1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
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Events at the 1983 World Championships ![]() |
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
800 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | women | ||
3000 m | women | |||
5000 m | men | |||
10,000 m | men | |||
100 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | women | ||
20 km walk | men | |||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | |||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Combined events | ||||
Heptathlon | women | |||
Decathlon | men | |||
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 | ![]() United States (USA) |
Silver | ![]() West Germany (FRG) |
Bronze | ![]() Soviet Union (URS) |
Records
Existing records at the start of the event.
World Record | ![]() |
47.13 | Milan, Italy | July 3, 1980 |
Championship Record | New event |
Final
RANK | FINAL | TIME |
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47.50 |
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48.61 |
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49.03 |
4. | ![]() |
49.06 |
5. | ![]() |
49.24 |
6. | ![]() |
49.32 |
7. | ![]() |
49.61 |
8. | ![]() |
49.78 |
Semi-Finals
- Held on Monday 1983-08-08
RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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1. | ![]() |
48.11 |
2. | ![]() |
48.99 |
3. | ![]() |
49.18 |
4. | ![]() |
49.75 |
5. | ![]() |
50.04 |
6. | ![]() |
50.31 |
7. | ![]() |
50.54 |
— | ![]() |
DNS |
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
48.57 |
2. | ![]() |
48.63 |
3. | ![]() |
49.17 |
4. | ![]() |
49.18 |
5. | ![]() |
49.51 |
6. | ![]() |
49.91 |
7. | ![]() |
49.99 |
8. | ![]() |
50.91 |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Sunday 1983-08-07
RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
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1. | ![]() |
50.44 |
2. | ![]() |
50.99 |
3. | ![]() |
51.23 |
4. | ![]() |
51.45 |
5. | ![]() |
53.25 |
6. | ![]() |
54.68 |
— | ![]() |
DNF |
RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
50.12 |
2. | ![]() |
50.23 |
3. | ![]() |
50.53 |
4. | ![]() |
50.86 |
5. | ![]() |
50.97 |
6. | ![]() |
50.99 |
RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
50.15 |
3. | ![]() |
50.39 |
3. | ![]() |
50.64 |
4. | ![]() |
50.68 |
5. | 23x15px Antônio Dias Ferreira (BRA) | 50.76 |
6. | ![]() |
51.80 |
7. | ![]() |
52.32 |
RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
49.54 |
2. | ![]() |
50.44 |
3. | ![]() |
50.59 |
4. | ![]() |
50.62 |
5. | ![]() |
50.92 |
6. | ![]() |
52.34 |
7. | ![]() |
DSQ |
RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
49.99 |
2. | ![]() |
50.09 |
3. | ![]() |
50.09 |
4. | ![]() |
50.53 |
5. | ![]() |
51.67 |
6. | ![]() |
51.92 |
7. | ![]() |
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)
- 1986 Men's European Championships 400m Hurdles (Stuttgart)