1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
# 1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Tuesday 9 August 1983.

## Medalists

| Gold | Jarmila Kratochvílová Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
| - | - |
| Silver | Lyubov Gurina Soviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze | Yekaterina Podkopayeva Soviet Union (URS) |

## Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

| World record | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 1:53.28 | Munich, West Germany | July 26, 1983 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Championship record | New event | New event | New event | New event |

## Final

| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
| - | - | - |
| | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 1:54.68 |
| | Lyubov Gurina (URS) | 1:56.11 |
| | Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) | 1:57.58 |
| 4. | Margrit Klinger (FRG) | 1:58.11 |
| 5. | Robin Campbell (USA) | 2:00.03 |
| 6. | Doina Melinte (ROU) | 2:00.13 |
| 7. | Milena Matejkovičová (TCH) | 2:01.72 |
| 8. | Antje Schröder (GDR) | 2:02.13 |

## Semi-finals

* Held on Monday 8 August 1983

| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) | 1:59.55 |
| 2. | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 1:59.58 |
| 3. | Milena Matejkovičová (TCH) | 2:00.02 |
| 4. | Robin Campbell (USA) | 2:00.22 |
| 5. | Jolanta Januchta (POL) | 2:02.23 |
| 6. | Jill McCabe (SWE) | 2:02.92 |
| 7. | Elena Lina (ROU) | 2:03.59 |
| 8. | Célestine N'Drin (CIV) | 2:08.14 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Lyubov Gurina (URS) | 1:59.33 |
| 2. | Antje Schröder (GDR) | 1:59.46 |
| 3. | Margrit Klinger (FRG) | 1:59.49 |
| 4. | Doina Melinte (ROU) | 1:59.60 |
| 5. | Zuzana Moravčíková (TCH) | 1:59.96 |
| 6. | Totka Petrova (BUL) | 2:01.32 |
| 7. | Tina Krebs (DEN) | 2:02.19 |
| 8. | Jennifer Bean (BER) | 2:12.93 |

## Qualifying heats

* Held on Sunday 7 August 1983

| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Margrit Klinger (FRG) | 2:02.08 |
| 2. | Jolanta Januchta (POL) | 2:02.58 |
| 3. | Milena Matejkovičová (TCH) | 2:02.60 |
| 4. | Elena Lina (ROU) | 2:04.50 |
| 5. | Attina Sawtell (COK) | 2:18.25 |
| 6. | Kungu Bakombo (ZAI) | 2:19.68 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) | 2:06.42 |
| 2. | Totka Petrova (BUL) | 2:06.60 |
| 3. | Zuzana Moravčíková (TCH) | 2:06.76 |
| 4. | Jill McCabe (SWE) | 2:07.23 |
| 5. | Maria Lomba (STP) | 2:21.90 |
| — | Fatalmoudou Touré (MLI) | DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Antje Schröder (GDR) | 2:10.61 |
| 2. | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 2:12.35 |
| 3. | Célestine N'Drin (CIV) | 2:12.52 |
| 4. | Hala El-Moughrabi (SYR) | 2:15.37 |
| 5. | Eucaris Caicedo (COL) | 2:17.06 |
| 6. | Sofiya Mohamed (COM) | 2:55.64 |
| — | Irina Podyalovskaya (URS) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
| 1. | Lyubov Gurina (URS) | 2:04.17 |
| 2. | Doina Melinte (ROU) | 2:04.30 |
| 3. | Robin Campbell (USA) | 2:04.83 |
| 4. | Tina Krebs (DEN) | 2:05.49 |
| 5. | Jennifer Bean (BER) | 2:13.80 |
| 6. | Trịnh Thị Bé (VIE) | 2:17.54 |
| 7. | Khadija Al Matari (JOR) | 2:28.72 |
