| 1983 in athletics | |
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This article contains an overview of the year 1983 in athletics.
International Events
World records
Men
| EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Calvin Smith (USA) | 9.93 | 3 July | Air Force Academy, CO, USA | 
| 1500 m |  Sydney Maree (USA) | 3:31.24 | 28 August | Köln, West Germany | 
| 1500 m |  Steve Ovett (GBR) | 3:30.77 | 4 September | Rieti, Italy | 
| 400m Hurdles |  Ed Moses (USA) | 47.02 | 31 August | Koblenz, West Germany | 
| 4x100m Relay |  United States (USA) • Emmit King • Willie Gault • Calvin Smith • Carl Lewis | 37.86 | 10 August | Helsinki | 
| High Jump |  Zhu Jianhua (CHN) | 2.37m | 11 June | Beijing, PR China | 
|  Zhu Jianhua (CHN) | 2.38m | 22 September | Shanghai, PR China | |
| Pole Vault |  Pierre Quinon (FRA) | 5.82m | 28 August | Köln, West Germany | 
| Pole Vault |  Thierry Vigneron (FRA) | 5.83m | 1 September | Rome, Italy | 
| Shot Put |  Udo Beyer (GDR) | 22.22m | 25 June | Los Angeles, United States | 
| Discus |  Yuriy Dumchev (URS) | 71.86m | 29 May | Moscow, Soviet Union | 
| Hammer |  Sergey Litvinov (URS) | 84.14m | 21 June | Moscow, Soviet Union | 
| Javelin (old) |  Tom Petranoff (USA) | 99.72m | 15 May | Westwood, United States | 
| Decathlon |  Jürgen Hingsen (FRG) | 8825 | 4-5 June | Bernhausen, West Germany | 
| Half Marathon |  Paul Cummings (USA) | 1:01:32 | 25 September | Dayton, Ohio, United States | 
Women
| EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Marlies Göhr (GDR) | 10.81 | 8 June | East Berlin | 
|  Evelyn Ashford (USA) | 10.79 | 3 July | Colorado Springs | |
| 400 metres |  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 47.99 | 10 August | Helsinki | 
| 800 metres |  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 1:53.28 | 26 July | Munich | 
| 10,000 metres |  Lyudmila Baranova (URS) | 31:35.01 | 29 May | Krasnodar | 
|  Raysa Sadreydinova (URS) | 31:27.58 | 7 September | Odessa | |
| 400m Hurdles |  Anna Ambrazienė (URS) | 54.02 | 11 June | Moscow | 
| 4x100m Relay |  East Germany (GDR) • Silke Möller • Marita Koch • Ingrid Auerswald • Marlies Göhr | 41.53 | 31 July | East Berlin | 
| High Jump |  Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) | 2.03m | 21 August | London | 
|  Tamara Bykova (URS) | 2.04m | 25 August | Pisa, Italy | |
| Heptathlon |  Ramona Neubert (GDR) | 6935 | 18-19 June | Moscow | 
| Half Marathon |  Joan Benoit (USA) | 1:09:10 | 18 September | Philadelphia | 
Men's Best Year Performers
100 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 100 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Calvin Smith (USA) | 9.93 | 
| 2. |  Carl Lewis (USA) | 9.97 | 
| 3. |  Mel Lattany (USA) | 10.03 | 
| 4. |  Leandro Peñalver (CUB) | 10.06 | 
|  Ron Brown (USA) | ||
|  Emmit King (USA) | 
200 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Carl Lewis (USA) | 19.75 | 
| 2. |  Calvin Smith (USA) | 19.99 | 
| 3. |  Larry Myricks (USA) | 20.03 | 
| 4. |  Elliott Quow (USA) | 20.16 | 
| 5. |  Mel Lattany (USA) | 20.22 | 
400 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 400 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Erwin Skamrahl (FRG) | 44.50 | 
| 2. |  Bert Cameron (JAM) | 44.62 | 
| 3. |  James Rolle (USA) | 44.73 | 
| 4. |  Chris Whitlock (USA) | 44.80 | 
| 5. |  Sunder Nix (USA) | 44.87 | 
800 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 800 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Steve Cram (GBR) | 1:43.61 | 
