1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

These are the official results of the men's 400 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 55 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats and the final held on 10 August 1983. The winning margin was 0.17 seconds.

Men's 400 metres
at the 1983 World Championships
VenueHelsinki Olympic Stadium
Dates7 August (heats)
8 August (quarter-finals)
9 August (semi-finals)
10 August (final)
Competitors55
Winning time45.05 CR
Medalists
gold medal    Jamaica
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    United States
1987 →

Records

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Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record   Lee Evans (USA) 43.86 Mexico City, Mexico October 18, 1968
Championship Record New event

Results

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Qualifying heats

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The qualifying heats took place on 7 August, with the 55 athletes involved being split into 7 heats. The first 3 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 11 fastest ( q ) qualified for the quarter-finals.

Heat 1
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Sunder Nix   United States (USA) 46.19 Q, CR
2 Gerson A. Souza   Brazil (BRA) 46.43 Q
3 Philip Brown   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 46.60 Q
4 Isidro del Prado   Philippines (PHI) 46.92 q
5 Aldo Canti   France (FRA) 47.50
6 Gordan Hinds   Barbados (BAR) 47.55
7 Kenrick Camerud   Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) 49.68
Paiwa Bogela   Papua New Guinea (PNG) DNS
Heat 2
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Bert Cameron   Jamaica (JAM) 46.11 Q, CR
2 Ján Tomko   Czechoslovakia (TCH) 46.17 Q
3 Thomas Schönlebe   East Germany (GDR) 46.23 Q
4 Sándor Vasvári   Hungary (HUN) 46.69 q
5 Abu Alhassan   Ghana (GHA) 48.14
6 Salem Khalil Ibrahim   United Arab Emirates (UAE) 48.16
7 Ali Al Harazi   Yemen (YEM) 59.67
Ángel Heras   Spain (ESP) DQ
Heat 3
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Erwin Skamrahl   West Germany (FRG) 46.31 Q
2 Todd Bennett   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 46.58 Q
3 Douglas Hinds   Canada (CAN) 46.64 Q
4 Gary Minihan   Australia (AUS) 46.90 q
5 James Atuti   Kenya (KEN) 46.95 q
6 Dean Greenaway   British Virgin Islands (IVB) 48.26
Emmanuel Bitanga   Cameroon (CMR) DNS
Heat 4
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Michael Paul   Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 46.33 Q
2 Moses Kyeswa   Uganda (UGA) 46.35 Q
3 Susumu Takano   Japan (JPN) 46.66 Q
4 Eliot Tabron   United States (USA) 46.68 q
5 Marcel Arnold   Switzerland (SUI) 47.44 q
6 David Sawyerr   Sierra Leone (SLE) 49.29
7 Lenford O'Garro   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) 50.25
Nafi Ahmed Mersal   Egypt (EGY) DNF
Heat 5
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Martin Weppler   West Germany (FRG) 46.32 Q
2 Hassan El Kachief   Sudan (SUD) 46.61 Q
3 Viktor Markin   Soviet Union (URS) 46.74 Q
4 Gabriel Tiacoh   Ivory Coast (CIV) 47.11 q
5 Hector Daley   Panama (PAN) 47.19 q
6 Eric Josjö   Sweden (SWE) 47.25 q
7 Jean-Marie Rudasinqwa   Rwanda (RWA) 50.52
Allan Ingraham   Bahamas (BAH) DNS
Heat 6
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Michael Franks   United States (USA) 46.16 Q
2 Oddur Sigurdsson   Iceland (ISL) 47.09 Q
3 Christopher Madzokere   Zimbabwe (ZIM) 47.17 Q
4 Dušan Malovec   Czechoslovakia (TCH) 47.35 q
5 Moussa Fall   Senegal (SEN) 47.72
6 Joseph Ramotshabi   Botswana (BOT) 48.35
7 Agripa Mwausegha   Malawi (MAW) 49.02
Sunday Uti   Nigeria (NGR) DQ
Heat 7
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Hartmut Weber   West Germany (FRG) 45.74 Q, CR
2 Darren Clark   Australia (AUS) 46.26 Q
3 Mike Okot   Uganda (UGA) 46.69 Q
4 Matti Rusanen   Finland (FIN) 47.37 q
5 Adram M'Kumi   Tanzania (TAN) 49.22
6 Clive Williams   Belize (BIZ) 51.82
Mike Solomon   Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) DNS
Roberto Ribaud   Italy (ITA) DQ

Quarterfinals

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The qualifying heats took place on 8 August, with the 32 athletes involved being split into 4 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualified for the semifinals.

