1983 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1983 in athletics (track and field).

International Events

*Asian Championships
*Balkan Games
*Central American and Caribbean Championships
*European Indoor Championships
*Mediterranean Games
*Pan American Games
*South American Championships
*World Championships
*World Cross Country Championships
*World Student Games

World Records

Men

=200 metres=

:"Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres"

=1,500 metres=

:"Main race this year: World Championships 1,500 metres"

=5,000 metres=

:"Main race this year: World Championships 5,000 metres"

Marathon

:"Main race this year: World Championships Marathon"

=3,000m Steeplechase=

:"Main race this year: World Championships 3,000m Steeplechase"

Triple Jump

:"Main competition this year: World Championships Triple Jump"

Shot Put

:"Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put"

Decathlon

:"Main competition this year: World Championships Decathlon"

=400 metres=

:"Main race this year: World Championships 400 metres"

=3,000 metres=

:"Main race this year: World Championships 3,000 metres"

Half Marathon

=400m Hurdles=

:"Main race this year: World Championships 400m Hurdles"

=Discus=

:"Main competition this year: World Championships Discus Throw"

Heptathlon

:"Main competition this year: World Championships Heptathlon"

Births

*January 7 — Marc Burns, Trinidad and Tobago athlete
*February 1 — Alice Timbilili, Kenyan distance runner
*March 23 — Mohammed Farah, Somali-British distance runner
*July 20 — Ignisious Gaisah, Ghanaian athlete
*September 11 — Vivian Cheruiyot, Kenyan distance runner
*September 14 — Mestawet Tufa, Ethiopian distance runner
*November 19 — Meseret Defar, Ethiopian distance runner
*December 13 — Janeth Jepkosgei, Kenyan middle distance runner

Deaths

*January 24 — Juan Carlos Zabala (71), Argentine athlete (b. 1911)
*February 14 — Lina Radke (79), German athlete (b. 1903)
*September 12 — Sabin Carr (79), American pole vaulter (b. 1904)

References

* [http://www.arrs.net/ATM_Mara1983.htm Association of Road Racing Statisticians]
* [http://digilander.libero.it/atletica2/Stagionali/WRL/1983/Index.htm Year Rankings]