| 2. |  Willi Wülbeck (FRG) | 1:43.65 | 
| 3. |  Sebastian Coe (GBR) | 1:43.80 | 
| 4. |  Peter Elliott (GBR) | 1:43.98 | 
| 5. |  Joaquim Cruz (BRA) | 1:44.04 | 
1,500 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 1,500 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Steve Ovett (GBR) | 3:30.77 | 
| 2. |  Sydney Maree (USA) | 3:31.24 | 
| 3. |  Steve Cram (GBR) | 3:31.66 | 
| 4. |  Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 3:32.54 | 
| 5. |  Steve Scott (USA) | 3:32.71 | 
Mile
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Steve Scott (USA) | 3:49.21 | 
| 2. |  John Walker (NZL) | 3:49.73 | 
| 3. |  Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) | 3:49.98 | 
| 4. |  Sydney Maree (USA) | 3:50.30 | 
| 5. |  Steve Ovett (GBR) | 3:50.49 | 
3,000 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Doug Padilla (USA) | 7:35.84 | 
| 2. |  Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) | 7:38.39 | 
| 3. |  António Leitão (POR) | 7:39.69 | 
| 4. |  Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) | 7:39.71 | 
| 5. | .svg.png.webp) Dragan Zdravković (YUG) | 7:40.49 | 
5,000 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 5,000 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Fernando Mamede (POR) | 13:08.54 | 
| 2. |  António Leitão (POR) | 13:14.13 | 
| 3. |  Doug Padilla (USA) | 13:17.69 | 
| 4. |  Antonio Prieto (ESP) | 13:18.53 | 
| 5. |  Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) | 13:18.86 | 
10,000 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 10,000 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Carlos Lopes (POR) | 27:23.44 | 
| 2. |  Werner Schildhauer (GDR) | 27:24.95 | 
| 3. |  Fernando Mamede (POR) | 27:25.13 | 
| 4. |  Hansjörg Kunze (GDR) | 27:30.69 | 
| 5. |  Nick Rose (GBR) | 27:31.19 | 
Half Marathon
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Paul Cummings (USA) | 1:01:32 WR | 
Marathon
- Main race this year: World Championships Marathon
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. | .svg.png.webp) Robert de Castella (AUS) | 2:08:37 | 
| 2. |  Toshihiko Seko (JPN) | 2:08:38 | 
| 3. |  Carlos Lopes (POR) | 2:08:39 | 
| 4. |  Takeshi So (JPN) | 2:08:55 | 
|  Juma Ikangaa (TAN) | 
110m Hurdles
- Main race this year: World Championships 110m Hurdles
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Greg Foster (USA) | 13.11 | 
| 2. |  Sam Turner (USA) | 13.17 | 
| 3. |  Tonie Campbell (USA) | 13.32 | 
| 4. |  Arto Bryggare (FIN) | 13.44 | 
|  Roger Kingdom (USA) | 
400m Hurdles
- Main race this year: World Championships 400m Hurdles
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Edwin Moses (USA) | 47.02 | 
| 2. |  Andre Phillips (USA) | 47.78 | 
| 3. |  David Patrick (USA) | 48.05 | 
| 4. |  David Lee (USA) | 48.42 | 
| 5. |  Harald Schmid (FRG) | 48.49 | 
3,000m Steeplechase
- Main race this year: World Championships 3,000m Steeplechase
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Henry Marsh (USA) | 8:12.37 | 
| 2. |  Bogusław Mamiński (POL) | 8:12.62 | 
| 3. |  Patriz Ilg (FRG) | 8:15.06 | 
| 4. |  Graeme Fell (GBR) | 8:15.16 | 
| 5. |  Joseph Mahmoud (FRA) | 8:15.59 | 
High Jump
- Main competition this year: World Championships High Jump
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Zhu Jianhua (CHN) | 2.38 WR | 
| 2. |  Valeriy Sereda (URS) | 2.35 | 
| 3. |  Paul Frommeyer (FRG) | 2.34 | 
|  Carlo Thränhardt (FRG) | ||
| .svg.png.webp) Eddy Annys (BEL) | 
Long Jump
