1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres
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{{Infobox multi-sport competition event
|event = Men's 400 metres
|competition = 1983 World Championships
|image =
|image_size =
|caption =
|venue = Helsinki Olympic Stadium
|dates = 7 August (heats)
8 August (quarter-finals)
9 August (semi-finals)
10 August (final)
|competitors = 55
|nations =
|win_value = 45.05 {{AthAbbr|CR}}
|gold = Bert Cameron
|goldNOC= JAM
|silver = Michael Franks
|silverNOC= USA
|bronze = Sunder Nix
|bronzeNOC= USA
|prev =
|next = 1987
}}
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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.
Records
Existing records at the start of the event.
| class="wikitable" |
| World Record
|{{flagathlete|Lee Evans|USA}} |43.86 |October 18, 1968 |
| Championship Record
|colspan="4"|New event |
Results
=Qualifying heats=
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
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|1 |align=left|Sunder Nix |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|USA}} |align="center"|46.19 |Q, {{AthAbbr|CR|World Championships in Athletics}} | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2 |align=left|Gerson A. Souza |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|BRA}} |align="center"|46.43 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3 |align=left|Philip Brown |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GBR}} |align="center"|46.60 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|4 |align=left|Isidro del Prado |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|PHI}} |align="center"|46.92 |q | ||||
| align="center"|5
|align=left|Aldo Canti |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FRA}} |align="center"|47.50 | | ||||
| align="center"|6
|align=left|Gordan Hinds |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|BAR}} |align="center"|47.55 | | ||||
| align="center"|7
|align=left|Kenrick Camerud |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|SKN}} |align="center"|49.68 | | ||||
| align="center"|{{hs|8}}
|align=left|Paiwa Bogela |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|PNG}} | |align="center"|{{AthAbbr|DNS}} |
;Heat 2
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|1 |align=left|Bert Cameron |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|JAM}} |align="center"|46.11 |Q, {{AthAbbr|CR|World Championships in Athletics}} | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2 |align=left|Ján Tomko |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|TCH}} |align="center"|46.17 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3 |align=left|Thomas Schönlebe |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GDR}} |align="center"|46.23 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|4 |align=left|Sándor Vasvári |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|HUN}} |align="center"|46.69 |q | ||||
| align="center"|5
|align=left|Abu Alhassan |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GHA}} |align="center"|48.14 | | ||||
| align="center"|6
|align=left|Salem Khalil Ibrahim |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|UAE}} |align="center"|48.16 | | ||||
| align="center"|7
|align=left|Ali Al Harazi |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|YEM}} |align="center"|59.67 | | ||||
| align="center"|{{hs|8}}
|align=left|Ángel Heras |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|ESP}} | |align="center"|{{AthAbbr|DQ}} |
;Heat 3
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|1 |align=left|Erwin Skamrahl |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FRG}} |align="center"|46.31 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2 |align=left|Todd Bennett |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GBR}} |align="center"|46.58 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3 |align=left|Douglas Hinds |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|CAN}} |align="center"|46.64 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|4 |align=left|Gary Minihan |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|AUS}} |align="center"|46.90 |q | ||||
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|5 |align=left|James Atuti |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|KEN}} |align="center"|46.95 |q | ||||
| align="center"|6
|align=left|Dean Greenaway |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|IVB}} |align="center"|48.26 | | ||||
| align="center"|{{hs|7}}
|align=left|Emmanuel Bitanga |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|CMR}} | |align="center"|{{AthAbbr|DNS}} |
;Heat 4
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|1 |align=left|Michael Paul |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|TRI}} |align="center"|46.33 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2 |align=left|Moses Kyeswa |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|UGA}} |align="center"|46.35 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3 |align=left|Susumu Takano |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|JPN}} |align="center"|46.66 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|4 |align=left|Eliot Tabron |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|USA}} |align="center"|46.68 |q | ||||
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|5 |align=left|Marcel Arnold |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|SUI}} |align="center"|47.44 |q | ||||
| align="center"|6
|align=left|David Sawyerr |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|SLE}} |align="center"|49.29 | | ||||
| align="center"|7
|align=left|Lenford O'Garro |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|VIN}} |align="center"|50.25 | | ||||
| align="center"|{{hs|8}}
|align=left|Nafi Ahmed Mersal |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|EGY}} | |align="center"|{{AthAbbr|DNF}} |
;Heat 5
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|1 |align=left|Martin Weppler |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FRG}} |align="center"|46.32 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2 |align=left|Hassan El Kachief |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|SUD}} |align="center"|46.61 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3 |align=left|Viktor Markin |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|URS}} |align="center"|46.74 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|4 |align=left|Gabriel Tiacoh |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|CIV}} |align="center"|47.11 |q | ||||
