User:Rielliott/Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the XXXX World Championships in Athletics

Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland, from 7–14 August 1983. It was the first World Championships to be held.

Medalists
Note that the table below takes account of reassignment of medals following retrospective action by the IAAF.

* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final

Results

 * Key
 * Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
 * Q = Qualified for the next round
 * q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
 * NR = National record
 * AR = Area/Continental record
 * PB = Personal best
 * N/A = Round not applicable for the event
 * Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men
* Kriss Akabusi ran in the heat and semi-final but not in the final.
 * Track and road events


 * Field events


 * Combined events – Decathlon

Women

 * Track and road events


 * Field events


 * Combined events – Heptathlon