title: 1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
text: # 1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
  
  These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Tuesday 9 August 1983.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Jarmila Kratochvílová Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Lyubov Gurina Soviet Union (URS) |
  | Bronze | Yekaterina Podkopayeva Soviet Union (URS) |
  
  ## Records
  
  Existing records at the start of the event.
  
  | World record | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 1:53.28 | Munich, West Germany | July 26, 1983 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Championship record | New event | New event | New event | New event |
  
  ## Final
  
  | RANK | FINAL | TIME |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 1:54.68 |
  | | Lyubov Gurina (URS) | 1:56.11 |
  | | Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) | 1:57.58 |
  | 4. | Margrit Klinger (FRG) | 1:58.11 |
  | 5. | Robin Campbell (USA) | 2:00.03 |
  | 6. | Doina Melinte (ROU) | 2:00.13 |
  | 7. | Milena Matejkovičová (TCH) | 2:01.72 |
  | 8. | Antje Schröder (GDR) | 2:02.13 |
  
  ## Semi-finals
  
  * Held on Monday 8 August 1983
  
  | RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) | 1:59.55 |
  | 2. | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 1:59.58 |
  | 3. | Milena Matejkovičová (TCH) | 2:00.02 |
  | 4. | Robin Campbell (USA) | 2:00.22 |
  | 5. | Jolanta Januchta (POL) | 2:02.23 |
  | 6. | Jill McCabe (SWE) | 2:02.92 |
  | 7. | Elena Lina (ROU) | 2:03.59 |
  | 8. | Célestine N'Drin (CIV) | 2:08.14 |
  | RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
  | 1. | Lyubov Gurina (URS) | 1:59.33 |
  | 2. | Antje Schröder (GDR) | 1:59.46 |
  | 3. | Margrit Klinger (FRG) | 1:59.49 |
  | 4. | Doina Melinte (ROU) | 1:59.60 |
  | 5. | Zuzana Moravčíková (TCH) | 1:59.96 |
  | 6. | Totka Petrova (BUL) | 2:01.32 |
  | 7. | Tina Krebs (DEN) | 2:02.19 |
  | 8. | Jennifer Bean (BER) | 2:12.93 |
  
  ## Qualifying heats
  
  * Held on Sunday 7 August 1983
  
  | RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Margrit Klinger (FRG) | 2:02.08 |
  | 2. | Jolanta Januchta (POL) | 2:02.58 |
  | 3. | Milena Matejkovičová (TCH) | 2:02.60 |
  | 4. | Elena Lina (ROU) | 2:04.50 |
  | 5. | Attina Sawtell (COK) | 2:18.25 |
  | 6. | Kungu Bakombo (ZAI) | 2:19.68 |
  | RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
  | 1. | Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) | 2:06.42 |
  | 2. | Totka Petrova (BUL) | 2:06.60 |
  | 3. | Zuzana Moravčíková (TCH) | 2:06.76 |
  | 4. | Jill McCabe (SWE) | 2:07.23 |
  | 5. | Maria Lomba (STP) | 2:21.90 |
  | — | Fatalmoudou Touré (MLI) | DQ |
  | RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
  | 1. | Antje Schröder (GDR) | 2:10.61 |
  | 2. | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 2:12.35 |
  | 3. | Célestine N'Drin (CIV) | 2:12.52 |
  | 4. | Hala El-Moughrabi (SYR) | 2:15.37 |
  | 5. | Eucaris Caicedo (COL) | 2:17.06 |
  | 6. | Sofiya Mohamed (COM) | 2:55.64 |
  | — | Irina Podyalovskaya (URS) | DNS |
  | RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
  | 1. | Lyubov Gurina (URS) | 2:04.17 |
  | 2. | Doina Melinte (ROU) | 2:04.30 |
  | 3. | Robin Campbell (USA) | 2:04.83 |
  | 4. | Tina Krebs (DEN) | 2:05.49 |
  | 5. | Jennifer Bean (BER) | 2:13.80 |
  | 6. | Trịnh Thị Bé (VIE) | 2:17.54 |
  | 7. | Khadija Al Matari (JOR) | 2:28.72 |
  