1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
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| Men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1983 World Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 7 August (heats) 8 August (semi-finals) 9 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 34 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 47.50 CR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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These are the official results of the men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on 9 August 1983.
Medalists
| Gold |  Edwin MosesUnited States (USA) |
| Silver |  Harald SchmidWest Germany (FRG) |
| Bronze |  Aleksandr KharlovSoviet Union (URS) |
Records
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World Record | Edwin Moses (USA)
|
47.13 | Milan, Italy | July 3, 1980 |
| Championship Record | New event | |||
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
Edwin Moses (USA)
|
47.50 |
|
Harald Schmid (FRG)
|
48.61 |
|
Aleksandr Kharlov (URS)
|
49.03 |
| 4. |  Sven Nylander (SWE)
|
49.06 |
| 5. | Andre Phillips (USA)
|
49.24 |
| 6. | David Lee (USA)
|
49.32 |
| 7. |  Amadou Dia Ba (SEN)
|
49.61 |
| 8. |  Ryszard Szparak (POL)
|
49.78 |
Semi-finals
- Held on Monday 1983-08-08
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Edwin Moses (USA)
|
48.11 |
| 2. | Andre Phillips (USA)
|
48.99 |
| 3. | Amadou Dia Ba (SEN)
|
49.18 |
| 4. | Aleksandr Kharlov (URS)
|
49.75 |
| 5. |  Ahmed Hamada Jassim (BHR)
|
50.04 |
| 6. |  Franz Meier (SUI)
|
50.31 |
| 7. |  Rik Tommelein (BEL)
|
50.54 |
| — |  Toma Tomov (BUL)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Harald Schmid (FRG)
|
48.57 |
| 2. | David Lee (USA)
|
48.63 |
| 3. | Ryszard Szparak (POL)
|
49.17 NR |
| 4. | Sven Nylander (SWE)
|
49.18 |
| 5. |  Daniel Ogidi (NGR)
|
49.51 |
| 6. |  José Alonso (ESP)
|
49.91 |
| 7. |  Karl Smith (JAM)
|
49.99 |
| 8. | Krasimir Demirev (BUL)
|
50.91 |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Sunday 1983-08-07
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andre Phillips (USA)
|
50.44 |
| 2. | Rik Tommelein (BEL)
|
50.99 |
| 3. |  Gary Oakes (GBR)
|
51.23 |
| 4. |  Ian Newhouse (CAN)
|
51.45 |
| 5. |  Meshak Munyoro (KEN)
|
53.25 |
| 6. |  Paiwa Bogela (PNG)
|
54.68 |
| — | Aleksandr Yatsevich (URS)
|
DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aleksandr Kharlov (URS)
|
50.12 |
| 2. | Sven Nylander (SWE)
|
50.23 |
| 3. | José Alonso (ESP)
|
50.53 |
| 4. |  Vladislav Pecen (TCH)
|
50.86 |
| 5. |  István Takács (HUN)
|
50.97 |
| 6. |  Peter Rwamuhanda (UGA)
|
50.99 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | David Lee (USA)
|
50.15 |
| 3. | Toma Tomov (BUL)
|
50.39 |
| 3. | Karl Smith (JAM)
|
50.64 |
| 4. |  Thomas Futterknecht (AUT)
|
50.68 |
| 5. |  Antônio Dias Ferreira (BRA)
|
50.76 |
| 6. | Stephen Sole (GBR)
|
51.80 |
| 7. |  Ahmed Abdelhalim Ghanem (EGY)
|
52.32 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Edwin Moses (USA)
|
49.54 |
| 2. | Daniel Ogidi (NGR)
|
50.44 |
| 3. | Amadou Dia Ba (SEN)
|
50.59 |
| 4. | Krasimir Demirev (BUL)
|
50.62 |
| 5. |  Greg Rolle (BAH)
|
50.92 |
| 6. |  Rok Kopitar (YUG)
|
52.34 |
| 7. | Carlos Azulay (ESP)
|
DSQ |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Harald Schmid (FRG)
|
49.99 |
| 2. | Ryszard Szparak (POL)
|
50.09 |
| 3. | Franz Meier (SUI)
|
50.09 |
| 4. | Ahmed Hamada Jassim (BHR)
|
50.53 |
| 5. |  Petter Hesselberg (NOR)
|
51.67 |
| 6. |  Georgios Vamvakas (GRE)
|
51.92 |
| 7. | David Charlton (BAH)
|
52.02 |
See also
- 1980 Men's Olympic 400m Hurdles (Moscow)
- 1982 Men's European Championships 400m Hurdles (Athens)
- 1984 Men's Olympic 400m Hurdles (Los Angeles)