IAAF World Championships
Olympiastadion, Helsinki (FIN)
07–14 AUG 1983
OW
Women's Javelin Throw (old)
Final
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tiina LILLAK | 15 APR 1961 | FIN | 70.82 |
| 2. | Fatima WHITBREAD | 03 MAR 1961 | GBR | 69.14 |
| 3. | Anna VEROULI | 13 NOV 1956 | GRE | 65.72 |
| 4. | Theresa SANDERSON | 14 MAR 1956 | GBR | 64.76 |
| 5. | Eva RADULY | 23 OCT 1954 | ROU | 63.86 |
| 6. | Tuula LAAKSALO | 21 APR 1953 | FIN | 62.44 |
| 7. | Beate PETERS | 12 OCT 1959 | FRG | 62.42 |
| 8. | Maria Caridad COLÓN | 25 MAR 1958 | CUB | 62.04 |
| 9. | Petra FELKE | 30 JUL 1959 | GDR | 62.02 |
| 10. | Karin SMITH | 04 AUG 1955 | USA | 59.76 |
| 11. | Antje ZÖLLKAU | 23 JUN 1963 | GDR | 58.82 |
| 12. | Mayra VILA | 05 JUN 1960 | CUB | 57.80 |
Qualification - Group 1
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Theresa SANDERSON | 14 MAR 1956 | GBR | 64.80 |
| 2. | Petra FELKE | 30 JUL 1959 | GDR | 64.46 |
| 3. | Mayra VILA | 05 JUN 1960 | CUB | 62.78 |
| 4. | Tuula LAAKSALO | 21 APR 1953 | FIN | 62.06 |
| 5. | Karin BERGDAHL | 06 JAN 1964 | SWE | 60.64 |
| 6. | Ingrid THYSSEN | 09 JAN 1956 | FRG | 59.70 |
| 7. | Elena BURGÁROVÁ | 13 NOV 1952 | TCH | 58.48 |
| 8. | Monique LAPRES | 1961 | CAN | 54.70 |
| 9. | Xiaoli XIN | 22 SEP 1966 | CHN | 52.52 |
| 10. | Jennifer PACE | 21 MAR 1958 | MLT | 41.96 |
| Sofia SAKORAFA | 29 SEP 1957 | GRE | DNS |
Qualification - Group 2
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tiina LILLAK | 15 APR 1961 | FIN | 69.16 |
| 2. | Anna VEROULI | 13 NOV 1956 | GRE | 68.50 |
| 3. | Antje ZÖLLKAU | 23 JUN 1963 | GDR | 62.74 |
| 4. | Eva RADULY | 23 OCT 1954 | ROU | 61.92 |
| 5. | Karin SMITH | 04 AUG 1955 | USA | 61.48 |
| 6. | Beate PETERS | 12 OCT 1959 | FRG | 61.18 |
| 7. | Maria Caridad COLÓN | 25 MAR 1958 | CUB | 60.98 |
| 8. | Fatima WHITBREAD | 03 MAR 1961 | GBR | 60.96 |
| 9. | Fausta QUINTAVALLA | 04 MAY 1959 | ITA | 59.34 |
| 10. | Emi MATSUI | 20 FEB 1963 | JPN | 55.52 |
| 11. | Mereoni VIBOSE | 26 APR 1951 | FIJ | 49.44 |
| 12. | Norsham YOON | 1957 | MAS | 40.40 |
Combined Events - OW
Women's Javelin Throw (old)
Combined - Group
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Corinne SCHNEIDER | 28 JUL 1962 | SUI | 46.22 | 787 |
| 2. | Yekaterina SMIRNOVA | 22 OCT 1956 | URS | 45.76 | 778 |
| 3. | Jane FREDERICK | 07 APR 1952 | USA | 45.62 | 775 |
| 4. | Annette TÅNNANDER | 13 FEB 1958 | SWE | 45.24 | 768 |
| 5. | Ramona NEUBERT | 26 JUL 1958 | GDR | 45.12 | 766 |
| 6. | Valentina DIMITROVA | 04 MAY 1956 | BUL | 44.60 | 756 |
| 7. | Sabine PAETZ | 16 OCT 1957 | GDR | 44.52 | 754 |
| 8. | Melitta GILLISSEN-AIGNER | 05 DEC 1961 | AUT | 42.88 | 723 |
| 9. | Marcela KOBLASOVÁ | 15 JUN 1956 | TCH | 40.58 | 678 |
| 10. | Kristine TÅNNANDER | 21 NOV 1955 | SWE | 39.36 | 655 |
| 11. | Terry GENGE | 27 JUL 1957 | NZL | 39.26 | 653 |
| 12. | Helena OTAHALOVÁ | 01 JAN 1959 | TCH | 38.68 | 642 |
| 13. | Tineke HIDDING | 28 JUL 1959 | NED | 38.62 | 641 |
| 14. | Anke VATER | 05 JUN 1961 | GDR | 37.84 | 626 |
| 15. | Sabine EVERTS | 04 MAR 1961 | FRG | 36.36 | 598 |
| 16. | Anne KYLLÖNEN | 24 MAY 1959 | FIN | 36.16 | 594 |
| 17. | Marlene HARMON | 11 OCT 1962 | USA | 36.06 | 592 |
| 18. | Florence PICAUT | 25 OCT 1952 | FRA | 32.98 | 533 |
| 19. | Glynis NUNN | 04 DEC 1960 | AUS | 32.64 | 527 |
| 20. | Dalila TAYEBI | 1959 | ALG | 26.46 | 410 |
| 21. | Patricia MEIGHA | 11 JUN 1954 | GUA | 19.86 | 286 |
| Conceição GEREMIAS | 23 JUL 1956 | BRA | NM | ||
| Judy SIMPSON | 14 NOV 1960 | GBR | NM |