1983 in the sport of athletics
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
Women 's Best Year Performers -- 3,000 metres
Main race this year : World Championships 3,000 metres
This page contains an overview of the year 1983 in athletics.