Medalists

Gold	Grete Waitz Grete Waitz Grete Waitz was a Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder. Waitz won nine New York City Marathons between 1978 and 1988, more than any other runner in history... Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...  (NOR)
Silver	Marianne Dickerson Marianne Dickerson Marianne Dickerson is a retired female long-distance runner from the United States, who won the silver medal at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.-Achievements:... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...  (USA)
Bronze	Raisa Smekhnova Raisa Smekhnova Raisa Katyukova-Smekhnova is a retired long-distance runner from the Soviet Union, who won the bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, behind Norway's Grete Waitz and USA's Marianne Dickerson. She won the Soviet title in the women's marathon in... Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....  (URS)

Abbreviations

• All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds

  DNS	did not start
  NM	no mark
  WR	world record
  AR	area record
  NR	national record
  PB	personal best
  SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships
World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....		2:22:43	April 18, 1983	Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Event Record	New event
Season Best		2:22:43	April 18, 1983	Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Broken records at the 1983 World Athletics Championships
Event Record		2:28:09	August 7, 1983	Helsinki, Finland

Final ranking

See also

• 1982 Women's European Championships Marathon (Athens)
  1982 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Marathon
  These are the official results of the Women's Marathon at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. The race was held on 12 September 1982.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Final ranking:...
  
  
• 1983 Marathon Year Ranking
• 1984 Women's Olympic Marathon (Los Angeles)
  Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's marathon
  The Women's Marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California was held on August 5, 1984. It was the first ever marathon for women in the history of the Olympic Games. The race started on 08.00h local time. A total number of 44 athletes completed the race, with Eleonora Mendonca...
  
  
• 1986 Women's European Championships Marathon (Stuttgart)
  1986 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Marathon
  These are the official results of the Women's Marathon at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany. The race was held on 30 August 1986.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Final ranking:...
  
  
• 1988 Women's Olympic Marathon (Seoul)
  Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's marathon
  The Women's Marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea was held on Friday September 23, 1988. The race started on 09.30h local time. A total number of 64 athletes completed the race, with Mariana Ysrael from Guam finishing in last position in 3:42:23. There were 69 competitors from...
  
  
• 1990 Women's European Championships Marathon (Split)
  1990 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Marathon
  These are the official results of the Women's Marathon event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. The race was held on 27 August 1990.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Final ranking:...