1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 3,000 metres
3000 metres
The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...

event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships
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. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Wednesday 1983-08-10.

Medalists

Gold	Mary Decker-Slaney Mary Decker Mary Slaney is an American former track athlete. During her career, she won gold medals in the 1500 meters and 3000 meters at the 1983 World Championships, and set 17 official and unofficial world records and 36 US national records.-Biography:Mary Decker was born in Bunnvale, Hunterdon County, New... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA)
Silver	Brigitte Kraus Brigitte Kraus Brigitte Kraus is a retired West German middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 and 3000 metres.She competed for the sports clubs LG Rhein-Berg and ASV Köln during her active career.-Achievements:- References :... West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... (FRG)
Bronze	Tatyana Kazankina Tatyana Kazankina Tatyana Vasilyevna Kazankina is a Soviet/Russian former runner who set seven world records and won a total of three gold medals at the Olympic Games. She was also awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour and the title Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1976... 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.... (URS)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World record		8:26.78	Kiev Kiev Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... , USSR 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....	July 25, 1982
Championship record	New event

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		8:34.62
		8:35.11
		8:35.13
4.		8:35.55
5.		8:37.06
6.		8:37.96
7.		8:45.69
8.		8:47.98
9.		8:50.20
10.		8:50.20
11.		8:53.85
12.		8:57.59
13.		8:58.01
14.		9:02.19
15.		9:15.35

Qualifying heats

Held on Monday 1983-08-08

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		8:46.65
2.		8:46.68
3.		8:47.25
4.		8:47.39
5.		8:49.71
6.		8:51.66
7.		8:54.14
8.		8:54.61
9.		9:01.85
10.		9:14.83
11.		9:19.65
12.		9:24.38
13.		9:26.59
14.		9:43.40
15.		10:49.62
		DNF

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		8:44.72
2.		8:44.72
3.		8:46.94
4.		8:48.59
5.		8:51.27
6.		8:51.78
7.		8:51.91
8.		8:55.54
9.		9:01.97
10.		9:04.51
11.		9:05.59
12.		9:10.86
13.		9:30.37
14.		9:31.95
15.		10:06.14

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