1983 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
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The 14th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Budapest
, the capital city of Hungary
, in 1983.
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, the capital city of Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, in 1983.
Track
| Discipline | 1st | Time | 2nd | Time | 3rd | Time | |
| 60 m | M | Stefano Tilli Stefano Tilli Stefano Tilli is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.His personal best 100 metres time is 10.16 seconds, achieved in August 1984 in Zurich. His personal best 200 metres time is 20.40 seconds, achieved in September 1984 in Cagliari.-Achievements:-References:... (ITA) |
6.63 | Christian Haas Christian Haas Christian Haas is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He was West Germany 100 metre Champion in 1980, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, and 1987. He added the West German 200 titles also in 1980, and 87... (FRG) |
6.64 | Valentin Atanasov Valentin Atanasov Valentin Atanasov is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. He won three medals at the European Indoor Championships.... (BUL) |
6.66 |
| F | Marlies Göhr Marlies Göhr Marlies Göhr is a former East German athlete, the winner of the 100 m at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world rankings for twelve straight years, ranking first in six of those years... (GDR) |
7.09 CR | Silke Gladisch (GDR) | 7.12 | Marisa Masullo Marisa Masullo Marisa Masullo is an Italian athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 and 200 metres.-Career:She competed for Italy in the 200 metres, in three Olympics edition, from 1980 Summer Olympics to 1988 Summer Olympics... (ITA) |
7.19 | |
| 200 m | M | Aleksandr Yevgenyev (URS) | 20.97 CR | Jacques Borlée Jacques Borlée Jacques Borlée is a former Belgian athlete, and the father and coach of athletes Kevin, Jonathan and Olivia Borlée. He was voted European Athletics Coach of the Year in 2011.-Early life:... (BEL) |
21.13 | István Nagy (HUN) | 21.18 |
| F | Marita Koch Marita Koch Marita Koch , is a former sprint track and field athlete... (GDR) |
22.39 CR | Joan Baptiste Joan Baptiste Joan Jeanetta Baptiste is a retired British sprinter who competed mainly in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay. Her best result was a silver medal in the very first World Championship sprint relay final, she ran the first leg on a team that included Kathy Cook, Beverley Callendar and Shirley Thomas... (GBR) |
23.37 | Christina Sussiek Christina Sussiek Christina Sussiek is a retired athlete who represented West Germany. She specialized in sprints and long jump, and competed for the club LG Bayer Leverkusen.... (FRG) |
23.61 | |
| 400 m | M | Yevgeniy Lomtev (URS) | 46.20 CR | Ainsley Bennett Ainsley Bennett Ainsley Bennett is a British former Olympic and World Championship sprinter from Birmingham, UK.-Early life:Brought up in Birmingham, West Midlands, in the UK, Bennett attended Naseby Secondary Modern School , in the area known as Alum Rock, Birmingham... (GBR) |
46.43 | Ángel Heras (ESP) | 46.57 |
| F | Jarmila Kratochvílová Jarmila Kratochvílová Jarmila Kratochvílová is a Czech former sprinter and middle distance runner. In 1983, she set world record times for both the 400 metres and 800 metres, and won gold medals in both distances at the World Championships.... (TCH) |
49.69 | Kirsten Siemon (GDR) | 51.70 | Rositsa Stamenova Rositsa Stamenova Rositsa Stamenova is a retired sprinter from Bulgaria. She won two medals at the European Indoor Championships.Her personal best time was 50.82 seconds, achieved in August 1984 in Prague.-Achievements:-References:... (BUL) |
52.36 | |
| 800 m | M | Colomán Trabado Colomán Trabado Colomán Trabado Pérez is a retired middle distance runner from Spain. He won the European Indoor Championships in 1983 and the inaugural World Indoor Games in 1985.-Major achievements:... (ESP) |
