World Championships Helsinki 1983 (0)

Sep 30, 2025

The men’s decathlon at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics was a landmark competition - it was the first-ever IAAF World Championships, so this was the first decathlon world title ever awarded. This championship continued the fierce Thompson vs. Hingsen rivalry of the 1980s. Hingsen had set world records in 1982 and 1983, but Thompson consistently beat him in head-to-head competitions.

P	Athlete	Nation	Points	Results	T1985
1	Daley Thompson	GBR	8666	10,60 - 7.88 - 15.35 - 2.03 - 48,12 - 14,37 - 44.46 - 5.10 - 65.24 - 4.29,72	8714
2	Jürgen Hingsen	FRG	8561	10,95 - 7.75 - 15.66 - 2.00 - 48,08 - 14,36 - 43.30 - 4.90 - 67.42 - 4.21,59	8599
3	Siegfried Wentz	FRG	8478	10,94 - 7.24 - 15.11 - 2.00 - 48,09 - 14,13 - 44.98 - 4.70 - 75.08 - 4.28,52	8513
4	Uwe Freimuth	GDR	8433	11,05 - 7.43 - 15.25 - 2.00 - 48,43 - 14,89 - 48.64 - 4.80 - 70.48 - 4.28,61	8469
5	Stephan Niklaus	SUI	8212	10,96 - 7.06 - 14.88 - 2.03 - 48,12 - 15,06 - 48.74 - 4.20 - 73.94 - 4.49,35	8207
6	Aleksandr Nevski	URS	8201	11,07 - 7.20 - 14.90 - 2.00 - 49,35 - 14,63 - 49.08 - 4.20 - 64.50 - 4.19,90	8176
7	Torsten Voss	GDR	8167	10,69 - 7.48 - 14.12 - 2.03 - 48,02 - 14,49 - 38.10 - 4.60 - 60.08 - 4.31,19	8140
8	Steffen Grummt	GDR	8149	11,18 - 7.26 - 16.14 - 1.91 - 48,97 - 14,61 - 46.98 - 4.50 - 64.54 - 4.32,56	8142
9	Guido Kratschmer	FRG	8059	10,86 - 7.35 - 14.99 - 1.94 - 48,61 - 14,29 - 46.56 - 4.60 - 52.24 - 4.36,43	8059
10	Dariusz Ludwig	POL	7982	11,17 - 7.29 - 13.77 - 2.00 - 49,84 - 15,33 - 43.90 - 4.70 - 62.00 - 4.26,05	7957
11	Trond Skramstad	NOR	7827	11,20 - 6.90 - 13.53 - 2.00 - 49,13 - 14,90 - 38.18 - 4.50 - 59.78 - 4.18,18	7774
12	Robert de Wit	NED	7769	11,36 - 6.70 - 12.73 - 1.97 - 49,46 - 14,76 - 42.28 - 4.60 - 59.70 - 4.18,92	7724
13	Martin Machura	TCH	7639	11,17 - 7.27 - 14.45 - 2.00 - 50,24 - 16,23 - 48.08 - 4.40 - 54.68 - 4.56,76	7569
14	Conny Silfver	SWE	7527	11,41 - 6.64 - 14.80 - 1.91 - 51,55 - 15,00 - 41.70 - 4.40 - 60.08 - 4.36,94	7464
15	Thrainn Hafsteinsson	ISL	7356	11,73 - 6.53 - 13.80 - 1.82 - 50,47 - 15,81 - 48.58 - 4.10 - 56.28 - 4.22,72	7277
16	Joshko Vlasic	YUG	7329	11,55 - 6.99 - 13.33 - 1.85 - 51,01 - 15,01 - 39.38 - 4.00 - 58.46 - 4.29,25	7261

Helsinki World Championships 1983 - from the left Stephan Niklaus (SUI), Daley Thompson (GBR), Jürgen Hingsen (FRG) and Guido Kratschmer (FRG). Photo by Olavi Kaljunen.

Helsinki World Championships 1983 - 360 Uwe Freimuth, 290 Guido Kratschmer, 308 Siegfried Wentz, 714 Stephan Niklaus, 361 Steffen Grummt, 384 Torsten Voss. Photo by Olavi Kaljunen.

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