These are the——official results of the Women's 100 metres Hurdles event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes, "with five qualifying heats," four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and "the final held on Saturday 1983-08-13."
Medalists※
| Gold |  Bettine JahnEast Germany (GDR) |
| Silver | Kerstin Knabe East Germany (GDR) |
| Bronze |  Ginka ZagorchevaBulgaria (BUL) |
Records※
Existing records at the "start of the event."
| World Record |  Grażyna Rabsztyn (POL)
|
12.36 | Warsaw, Poland | June 12, 1980 |
| Championship Record | New event | |||
Final※
| RANK | FINAL wind +2.4 m/s | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
Bettine Jahn (GDR)
|
12.35w |
|
Kerstin Knabe (GDR)
|
12.42w |
|
Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL)
|
12.62w |
| 4. |  Natalya Petrova (URS)
|
12.67w |
| 5. |  Shirley Strong (GBR)
|
12.78w |
| 6. | Yelena Biserova (URS)
|
12.80w |
| 7. | Cornelia Riefstahl (GDR)
|
12.94w |
| 8. |  Benita Fitzgerald (USA)
|
12.99w |
Semi-finals※
- Held on Saturday 1983-08-13
| RANK | HEAT 1 wind +0.7 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL)
|
12.75 |
| 2. | Kerstin Knabe (GDR)
|
12.83 |
| 3. | Yelena Biserova (URS)
|
12.92 |
| 4. | Shirley Strong (GBR)
|
12.99 |
| 5. |  Michèle Chardonnet (FRA)
|
13.13 |
| 6. | Pam Page (USA)
|
13.24 |
| 7. |  Heike Filsinger (FRG)
|
13.42 |
| 8. |  Xénia Siska (HUN)
|
13.68 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 wind +1.6 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bettine Jahn (GDR)
|
12.76 |
| 2. | Natalya Petrova (URS)
|
12.83 |
| 3. | Benita Fitzgerald (USA)
|
12.96 |
| 4. | Cornelia Riefstahl (GDR)
|
13.00 |
| 5. | Laurence Elloy (FRA)
|
13.08 |
| 6. | Ulrike Denk (FRG)
|
13.16 |
| 7. | Judy Livermore (GBR)
|
13.30 |
| 8. |  Glynis Nunn (AUS)
|
13.39 |
Quarter-finals※
- Held on Friday 1983-08-12
| RANK | HEAT 1 wind +1.4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kerstin Knabe (GDR)
|
12.83 |
| 2. | Judy Livermore (GBR)
|
13.22 |
| 3. | Glynis Nunn (AUS)
|
13.23 |
| 4. | Heike Filsinger (FRG)
|
13.31 |
| 5. |  Sue Kameli (CAN)
|
13.33 |
| 6. |  Beatriz Capotosto (ARG)
|
13.60 |
| 7. |  Elisavet Pantazi (GRE)
|
13.95 |
| 8. |  Dai Jianhua (CHN)
|
14.07 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 wind +2.3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL)
|
12.66w |
| 2. | Natalya Petrova (URS)
|
12.70w |
| 3. | Pam Page (USA)
|
13.12w |
| 4. | Michèle Chardonnet (FRA)
|
13.13w |
| 5. | Lorna Boothe (GBR)
|
13.29w |
| 6. |  Heidi Benserud (NOR)
|
13.60w |
| 7. |  Helle Sichlau (DEN)
|
13.73w |
 Lin Yueh-hsiang (TPE)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 3 wind +1.9 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bettine Jahn (GDR)
|
12.75 |
| 2. | Laurence Elloy (FRA)
|
12.95 |
| 3. | Benita Fitzgerald (USA)
|
13.15 |
| 4. | Xénia Siska (HUN)
|
13.16 |
| 5. |  Mihaela Stoica (ROU)
|
13.21 |
| 6. |  Marjan Olyslager (NED)
|
13.30 |
| 7. | Sylvia Forgrave (CAN)
|
13.38 |
| 8. |  Emi Sasaki (JPN)
|
13.73 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 wind +1.6 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shirley Strong (GBR)
|
12.91 |
| 2. | Yelena Biserova (URS)
|
12.94 |
| 3. | Cornelia Riefstahl (GDR)
|
12.96 |
| 4. | Ulrike Denk (FRG)
|
13.14 |
| 5. | Marie-Noëlle Savigny (FRA)
|
13.21 |
| 6. | Karen Nelson (CAN)
|
13.61 |
| 7. |  María José Martínez Guerrero (ESP)
|
13.80 |
| 8. |  Saila Purho (FIN)
|
13.90 |
Qualifying heats※
- Held on Friday 1983-08-12
| RANK | HEAT 1 wind +0.8 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kerstin Knabe (GDR)
|
13.03 |
| 2. | Laurence Elloy (FRA)
|
13.15 |
| 3. | Ulrike Denk (FRG)
|
13.26 |
| 4. | Sue Kameli (CAN)
|
13.61 |
| 5. | Heidi Benserud (NOR)
|
13.71 |
| 6. | Elisavet Pantazi (GRE)
|
13.90 |
| 7. | Dai Jianhua (CHN)
|
13.97 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 wind +2.1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL)
|
12.78w |
| 2. | Yelena Biserova (URS)
|
12.91w |
| 3. | Marie-Noëlle Savigny (FRA)
|
13.21w |
| 4. | Mihaela Stoica (ROU)
|
13.24w |
| 5. | Lorna Boothe (GBR)
|
13.46w |
| 6. | Beatriz Capotosto (ARG)
|
13.63w |
| 7. | Lin Yueh-hsiang (TPE)
|
14.25w |
| RANK | HEAT 3 wind -3.1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shirley Strong (GBR)
|
13.26 |
| 2. | Natalya Petrova (URS)
|
13.43 |
| 3. | Xénia Siska (HUN)
|
13.60 |
| 4. | Benita Fitzgerald (USA)
|
13.67 |
| 5. | Sylvia Forgrave (CAN)
|
13.83 |
| 6. |  Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR)
|
14.85 |
| 7. |  June Caddle (BAR)
|
14.89 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 wind +0.5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Heike Filsinger (FRG)
|
13.04 |
| 2. | Cornelia Riefstahl (GDR)
|
13.07 |
| 3. | Glynis Nunn (AUS)
|
13.26 |
| 4. | Karen Nelson (CAN)
|
13.66 |
| 5. | Helle Sichlau (DEN)
|
13.76 |
| 6. | Maria José Martínez-Patiño (ESP)
|
13.78 |
| Candy Young (USA)
|
DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 5 wind +0.6 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bettine Jahn (GDR)
|
12.81 |
| 2. | Michèle Chardonnet (FRA)
|
13.17 |
| 3. | Pam Page (USA)
|
13.18 |
| 4. | Judy Livermore (GBR)
|
13.25 |
| 5. | Marjan Olyslager (NED)
|
13.26 |
| 6. | Emi Sasaki (JPN)
|
13.78 |
| 7. | Saila Purho (FIN)
|
13.90 |