- Main competition this year: World Championships Long Jump
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Carl Lewis (USA) | 8.79 | 
| 2. |  Jason Grimes (USA) | 8.39 | 
| 3. |  Sergey Rodin (URS) | 8.33 | 
|  Reginald Kelly (USA) | ||
| 5. |  Aleksandr Beskrovniy (URS) | 8.28 | 
Triple Jump
- Main competition this year: World Championships Triple Jump
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Vasiliy Grishchenkov (URS) | 17.55 | 
| 2. |  Aleksandr Beskrovniy (URS) | 17.53 | 
| 3. |  Zdzislaw Hoffmann (POL) | 17.42 | 
| 4. |  Lázaro Betancourt (CUB) | 17.40 | 
| 5. | .svg.png.webp) Ken Lorraway (AUS) | 17.35 | 
Discus
- Main competition this year: World Championships Discus Throw
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Yuriy Dumchev (URS) | 71.86 WR | 
| 2. |  Ben Plucknett (USA) | 71.32 | 
| 3. |  Art Burns (USA) | 71.18 | 
| 4. |  Luis Delís (CUB) | 71.06 | 
| 5. |  Imrich Bugár (TCH) | 70.72 | 
Hammer
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Sergey Litvinov (URS) | 84.14 | 
| 2. |  Igor Nikulin (URS) | 82.92 | 
| 3. |  Yuriy Tarasyuk (URS) | 81.18 | 
| 4. |  Juha Tiainen (FIN) | 81.02 | 
| 5. |  Yuriy Syedikh (URS) | 80.94 | 
Shot Put
- Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Udo Beyer (GDR) | 22.22 WR | 
| 2. |  Dave Laut (USA) | 21.94 | 
| 3. |  Edward Sarul (POL) | 21.68 | 
| 4. |  Kevin Akins (USA) | 21.61 | 
| 5. |  Mike Lehmann (USA) | 21.43 | 
Javelin (old design)
- Main competition this year: World Championships Javelin Throw
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Tom Petranoff (USA) | 99.72 | 
| 2. |  Detlef Michel (GDR) | 96.72 | 
| 3. |  Heino Puuste (URS) | 94.20 | 
| 4. |  Dainis Kula (URS) | 91.88 | 
| 5. |  Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG) | 91.44 | 
Pole Vault
- Main competition this year: World Championships Pole Vault
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Thierry Vigneron (FRA) | 5.83 | 
| 2. |  Pierre Quinon (FRA) | 5.82 | 
| 3. |  Billy Olson (USA) | 5.80 | 
| 4. |  Jeff Buckingham (USA) | 5.76 | 
| 5. |  Brad Pursley (USA) | 5.75 | 
Decathlon
- Main competition this year: World Championships Decathlon
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Jürgen Hingsen (FRG) | 8779 WR | 
| 2. |  Siegfried Wentz (FRG) | 8718 | 
| 3. |  Daley Thompson (GBR) | 8666 | 
| 4. |  Grigoriy Degtyaryev (URS) | 8538 | 
| 5. |  Uwe Freimuth (GDR) | 8501 | 
Women's Best Year Performers
100 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 100 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Evelyn Ashford (USA) | 10.79 WR | 
| 2. |  Marlies Göhr (GDR) | 10.81 WR | 
| 3. |  Marita Koch (GDR) | 10.83 | 
| 4. |  Diane Williams (USA) | 10.94 | 
| 5. |  Silke Gladisch (GDR) | 11.03 | 
200 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Marita Koch (GDR) | 21.82 | 
| 2. |  Evelyn Ashford (USA) | 21.88 | 
| 3. |  Chandra Cheeseborough (USA) | 21.99 | 
| 4. |  Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 22.19 | 
| 5. |  Florence Griffith (USA) | 22.23 | 
400 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 400 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 47.99 WR | 
| 2. |  Tatána Kocembová (TCH) | 48.59 | 
| 3. |  Mariya Pinigina (URS) | 49.19 | 
| 4. |  Gaby Bußmann (FRG) | 49.75 | 
| 5. | .svg.png.webp) Marita Payne (CAN) | 50.06 | 
800 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 800 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | 1:53.28 WR | 