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|5 |align=left|Hector Daley |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|PAN}} |align="center"|47.19 |q | ||||
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|6 |align=left|Eric Josjö |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|SWE}} |align="center"|47.25 |q | ||||
| align="center"|7
|align=left|Jean-Marie Rudasinqwa |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|RWA}} |align="center"|50.52 | | ||||
| align="center"|{{hs|8}}
|align=left|Allan Ingraham |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|BAH}} | |align="center"|{{AthAbbr|DNS}} |
;Heat 6
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|1 |align=left|Michael Franks |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|USA}} |align="center"|46.16 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2 |align=left|Oddur Sigurdsson |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|ISL}} |align="center"|47.09 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3 |align=left|Christopher Madzokere |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|ZIM}} |align="center"|47.17 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|4 |align=left|Dušan Malovec |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|TCH}} |align="center"|47.35 |q | ||||
| align="center"|5
|align=left|Moussa Fall |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|SEN}} |align="center"|47.72 | | ||||
| align="center"|6
|align=left|Joseph Ramotshabi |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|BOT}} |align="center"|48.35 | | ||||
| align="center"|7
|align=left|Agripa Mwausegha |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|MAW}} |align="center"|49.02 | | ||||
| align="center"|{{hs|8}}
|align=left|Sunday Uti |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|NGR}} | |align="center"|{{AthAbbr|DQ}} |
;Heat 7
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|1 |align=left|Hartmut Weber |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FRG}} |align="center"|45.74 |Q, {{AthAbbr|CR|World Championships in Athletics}} | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2 |align=left|Darren Clark |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|AUS}} |align="center"|46.26 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3 |align=left|Mike Okot |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|UGA}} |align="center"|46.69 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ddffdd;"
|align="center"|4 |align=left|Matti Rusanen |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FIN}} |align="center"|47.37 |q | ||||
| align="center"|5
|align=left|Adram M'Kumi |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|TAN}} |align="center"|49.22 | | ||||
| align="center"|6
|align=left|Clive Williams |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|BIZ}} |align="center"|51.82 | | ||||
| align="center"|{{hs|7}}
|align=left|Mike Solomon |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|TRI}} | |align="center"|{{AthAbbr|DNS}} | ||||
| align="center"|{{hs|8}}
|align=left|Roberto Ribaud |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|ITA}} | |align="center"|{{AthAbbr|DQ}} |
=Quarterfinals=
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
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|1 |align=left|Michael Franks |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|USA}} |align="center"|45.57 |Q, {{AthAbbr|CR|World Championships in Athletics}} | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2 |align=left|Philip Brown |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GBR}} |align="center"|45.80 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3 |align=left|Thomas Schönlebe |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GDR}} |align="center"|45.86 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|4 |align=left|Martin Weppler |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FRG}} |align="center"|46.12 |Q | ||||
| align="center"|5
|align=left|Gary Minihan |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|AUS}} |align="center"|46.32 | | ||||
| align="center"|6
|align=left|Mike Okot |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|UGA}} |align="center"|46.38 | | ||||
| align="center"|7
|align=left|Christopher Madzokere |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|ZIM}} |align="center"|46.74 | | ||||
| align="center"|{{hs|8}}
|align=left|Dušan Malovec |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|TCH}} | |align="center"|{{AthAbbr|DNF}} |
;Heat 2
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|1 |align=left|Bert Cameron |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|JAM}} |align="center"|45.76 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2 |align=left|Darren Clark |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|AUS}} |align="center"|45.84 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3 |align=left|Erwin Skamrahl |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FRG}} |align="center"|45.90 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|4 |align=left|Gerson A. Souza |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|BRA}} |align="center"|45.94 |Q | ||||
| align="center"|5
|align=left|Gabriel Tiacoh |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|CIV}} |align="center"|46.22 | | ||||
| align="center"|6
|align=left|Eliot Tabron |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|USA}} |align="center"|46.54 | | ||||
| align="center"|7
|align=left|Isidro del Prado |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|PHI}} |align="center"|46.71 | | ||||
| align="center"|8
|align=left|Matti Rusanen |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FIN}} |align="center"|47.69 | |
;Heat 3