1:46.91 | Peter Elliott Peter Elliott (athlete) Peter Elliott is a former middle-distance runner from the United Kingdom. During his career, he won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 1988 Olympic Games, and the silver medal in the 800 metres at the 1987 World... (GBR) |
1:47.58 | Thierry Tonnelier (FRA) | 1:47.68 |
| F | Svetlana Kitova Svetlana Kitova Svetlana Kitova is a retired middle distance runner who represented the USSR and later Russia. Her greatest achievements were the 1989 World Indoor silver medal as well as two European Indoor gold medals... (URS) |
2:01.28 | Zuzana Moravčíková (TCH) | 2:01.66 | Olga Simakova (URS) | 2:02.25 | |
| 1500 m | M | Thomas Wessinghage Thomas Wessinghage Thomas Wessinghage was a German middle- and long-distance runner who won the 1982 European Championships' final over 5000 metres beating the British world-record holder David Moorcroft. Because he was already thirty at the time, and had been an international-level runner for a decade, this victory... (FRG) |
3:39.82 | José Manuel Abascal José Manuel Abascal José Manuel Abascal Gómez was a Spanish 1500 metres runner. He won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In 1986, he set a personal best of 3:31.13 min. At the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Gómez also won a silver medal.- Best performances :*800 m. – 1´49"5 in Madrid ... (ESP) |
3:40.69 | Antti Loikkanen Antti Loikkanen Antti Olavi Loikkanen is a former Finnish middle distance and endurance runner. Loikkanen was one of Finland's most successful 800 meter and 1500 meter runners in the beginning of the 1980s... (FIN) |
3:41.31 |
| F | Brigitte Kraus Brigitte Kraus Brigitte Kraus is a retired West German middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 and 3000 metres.She competed for the sports clubs LG Rhein-Berg and ASV Köln during her active career.-Achievements:- References :... (FRG) |
4:16.14 | Maria Radu Maria Radu Maria Radu is a retired female middle and long-distance runner from Romania, who is best known for winning the women's 3000 metres at the 1983 Summer Universiade.-Achievements:-External links:... (ROM) |
4:17.16 | Ivana Kleinová (TCH) | 4:17.21 | |
| 3000 m | M | Dragan Zdravković Dragan Zdravkovic Dragan Zdravković is a former middle distance runner from Yugoslavia. He set his personal best in the men's 1500 metres in 1983.-Achievements:-References:*... (YUG) |
7:54.73 | Valeriy Abramov Valeriy Abramov Valeriy Abramov is a retired long-distance runner from the Soviet Union, who set a national record in the men's 5,000 metres event on 1981-09-09 in Rieti, Italy, clocking 13:11.99.-Achievements:-References:*... (URS) |
7:57.79 | Uwe Mönkemeyer (FRG) | 7:58.11 |
| F | Yelena Sipatova Yelena Sipatova Yelena Sipatova is a retired long-distance runner from the Soviet Union, and a former winner of the Rome City Marathon .-Achievements:-References:*... (URS) |
9:04.40 | Agnese Possamai Agnese Possamai Agnese Possamai is a retired middle distance runner from Italy. Her greatest achievements were the 1985 World Indoor silver medal as well as three European Indoor gold medals.... (ITA) |
9:04.41 | Yelena Malykhina (URS) | 9:04.52 | |
| 60 m hurdles | M | Thomas Munkelt Thomas Munkelt east jordans hamThomas Munkelt was an East German athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics.... (GDR) |
7.48 CR | Arto Bryggare Arto Bryggare Arto Kalervo Bryggare is a former Finnish hurdling athlete. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1995 to 1999 and 2003 to 2007. His personal best time 13,35, made during trials in 1984 Los Angeles Games, is still the record time in... (FIN) |
7.60 NR | Andreas Oschkenat Andreas Oschkenat Andreas Oschkenat is a retired East German hurdler, who won the bronze medal in 60 m hurdles at the 1983 European Indoor Championships in Athletics in Budapest. He started for the Sportvereinigung Dynamo.... (GDR) |
