World Athletics Championships 1983/5000 m men
World Athletics Championships 1983 | |||||||||
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discipline | 5000 meter run | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 36 athletes from 28 countries | ||||||||
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Competition location | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 10th (preliminary) August 12th (semi-finals) August 14th (final) |
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The men's 5000 meter run at the 1983 World Athletics Championships took place on August 10, 12 and 14, 1983 in Helsinki , Finland .
36 athletes from 28 countries took part in the competition. The gold medal was won by Eamonn Coghlan after 13: 28.53 minutes, silver went to the EC runners-up in 1982 over 5000 and 10,000 meters. Werner Schildhauer with 13: 30.20 minutes, who had also won silver here five days earlier over 10,000 meters. Martti Vainio secured the bronze medal with 13: 30.34 minutes. Vainio was in the 10,000 meters in 1978 European champion and 1982 European Championship become -Dritter.
Records
Before the competition, the following records were in place:
World record |
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13:00, 41 min | Bislett Games , Oslo , Norway | July 7, 1982 |
World championship record | There were still no World Cup records, the event was held for the first time. |
The World Cup record was gradually increased to 13: 28.53 min ( Eamonn Coghlan , Ireland in the final on August 9, 1983).
Prelims
August 10, 1983
From the three preliminary heats, the first eight of each run - highlighted in light blue - and the six fastest times - highlighted in light green - qualified for the semifinals.
Run 1
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Markus Ryffel |
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13: 43.36 CR |
2 | Wodajo Bulti |
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13: 43.53 |
3 | Eamonn Martin |
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13: 43.57 |
4th | Thomas Wessinghage |
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13: 43.66 |
5 | Anatoliy Krokhmalyuk |
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13: 43.78 |
6th | Salvatore Antibo |
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13: 44.05 |
7th | Charles Cheruiyot |
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13: 44.43 |
8th | Doug Padilla |
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13: 44.71 |
9 | Philippos Philippou |
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13: 45.24 |
10 | Abderrazak Bounour |
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13: 57.93 |
11 | Justin Gloden |
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14: 26.02 |
12 | Mohamed Bakheet |
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14: 52.26 |
13 | Ramón López |
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15: 10.29 |
Run 2
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Paul Kipkoech |
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14: 18.73 |
2 | Féthi Baccouche |
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14: 23.79 |
3 | Julian Goater |
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14: 23.93 |
4th | António Leitão |
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14: 28.63 |
5 | Dmitri Dmitriev |
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14: 37.75 |
6th | Ronald Lanzoni |
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14: 49.20 |
7th | Werner Schildhauer |
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14: 49.22 |
8th | Jim Hill |
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14: 58.21 |
9 | Antoine Nivyobizi |
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15: 14.60 |
10 | José Jaime Hernández |
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15: 29.86 |
11 | Alden Morris |
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18: 06.35 |
Christoph Herle |
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DNS | |
Mohamed Kedir |
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Run 3
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Valery Abramov |
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14: 12.61 |
2 | Seyoum Nigatu |
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14: 13.22 |
3 | Dietmar Millonig |
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14: 13.65 |
4th | Eamonn Coghlan |
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14: 13.80 |
5 | David Clarke |
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14: 13.97 |
6th | Jorge García |
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14: 14.57 |
7th | Paul Williams |
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14: 15.10 |
8th | Jim Spivey |
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14: 15.70 |
9 | Ricardo Vera |
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14: 17.26 |
10 | Kenji ide |
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14: 18.34 |
11 | Martti Vainio |
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14: 18.74 |
12 | Masini Situ-Kubanza |
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15: 02.26 |
Hansjörg Kunze |
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DNS |
Semifinals
August 12, 1983
From the two semi-finals, the first five of each run - highlighted in light blue - and the five fastest times - highlighted in light green - qualified for the final.
Run 1
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Markus Ryffel |
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13: 32.34 CR |
2 | Thomas Wessinghage |
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13: 32.37 |
3 | Werner Schildhauer |
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13: 32.49 |
4th | Dietmar Millonig |
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13: 32.86 |
5 | Doug Padilla |
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13: 32.90 |
6th | Paul Kipkoech |
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13: 33.33 |
7th | Julian Goater |
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13: 36.21 |
8th | Anatoliy Krokhmalyuk |
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13: 37.24 |
9 | Philippos Philippou |
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13: 40.81 |
10 | Paul Williams |
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13: 50.30 |
11 | David Clarke |
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13: 58.37 |
12 | Seyoum Nigatu |
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14: 02.23 |
13 | Kenji ide |
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14: 04.94 |
14th | Justin Gloden |
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14: 04.94 |
15th | Ronald Lanzoni |
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14: 47.30 |
Run 2
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Dmitri Dmitriev |
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13: 31.40 CR |
2 | Eamonn Coghlan |
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13: 31.66 |
3 | António Leitão |
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13: 32.33 |
4th | Wodajo Bulti |
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13: 33.03 |
5 | Salvatore Antibo |
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13: 33.12 |
6th | Valery Abramov |
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13: 33.37 |
7th | Martti Vainio |
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13: 34.18 |
8th | Jim Hill |
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13: 38.56 |
9 | Jim Spivey |
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13: 43.17 |
10 | Jorge García |
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13: 46.36 |
11 | Eamonn Martin |
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13: 48.60 |
12 | Charles Cheruiyot |
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13: 52.61 |
13 | Abderrazak Bounour |
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14: 00.78 |
14th | Féthi Baccouche |
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14: 19.64 |
15th | Ricardo Vera |
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14: 20.20 |
final
August 14, 1983
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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Eamonn Coghlan |
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13: 28.53 CR |
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Werner Schildhauer |
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13: 30.20 |
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Martti Vainio |
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13: 30.34 |
4th | Dmitri Dmitriev |
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13: 30.38 |
5 | Doug Padilla |
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13: 32.08 |
6th | Thomas Wessinghage |
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13: 32.46 |
7th | Wodajo Bulti |
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13: 34.03 |
8th | Dietmar Millonig |
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13: 36.08 |
9 | Paul Kipkoech |
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13: 37.44 |
10 | António Leitão |
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13: 38.55 |
11 | Valery Abramov |
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13: 39.80 |
12 | Markus Ryffel |
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13: 39.98 |
13 | Salvatore Antibo |
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13: 40.76 |
14th | Julian Goater |
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13: 48.13 |
15th | Anatoliy Krokhmalyuk |
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14: 00.27 |
Werner Schildhauer (in 1983) won the silver medal as at the European championships the year before
Video
- Eamonn Coghlan - World Athletics Championship 5000m Gold, Helsinki 1983 on youtube.com, accessed March 28, 2020
Web links and sources
- Results on the IAAF website , accessed on March 28, 2020
- Results on todor66.com, accessed March 28, 2020
- Results in the IAAF Statistics Handbook for the 2019 World Cup in Doha (PDF 10.3 MB, p. 124, English), accessed on March 28, 2020
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF world records. 5,000 m men on rekorde-im-sport.de, accessed on March 27, 2020