1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
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{{Infobox multi-sport competition event
|event = Men's 1500 metres
|competition = 1983 World Championships
|image =
|image_size =
|caption =
|venue = Helsinki Olympic Stadium
|dates = 12 August (heats)
13 August (semi-finals)
14 August (final)
|competitors = 52
|nations =
|win_value = 3:41.59
|gold = Steve Cram
|goldNOC= GBR
|silver = Steve Scott
|silverNOC= USA
|bronze = Saïd Aouita
|bronzeNOC= MAR
|prev =
|next = 1987
}}
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These are the official results of the men's 1500 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 52 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 14 August 1983. The winning margin was 0.28 seconds.
Records
Existing records at the start of the event.
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| World Record
|{{flagathlete|Steve Ovett|GBR}} |3:31.36 |August 27, 1980 |
| Championship Record
|colspan="4"|New event |
Results
=Qualifying heats=
The qualifying heats took place on 12 August, with the 52 athletes involved being split into 4 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 8 fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals.
;Heat 1
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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|align="center"|1 |align=left|Pierre Délèze |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|SUI}} |align="center"|3:42.28 |Q, {{AthAbbr|CR|World Championships in Athletics}} | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2 |align=left|Sydney Maree |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|USA}} |align="center"|3:43.13 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3 |align=left|Uwe Becker |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FRG}} |align="center"|3:43.18 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|4 |align=left|Ray Flynn |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|IRL}} |align="center"|3:43.27 |Q | ||||
| align="center"|5
|align=left|João Campos |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|POR}} |align="center"|3:43.44 | | ||||
| align="center"|6
|align=left|Kipkoech Cheruiyot |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|KEN}} |align="center"|3:43.58 | | ||||
| align="center"|7
|align=left|Nikolay Kirov |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|URS}} |align="center"|3:43.77 | | ||||
| align="center"|8
|align=left|Jan Persson |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|SWE}} |align="center"|3:43.83 | | ||||
| align="center"|9
|align=left|Dave Reid |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|CAN}} |align="center"|3:45.08 | | ||||
| align="center"|10
|align=left|Mohamed Neji Henkiri |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|TUN}} |align="center"|3:45.90 | | ||||
| align="center"|11
|align=left|Jama Aden |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|SOM}} |align="center"|3:46.87 | | ||||
| align="center"|12
|align=left|Tisbite Rakotoarisoa |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|MAD}} |align="center"|3:52.91 | | ||||
| align="center"|13
|align=left|Luis Munguía |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|NCA}} |align="center"|4:02.06 | |
;Heat 2
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|1 |align=left|Steve Cram |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GBR}} |align="center"|3:40.17 |Q, {{AthAbbr|CR|World Championships in Athletics}} | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2 |align=left|Saïd Aouita |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|MAR}} |align="center"|3:40.39 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3 |align=left|Frank O'Mara |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|IRL}} |align="center"|3:40.53 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|4 |align=left|John Walker |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|NZL}} |align="center"|3:40.67 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|5 |align=left|Piotr Kurek |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|POL}} |align="center"|3:40.96 |q | ||||
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|6 |align=left|Niels Kim Hjorth |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|DEN}} |align="center"|3:41.29 |q | ||||
| align="center"|7
|align=left|Peter Wirz |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|SUI}} |align="center"|3:41.69 | | ||||
| align="center"|8
|align=left|Philippe Dien |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FRA}} |align="center"|3:43.15 | | ||||
| align="center"|9
|align=left|Spyros Spyrou |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|CYP}} |align="center"|3:43.94 | | ||||
| align="center"|10
|align=left|Paul Rugut |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|KEN}} |align="center"|3:46.00 | | ||||
| align="center"|11
