1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Long Jump
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These are the official results of the Men's Long Jump
event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships
in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 34 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on 10 August 1983.
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships
1983 World Championships in Athletics
The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983....
in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 34 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on 10 August 1983.
Medalists
| Gold |  Carl LewisCarl Lewis Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 gold, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were gold. His career spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
| Silver | Jason Grimes Jason Grimes Jason Grimes is an American long jumper. Among his accomplishments, he took a silver medal at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.-References:*... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
| Bronze | Mike Conley United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
Schedule
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)Qualification Round Group A Group B 09.08.1983 – ??:??h 09.08.1983 – ??:??h Final Round 10.08.1983 – ??:??h
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification q qualification by rank DNS did not start NM no mark WR world record AR area record NR national record PB personal best SB season best
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
8.90 m | October 18, 1968 |  Mexico City, Mexico |
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| Event Record | New event | |||
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 8.29 | — | — | 8.29 m | ||
| 2 | 3 | X | 8.12 | — | 8.12 m | ||
| 3 | 5 | 7.32 | X | 8.05 | 8.05 m | ||
| 4 | 6 | 7.82 | 7.88 | 8.01 | 8.01 m | ||
| 5 | 8 | 7.96 | — | — | 7.96 m | ||
| 6 | 11 | 7.88 | 7.89 | 7.90 | 7.90 m | ||
| 7 | 12 | 7.88 | 7.88 | 7.64 | 7.88 m | ||
| 8 | 13 | 7.44 | 7.51 | 7.88 | 7.88 m | ||
| 9 | 15 | 7.81 | 7.78 | 7.41 | 7.81 m | ||
| 10 | 17 | X | X | 7.75 | 7.75 m | ||
| 11 | 18 | 7.42 | 7.70 | 7.40 | 7.70 m | ||
| 12 | 19 | X | 7.70 | X | 7.70 m | ||
| 13 | 26 | X | X | 7.31 | 7.31 m | ||
| 14 | 27 | 7.15 | 6.91 | 6.82 | 7.15 m | ||
| — | — | DNS | |||||
| — | — | DNS | |||||
| — | — | DNS | |||||
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 8.37 | — | — | 8.37 m | ||
| 2 | 4 | 8.11 | — | — | 8.11 m | ||
| 3 | 7 | 7.97 | — | — | 7.97 m | ||
| 4 | 9 | 7.92 | — | — | 7.92 m | ||
| 5 | 10 | 7.90 | — | — | 7.90 m | ||
| 6 | 14 | 6.95 | X | 7.87 | 7.87 m | ||
| 7 | 16 | X | X | 7.77 | 7.77 m | ||
| 8 | 20 | 6.44 | 7.69 | X | 7.69 m | ||
| 9 | 21 | X | 7.68 | X | 7.68 m | ||
| 10 | 22 | 7.56 | 7.54 | X | 7.56 m | ||
| 11 | 23 | 7.29 | 7.42 | 7.52 | 7.52 m | ||
| 12 | 24 | 5.78 | 7.51 | 6.96 | 7.51 m | ||
| 13 | 25 | 7.38 | X | 7.21 | 7.38 m | ||
| 14 | 28 | X | 7.06 | 7.12 | 7.12 m | ||
| 15 | 29 | X | 6.76 | 6.54 | 6.76 m | ||
| 16 | 30 | X | 6.20 | 5.80 | 6.20 m | ||
| — | — | X | X | X | NM | ||
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 8.55 | — | 8.42 | — | — | — | 8.55 m | CR | ||
| 8.29 | X | 8.23 | 8.29 | X | 8.17 | 8.29 m | |||
| X | 8.06 | X | 8.12 | 8.12 | X | 8.12 m | |||
| 4 | X | 7.93 | X | 8.09 | 8.08 | 8.12 | 8.12 m | ||
| 5 | 7.80 | 5.54 | 7.94 | 5.99 | 7.76 | 8.09 | 8.09 m | ||
| 6 | 7.86 | 7.93 | 8.06 | X | 7.94 | 7.96 | 8.06 m | ||
| 7 | 7.94 | 7.79 | 7.92 | 7.91 | 8.06 | X | 8.06 m | ||
| 8 | 7.89 | X | 7.89 | 7.85 | 7.89 | 7.74 | 7.89 m | ||
| 9 | 7.81 | 7.88 | 7.70 | 7.88 m | |||||
| 10 | 7.64 | 7.84 | 7.80 | 7.84 m | |||||
| 11 | 7.74 | X | 7.59 | 7.74 m | |||||
| 12 | 7.52 | 7.69 | 7.54 | 7.69 m | |||||
| 13 | 7.57 | 6.89 | 7.09 | 7.57 m | |||||
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