Medalists

Gold	Heike Daute-Drechsler Heike Drechsler Heike Gabriela Drechsler née Daute is a German track and field athlete. She is one of the most successful female long jumpers of all time and also had several successes in sprint disciplines.She is the only woman who has won two Olympic gold medals in the long jump... East Germany (GDR)
Silver	Anişoara Cuşmir-Stanciu Anisoara Cusmir-Stanciu Anişoara Cuşmir-Stanciu . is a former Romanian athlete who competed mainly in the Long Jump.Cuşmir-Stanciu improved the long jump world record four times between 1982 and 1983. She lost to Heike Daute of East Germany in the 1983 World Championships at Helsinki... Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...  (ROU)
Bronze	Carol Lewis Carol Lewis Carol LeGrant Lewis is an American former track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, she is the sister of former world record holder Carl Lewis.... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...  (USA)

Schedule

• All times are Eastern European Time
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  Qualification Round
  Group A	Group B
  13.08.1983 – ??:??h	13.08.1983 – ??:??h
  Final Round
  14.08.1983 – ??:??h

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

  Q	automatic qualification
  q	qualification by rank
  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
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....		7.43 m	June 4, 1983	Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
Event Record	New event

Qualifying round

• Held on Saturday 1983-08-13

  RANK	GROUP A	HEIGHT
  1.		6.78 m
  2.		6.65 m
  3.		6.65 m
  4.		6.63 m
  5.		6.44 m
  6.		6.40 m
  7.		6.29 m
  8.		6.19 m
  9.		6.15 m
  10.		5.92 m
  11.		5.77 m
  12.		5.20 m
  13.		4.90 m
  —		NM
  —		NM
  —		NM
  —		DNS

Final

RANK	FINAL	HEIGHT
		7.27 m
		7.15 m
		7.04 m
4.		7.02 m
5.		6.93 m
6.		6.81 m
7.		6.80 m
8.		6.65 m
9.		6.62 m
10.		6.56 m
11.		6.54 m
12.		6.44 m