1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres

Events at the 1983 World Championships
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

These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 49 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats and the final held on Monday 1983-08-08.

Medalists

Gold	Marlies Oelsner-Göhr East Germany (GDR)
Silver	Marita Koch East Germany (GDR)
Bronze	Diane Williams United States (USA)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record	Evelyn Ashford (USA)	10.79	Colorado Springs, USA	July 3, 1983
Championship Record	New event

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Marlies Oelsner-Göhr (GDR)	10.97 CR
	Marita Koch (GDR)	11.02
	Diane Williams (USA)	11.06
4.	Merlene Ottey (JAM)	11.19
5.	Angela Bailey (CAN)	11.20
6.	Helinä Marjamaa (FIN)	11.24
7.	Angella Taylor-Issajenko (CAN)	11.30
	Evelyn Ashford (USA)	DNF

Semifinals

• Held on Monday 1983-08-08

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Marlies Oelsner-Göhr (GDR)	11.05
2.	Angela Bailey (CAN)	11.18
3.	Diane Williams (USA)	11.21
4.	Helinä Marjamaa (FIN)	11.29
5.	Silke Gladisch-Möller (GDR)	11.30
6.	Anelia Nuneva (BUL)	11.31
7.	Alice Brown (USA)	11.33
8.	Shirley Thomas (GBR)	11.53

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Evelyn Ashford (USA)	10.99
2.	Marita Koch (GDR)	11.08
3.	Angella Taylor-Issajenko (CAN)	11.22
4.	Merlene Ottey (JAM)	11.26
5.	Olga Antonova (URS)	11.30
6.	Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL)	11.36
7.	Heather Hunte-Oakes (GBR)	11.50
8.	Rose-Aimée Bacoul (FRA)	11.59

Quarterfinals

• Held on Sunday 1983-08-07

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Anelia Nuneva (BUL)	11.20
2.	Angella Taylor-Issajenko (CAN)	11.24
3.	Alice Brown (USA)	11.30
4.	Olga Antonova (URS)	11.32
5.	Els Vader (NED)	11.56
6.	Leleith Hodges (JAM)	11.63
7.	Marie-France Loval (FRA)	11.79
8.	Monika Hirsch (FRG)	11.91

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Marita Koch (GDR)	11.25
2.	Merlene Ottey (JAM)	11.33
3.	Helinä Marjamaa (FIN)	11.34
4.	Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL)	11.43
5.	Beverley Callender (GBR)	11.48
6.	Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia (BRA)	11.64
7.	Dorthe A. Rasmussen (DEN)	11.67
8.	Lydia de Vega (PHI)	11.90

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Diane Williams (USA)	11.25
2.	Silke Gladisch-Möller (GDR)	11.36
3.	Diane Williams (USA)	11.42
4.	Shirley Thomas (GBR)	11.48
5.	Rufina Ubah (NGR)	11.60
6.	Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH)	11.62
7.	Juliet Cuthbert (JAM)	11.67
8.	Radislava Soborova (TCH)	11.90

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.	Evelyn Ashford (USA)	11.11
2.	Marlies Oelsner-Göhr (GDR)	11.16
3.	Angela Bailey (CAN)	11.36
4.	Heather Hunte-Oakes (GBR)	11.57
5.	Marina Romanova (URS)	11.61
6.	Lena Möller (SWE)	11.75
7.	Laurence Bily (FRA)	11.76
8.	Shu-Foog Shen (TPE)	12.17

Qualifying heats

• Held on Sunday 1983-08-07

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Olga Antonova (URS)	11.26
2.	Marlies Oelsner-Göhr (GDR)	11.34
3.	Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia (BRA)	11.57
4.	Leleith Hodges (JAM)	11.58
5.	Radislava Soborova (TCH)	11.80
6.	Mary Mensah (GHA)	12.26
7.	Rose Phillips-King (IVB)	12.87

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Marita Koch (GDR)	11.24
2.	Angela Bailey (CAN)	11.31
3.	Rose-Aimée Bacoul (FRA)	11.38
4.	Dorthe A. Rasmussen (DEN)	11.42
5.	Monika Hirsch (FRG)	11.73
6.	Felicite Bada (BEN)	13.15
	Mesode Ruth Enang (CMR)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Diane Williams (USA)	11.23
2.	Helinä Marjamaa (FIN)	11.47
3.	Beverley Callender (GBR)	11.65
4.	Rufina Ubah (NGR)	11.67
5.	Esther Hope (TRI)	12.19
6.	June Caddle (BAR)	12.56
7.	Judith Nimpaye (BDI)	14.65

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.	Evelyn Ashford (USA)	11.15
2.	Marina Romanova (URS)	11.54
3.	Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH)	11.56
4.	Els Vader (NED)	11.58
5.	Lena Möller (SWE)	11.62
6.	Amie Ndow (GAM)	12.63
	Semra Aksu (TUR)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.	Merlene Ottey (JAM)	11.30
2.	Anelia Nuneva (BUL)	11.43
3.	Heather Hunte-Oakes (GBR)	11.60
4.	Marie-France Loval (FRA)	11.71
5.	Walapa Tangjitnusorn (THA)	12.26
6.	Myong-Hee Mo (KOR)	12.26
7.	Marisol Garcia (NCA)	12.99

RANK	HEAT 6	TIME
1.	Angella Taylor-Issajenko (CAN)	11.45
2.	Shirley Thomas (GBR)	11.54
3.	Nadezhda Georgieva (BUL)	11.58
4.	Ruperta Charles (ATG)	12.18
5.	Evelyne Farrell (AHO)	12.19
6.	Carmela Bolivár (PER)	12.31
7.	Pushpa Bhatta (NEP)	13.89

RANK	HEAT 7	TIME
1.	Alice Brown (USA)	11.26
2.	Silke Gladisch-Möller (GDR)	11.28
3.	Laurence Bily (FRA)	11.53
4.	Juliet Cuthbert (JAM)	11.58
5.	Lydia de Vega (PHI)	11.74
6.	Shu-Foog Shen (TPE)	11.85
7.	Koumba Kante (GUI)	13.37

References

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