7.63 |
| F | Bettine Jahn Bettine Jahn Bettine Jahn née Gartz is an East German former athlete. She won the 100-meter hurdles at the 1983 World Championship in Helsinki. She is still the German record holder on that distance with 12.42 s.... (GDR) |
7.75 CR | Kerstin Knabe Kerstin Knabe Kerstin Knabe is a former German athlete, who ran for East Germany. She made her Olympic debut at the 1980 Games, placing 4th in the 100m hurdles. Knabe did not participate in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles because of a boycott of those Games by East Germany.-Achievements:-References:*... (GDR) |
7.96 | Tatyana Malyuvanyets (URS) | 8.07 | |
| 5000 m walk | M | Anatoliy Solomin (URS) | 19:19.93 | Yevgeniy Yevsyukov (URS) | 19:41.66 | Erling Andersen Erling Andersen Erling Andersen is a retired male race walker from Norway.-Achievements:-External links:*... (NOR) |
20:00.68 |
Field
| Discipline | 1st | Meter | 2nd | Meter | 3rd | Meter | |
| High Jump | M | Carlo Thränhardt Carlo Thränhardt Carlo Thränhardt is a former German high jumper, who won the silver medal at the 1981 European Indoor Championships in Grenoble. He excelled at indoor competitions, setting the world indoor record on three occasions between 1984-88... (FRG) |
2.32 | Gerd Nagel Gerd Nagel Gerd Nagel is a retired West German high jumper.-Career:He won the 1982 European Championships and finished fourteenth at the 1987 World Championships... (FRG) |
2.30 | Massimo Di Giorgio Massimo Di Giorgio -Career:He finished fifteenth at the 1978 European Indoor Championships, won the gold medal at the 1979 Mediterranean Games and won a bronze medal at the 1983 European Indoor Championships.His personal best jump is 2.30 metres, achieved in June 1981 in Udine.... (ITA) Mirosław Włodarczyk Mirosław Włodarczyk Mirosław Włodarczyk is a retired Polish high jumper.He won the bronze medal at the 1983 European Indoor Championships, and finished in joint fifth place at the 1984 European Indoor Championships,... (POL) |
2.27 |
| F | Tamara Bykova Tamara Bykova Tamara Vladimirovna Bykova is a former Russian track and field athlete and Olympic medal winner. She was born in Rostov on Don, Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR.-Biography:Bykova had a long and successful sport career with three world records in the high jump... (URS) |
2.03 CR | Larisa Kositsyna Larisa Kositsyna Larisa Kositsyna is a retired Soviet high jumper. She competed in both the 1983 and 1987 World Championships in Athletics - Women's high jump.Her personal best jump was 2.00 metres, achieved in July 1988 in Chelyabinsk.... (URS) |
1.94 | Maryse Ewanjé-Epée Maryse Ewanjé-Epée Maryse Ewanjé-Epée is a retired high jumper from France, who set her personal best on July 21, 1985, jumping 1.96 metres at a meet in Colombes. She competed for her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984 , where she finished in fourth place... (FRA) |
1.92 | |
| Long Jump | M | László Szalma László Szalma László Szalma is a retired Hungarian long jumper. He won six medals at the European Indoor Championships—two gold, three silver and one bronze—and finished fourth at the 1980 Olympic Games and the 1983 World Championships... (HUN) |
7.95 | Gyula Pálóczi Gyula Pálóczi Gyula Pálóczi was a Hungarian athlete who specialized in the long jump and triple jump. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships, and due to his versatility the European Athletic Association has called him "the most successful jumper Hungary has ever produced".-Long jump:Pálóczi... (HUN) |
7.90 | Jens Knipphals Jens Knipphals Jens Knipphals is a retired West German long jumper.He finished eighth at the 1978 European Indoor Championships and won the bronze medal at the 1983 European Indoor Championships. He became West German champion in 1979 and 1980, representing the sports club VfL Wolfsburg.His personal best jump... (FRG) |
7.82 |