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|1 |align=left|Hartmut Weber |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FRG}} |align="center"|46.01 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2 |align=left|Moses Kyeswa |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|UGA}} |align="center"|46.31 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3 |align=left|Michael Paul |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|TRI}} |align="center"|46.44 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|4 |align=left|Douglas Hinds |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|CAN}} |align="center"|46.62 |Q | ||||
| align="center"|5
|align=left|Susumu Takano |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|JPN}} |align="center"|47.06 | | ||||
| align="center"|6
|align=left|James Atuti |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|KEN}} |align="center"|47.59 | | ||||
| align="center"|7
|align=left|Oddur Sigurdsson |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|ISL}} |align="center"|48.09 | | ||||
| align="center"|{{hs|8}}
|align=left|Marcel Arnold |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|SUI}} | |align="center"|{{AthAbbr|DNS}} |
;Heat 4
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|1 |align=left|Viktor Markin |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|URS}} |align="center"|46.16 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2 |align=left|Sunder Nix |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|USA}} |align="center"|46.19 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3 |align=left|Ján Tomko |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|TCH}} |align="center"|46.24 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|4 |align=left|Todd Bennett |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GBR}} |align="center"|46.39 |Q | ||||
| align="center"|5
|align=left|Hector Daley |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|PAN}} |align="center"|46.42 | | ||||
| align="center"|6
|align=left|Eric Josjö |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|SWE}} |align="center"|46.97 | | ||||
| align="center"|7
|align=left|Sándor Vasvári |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|HUN}} |align="center"|47.34 | | ||||
| align="center"|{{hs|8}}
|align=left|Hassan El Kachief |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|SUD}} | |align="center"|{{AthAbbr|DNF}} |
=Semifinals=
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
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|1 |align=left|Michael Franks |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|USA}} |align="center"|45.44 |Q, {{AthAbbr|CR|World Championships in Athletics}} | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2 |align=left|Hartmut Weber |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FRG}} |align="center"|45.61 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3 |align=left|Thomas Schönlebe |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GDR}} |align="center"|45.67 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|4 |align=left|Michael Paul |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|TRI}} |align="center"|45.83 |Q | ||||
| align="center"|5
|align=left|Ján Tomko |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|TCH}} |align="center"|46.03 | | ||||
| align="center"|6
|align=left|Todd Bennett |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GBR}} |align="center"|46.11 | | ||||
| align="center"|7
|align=left|Darren Clark |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|AUS}} |align="center"|46.36 | | ||||
| align="center"|8
|align=left|Martin Weppler |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FRG}} |align="center"|46.55 | |
;Heat 2
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|1 |align=left|Bert Cameron |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|JAM}} |align="center"|45.48 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2 |align=left|Erwin Skamrahl |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FRG}} |align="center"|45.61 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3 |align=left|Gerson A. Souza |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|BRA}} |align="center"|45.63 |Q | ||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|4 |align=left|Sunder Nix |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|USA}} |align="center"|45.73 |Q | ||||
| align="center"|5
|align=left|Viktor Markin |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|URS}} |align="center"|45.73 | | ||||
| align="center"|6.
|align=left|Douglas Hinds |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|CAN}} |align="center"|46.52 | | ||||
| align="center"|7.
|align=left|Moses Kyeswa |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|UGA}} |align="center"|46.79 | | ||||
| align="center"|8.
|align=left|Philip Brown |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GBR}} |align="center"|46.81 | |
=Final=
The final took place on August 10.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | |||||
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{gold1}}
|4 |align=left|Bert Cameron |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|JAM}} |align="center"|45.05 |{{AthAbbr|CR|World Championships in Athletics}} | |||||
| {{silver2}}
|5 |align=left|Michael Franks |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|USA}} |align="center"|45.22 | | |||||
| {{bronze3}}
|1 |align=left|Sunder Nix |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|USA}} |align="center"|45.24 | | |||||
| align="center"|4
|7 |align=left|Erwin Skamrahl |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FRG}} |align="center"|45.37 | | |||||
| align="center"|5
|3 |align=left|Hartmut Weber |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|FRG}} |align="center"|45.49 | | |||||
| align="center"|6
|6 |align=left|Thomas Schönlebe |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|GDR}} |align="center"|45.50 | | |||||
| align="center"|7
|8 |align=left|Michael Paul |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|TRI}} |align="center"|45.80 | | |||||
| align="center"|8
|2 |align=left|Gerson A. Souza |align=left|{{flaglinkteam|BRA}} |align="center"|45.91 | |
General references
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090607134653/http://www.todor66.com/athletics/world/1983/Men_400m.html Results]
{{400 metres at the World Championships in Athletics}}
{{Footer World Champions 400 m Men}}
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