|---|---|
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Bettine Jahn (GDR) |
12.35w |
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Kerstin Knabe (GDR) |
12.42w |
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Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) |
12.62w |
| 4. |  Natalya Petrova (URS) |
12.67w |
| 5. |  Shirley Strong (GBR) |
12.78w |
| 6. | Yelena Biserova (URS) |
12.80w |
| 7. | Cornelia Riefstahl (GDR) |
12.94w |
| 8. |  Benita Fitzgerald (USA) |
12.99w |
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- Held on Saturday 1983-08-13
More information RANK, HEAT 1 wind +0.7 ...
| RANK | HEAT 1 wind +0.7 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) |
12.75 |
| 2. | Kerstin Knabe (GDR) |
12.83 |
| 3. | Yelena Biserova (URS) |
12.92 |
| 4. | Shirley Strong (GBR) |
12.99 |
| 5. |  Michèle Chardonnet (FRA) |
13.13 |
| 6. | Pam Page (USA) |
13.24 |
| 7. |  Heike Filsinger (FRG) |
13.42 |
| 8. |  Xénia Siska (HUN) |
13.68 |
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More information RANK, HEAT 2 wind +1.6 ...
| RANK | HEAT 2 wind +1.6 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bettine Jahn (GDR) |
12.76 |
| 2. | Natalya Petrova (URS) |
12.83 |
| 3. | Benita Fitzgerald (USA) |
12.96 |
| 4. | Cornelia Riefstahl (GDR) |
13.00 |
| 5. | Laurence Elloy (FRA) |
13.08 |
| 6. | Ulrike Denk (FRG) |
13.16 |
| 7. | Judy Livermore (GBR) |
13.30 |
| 8. |  Glynis Nunn (AUS) |
13.39 |
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- Held on Friday 1983-08-12
More information RANK, HEAT 1 wind +1.4 ...
| RANK | HEAT 1 wind +1.4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kerstin Knabe (GDR) |
12.83 |
| 2. | Judy Livermore (GBR) |
13.22 |
| 3. | Glynis Nunn (AUS) |
13.23 |
| 4. | Heike Filsinger (FRG) |
13.31 |
| 5. |  Sue Kameli (CAN) |
13.33 |
| 6. |  Beatriz Capotosto (ARG) |
13.60 |
| 7. |  Elisavet Pantazi (GRE) |
13.95 |
| 8. |  Dai Jianhua (CHN) |
14.07 |
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More information RANK, HEAT 2 wind +2.3 ...
| RANK | HEAT 2 wind +2.3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) |
12.66w |
| 2. | Natalya Petrova (URS) |
12.70w |
| 3. | Pam Page (USA) |
13.12w |
| 4. | Michèle Chardonnet (FRA) |
13.13w |
| 5. | Lorna Boothe (GBR) |
13.29w |
| 6. |  Heidi Benserud (NOR) |
13.60w |
| 7. |  Helle Sichlau (DEN) |
13.73w |
 Lin Yueh-hsiang (TPE) |
DNS |
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More information RANK, HEAT 3 wind +1.9 ...
| RANK | HEAT 3 wind +1.9 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bettine Jahn (GDR) |
12.75 |
| 2. | Laurence Elloy (FRA) |
12.95 |
| 3. | Benita Fitzgerald (USA) |
13.15 |
| 4. | Xénia Siska (HUN) |
13.16 |
| 5. |  Mihaela Stoica (ROU) |
13.21 |
| 6. |  Marjan Olyslager (NED) |
13.30 |
| 7. | Sylvia Forgrave (CAN) |
13.38 |
| 8. |  Emi Sasaki (JPN) |
13.73 |
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More information RANK, HEAT 4 wind +1.6 ...
| RANK | HEAT 4 wind +1.6 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shirley Strong (GBR) |
12.91 |
| 2. | Yelena Biserova (URS) |
12.94 |
| 3. | Cornelia Riefstahl (GDR) |
12.96 |
| 4. | Ulrike Denk (FRG) |
13.14 |
| 5. | Marie-Noëlle Savigny (FRA) |
13.21 |
| 6. | Karen Nelson (CAN) |
13.61 |
| 7. |  María José Martínez Guerrero (ESP) |
13.80 |
| 8. |  Saila Purho (FIN) |
13.90 |
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- Held on Friday 1983-08-12
More information RANK, HEAT 1 wind +0.8 ...
| RANK | HEAT 1 wind +0.8 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kerstin Knabe (GDR) |
13.03 |
| 2. | Laurence Elloy (FRA) |
13.15 |
| 3. | Ulrike Denk (FRG) |
13.26 |
| 4. | Sue Kameli (CAN) |
13.61 |
| 5. | Heidi Benserud (NOR) |
13.71 |
| 6. | Elisavet Pantazi (GRE) |
13.90 |
| 7. | Dai Jianhua (CHN) |
13.97 |
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More information RANK, HEAT 2 wind +2.1 ...
| RANK | HEAT 2 wind +2.1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) |
12.78w |
| 2. | Yelena Biserova (URS) |
12.91w |
| 3. | Marie-Noëlle Savigny (FRA) |
13.21w |
| 4. | Mihaela Stoica (ROU) |
13.24w |
| 5. | Lorna Boothe (GBR) |
13.46w |
| 6. | Beatriz Capotosto (ARG) |
13.63w |
| 7. | Lin Yueh-hsiang (TPE) |
14.25w |
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More information RANK, HEAT 3 wind -3.1 ...
| RANK | HEAT 3 wind -3.1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shirley Strong (GBR) |
13.26 |
| 2. | Natalya Petrova (URS) |
13.43 |
| 3. | Xénia Siska (HUN) |
13.60 |
| 4. | Benita Fitzgerald (USA) |
13.67 |
| 5. | Sylvia Forgrave (CAN) |
13.83 |
| 6. |  Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR) |
14.85 |
| 7. |  June Caddle (BAR) |
14.89 |
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More information RANK, HEAT 4 wind +0.5 ...
| RANK | HEAT 4 wind +0.5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Heike Filsinger (FRG) |
13.04 |
| 2. | Cornelia Riefstahl (GDR) |
13.07 |
| 3. | Glynis Nunn (AUS) |
13.26 |
| 4. | Karen Nelson (CAN) |
13.66 |
| 5. | Helle Sichlau (DEN) |
13.76 |
| 6. | Maria José Martínez-Patiño (ESP) |
13.78 |
| Candy Young (USA) |
DNF |
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More information RANK, HEAT 5 wind +0.6 ...
| RANK | HEAT 5 wind +0.6 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bettine Jahn (GDR) |
12.81 |
| 2. | Michèle Chardonnet (FRA) |
13.17 |
| 3. | Pam Page (USA) |
13.18 |
| 4. | Judy Livermore (GBR) |
13.25 |
| 5. | Marjan Olyslager (NED) |
13.26 |
| 6. | Emi Sasaki (JPN) |
13.78 |
| 7. | Saila Purho (FIN) |
13.90 |
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