This is the page of official men's 200m results at the 1983 World Athletics Championships . The competition was attended by 57 athletes. 8 preliminary races, 4 quarter finals, 2 semifinals and a final race were held on August 14, 1983 .
Content
Medalists
| Gold | ( USA ) |
| Silver | ( USA ) |
| Bronze | Pietro Mennea ( Italy ) |
Records
The current world record at the start of the competition - 19.72 seconds - belonged to Pietro Mennea and was set on September 12, 1972 in Mexico City .
Final
| A place | Participant | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ( USA ) | 20.14 | |
| ( USA ) | 20.41 | |
| Pietro Mennea ( Italy ) | 20.51 | |
| four. | Allan Wells ( UK ) | 20.52 |
| five. | Frank Emmelman ( GDR ) | 20.55 |
| 6. | Innocent Egbunike ( Nigeria ) | 20.63 |
| 7. | Carlo Simionato ( Italy ) | 20.69 |
| eight. | Joao Batista da Silva ( Brazil ) | 20.80 |
Semifinals
- Held on August 13, 1983
| A place | Semifinal 1 | Time |
|---|---|---|
| one. | Joao Batista da Silva ( Brazil ) | 20.56 |
| 2. | Frank Emmelman ( GDR ) | 20.63 |
| 3. | Pietro Mennea ( Italy ) | 20.68 |
| four. | ( USA ) | 20.69 |
| five. | Cameron Sharp ( UK ) | 20.69 |
| 6. | Desai Williams ( Canada ) | 20.71 |
| 7. | Leroy Reid ( Jamaica ) | 20.89 |
| eight. | Sergey Sokolov ( USSR ) | 20.89 |
| A place | Semifinal 2 | Time |
|---|---|---|
| one. | ( USA ) | 20.29 |
| 2. | Carlo Simionato ( Italy ) | 20.60 |
| 3. | Innocent Egbunike ( Nigeria ) | 20.63 |
| four. | Allan Wells ( UK ) | 20.63 |
| five. | Vladimir Muravyov ( USSR ) | 20.71 |
| 6. | Jean-Jacques Bossemart ( France ) | 20.76 |
| 7. | Bruce Frain ( Australia ) | 20.94 |
| eight. | Bubacar Diallo ( Senegal ) | 20.96 |
Quarter Finals
- Held on August 12, 1983
| A place | Quarter Final 1 | Time |
|---|---|---|
| one. | ( USA ) | 20.60 |
| 2. | Joao Batista da Silva ( Brazil ) | 20.65 |
| 3. | Allan Wells ( UK ) | 20.81 |
| four. | Jean-Jacques Bossemart ( France ) | 20.86 |
| five. | Angel Heras ( Spain ) | 21.25 |
| 6. | Earl Haley ( Guyana ) | 21.39 |
| 7. | Louis Schneider ( Chile ) | 21.39 |
| eight. | Ja-kyung Chang ( Republic of Korea ) | DNS |
| A place | Quarter Final 2 | Time |
|---|---|---|
| one. | Carlo Simionato ( Italy ) | 20.75 |
| 2. | Desai Williams ( Canada ) | 20.87 |
| 3. | Bubacar Diallo ( Senegal ) | 20.97 |
| four. | Cameron Sharp ( UK ) | 20.99 |
| five. | Patrick Barre ( France ) | 12/21 |
| 6. | Paul Narracott ( Australia ) | 21.34 |
| 7. | Alfred Nyambane ( Kenya ) | 21.55 |
| eight. | Christfer Mazzoker ( Zimbabwe ) | 21.55 |
| A place | Quarter Final 3 | Time |
|---|---|---|
| one. | Frank Emmelman ( GDR ) | 20.78 |
| 2. | Leroy Reid ( Jamaica ) | 20.88 |
| 3. | Innocent Egbunike ( Nigeria ) | 20.91 |
| four. | Sergey Sokolov ( USSR ) | 20.93 |
| five. | Attlee Mahorn ( Canada ) | 21.13 |
| 6. | Christopher Brathwaite ( Trinidad and Tobago ) | 21.14 |
| 7. | Andreas Rizzi ( Germany ) | 21.37 |
| eight. | Istvan Nagi ( Hungary ) | 21.52 |
| A place | Quarter Final 4 | Time |
|---|---|---|
| one. | Pietro Mennea ( Italy ) | 20.68 |
| 2. | Vladimir Muravyov ( USSR ) | 20.70 |
| 3. | ( USA ) | 20.80 |
| four. | Bruce Frain ( Australia ) | 20.97 |
| five. | Luke Watson ( UK ) | 20.99 |
| 6. | Roland Jockle ( Austria ) | 21.24 |
| 7. | Neville Hodge ( US Virgin Islands ) | 21.38 |
| eight. | Hector Daily ( Panama ) | DNS |