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1983 World Championships In Athletics – Men's 200 Metres
These are the official results of the men's 200 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 57 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats and the final held on 14 August 1983. At 22 years, 218 days old, gold medallist Smith was the youngest ever world champion for the men's 200 metres until 2019, when Noah Lyles, aged 22 years and 75 days, won the 2019 title. Records Existing records at the start of the event. Results Qualifying heats The qualifying heats took place on 12 August, with the 57 athletes involved being splitted into 8 heats. The first 3 athletes in each heat ( ) and the next 8 fastest ( ) qualified for the quarter-finals. ;Heat 1 (wind +1.8 m/s) ;Heat 2 (wind +1.8 m/s) ;Heat 3 (wind +0.7 m/s) ;Heat 4 (wind +1.1 m/s) ;Heat 5 (wind –2.1 m/s) ;Heat 6 (wind +0.4 m/s) ;Heat 7 (wind –1.1 m/s) ;Heat 8 (wind +1.3 m/s) Quarterfinals The qualifying heats took pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki Olympic Stadium
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium ( fi, Helsingin Olympiastadion; sv, Helsingfors Olympiastadion), located in the Töölö district about from the centre of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the centre of activities in the 1952 Summer Olympics. During those games, it hosted athletics, equestrian show jumping, and the football finals. The stadium was also the venue for the first Bandy World Championship in 1957, the first and 10th World Athletics Championships, in 1983 and 2005. It hosted the European Athletics Championships in 1971, 1994 and 2012. It is also the home stadium of the Finland national football team. The stadium reopened in August 2020 after 4 years of renovation. History The Olympic Stadium was designed by the architects Yrjö Lindegren and Toivo Jäntti. The Olympic stadium, known as an icon of functionalist style of architect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
