1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km Walk
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These are the official results of the Men's 20 kilometres race walk event at the 1983 World Championships
in Helsinki, Finland. The race was held on 7 August 1983.
1983 World Championships in Athletics
The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983....
in Helsinki, Finland. The race was held on 7 August 1983.
Medalists
| Gold |  Ernesto CantoErnesto Canto Ernesto Canto Gudiño is a former Mexican race walker who mainly competed in the 20 kilometre walk.He competed for Mexico at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States where he won the gold medal in the men's 20 kilometre walk event.-Achievements:-External links:*... Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... (MEX) |
| Silver |  Jozef PribilinecJozef Pribilinec Jozef Pribilinec is a Slovak athlete who mainly competed in racewalking.He was born in Kopernica.Pribilinec competed for the former Czechoslovakia at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea where he won the gold medal in the men's 20 kilometre walk event.-References:... Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... (TCH) |
| Bronze |  Yevgeniy YevsyukovSoviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... (URS) |
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
DNS did not start NM no mark WR world record 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 World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
1:19.35 | April 27, 1980 | Cherkasy Cherkasy Cherkasy or Cherkassy , is a city in central Ukraine. It is the capital of the Cherkasy Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Cherkasky Raion within the oblast... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
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| Event Record | New event | |||
| Broken records during the 1983 World Athletics Championships | ||||
| Event Record | 1:20.49 | August 7, 1983 |  Helsinki, Finland |
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Final ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:20:49 | |||
| 1:20:59 | |||
| 1:21:08 | |||
| 4 | 1:21:21 | ||
| 5 | 1:21:37 | NR French records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in France maintained by France's national athletics federation – Fédération française d'athlétisme .- Men :- Women :- Men :- Women :+ = en route to a longer distance... |
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| 6 | 1:21:54 | ||
| 7 | 1:21:57 | ||
| 8 | 1:22:04 | NR Canadian records in track and field The following is a list of national outdoor athletics records for Canada maintained by Canada's national athletics federation: Athletics Canada .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance# = not recognised by federation... |
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| 9 | 1:22:06 | ||
| 10 | 1:22:14 | ||
| 11 | 1:22:34 | ||
| 12 | 1:22:51 | ||
| 13 | 1:24:55 | ||
| 14 | 1:25:13 | ||
| 15 | 1:25:23 | ||
| 16 | 1:25:27 | ||
| 17 | 1:25:49 | ||
| 18 | 1:25:53 | ||
| 19 | 1:25:55 | ||
| 20 | 1:26:13 | ||
| 21 | 1:26:39 | ||
| 22 | 1:26:57 | ||
| 23 | 1:27:10 | ||
| 24 | 1:27:15 | ||
| 25 | 1:27:20 | ||
| 26 | 1:27:39 | ||
| 27 | 1:27:46 | ||
| 28 | 1:27:49 | ||
| 29 | 1:28:09 | ||
| 30 | 1:28:16 | ||
| 31 | 1:28:51 | ||
| 32 | 1:29:14 | ||
| 33 | 1:29:16 | ||
| 34 | 1:29:42 | ||
| 35 | 1:29:53 | ||
| 36 | 1:30:10 | ||
| 37 | 1:30:25 | ||
| 38 | 1:30:36 | ||
| 39 | 1:30:38 | ||
| 40 | 1:31:02 | ||
| 41 | 1:31:14 | ||
| 42 | 1:31:32 | ||
| 43 | 1:31:43 | ||
| 44 | 1:32:21 | ||
| 45 | 1:32:33 | ||
| 46 | 1:33:45 | ||
| 47 | 1:33:59 | ||
| 48 | 1:34:39 | ||
| 49 | 1:35:07 | ||
| 50 | 1:35:21 | ||
| 51 | 1:36:37 | ||
| 52 | 1:38:52 | ||
| 53 | 1:39:41 | ||
| 54 | 1:51:35 | ||
| 55 | 2:05:13 | ||
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| DISQUALIFIED (DSQ) | |||
| — | DSQ | ||
| — | DSQ | ||
| DID NOT START (DNS) | |||
| — | DNS | ||
| — | DNS | ||
See also
- 1978 Men's European Championships 20km Walk (Prague)
- 1980 Men's Olympic 20km Walk (Moscow)Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 km walkThe Men's 20 km Race Walk at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR had an entrylist of 34 competitors. Seven athletes were disqualified and two did not finish in the final, held on Thursday 24 July 1980.-Medalists:-Results:-See also:...
- 1982 Men's European Championships 20km Walk (Athens)1982 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km WalkThese are the official results of the Men's 20 km walk event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Final:-See also:* 1980 Men's Olympic 20km Walk * 1983 Men's World Championships 20km Walk...
- 1983 Race Walking Year Ranking
- 1984 Men's Olympic 20km Walk (Los Angeles)Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 km walkThe Men's 20 km Race Walk at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entrylist of 42 competitors. Four athletes did not start in the final, held on August 3, 1984.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:-Records:-Final ranking:-See also:...
- 1986 Men's European Championships 20km Walk (Stuttgart)1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km WalkThese are the official results of the Men's 20 km walk event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany.-Medalists:-Final:-See also:* 1980 Men's Olympic 20km Walk * 1982 Men's European Championships 20km Walk...
- 1988 Men's Olympic 20km Walk (Seoul)Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 km walkThe Men's 20 km Race Walk event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 53 competitors. Three athletes were disqualified, while one walker did not finish the race...