1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

Events at the
1983 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

These are the official results of the men's decathlon competition at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes, including seven non-finishers. The competition was held from August 12 to August 13, 1983.

Medalists[edit]

Gold United Kingdom Daley Thompson
Great Britain (GBR)
Silver West Germany Jürgen Hingsen
West Germany (FRG)
Bronze West Germany Siegfried Wentz
West Germany (FRG)

Schedule[edit]

Friday August 12
  1. 100 m
  2. Long Jump
  3. Shot Put
  4. High Jump
  5. 400 m
Saturday August 13
  1. 110 m hurdles
  2. Discus Throw
  3. Pole Vault
  4. Javelin Throw
  5. 1,500 m

Records[edit]

Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships
World Record  Jürgen Hingsen (FRG) 8779 June 5, 1983 West Germany Filderstadt-Bernhausen, West Germany
Event Record New Event
Season Best  Jürgen Hingsen (FRG) 8779 June 5, 1983 West Germany Filderstadt-Bernhausen, West Germany

Results[edit]

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
Rank Athlete Decathlon Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Daley Thompson (GBR) 10.60 7.88 15.35 2.03 48.12 14.37 44.46 5.10 65.24 4:29.72 8666
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Jurgen Hingsen (FRG) 10.95 7.75 15.66 2.00 48.08 14.36 43.30 4.90 67.42 4:21.59 8561
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Siegfried Wentz (FRG) 10.94 7.24 15.11 2.00 48.09 14.13 44.98 4.70 75.08 4:28.52 8478
4  Uwe Freimuth (GDR) 11.05 7.43 15.25 2.00 48.23 14.89 48.64 4.80 70.48 4:28.61 8433
5  Stephan Niklaus (SUI) 10.96 7.06 14.88 2.03 48.12 15.06 48.74 4.20 73.94 4:49.35 8212
6  Aleksandr Nevskiy (URS) 11.07 7.20 14.90 2.00 49.35 14.63 49.08 4.20 64.50 4:19.90 8201
7  Torsten Voss (GDR) 10.69 7.48 14.12 2.03 48.02 14.49 38.10 4.60 60.08 4:31.19 8167
8  Steffen Grummt (GDR) 11.18 7.26 16.14 1.91 48.97 14.61 46.98 4.50 64.54 4:32.56 8149
9  Guido Kratschmer (FRG) 10.86 7.35 14.99 1.94 48.61 14.29 46.56 4.60 52.24 4:36.43 8096
10  Dariusz Ludwig (POL) 11.17 7.29 13.77 2.00 49.84 15.33 43.90 4.70 62.00 4:26.05 7982
11  Trond Skramstad (NOR) 11.20 6.90 13.53 2.00 49.13 14.90 38.18 4.50 59.78 4:18.18 7827
12  Robert de Wit (NED) 11.36 6.70 12.73 1.97 49.46 14.76 42.28 4.60 59.70 4:18.92 7769
13  Martin Machura (TCH) 11.17 7.27 14.45 2.00 50.24 16.23 48.08 4.40 56.28 4:56.76 7639
14  Conny Silfver (SWE) 11.41 6.64 14.80 1.91 51.55 15.00 41.70 4.40 60.08 4:36.94 7527
15  Thrainn Hafsteinsson (ISL) 11.73 6.53 13.80 1.82 50.47 15.81 48.58 4.10 56.28 4:22.72 7356
16  Joško Vlašić (YUG) 11.55 6.99 13.33 1.85 51.01 15.01 39.28 4.00 58.46 4:29.25 7329
17  Ángel Díaz (GUA) 11.65 6.37 8.98 1.91 52.01 16.15 25.70 3.50 50.90 4:29.42 6239
18  Niulolo Pelesikoti (TGA) 11.80 6.47 10.76 1.67 53.13 16.65 33.70 3.40 NM 5:08.32 5332
—  Harri Sundell (FIN) 11.11 7.23 13.95 2.06 49.49 14.72 42.10 4.30 NM DNS DNF
—  Claudio Escauriza (PAR) 11.41 6.77 13.23 1.85 52.98 17.77 38.74 4.00 DNS DNF
—  John Crist (USA) 11.42 6.76 12.89 1.88 51.67 DNF 42.02 DNS DNF
—  Konstantin Akhapkin (URS) 11.02 7.44 13.73 1.94 49.43 DNF DNS DNF
—  Grigoriy Degtyaryev (URS) 11.01 7.41 15.03 NM DNS DNF
—  Mark Anderson (USA) 11.39 6.83 13.61 DNS DNF
—  Bacha Ahmed Mahour (ALG) 11.64 6.69 NM DNS DNF

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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