Medalists

Gold	Martina Hellmann Martina Hellmann Martina Hellmann, née Opitz , is a retired German track and field athlete who represented East Germany. She was the Olympic champion in the discus throw at the 1988 Summer Olympics. She also won the World Championship in that event in 1983 and again in 1987.Hellmann was sixteen years old when she... East Germany (GDR)
Silver	Galina Murašova Galina Murašova Galina Murašova is a retired female discus thrower, who competed for the Soviet Union at two Summer Olympics: 1980 and 1988. Her last name is sometimes also spelled as Murashova.... Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....  (URS)
Bronze	Mariya Petkova Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...  (BUL)

Schedule

• All times are Eastern European Time
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  Qualification Round
  Group A	Group B
  09.08.1983 – ??:??h	09.08.1983 – ??:??h
  Final Round
  14.08.1983 – ??:??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....		73.26 m	May 22, 1983	Leselidze, Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
Event Record	New event

Group A

Group B

Final

See also

• 1980 Women's Olympic Discus Throw (Moscow)
  Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's discus throw
  The Women's Discus Throw event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had an entrylist of 18 competitors, with one qualifying group and the final held on Friday 1980-08-01.-Medalists:-Final:-Qualifying round:...
  
  
• 1982 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Athens)
  1982 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Discus
  These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. The final was held on 8 September 1982.-Final:-See also:* 1980 Women's Olympic Discus Throw...
  
  
• 1984 Women's Olympic Discus Throw (Los Angeles)
  Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's discus throw
  The Women's Discus Throw at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entrylist of 18 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final took place on August 11, 1984.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:-Records:-Qualifying round:...
  
  
• 1986 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Stuttgart)
  1986 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Discus
  These are the official results of the Women's discus throw event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany.-Final:-See also:* 1982 Women's European Championships Discus Throw...