World Athletics Championships 1983/400 m men
World Athletics Championships 1983 | |||||||||
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discipline | 400 meter run | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 50 athletes from 42 countries | ||||||||
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Competition location | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 7th (preliminary) August 8th (quarter-finals) August 9th (semi-finals) August 10th (final) |
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The men's 400-meter race at the 1983 World Athletics Championships took place on August 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1983 in Helsinki , Finland .
Fifty athletes from 42 countries took part in the world championships. In this competition, the US runners won two medals, silver and bronze. World champion was the Jamaican Bert Cameron in 45.05 s. Michael Franks came second in 45.22 s and Sunder Nix came third in 45.24 s.
Records
Before the competition, the following records were in place:
World record |
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43.86 s | Olympic Games in Mexico City , Mexico | October 18, 1968 |
World championship record | There were still no World Cup records, the event was held for the first time. |
The championship record was gradually increased to 45.05 seconds ( Bert Cameron , Jamaica in the final on August 10, 1983).
Prelims
August 7, 1983
From the seven preliminary heats, the first four of each run - highlighted in light blue - and the four fastest times - highlighted in light green - qualified for the quarter-finals.
Run 1
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Sunder Nothing |
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46.19 CR |
2 | Gérson de Souza |
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46.43 |
3 | Philip Brown |
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46.60 |
4th | Isidro Del Prado |
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46.92 |
5 | Aldo Canti |
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47.50 |
6th | Gordan Hinds |
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47.55 |
7th | Kenrick Camerud |
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49.68 |
Paiwa Bogela |
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DNS |
Run 2
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Bert Cameron |
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46.11 CR |
2 | Ján Tomko |
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46.17 |
3 | Thomas Schönlebe |
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46.23 |
4th | Sándor Vasvári |
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46.69 |
5 | Abu Alhassan |
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48.14 |
6th | Khalil Ibrahim Salem |
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48.16 |
7th | Ali Al Harazi |
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59.67 |
Ángel Heras |
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DSQ |
Run 3
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Erwin Skamrahl |
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46.31 |
2 | Todd Bennett |
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46.58 |
3 | Douglas Hinds |
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46.64 |
4th | Gary Minihan |
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46.90 |
5 | James Atuti |
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46.95 |
6th | Dean Greenaway |
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48.26 |
Emmanuel Bitanga |
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DNS |
Run 4
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Michael Paul |
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46.33 |
2 | Moses Kyeswa |
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46.35 |
3 | Susumu Takano |
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46.66 |
4th | Eliot Tabron |
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46.68 |
5 | Marcel Arnold |
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47.44 |
6th | David Sawyerr |
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49.29 |
7th | Lenford O'Garro |
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50.25 |
Nafi Ahmed Mersal |
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DNS |
Run 5
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Martin Weppler |
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46.32 |
2 | Hassan El Kashief |
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46.61 |
3 | Viktor Markin |
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46.74 |
4th | Gabriel Tiacoh |
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47.11 |
5 | Hector Daley |
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47.19 |
6th | Eric Josjö |
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47.25 |
7th | Jean-Marie Rudasinqwa |
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50.52 |
Allan Ingraham |
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DNS |
Run 6
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Michael Franks |
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46.16 |
2 | Oddur Sigurðsson |
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47.09 |
3 | Christopher Madzokere |
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47.17 |
4th | Dušan Malovec |
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47.35 |
5 | Moussa case |
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47.72 |
6th | Joseph Ramotshabi |
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48.35 |
7th | Agripa Mwausegha |
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49.02 |
Sunday Uti |
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DSQ |
Run 7
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Hartmut Weber |
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45.74 CR |
2 | Darren Clark |
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46.26 |
3 | Mike Okot |
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46.69 |
4th | Matti Rusanen |
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47.37 |
5 | Adram M'Kumi |
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49.22 |
6th | Clive Williams |
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51.82 |
Roberto Ribaud |
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DSQ | |
Mike Solomon |
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DNS |
Quarter finals
August 8, 1983
From the four quarter-finals, the first four of each run - highlighted in light blue - qualified for the semi-finals.
Run 1
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Michael Franks |
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45.57 CR |
2 | Philip Brown |
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45.80 |
3 | Thomas Schönlebe |
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45.86 |
4th | Martin Weppler |
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46.12 |
5 | Gary Minihan |
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46.32 |
6th | Mike Okot |
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46.38 |
7th | Christopher Madzokere |
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46.74 |
Dušan Malovec |
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DNF |
Run 2
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Bert Cameron |
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45.76 |
2 | Darren Clark |
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45.84 |
3 | Erwin Skamrahl |
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45.90 |
4th | Gérson de Souza |
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45.94 |
5 | Gabriel Tiacoh |
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46.22 |
6th | Eliot Tabron |
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46.54 |
7th | Isidro Del Prado |
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46.71 |
8th | Matti Rusanen |
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47.69 |
Run 3
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Hartmut Weber |
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46.01 |
2 | Moses Kyeswa |
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46.31 |
3 | Michael Paul |
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46.44 |
4th | Douglas Hinds |
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46.62 |
5 | Susumu Takano |
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47.06 |
6th | James Atuti |
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47.59 |
7th | Oddur Sigurðsson |
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48.09 |
Marcel Arnold |
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DNS |
Run 4
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Viktor Markin |
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46.16 |
2 | Sunder Nothing |
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46.19 |
3 | Ján Tomko |
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46.24 |
4th | Todd Bennett |
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46.39 |
5 | Hector Daley |
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46.42 |
6th | Eric Josjö |
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46.97 |
7th | Sándor Vasvári |
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47.34 |
Hassan El Kashief |
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DNF |
Semifinals
August 9, 1983
From the two semi-finals, the first four of each run - highlighted in light blue - qualified for the final.
Run 1
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Michael Franks |
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46.44 |
2 | Hartmut Weber |
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45.61 |
3 | Thomas Schönlebe |
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45.67 |
4th | Michael Paul |
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45.83 |
5 | Ján Tomko |
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46.03 |
6th | Todd Bennett |
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46.11 |
7th | Darren Clark |
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46.36 |
8th | Martin Weppler |
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46.55 |
Run 2
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Bert Cameron |
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45.48 CR |
2 | Erwin Skamrahl |
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45.61 |
3 | Gérson de Souza |
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45.63 |
4th | Sunder Nothing |
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45.73 |
5 | Viktor Markin |
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45.73 |
6th | Douglas Hinds |
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46.52 |
7th | Moses Kyeswa |
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46.79 |
8th | Philip Brown |
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46.81 |
final
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August 10, 1983
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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Bert Cameron |
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45.05 CR |
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Michael Franks |
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45.22 |
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Sunder Nothing |
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45.24 |
4th | Erwin Skamrahl |
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45.37 |
5 | Hartmut Weber |
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45.49 |
6th | Thomas Schönlebe |
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45.50 |
7th | Michael Paul |
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45.80 |
8th | Gérson de Souza |
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45.91 |
Video
- World Record | Women's 400m Final | IAAF World Championships Helsinki 1983 on youtube.com, accessed March 28, 2020
Web links and sources
- Homepage for the 1983 World Cup on the IAAF website (English)
- Men 400m Athletics II World Championship Rome (ITA) 1987 at todor66.com, accessed March 28, 2020
- Results in the IAAF Statistics Handbook for the 2019 World Cup in Doha, Men 400 m, Rome 1987 (PDF 10.3 MB, p. 104f), English, accessed on March 28, 2020
References and comments
- ↑ IAAF world records. 400 m men on rekorde-im-sport.de, accessed on March 28, 2020