1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathon
Events at the 1983 World Championships ![]() | ||||
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
800 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | women | ||
3000 m | women | |||
5000 m | men | |||
10,000 m | men | |||
100 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | women | ||
20 km walk | men | |||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | |||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Combined events | ||||
Heptathlon | women | |||
Decathlon | men | |||
The Men's Marathon at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland was held on August 14, 1983.
Medalists

Gold medallist Robert de Castella (right) shakes hands with bronze medallist Waldemar Cierpinski after the race
Gold | ![]() Australia (AUS) |
Silver | ![]() Ethiopia (ETH) |
Bronze | ![]() East Germany (GDR) |
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
DNS | did not start |
NM | no mark |
WR | world record |
WL | world leading |
AR | area record |
NR | national record |
PB | personal best |
SB | season best |
Records
Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships | ||||
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World Record | ![]() | 2:08:18 | December 6, 1981 | ![]() |
Event Record | New event | |||
Season Best | ![]() | 2:08:37 | April 9, 1983 | ![]() |
Broken records at the 1983 World Athletics Championships | ||||
Event Record | ![]() | 2:10:03 | August 14, 1983 | ![]() |
Final ranking
Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
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![]() | ![]() | 2:10:03 | |
![]() | ![]() | 2:10:27 | |
![]() | ![]() | 2:10:37 | |
4 | ![]() | 2:10:38 | NR |
5 | ![]() | 2:10:42 | |
6 | ![]() | 2:10:57 | |
7 | ![]() | 2:11:05 | NR |
8 | ![]() | 2:11:15 | |
9 | ![]() | 2:11:24 | |
10 | ![]() | 2:11:29 | NR |
11 | ![]() | 2:11:30 | |
12 | ![]() | 2:11:34 | NR |
13 | ![]() | 2:11:47 | |
14 | ![]() | 2:12:11 | |
15 | ![]() | 2:13:11 | |
16 | ![]() | 2:13:20 | |
17 | ![]() | 2:13:34 | |
18 | ![]() | 2:13:38 | |
19 | ![]() | 2:14:10 | |
20 | ![]() | 2:14:20 | |
21 | ![]() | 2:14:46 | |
22 | ![]() | 2:14:57 | |
23 | ![]() | 2:14:58 | |
24 | ![]() | 2:15:43 | |
25 | ![]() | 2:15:50 | |
26 | ![]() | 2:16:02 | |
27 | ![]() | 2:16:06 | |
28 | ![]() | 2:16:55 | |
29 | ![]() | 2:16:59 | |
30 | ![]() | 2:17:11 | |
31 | ![]() | 2:17:31 | |
32 | ![]() | 2:17:56 | |
33 | ![]() | 2:18:27 | |
34 | ![]() | 2:18:51 | |
35 | ![]() | 2:18:56 | |
36 | ![]() | 2:19:21 | |
37 | ![]() | 2:19:44 | |
38 | ![]() | 2:20:25 | |
39 | ![]() | 2:20:38 | |
40 | ![]() | 2:20:43 | |
41 | ![]() | 2:21:36 | NR |
42 | ![]() | 2:21:37 | |
43 | ![]() | 2:21:43 | |
44 | ![]() | 2:21:56 | |
45 | ![]() | 2:22:07 | |
46 | ![]() | 2:23:25 | |
47 | ![]() | 2:24:04 | |
48 | ![]() | 2:25:02 | |
49 | ![]() | 2:26:42 | |
50 | ![]() | 2:27:05 | |
51 | ![]() | 2:27:30 | |
52 | ![]() | 2:27:37 | |
53 | ![]() | 2:28:30 | |
54 | ![]() | 2:29:41 | |
55 | ![]() | 2:30:58 | |
56 | ![]() | 2:31:31 | |
57 | ![]() | 2:31:40 | |
58 | ![]() | 2:33:20 | |
59 | ![]() | 2:34:00 | |
60 | ![]() | 2:34:05 | |
61 | ![]() | 2:34:26 | |
62 | ![]() | 2:52:01 | |
63 | ![]() | 3:03:10 | |
DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
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See also
- 1983 Marathon Year Ranking
- Men's Olympic Marathon (1984)
References
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