# 1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon

The Women's Heptathlon competition at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland started on Monday 8 August 1983 and ended on Tuesday 9 August 1983. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, including six non-finishers. The winning margin was 52 points.

## Medalists

| Gold | Ramona Neubert East Germany (GDR) |
| Silver | Sabine Paetz East Germany (GDR) |
| Bronze | Anke Vater East Germany (GDR) |

## Schedule

    Monday, August 8, 1983
    100 m hurdlesHigh JumpShot Put200 m
    Tuesday, August 9, 1983
    Long JumpJavelin Throw800 m

## Records

Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships :
| World Record | Ramona Neubert (GDR) | 6836 | June 19, 1983 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Event Record | New event | New event | New event | New event |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Points | 100mh | HJ | SP | 200m | LJ | JT | 800m |
| | Ramona Neubert (GDR) | 6714 | 13.29 | 1.80 | 15.38 | 23.27 | 6.67 | 45.12 | 2:11.34 |
| | Sabine Paetz (GDR) | 6662 | 13.11 | 1.83 | 14.23 | 23.60 | 6.68 | 44.52 | 2:11.59 |
| | Anke Vater (GDR) | 6532 | 13.58 | 1.86 | 14.05 | 23.49 | 6.32 | 37.84 | 2:05.64 |
| 4 | Sabine Everts (FRG) | 6398 | 13.50 | 1.86 | 12.32 | 23.82 | 6.46 | 36.36 | 2:06.80 |
| 5 | Valentina Dimitrova (BUL) | 6362 | 14.21 | 1.80 | 15.67 | 25.08 | 6.11 | 44.60 | 2:08.10 |
| 6 | Yekaterina Smirnova (URS) | 6321 | 13.36 | 1.83 | 13.77 | 24.48 | 5.66 | 45.76 | 2:10.98 |
| 7 | Glynis Nunn (AUS) | 6195 | 13.17 | 1.74 | 12.98 | 24.02 | 6.31 | 32.64 | 2:10.96 |
| 8 | Tineke Hidding (NED) | 6155 | 13.77 | 1.77 | 12.22 | 24.19 | 6.30 | 38.62 | 2:12.46 |
| 9 | Annette Tånnander (SWE) | 5977 | 14.00 | 1.83 | 11.86 | 26.10 | 6.09 | 45.24 | 2:17.86 |
| 10 | Marcela Koblasová (TCH) | 5965 | 14.17 | 1.74 | 14.99 | 25.15 | 6.04 | 40.58 | 2:24.96 |
| 11 | Marlene Harmon (USA) | 5925 | 14.17 | 1.74 | 11.91 | 24.92 | 6.17 | 36.06 | 2:12.16 |
| 12 | Kristine Tånnander (SWE) | 5922 | 14.25 | 1.80 | 12.70 | 25.13 | 5.58 | 39.36 | 2:12.38 |
| 13 | Anne Kyllönen (FIN) | 5866 | 14.33 | 1.80 | 12.87 | 25.77 | 5.88 | 36.16 | 2:13.77 |
| 14 | Corinne Schneider (SUI) | 5851 | 14.62 | 1.83 | 12.06 | 25.81 | 5.73 | 46.22 | 2:19.68 |
| 15 | Florence Picaut (FRA) | 5766 | 13.85 | 1.80 | 12.08 | 25.64 | 5.90 | 32.98 | 2:19.22 |
| 16 | Terry Genge (NZL) | 5739 | 13.99 | 1.59 | 11.96 | 25.21 | 5.92 | 39.26 | 2:14.53 |
| 17 | Helena Otahalová (TCH) | 5721 | 14.10 | 1.74 | 12.92 | 24.95 | 5.58 | 38.68 | 2:26.42 |
| 18 | Melitta Aigner (AUT) | 5629 | 15.39 | 1.65 | 14.13 | 26.18 | 5.52 | 42.88 | 2:16.47 |
| 19 | Dalila Tayebi (ALG) | 4976 | 15.55 | 1.65 | 09.95 | 25.72 | 5.71 | 26.46 | 2:31.55 |
| 20 | Patricia Meigham (GUA) | 3955 | 17.96 | 1.41 | 08.23 | 26.08 | 4.10 | 19.86 | 2:20.10 |
| | Jane Frederick (USA) | DNF | 13.72 | 1.83 | 14.75 | 25.16 | 6.00 | 45.62 | DNS |
| | Judy Livermore (GBR) | DNF | 13.23 | 1.92 | 13.85 | 24.93 | 6.16 | NM | DNS |
| | Conceição Geremias (BRA) | DNF | 14.03 | 1.74 | 13.35 | 24.88 | 5.85 | NM | DNS |
| | Jackie Joyner (USA) | DNF | 13.69 | 1.86 | 12.73 | 23.73 | DNS | | |
| | Zeina Mina El-Jas (LIB) | DNF | 16.15 | 1.53 | DNS | | | | |
| | Natalya Shubenkova (URS) | DNF | 14.12 | DNS | | | | | |