These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 23 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday August 13, 1983. The qualification mark was set at 62.00 metres. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).

Medalists

Schedule

All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

Abbreviations

All results shown are in metres

Records

Qualification

Group A

Group B

Final

See also

1980 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Moscow) 1982 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Athens) 1984 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Los Angeles) 1986 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart) 1988 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Seoul)

1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

References

Results

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Javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships

1983 in women's athletics

1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw