These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Wednesday 1983-08-10.
Medalists
edit| Gold |  Yekaterina FesenkoSoviet Union (URS) |
| Silver | Ana Ambrazienė Soviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze |  Ellen FiedlerEast Germany (GDR) |
Records
editExisting records at the start of the event.
| World Record | Ana Ambrazienė (URS)
|
54.02 | Moscow, USSR | June 11, 1983 |
| Championship Record | New event | |||
Final
edit| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
Yekaterina Fesenko (URS)
|
54.12 |
|
Ana Ambrazienė (URS)
|
54.15 |
|
Ellen Fiedler (GDR)
|
54.55 |
| 4. | Petra Pfaff (GDR)
|
54.64 |
| 5. | Petra Krug (GDR)
|
54.76 |
| 6. |  Ann-Louise Skoglund (SWE)
|
54.80 |
| 7. |  Susan Morley (GBR)
|
56.04 |
| 8. |  Cristieana Cojocaru (ROU)
|
56.26 |
Semi-finals
edit- Held on Tuesday 1983-08-09
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Petra Pfaff (GDR)
|
55.77 |
| 2. | Yekaterina Fesenko (URS)
|
55.99 |
| 3. | Ann-Louise Skoglund (SWE)
|
56.01 |
| 4. | Susan Morley (GBR)
|
56.09 |
| 5. |  Debbie Flintoff (AUS)
|
56.63 |
| 6. |  Gwen Wall (CAN)
|
56.68 |
| 7. |  Judi Brown (USA)
|
57.98 |
| — |  Hilde Fredriksen (NOR)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ana Ambrazienė (URS)
|
55.18 |
| 2. | Ellen Fiedler (GDR)
|
55.23 |
| 3. | Petra Krug (GDR)
|
55.98 |
| 4. | Cristieana Cojocaru (ROU)
|
56.71 |
| 5. | Sharrieffa Barksdale (USA)
|
56.81 |
| 6. |  Nawal El Moutawakil (MAR)
|
57.10 |
| 7. |  Anna Filicková (TCH)
|
57.64 |
| 8. | Christine Slythe (CAN)
|
58.53 |
Qualifying heats
edit- Held on Monday 1983-08-08
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yekaterina Fesenko (URS)
|
56.43 |
| 2. | Ann-Louise Skoglund (SWE)
|
56.80 |
| 3. | Gwen Wall (CAN)
|
57.14 |
| 4. | Judi Brown (USA)
|
57.14 |
| 5. |  Giuseppina Cirulli (ITA)
|
57.43 |
| 6. |  Rose Tata-Muya (KEN)
|
58.09 |
| 7. |  Liu Guihua (CHN)
|
59.39 |
| 8. |  Felicia Candelario (DOM)
|
1:00.72 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ana Ambrazienė (URS)
|
56.30 |
| 2. | Susan Morley (GBR)
|
56.58 |
| 3. | Petra Krug (GDR)
|
56.87 |
| 4. | Anna Filicková (TCH)
|
57.09 |
| 5. |  Ruth Kyalisima (UGA)
|
57.58 |
| 6. |  Helle Sichlau (DEN)
|
57.90 |
| 7. | Tonja Brown (USA)
|
58.00 |
| 8. |  Ovrill Dwyer-Brown (JAM)
|
58.40 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nawal El Moutawakil (MAR)
|
56.52 |
| 2. | Petra Pfaff (GDR)
|
56.56 |
| 3. | Hilde Fredriksen (NOR)
|
56.66 |
| 4. | Christine Slythe (CAN)
|
57.40 |
| 5. | Sandra Farmer (JAM)
|
57.97 |
| 6. | Verona Elder (GBR)
|
58.74 |
| 7. |  Tuija Helander (FIN)
|
59.43 |
| — |  Mary Wagner (FRG)
|
DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Debbie Flintoff (AUS)
|
56.47 |
| 2. | Cristieana Cojocaru (ROU)
|
56.49 |
| 3. | Ellen Fiedler (GDR)
|
56.58 |
| 4. | Sharrieffa Barksdale (USA)
|
56.60 |
| 5. | Gladys Taylor (GBR)
|
58.25 |
| 6. | Andrea Page (CAN)
|
58.55 |
| 7. | Marcela Sevcikova (TCH)
|
1:00.34 |