|align=left|Jimmy Igohe |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|TAN}} |align="center"|3:48.58 | | ||||
| align="center"|12
|align=left|Charlie Oliver |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|SOL}} |align="center"|4:18.24 | | ||||
| align="center"|{{hs|13}}
|align=left|Mehdi Aidet |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|ALG}} | |align="center"|{{AthAbbr|DNS}} |
;Heat 3
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|1 |align=left|Andreas Busse |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GDR}} |align="center"|3:38.65 |Q, {{AthAbbr|CR|World Championships in Athletics}} | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2 |align=left|Steve Ovett |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GBR}} |align="center"|3:39.00 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3 |align=left|Dragan Zdravković |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|YUG}} |align="center"|3:39.18 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|4 |align=left|Jan Kubista |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|TCH}} |align="center"|3:39.20 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|5 |align=left|Tom Byers |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|USA}} |align="center"|3:39.41 |q | ||||
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|6 |align=left|Eddy Stevens |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|BEL}} |align="center"|3:39.77 |q | ||||
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|7 |align=left|Stefano Mei |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|ITA}} |align="center"|3:39.93 |q | ||||
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|align="center"|8 |align=left|José Luis González |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|ESP}} |align="center"|3:41.29 |q | ||||
| align="center"|9
|align=left|Pascal Thiebaut |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FRA}} |align="center"|3:41.51 | | ||||
| align="center"|10
|align=left|Amar Brahmia |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|ALG}} |align="center"|3:42.75 | | ||||
| align="center"|11
|align=left|Omer Khalifa |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|SUD}} |align="center"|3:48.23 | | ||||
| align="center"|12
|align=left|John Chappory |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GIB}} |align="center"|3:56.92 | | ||||
| align="center"|13
|align=left|Jean-Marie Rudasinqwa |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|RWA}} |align="center"|3:57.49 | |
;Heat 4
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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|align="center"|1 |align=left|Steve Scott |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|USA}} |align="center"|3:37.87 |Q, {{AthAbbr|CR|World Championships in Athletics}} | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2 |align=left|José Manuel Abascal |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|ESP}} |align="center"|3:38.06 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3 |align=left|Claudio Patrignani |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|ITA}} |align="center"|3:38.35 |Q | ||||
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|align="center"|4 |align=left|Graham Williamson |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GBR}} |align="center"|3:38.99 |Q | ||||
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|align="center"|5 |align=left|Abderrahmane Morceli |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|ALG}} |align="center"|3:39.77 |q | ||||
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|align="center"|6 |align=left|Robert Nemeth |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|AUT}} |align="center"|3:39.93 |q | ||||
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|align="center"|7 |align=left|Mike Boit |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|KEN}} |align="center"|3:40.06 |q | ||||
| align="center"|8
|align=left|Antti Loikkanen |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FIN}} |align="center"|3:44.47 | | ||||
| align="center"|9
|align=left|Sermet Timurlenk |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|TUR}} |align="center"|3:46.74 | | ||||
| align="center"|10
|align=left|Mohammed Darwish |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|IRQ}} |align="center"|3:50.04 | | ||||
| align="center"|11
|align=left|Ibrahim Malallah |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|QAT}} |align="center"|3:52.05 | | ||||
| align="center"|12
|align=left|Masini Situ-Kubanza |align=left|{{flagicon|Zaire}} Zaire (ZAI) |align="center"|4:06.44 | | ||||
| align="center"|13
|align=left|Sekou Camara |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GUI}} |align="center"|4:08.46 | |
=Semi-finals=
The semifinals took place on 13 August, with the 25 athletes involved being split into 2 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 4 fastest ( q ) qualified for the final.