| 2. |  Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) | 1:55.96 | 
| 3. |  Lyubov Gurina (URS) | 1:56.11 | 
| 4. |  Zamira Zaytseva (URS) | 1:56.21 | 
| 5. |  Tatyana Providokhina (URS) | 1:56.81 | 
1,500 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 1,500 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Mary Decker (USA) | 3:57.12 | 
| 2. |  Ravilya Agletdinova (URS) | 3:59.31 | 
| 3. | .svg.png.webp) Fiţa Lovin (ROU) | 4:00.12 | 
| 4. |  Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) | 4:00.3 | 
| 5. | .svg.png.webp) Maria Radu (ROU) | 4:00.62 | 
3,000 metres
- Main race this year: World Championships 3,000 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Tatyana Kazankina (URS) | 8:32.08 | 
| 2. |  Alla Yushina (URS) | 8:34.02 | 
| 3. |  Galina Zakharova (URS) | 8:34.60 | 
| 4. |  Mary Decker (USA) | 8:34.62 | 
| 5. |  Svetlana Guskova (URS) | 8:35.06 | 
5,000 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. | .svg.png.webp) Zola Budd (RSA) | 15:10.65 | 
| 2. |  Anna Domoradskaya (URS) | 15:19.0 | 
10,000 metres
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Raysa Sadreydinova (URS) | 31:27.58 WR | 
| 2. |  Lyudmila Baranova (URS) | 31:35.01 WR | 
| 3. |  Tatyana Pozdnyakova (URS) | 31:48.94 | 
| 4. |  Olga Bondarenko (URS) | 31:49.44 | 
| 5. |  Aurora Cunha (POR) | 31:52.85 | 
Half Marathon
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Joan Benoit (USA) | 1:09:10 | 
Marathon
- Main race this year: World Championships Marathon
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Joan Benoit (USA) | 2:22:43 | 
| 2. |  Grete Waitz (NOR) | 2:25:17 | 
| 3. |  Julie Brown (USA) | 2:26:26 | 
| 4. |  Mary O'Connor (NZL) | 2:28:20 | 
| 5. |  Charlotte Teske (FRG) | 2:28:32 | 
100m Hurdles
- Main race this year: World Championships 100m Hurdles
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Bettine Jahn (GDR) | 12.42 | 
| 2. | .svg.png.webp) Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) | 12.49 | 
| 3. |  Kerstin Knabe (GDR) | 12.62 | 
| 4. | .svg.png.webp) Yordanka Donkova (BUL) | 12.65 | 
| 5. |  Cornelia Riefstahl (GDR) | 12.72 | 
400m Hurdles
- Main race this year: World Championships 400m Hurdles
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Anna Ambrazienė (URS) | 54.02 WR | 
| 2. |  Yekaterina Fesenko (URS) | 54.14 | 
| 3. |  Ellen Fiedler (GDR) | 54.20 | 
| 4. |  Petra Pfaff (GDR) | 54.64 | 
| 5. |  Yelena Filipishina (URS) | 54.72 | 
High Jump
- Main competition this year: World Championships High Jump
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Tamara Bykova (URS) | 2.04 WR | 
| 2. |  Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) | 2.03 WR | 
| 3. |  Louise Ritter (USA) | 2.01 | 
| 4. |  Kerstin Brandt (GDR) | 1.99 | 
| 5. |  Larisa Kositsyna (URS) | 1.98 | 
|  Silvia Costa (CUB) | ||
|  Valentina Poluyko (URS) | 
Long Jump
- Main competition this year: World Championships Long Jump
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. | .svg.png.webp) Anişoara Cuşmir (ROU) | 7.43 | 
| 2. |  Heike Daute (GDR) | 7.14 | 
| 3. |  Svetlana Zorina (URS) | 7.04 | 
|  Tatyana Proskuryakova (URS) | ||
| 5. |  Margarita Butkiené (URS) | 7.00 | 
Discus
- Main competition this year: World Championships Discus Throw
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Galina Savinkova (URS) | 73.26 | 
| 2. |  Gisela Beyer (GDR) | 70.96 | 
| 3. | .svg.png.webp) Mariya Petkova (BUL) | 70.74 | 
| 4. |  Martina Hellmann (GDR) | 70.26 | 
| 5. |  Zdeňka Šilhavá (TCH) | 70.00 | 
Shot Put
- Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Ilona Slupianek (GDR) | 22.40 | 
| 2. |  Helena Fibingerová (TCH) | 21.46 | 
| 3. |  Zdeňka Šilhavá (TCH) | 21.05 | 
| 4. | .svg.png.webp) Mihaela Loghin (ROU) | 20.95 | 
| 5. |  Nunu Abashidze (URS) | 20.94 | 
Javelin (old design)
- Main competition this year: World Championships Javelin Throw
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Tiina Lillak (FIN) | 74.76 | 
| 2. |  Tessa Sanderson (GBR) | 73.58 | 
| 3. |  Sofia Sakorafa (GRE) | 72.28 | 
| 4. |  Antje Zöllkau (GDR) | 71.00 | 
| 5. |  Anna Verouli (GRE) | 70.90 | 
Heptathlon
- Main competition this year: World Championships Heptathlon
| RANK | 1983 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Ramona Neubert (GDR) | 6935 WR | 
| 2. |  Sabine Paetz (GDR) | 6713 | 
| 3. |  Lyudmila Kolyadina (URS) | 6541 | 
| 4. |  Yekaterina Smirnova (URS) | 6536 | 
| 5. |  Anke Vater (GDR) | 6531 | 
Births
- January 4 — Laura Douglas, Welsh hammer thrower
- January 7 — Marc Burns, Trinidad and Tobago athlete
- January 7 — Stéphanie Falzon, French hammer thrower
- January 11 — Cui Zhide, Chinese race walker
- January 16 — Trevell Quinley, American long jumper
- January 26 — Arturo Casado, Spanish middle distance runner
- January 28 — Chiara Rosa, Italian shot putter
- February 1 — Alice Timbilili, Kenyan distance runner
- February 2 — Athanasia Perra, Greek triple jumper
- March 10 — Yelena Bolsun, Russian sprinter
- March 14 — Jiang Qiuyan, Chinese race walker
- March 21 — Martina Hrašnová, Slovak hammer thrower
- March 21 — Jussi Heikkilä, Finnish hurdler
- March 22 — André Pollmächer, German long-distance runner
- March 23 — Mo Farah, Somali-British distance runner
- March 28 — Jurica Grabušić, Croatian hurdler
- April 25 — Nick Willis, New Zealand middle distance runner
- May 5 — Mabel Gay, Cuban triple jumper
- June 4 — Satoshi Osaki, Japanese long-distance runner
- July 12 — Yarelis Barrios, Cuban discus thrower
- July 18 — Mikk Pahapill, Estonian decathlete
- July 20 — Ignisious Gaisah, Ghanaian athlete
- August 2 — Zuzana Malíková, Slovak race walker
- August 4 — Fábio Gomes da Silva, Brazilian pole vaulter
- September 2 — Tatyana Kozlova, Russian race walker
- September 11 — Vivian Cheruiyot, Kenyan distance runner
- September 14 — Mestawet Tufa, Ethiopian distance runner
- October 2 — Michael Kipyego, Kenyan runner
- October 5 — Hamid Ezzine, Moroccan long-distance runner
- October 6 — Leonid Andreev, Uzbekistani decathlete and pole vaulter
- October 8 — Mihkel Kukk, Estonian javelin thrower
- October 10 — Dong Jimin, Chinese race walker
- October 22 — Mika Vasara, Finnish shot putter
- October 22 — Li Zhuhong, Chinese long-distance runner
- November 19 — Meseret Defar, Ethiopian distance runner
- December 2 — Yelena Priyma, Russian hammer thrower
- December 6 — Urszula Piwnicka, Polish javelin thrower
- December 8 — Aliaksandr Kazulka, Belarusian hammer thrower
- December 9 — Diana Pickler, American heptathlete
- December 13 — Janeth Jepkosgei, Kenyan middle distance runner
- December 22 — Viola Kibiwot, Kenyan middle distance runner
- December 27 — Tomo Morimoto, Japanese long-distance runner
Deaths
- January 21 — Antonio Siddi (59), Italian athlete (b. 1923)
- January 24 — Juan Carlos Zabala (71), Argentine athlete (b. 1911)
- February 14 — Lina Radke (79), German athlete (b. 1903)
- September 12 — Sabin Carr (79), American pole vaulter (b. 1904)
References
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