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==Medalists== ==Medalists==

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Events at the
1983 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
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Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
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High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

These are the official results of the Women's 1,500 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 1983-08-14.

The final was a microcosm of these championships. East vs West. The American Mary Decker vs a strong Soviet squad. Decker was so dominant in domestic competition, he races were won from the gun, so she was not well practiced in running elbow to elbow as the Soviets and other Europeans were highly skilled in the art. True to her form, Decker took the lead from the gun, with a large pack surrounding her. As the last lap approached Zamira Zaytseva moved onto Decker's shoulder, immediately to her outside. On the last lap, the pace quickened but Decker refused to let Zaytseva get past all the way past. Finally with 200 metres to go, Zaytseva sprinted ahead and gained a couple of steps. Decker looked dejected, unable to keep up all the way through the turn but clearly ahead of Yekaterina Podkopayeva who was battling to stay ahead of ]. On the final straight, Decker moved into lane 2 and started to make a run at Zaytseva, gaining slightly

Medalists

Gold United States Mary Decker-Slaney
United States (USA)
Silver Soviet Union Zamira Zaytseva
Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze Soviet Union Yekaterina Podkopayeva
Soviet Union (URS)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World record  Tatyana Kazankina (URS) 3:52.47 Zürich, Switzerland August 3, 1980
Championship record New event

Final

RANK FINAL TIME
 Mary Decker-Slaney (USA) 4:00.90
 Zamira Zaytseva (URS) 4:01.19
 Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) 4:02.25
4.  Ravilya Agletdinova-Kotovich (URS) 4:02.67
5.  Wendy Smith-Sly (GBR) 4:04.14
6.  Doina Melinte (ROU) 4:04.42
7.  Gabriella Dorio (ITA) 4:04.73
8.  Brit Lind-Petersen-McRoberts (CAN) 4:05.73
9.  Christina Boxer-Cahill (GBR) 4:06.74
10.  Cornelia Bürki (SUI) 4:11.61
11.  Ivana Kleinová-Walterová-Kubešová (TCH) 4:15.12
12.  Maria Radu (ROU) 4:19.03

Qualifying heats

  • Held on Friday 1983-08-12
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Ravilya Agletdinova-Kotovich (URS) 4:10.71
2.  Ivana Kleinová-Walterová-Kubešová (TCH) 4:10.82
3.  Brit Lind-Petersen-McRoberts (CAN) 4:10.88
4.  Christiane Wartenberg (GDR) 4:10.89
5.  Totka Petrova (BUL) 4:12.31
6.  Cindy Bremser (USA) 4:14.10
7.  Kriscia García (ESA) 4:40.21
8.  Bigna Samuel (VIN) 4:51.35
9.  Kungu Bakombo (ZAI) 4:54.12


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Mary Decker-Slaney (USA) 4:07.47
2.  Zamira Zaytseva (URS) 4:07.64
3.  Wendy Smith-Sly (GBR) 4:08.16
4.  Cornelia Bürki (SUI) 4:08.61
5.  Maria Radu (ROU) 4:10.15
6.  Marcianne Mukamurenzi (RWA) 4:30.58
7.  Vivian Pearson (MAW) 5:03.70
 Aurora Cunha (POR) DNS


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) 4:09.39
2.  Gabriella Dorio (ITA) 4:09.45
3.  Doina Melinte (ROU) 4:09.71
4.  Christina Boxer-Cahill (GBR) 4:09.88
5.  Betty Van Steenbroeck (BEL) 4:12.93
6.  Marjo-Riitta Lakka (FIN) 4:22.33
7.  Hala El Moughrabi (SYR) 4:45.62
8.  Khadija Al Matari (JOR) 5:01.83
 Brigitte Kraus (FRG) DNS

References

1500 metres at the World Athletics Championships
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