;Heat 1
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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|align="center"|1 |align=left|Steve Scott |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|USA}} |align="center"|3:36.43 |Q, {{AthAbbr|CR|World Championships in Athletics}} | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2 |align=left|Saïd Aouita |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|MAR}} |align="center"|3:36.43 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3 |align=left|Jan Kubista |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|TCH}} |align="center"|3:37.12 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|4 |align=left|Uwe Becker |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FRG}} |align="center"|3:37.27 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|5 |align=left|Andreas Busse |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GDR}} |align="center"|3:37.54 |q | ||||
| align="center"|6
|align=left|José Luis González |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|ESP}} |align="center"|3:38.77 | | ||||
| align="center"|7
|align=left|Niels Kim Hjorth |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|DEN}} |align="center"|3:39.75 | | ||||
| align="center"|8
|align=left|Abderrahmane Morceli |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|ALG}} |align="center"|3:39.88 | | ||||
| align="center"|9
|align=left|Stefano Mei |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|ITA}} |align="center"|3:41.78 | | ||||
| align="center"|10
|align=left|Graham Williamson |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GBR}} |align="center"|3:45.84 | | ||||
| align="center"|11
|align=left|Frank O'Mara |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|IRL}} |align="center"|3:47.10 | | ||||
| align="center"|{{hs|12}}
|align=left|Robert Nemeth |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|AUT}} | |align="center"|{{AthAbbr|DNF}} |
;Heat 2
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|1 |align=left|Steve Cram |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GBR}} |align="center"|3:35.77 |Q, {{AthAbbr|CR|World Championships in Athletics}} | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2 |align=left|Steve Ovett |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GBR}} |align="center"|3:36.26 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3 |align=left|José Manuel Abascal |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|ESP}} |align="center"|3:36.35 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|4 |align=left|Pierre Délèze |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|SUI}} |align="center"|3:36.37 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|5 |align=left|John Walker |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|NZL}} |align="center"|3:36.52 |q | ||||
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|6 |align=left|Dragan Zdravković |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|YUG}} |align="center"|3:37.31 |q | ||||
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|align="center"|7 |align=left|Mike Boit |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|KEN}} |align="center"|3:37.75 |q | ||||
| align="center"|8
|align=left|Claudio Patrignani |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|ITA}} |align="center"|3:38.36 | | ||||
| align="center"|9
|align=left|Sydney Maree |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|USA}} |align="center"|3:38.65 | | ||||
| align="center"|10
|align=left|Piotr Kurek |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|POL}} |align="center"|3:39.54 | | ||||
| align="center"|11
|align=left|Ray Flynn |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|IRL}} |align="center"|3:40.26 | | ||||
| align="center"|12
|align=left|Eddy Stevens |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|BEL}} |align="center"|3:42.63 | | ||||
| align="center"|13
|align=left|Tom Byers |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|USA}} |align="center"|3:43.97 | |
=Final=
The final took place on August 14.
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| align="center"|{{gold1}}
|align=left|Steve Cram |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GBR}} |align="center"|3:41.59 | | ||||
| align="center"|{{silver2}}
|align=left|Steve Scott |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|USA}} |align="center"|3:41.87 | | ||||
| align="center"|{{bronze3}}
|align=left|Saïd Aouita |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|MAR}} |align="center"|3:42.02 | | ||||
| align="center"|4
|align=left|Steve Ovett |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GBR}} |align="center"|3:42.34 | | ||||
| align="center"|5
|align=left|José Manuel Abascal |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|ESP}} |align="center"|3:42.47 | | ||||
| align="center"|6
|align=left|Pierre Délèze |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|SUI}} |align="center"|3:43.69 | | ||||
| align="center"|7
|align=left|Andreas Busse |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GDR}} |align="center"|3:43.72 | | ||||
| align="center"|8
|align=left|Dragan Zdravković |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|YUG}} |align="center"|3:43.75 | | ||||
| align="center"|9
|align=left|John Walker |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|NZL}} |align="center"|3:44.24 | | ||||
| align="center"|10
|align=left|Jan Kubista |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|TCH}} |align="center"|3:44.30 | | ||||
| align="center"|11
|align=left|Uwe Becker |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FRG}} |align="center"|3:45.09 | | ||||
| align="center"|12
|align=left|Mike Boit |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|KEN}} |align="center"|3:46.46 | |
References
- [http://todor66.com/athletics/world/1983/Men_1500m.html Results]
- [https://www.worldathletics.org/Competitions/world-athletics-championships/1st-iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics-3/timetable/bydiscipline/men/1500-metres Results - World Athletics]
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