Organisers IAAF Date September 24–25 Athletes participating 169 | Edition 11th Nations participating 18 | |
Host city Bergen, Vestlandet, Norway | ||
The 1983 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 24 and 25 September 1983 in the streets of Bergen, Norway. The event was also known as IAAF Race Walking World Cup.
Contents
Complete results were published.
Participation
The participation of 169 athletes (105 men/64 women) from 18 countries is reported.
Qualifying Rounds
From 1961 to 1985 there were qualifying rounds for the men's competition with the first two winners proceeding to the final. This year, the German Democratic Republic, Italy, the Soviet Union, México, Norway, the United States, Australia, China, and Canada proceeded directly to the final.
References
1983 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA