Poland competed at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland, from 7–14 August 1983.[1]
| Poland at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics | |
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| WA code | POL |
| National federation | Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki | |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
Medalists edit
| Medal | Name | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Edward Sarul | Shot put men | 21.39 m | 7 August[2] |
| Gold |
Zdzislaw Hoffmann | Triple jump men | 17.42 m | 8 August |
 Silver |
Boguslaw Maminski | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:17.03 | 12 August |
 Bronze |
Zdzislaw Kwasny | Hammer men | 79.42 m | 9 August |
Full results edit
Men edit
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Marian Woronin | 100 metres | 10.50 | 3 Q | 10.72 | 7 | did not advance | |||
| Ryszard Ostrowski | 800 metres | DNS | did not advance | ||||||
| Piotr Kurek | 1500 metres | 3:40.96 | 5 q | — | 3:39.54 | 10 | did not advance | ||
| Ryszard Szparak | 400 metres hurdles | 50.09 | 2 Q | — | 49.17 NR | 3 Q | 49.78 | 8 | |
| Bogusław Mamiński | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:22.79 | 2 Q | — | 8:20.81 | 1 Q | 8:17.03 |
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| Krzysztof Wesołowski | 8:27.08 | 1 Q | DNS | did not advance | |||||
| Krzysztof Zwoliński Zenon Licznerski Czesław Prądzyński Marian Woronin |
4 × 100 metres relay | 39.41 | 4 Q | — | 39.01 | 3 Q | 38.72 | 6 | |
| Ryszard Wichrowski Ryszard Szparak Andrzej Stępień Ryszard Podlas |
4 × 400 metres relay | 3:07.18 | 3 Q | — | 3:05.51 | 3 Q | DNF | ||
| Ryszard Marczak | Marathon | — | 2:13:20 | 16 | |||||
| Bohdan Bułakowski | 50 kilometres walk | — | DNF | ||||||
| Bogusław Duda | DSQ | ||||||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Dariusz Biczysko | High jump | 2.15 | 17 | did not advance | |
| Jacek Wszoła | 2.21 | 10 Q | 2.23 | 13 | |
| Władysław Kozakiewicz | Pole vault | — | 5.40 | 8 | |
| Tadeusz Ślusarski | — | 5.55 | 4 | ||
| Zdzisław Hoffmann | Triple jump | 16.72 | 2 Q | 17.42 |
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| Edward Sarul | Shot put | 20.82 | 1 Q | 21.39 |
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| Zdzisław Kwaśny | Hammer throw | 75.78 | 2 Q | 79.42 NR |
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| Henryk Królak | NM | did not advance | |||
| Mariusz Tomaszewski | 70.62 | 18 | did not advance | ||
- Combined events – Decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dariusz Ludwig | Result | 11.17 | 7.29 | 13.77 | 2.00 | 49.84 | 15.33 | 43.90 | 4.70 | 62.00 | 4:26.05 | 7982 | 10 |
| Points | 845 | 833 | 698 | 785 | 883 | 871 | 696 | 760 | 649 | 685 |
Women edit
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ewa Kasprzyk | 200 metres | 23.21 | 2 Q | 22.93 | 2 Q | 23.02 | 4 Q | 23.03 | 8 |
| Jolanta Januchta | 800 metres | 2:02.58 | 2 Q | — | 2:02.23 | 5 | did not advance | ||