1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathon
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Robert de CastellaAustralia (AUS) |
| Silver | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kebede BalchaEthiopia (ETH) |
| Bronze |  Waldemar CierpinskiEast 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Robert de Castella (AUS) | 2:08:18 | December 6, 1981 |  Fukuoka, Japan |
| Event Record | New event | |||
| Season Best | Robert de Castella (AUS) | 2:08:37 | April 9, 1983 |  Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Broken records at the 1983 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| Event Record | Robert de Castella (AUS) | 2:10:03 | August 14, 1983 |  Helsinki, Finland |
Final ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Robert de Castella (AUS) | 2:10:03 | |
 | Kebede Balcha (ETH) | 2:10:27 | |
 | Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR) | 2:10:37 | |
| 4 |  Kjell-Erik Ståhl (SWE) | 2:10:38 | NR |
| 5 |  Agapius Masong (TAN) | 2:10:42 | |
| 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Armand Parmentier (BEL) | 2:10:57 | |
| 7 |  Gianni Poli (ITA) | 2:11:05 | NR |
| 8 |  Hugh Jones (GBR) | 2:11:15 | |
| 9 | Karel Lismont (BEL) | 2:11:24 | |
| 10 |  Stig Roar Husby (NOR) | 2:11:29 | NR |
| 11 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Art Boileau (CAN) | 2:11:30 | |
| 12 |  Juan Carlos Traspaderne (ESP) | 2:11:34 | NR |
| 13 | Marco Marchei (ITA) | 2:11:47 | |
| 14 | Pertti Tiainen (FIN) | 2:12:11 | |
| 15 | Juma Ikangaa (TAN) | 2:13:11 | |
| 16 |  Ryszard Marczak (POL) | 2:13:20 | |
| 17 |  Svend-Erik Kristensen (DEN) | 2:13:34 | |
| 18 |  Ron Tabb (USA) | 2:13:38 | |
| 19 | Henrik Jørgensen (DEN) | 2:14:10 | |
| 20 | Hans Joachim Truppel (GDR) | 2:14:20 | |
| 21 | Ricardo Ortega (ESP) | 2:14:46 | |
| 22 | Tommy Persson (SWE) | 2:14:57 | |
| 23 |  Bruno Lafranchi (SUI) | 2:14:58 | |
| 24 | Dave Edge (CAN) | 2:15:43 | |
| 25 |  Yuriy Pleshkov (URS) | 2:15:50 | |
| 26 | Øyvind Dahl (NOR) | 2:16:02 | |
| 27 |  Paul Ballinger (NZL) | 2:16:06 | |
| 28 | Jürgen Eberding (GDR) | 2:16:55 | |
| 29 | Gerard Nijboer (NED) | 2:16:59 | |
| 30 | Frederik Vandervennet (BEL) | 2:17:11 | |
| 31 | Trevor Wright (NZL) | 2:17:31 | |
| 32 |  Mehmet Terzi (TUR) | 2:17:56 | |
| 33 |  Delfim Moreira (POR) | 2:18:27 | |
| 34 |  Li Jong-Hyong (PRK) | 2:18:51 | |
| 35 | Yoshihiro Nishimura (JPN) | 2:18:56 | |
| 36 | Cidalio Caetano (POR) | 2:19:21 | |
| 37 | John Skøvbjerg (DEN) | 2:19:44 | |
| 38 | Jeff Coole (AUS) | 2:20:25 | |
| 39 | Benji Durden (USA) | 2:20:38 | |
| 40 | So Chang-Sik (PRK) | 2:20:43 | |
| 41 |  Wilson Theleso (BOT) | 2:21:36 | NR |
| 42 | Hideki Kita (JPN) | 2:21:37 | |
| 43 |  Baikuntha Manandhar (NEP) | 2:21:43 | |
| 44 | Henrik Sandström (FIN) | 2:21:56 | |
| 45 | Rudi Verriet (NED) | 2:22:07 | |
| 46 |  Dominique Chauvelier (FRA) | 2:23:25 | |
| 47 |  Djama Robleh (DJI) | 2:24:04 | |
| 48 | Gerry Helme (GBR) | 2:25:02 | |
| 49 |  Sam Hlawe (SWZ) | 2:26:42 | |
| 50 | Jan-Iwar Westlund (SWE) | 2:27:05 | |
| 51 |  Carlos Carvajal (CHI) | 2:27:30 | |
| 52 | Don Greig (NZL) | 2:27:37 | |
| 53 |  Luis Tipán (ECU) | 2:28:30 | |
| 54 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Palmireno Benjamin Campos (BRA) | 2:29:41 | |
| 55 | Jan Fjaerestad (NOR) | 2:30:58 | |
| 56 | Tavares Silva (POR) | 2:31:31 | |
| 57 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Syrja Dalipi (ALB) | 2:31:40 | |
| 58 |  Raymond Swan (BER) | 2:33:20 | |
| 59 |  Chang-Ming Chen (TPE) | 2:34:00 | |
| 60 |  Agust Thorsteinsson (ISL) | 2:34:05 | |
| 61 |  José Jaime Hernández (ESA) | 2:34:26 | |
| 62 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Michael Lekhelsi (LES) | 2:52:01 | |
| 63 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Said Toumane (COM) | 3:03:10 | |
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
| — | Ahmet Altun (TUR) | DNF | |
| — | Santiago de la Parte (ESP) | DNF | |
| — | Mike Gratton (GBR) | DNF | |
| — |  Gerhard Hartmann (AUT) | DNF | |
| — |  Yair Karni (ISR) | DNF | |
| — | Koshiro Kawaguchi (JPN) | DNF | |
| — |  Louis Kenny (IRL) | DNF | |
| — | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ramón López (PAR) | DNF | |
| — |  Alfredo Maravilla (ARG) | DNF | |
| — | Ed Mendoza (USA) | DNF | |
| — | Giampaolo Messina (ITA) | DNF | |
| — | Dereje Nedi (ETH) | DNF | |
| — | Peter Quance (CAN) | DNF | |
| — | Ahmed Salah (DJI) | DNF | |
| — |  Carlos Victorino (MEX) | DNF | |
| — | Grenville Wood (AUS) | DNF | |
| — | Antonio Villanueva (MEX) | DNF | |
| — |  Ralf Salzmann (FRG) | DNF | |
See also
- 1983 Marathon Year Ranking
- Men's Olympic Marathon (1984)
References
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