| F | Eva Murková Eva Murková Eva Murková is a retired long jumper who represented Czechoslovakia. Her greatest achievement was the gold medal at the European Indoor Championships in 1983.-Major achievements:-References:... (TCH) |
6.77 =CR | Helga Radtke Helga Radtke Helga Radtke is a German track and field athlete. She competed from 1979 up until the 1990’s in the long and triple jumps. Until 1990 she represented East Germany... (GDR) |
6.63 | Heike Daute (GDR) | 6.61 | |
| Triple Jump | M | Nikolay Musiyenko Nikolay Musiyenko Nikolay Musiyenko is a retired triple jumper who represented the USSR and later Ukraine. He won four medals at the European Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-References:... (URS) |
17.12 | Gennadiy Valyukevich Gennadiy Valyukevich Gennadiy Valyukevich is a retired triple jumper who represented the USSR and later Belarus. He won three medals at the European Indoor Championships.He is the father of Dmitrij Valukevic, who currently represents Slovakia.-Achievements:... (URS) |
16.94 | Béla Bakosi Béla Bakosi Béla Bakosi is a retired triple jumper from Hungary. He won six medals at the European Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics.-Achievements:-External links:... (HUN) |
16.90 |
| Pole Vault | M | Vladimir Polyakov Vladimir Polyakov Vladimir Polyakov is a retired pole vaulter who represented the USSR and later Russia. On June 26, 1981 he managed to clear 5.81 metres, beating Thierry Vigneron's six-day-old world record. Two years later Polyakov lost the record to Pierre Quinon, who jumped 5.82... (URS) |
5.60 | Aleksandrs Obižajevs Aleksandrs Obižajevs Aleksandrs Obižajevs is a retired pole vaulter who represented the USSR and later Latvia. His personal best jump was 5.80 metres, achieved in July 1987 in Bryansk. His result of 5.74 metres in 1983 placed him second on the top performers list during the indoor season that year, behind American... (URS) |
5.60 | Patrick Abada Patrick Abada Patrick Abada is a retired French pole vaulter and Olympian, having competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. His best vault was one of 5.70 m, made on 26 August 1983, in Brussels. As of August 2001, that mark was the 126th best pole vault of all time... (FRA) |
5.55 |
| Shot Put | M | Jānis Bojārs Janis Bojars Jānis Bojārs is a retired male shot putter from Latvia, best known for winning the silver medal for the Soviet Union in the men's shot put event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. He set his personal best on July 14, 1984 at a meet in Riga.-References:*... (URS) |
20.56 | Aleksandr Baryshnikov Aleksandr Baryshnikov Aleksandr Georgievich Baryshnikov was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the Shot Put. He trained at Dynamo in Leningrad.He competed for the USSR in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the Shot Put where he won the bronze medal... (URS) |
20.44 | Ivan Ivančić Ivan Ivančić Ivan Ivančić is a Croatian athletics coach and a retired shot putter who represented Yugoslavia.-Biography:Ivančić was born in the village of Grabovica, near Tomislavgrad... (YUG) |
20.26 |
| F | Helena Fibingerová Helena Fibingerová Helena Fibingerová is a Czech shot putter who won an Olympic bronze medal and set three world records... (TCH) |
20.61 | Helma Knorscheidt Helma Knorscheidt Helma Knorscheidt is an East German shot putter.She competed for the sports club SC Chemie Halle during her active career.... (GDR) |
20.35 | Zdenka Šilhavá Zdenka Šilhavá Zdeňka Bartoňová-Šilhavá is a retired female track and field athlete from the Czech Republic, who set the world record in the women's discus throw on 26 August 1984 with a distance of 74.56 metres... (TCH) |
19.56 |
Medal table
| 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Romania |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 14 |  Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
External links
- Results - men at GBRathletics.com
- Results - women at GBRathletics.com
- EAA