Heat 1
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Michael Franks   United States (USA) 45.57 Q, CR
2 Philip Brown   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 45.80 Q
3 Thomas Schönlebe   East Germany (GDR) 45.86 Q
4 Martin Weppler   West Germany (FRG) 46.12 Q
5 Gary Minihan   Australia (AUS) 46.32
6 Mike Okot   Uganda (UGA) 46.38
7 Christopher Madzokere   Zimbabwe (ZIM) 46.74
Dušan Malovec   Czechoslovakia (TCH) DNF
Heat 2
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Bert Cameron   Jamaica (JAM) 45.76 Q
2 Darren Clark   Australia (AUS) 45.84 Q
3 Erwin Skamrahl   West Germany (FRG) 45.90 Q
4 Gerson A. Souza   Brazil (BRA) 45.94 Q
5 Gabriel Tiacoh   Ivory Coast (CIV) 46.22
6 Eliot Tabron   United States (USA) 46.54
7 Isidro del Prado   Philippines (PHI) 46.71
8 Matti Rusanen   Finland (FIN) 47.69
Heat 3
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Hartmut Weber   West Germany (FRG) 46.01 Q
2 Moses Kyeswa   Uganda (UGA) 46.31 Q
3 Michael Paul   Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 46.44 Q
4 Douglas Hinds   Canada (CAN) 46.62 Q
5 Susumu Takano   Japan (JPN) 47.06
6 James Atuti   Kenya (KEN) 47.59
7 Oddur Sigurdsson   Iceland (ISL) 48.09
Marcel Arnold   Switzerland (SUI) DNS
Heat 4
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Viktor Markin   Soviet Union (URS) 46.16 Q
2 Sunder Nix   United States (USA) 46.19 Q
3 Ján Tomko   Czechoslovakia (TCH) 46.24 Q
4 Todd Bennett   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 46.39 Q
5 Hector Daley   Panama (PAN) 46.42
6 Eric Josjö   Sweden (SWE) 46.97
7 Sándor Vasvári   Hungary (HUN) 47.34
Hassan El Kachief   Sudan (SUD) DNF

Semifinals

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The semifinals took place on 9 August, with the 16 athletes involved being split into 2 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualified for the final.

Heat 1
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Michael Franks   United States (USA) 45.44 Q, CR
2 Hartmut Weber   West Germany (FRG) 45.61 Q
3 Thomas Schönlebe   East Germany (GDR) 45.67 Q
4 Michael Paul   Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 45.83 Q
5 Ján Tomko   Czechoslovakia (TCH) 46.03
6 Todd Bennett   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 46.11
7 Darren Clark   Australia (AUS) 46.36
8 Martin Weppler   West Germany (FRG) 46.55
Heat 2
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Bert Cameron   Jamaica (JAM) 45.48 Q
2 Erwin Skamrahl   West Germany (FRG) 45.61 Q
3 Gerson A. Souza   Brazil (BRA) 45.63 Q
4 Sunder Nix   United States (USA) 45.73 Q
5 Viktor Markin   Soviet Union (URS) 45.73
6. Douglas Hinds   Canada (CAN) 46.52
7. Moses Kyeswa   Uganda (UGA) 46.79
8. Philip Brown   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 46.81

Final

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The final took place on August 10.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Bert Cameron   Jamaica (JAM) 45.05 CR
  5 Michael Franks   United States (USA) 45.22
  1 Sunder Nix   United States (USA) 45.24
4 7 Erwin Skamrahl   West Germany (FRG) 45.37
5 3 Hartmut Weber   West Germany (FRG) 45.49
6 6 Thomas Schönlebe   East Germany (GDR) 45.50
7 8 Michael Paul   Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 45.80
8 2 Gerson A. Souza   Brazil (BRA) 45.91

References

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