Out of the blocks, world record holder Marita Koch in lane 6 slowly made up the stagger on Merlene Ottey in lane 7. By the time they hit the straightaway, Koch had two metres on Ottey who was about even with Florence Griffith in lane 1. Down the straightaway, Ottey steadily ate into Koch's lead while the long striding Kathy Cook came from behind to cruise past Griffith. Sensing the challenge from Ottey, Koch started to lean and struggle the last few steps, but realizing she had won she threw her arms up in victory.
Two years later, Koch would set the world record in the 400 metres to go along with her 200 world record. She would retire in 1987 with both records; the 400 record has never been beaten. Five years later, Griffith as Florence Griffith-Joyner would slice more than a second off her time to set the world record that lasts today. 6th place Grace Jackson would slice .9 off her time to finish second to Griffith-Joyner as the #9 performer of all time with Ottey a distant fourth in that race, still .2 faster than this race. Ottey became the (at the time) #2 performer of all time in 1990. Surpassed by Marion Jones in 1998, Dafne Schippers in 2015, Gabrielle Thomas in 2021, Elaine Thompson-Herah also in 2021 and Shericka Jackson in 2022. Ottey remains #7 on the all-time list after the longest career for an elite sprinter ever.
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These are the official results of the Women s 200 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki Finland There were a total number of 44 participating athletes with six qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 1983 08 14 Out of the blocks world record holder Marita Koch in lane 6 slowly made up the stagger on Merlene Ottey in lane 7 By the time they hit the straightaway Koch had two metres on Ottey who was about even with Florence Griffith in lane 1 Down the straightaway Ottey steadily ate into Koch s lead while the long striding Kathy Cook came from behind to cruise past Griffith Sensing the challenge from Ottey Koch started to lean and struggle the last few steps but realizing she had won she threw her arms up in victory Two years later Koch would set the world record in the 400 metres to go along with her 200 world record She would retire in 1987 with both records the 400 record has never been beaten Five years later Griffith as Florence Griffith Joyner would slice more than a second off her time to set the world record that lasts today 6th place Grace Jackson would slice 9 off her time to finish second to Griffith Joyner as the 9 performer of all time with Ottey a distant fourth in that race still 2 faster than this race Ottey became the at the time 2 performer of all time in 1990 Surpassed by Marion Jones in 1998 Dafne Schippers in 2015 Gabrielle Thomas in 2021 Elaine Thompson Herah also in 2021 and Shericka Jackson in 2022 Ottey remains 7 on the all time list after the longest career for an elite sprinter ever Contents 1 Medalists 2 Records 3 Final 4 Semifinals 5 Quarterfinals 6 Qualifying heats 7 See also 8 ReferencesMedalists editGold nbsp Marita KochEast Germany GDR Silver nbsp Merlene OtteyJamaica JAM Bronze nbsp Kathy CookGreat Britain GBR Records editExisting records at the start of the event World Record nbsp Marita Koch GDR 21 71 Chemnitz East Germany June 10 1979Championship Record New eventFinal editRANK FINAL wind 1 5 TIME nbsp nbsp Marita Koch GDR 22 13 nbsp nbsp Merlene Ottey JAM 22 19 nbsp nbsp Kathy Cook GBR 22 374 nbsp Florence Griffith USA 22 465 nbsp Grace Jackson JAM 22 636 nbsp Anelia Nuneva BUL 22 687 nbsp Angela Bailey CAN 22 938 nbsp Ewa Kasprzyk POL 23 03Semifinals editHeld on Saturday 1983 08 13RANK HEAT 1 wind 2 1 TIME1 nbsp Florence Griffith USA 22 41w2 nbsp Kathy Cook GBR 22 57w3 nbsp Anelia Nuneva BUL 22 62w4 nbsp Grace Jackson JAM 22 76w5 nbsp Helina Marjamaa FIN 22 86w6 nbsp Denise Boyd AUS 23 26w7 nbsp Marisa Masullo ITA 23 36w8 nbsp Irina Olkhovnikova URS 23 38w RANK HEAT 2 wind 0 8 TIME1 nbsp Marita Koch GDR 22 672 nbsp Merlene Ottey JAM 22 683 nbsp Angela Bailey CAN 22 824 nbsp Ewa Kasprzyk POL 23 025 nbsp Joan Baptiste GBR 23 246 nbsp Nadezhda Georgieva BUL 23 267 nbsp Randy Givens USA 23 348 nbsp Liliane Gaschet FRA 23 37Quarterfinals editHeld on Friday 1983 08 12RANK HEAT 1 wind 1 3 TIME1 nbsp Grace Jackson JAM 23 062 nbsp Anelia Nuneva BUL 23 223 nbsp Denise Boyd AUS 23 284 nbsp Irina Olkhovnikova URS 23 485 nbsp Dorthe A Rasmussen DEN 23 616 nbsp Ute Thimm FRG 23 687 nbsp Lydia de Vega PHI 24 16 nbsp Mary Mensah GHA DNS RANK HEAT 2 wind 1 4 TIME1 nbsp Kathy Cook GBR 22 782 nbsp Ewa Kasprzyk POL 22 933 nbsp Helina Marjamaa FIN 23 114 nbsp Nadezhda Georgieva BUL 23 145 nbsp Marie Christine Cazier FRA 23 306 nbsp Stepanka Sokolova TCH 23 757 nbsp Margarita Grun URU 24 598 nbsp Myong Hee Mo KOR 24 74 RANK HEAT 3 wind 0 3 TIME1 nbsp Merlene Ottey JAM 22 382 nbsp Florence Griffith USA 22 553 nbsp Angela Bailey CAN 23 254 nbsp Marisa Masullo ITA 23 585 nbsp Sandra Whittaker GBR 23 586 nbsp Pauline Davis BAH 23 647 nbsp Rufina Ubah NGR 24 72 nbsp Evelyne Farrell AHO DNS RANK HEAT 4 wind 1 2 TIME1 nbsp Marita Koch GDR 23 032 nbsp Joan Baptiste GBR 23 293 nbsp Liliane Gaschet FRA 23 384 nbsp Randy Givens USA 23 435 nbsp Lena Moller SWE 23 566 nbsp Yelena Vinogradova URS 23 607 nbsp Ruperta Charles ATG 24 09 nbsp Elanga Buala PNG DNSQualifying heats editHeld on Friday 1983 08 12RANK HEAT 1 wind 0 0 TIME1 nbsp Joan Baptiste GBR 23 342 nbsp Marita Koch GDR 23 593 nbsp Liliane Gaschet FRA 23 604 nbsp Lydia de Vega PHI 24 455 nbsp Felicite Bada BEN 26 986 nbsp Marjorie Gentle BIZ 27 907 nbsp Annah Mathunjwa SWZ 29 38 RANK HEAT 2 wind 1 3 TIME1 nbsp Florence Griffith USA 23 052 nbsp Marie Christine Cazier FRA 23 553 nbsp Angela Bailey CAN 23 934 nbsp Ruperta Charles ATG 24 115 nbsp Koumba Kante GUI 27 866 nbsp Rose Phillips King IVB 28 50 nbsp Amie Ndow GAM DQ RANK HEAT 3 wind 2 5 TIME1 nbsp Kathy Cook GBR 23 20w2 nbsp Marisa Masullo ITA 23 37w3 nbsp Nadezhda Georgieva BUL 23 53w4 nbsp Stepanka Sokolova TCH 23 82w5 nbsp Rufina Ubah NGR 24 12w6 nbsp Margarita Grun URU 24 84w7 nbsp Sandra Liburd SKN 26 13w8 nbsp Cornelia Baptiste LCA 26 29w RANK HEAT 4 wind 0 7 TIME1 nbsp Grace Jackson JAM 23 092 nbsp Ewa Kasprzyk POL 23 213 nbsp Anelia Nuneva BUL 23 314 nbsp Ute Thimm FRG 23 565 nbsp Sandra Whittaker GBR 23 636 nbsp Myong Hee Mo KOR 24 637 nbsp Evelyne Farrell AHO 25 528 nbsp Florence Gaza SOL 30 43 RANK HEAT 5 wind 1 9 TIME1 nbsp Merlene Ottey JAM 23 232 nbsp Irina Olkhovnikova URS 23 653 nbsp Helina Marjamaa FIN 23 824 nbsp Dorthe A Rasmussen DEN 23 845 nbsp Lena Moller SWE 23 996 nbsp Elanga Buala PNG 25 597 nbsp Judith Nimpaye BDI 30 25 RANK HEAT 6 wind 1 9 TIME1 nbsp Randy Givens USA 23 012 nbsp Yelena Vinogradova URS 23 373 nbsp Denise Boyd AUS 23 384 nbsp Pauline Davis BAH 23 575 nbsp Mary Mensah GHA 24 916 nbsp Marisol Garcia NCA 25 927 nbsp Marie Ange Wirtz SEY 26 13See also edit1980 Women s Olympic 200 metres Moscow 1982 Women s European Championships 200 metres Athens 1984 Women s Olympic 200 metres Los Angeles 1986 Women s European Championships 200 metres Stuttgart 1987 Women s World Championships 200 metres Rome 1988 Women s Olympic 200 metres Seoul References editResults Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1983 World Championships in Athletics Women 27s 200 metres amp oldid 1103406766, 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