World Athletics Championships 1983/800 m men
World Athletics Championships 1983 | |||||||||
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discipline | 800 meter run | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 58 athletes from 46 countries | ||||||||
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Competition location | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 7th (preliminary) August 8th (semi-finals) August 9th (final) |
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The men's 800-meter race at the 1983 World Athletics Championships took place on August 7, 8 and 9, 1983 in Helsinki , Finland .
58 athletes from 46 countries took part in the competition. The German Willi Wülbeck won the gold medal after 1: 43.65 min, silver went to the Dutchman Rob Druppers with 1: 44.20 min and the bronze medal went to the Brazilian Joaquim Cruz with 1: 44.27 min.
Records
Before the competition, the following records were in place:
World record |
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1: 41.73 | Florence , Italy | June 10, 1981 |
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 1: 43.65 min ( Willi Wülbeck , Germany in the final on August 9, 1983).
Prelims
August 7, 1983
From the eight preliminary races, the first two of each run - highlighted in light blue - and the eight fastest runners - highlighted in light green - qualified for the final.
Run 1
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | James Robinson |
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1: 46.32 CR |
2 | Garry Cook |
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1: 46.44 |
3 | Viktor Kalinkin |
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1: 46.57 |
4th | Christoph Ulmer |
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1: 47.69 |
5 | Jama Aden |
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1: 48.69 |
6th | Paul Gilbert |
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1: 51.39 |
7th | Khaled Khalifa |
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1.52.84 |
8th | Sekou Camara |
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1: 59.90 |
Run 2
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Matthias Assmann |
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1: 47.45 |
2 | José Luíz Barbosa |
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1: 47.47 |
3 | Binko Kolev |
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1: 47.49 |
4th | Peter Bourke |
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1: 48.15 |
5 | Petru Drăgoescu |
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1: 48.33 |
6th | Bo Breigan |
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1: 49.53 |
7th | Mohammed Darwish |
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1: 50.68 |
Run 3
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Willi Wuelbeck |
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1: 46.55 |
2 | Philippe Dupont |
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1: 46.62 |
3 | David Patrick |
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1: 46.76 |
4th | Babacar Niang |
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1: 47.54 |
5 | Donato Sabia |
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1: 47.62 |
6th | Sotirios Moutsanas |
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1: 48.23 |
7th | Vincent Confait |
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1: 55.04 |
8th | Jean-Marie Rudasinqwa |
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1: 55.12 |
Run 4
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Detlef Wagenknecht |
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1: 49.20 |
2 | Sammy Koskei |
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1: 49.35 |
3 | Omer Khalifa |
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1: 49.67 |
4th | Ronny Olsson |
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1: 49.72 |
5 | Simon Hoogewerf |
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1: 49.92 |
Charlie Oliver |
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DNS | |
Ryszard Ostroski |
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Run 5
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Agberto Guimarães |
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1: 48.30 |
2 | Alberto Juantorena |
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1: 48.40 |
3 | Juma Ndiwa |
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1: 48.40 |
4th | Mohamed Zahafi |
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1: 49.43 |
5 | Gordan Hinds |
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1: 50.92 |
6th | Didier Le Guillou |
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1: 52.49 |
7th | Ruthsel Martina |
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1: 52.49 |
Run 6
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | David Mack |
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1: 45.84 CR |
2 | Jorma Härkönen |
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1: 46.39 |
3 | Peter Elliott |
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1: 46.53 |
4th | José Marajo |
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1: 46.78 |
5 | Colomán Trabado |
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1: 47.10 |
6th | Kim Bock-ju |
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1: 48.40 |
7th | Tisbite Rakotoarisoa |
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1: 50.70 |
8th | Antonio Cadio Paraiso |
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1: 58.47 |
Run 7
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Rob Bruppers |
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1: 46.12 |
2 | Joaquim Cruz |
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1: 46.12 |
3 | Peter Pearless |
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1: 47.22 |
4th | Mike Solomon |
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1: 47.30 |
5 | Faouzi Lahbi |
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1: 47.76 |
6th | Gawain Guy |
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1: 49.19 |
7th | John Chappory |
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1: 52.30 |
Run 8
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Hans-Peter Ferner |
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1: 48.34 |
2 | Michael Hillardt |
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1: 48.44 |
3 | James Maina Boi |
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1: 48.69 |
4th | Mark Handelsman |
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1: 49.02 |
5 | Mohamed Alouini |
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1: 49.09 |
6th | William Wuycke |
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1: 50.71 |
7th | Luis Ramirez |
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1: 55.77 |
8th | Clive Williams |
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2: 03.64 |
Semifinals
August 8, 1983
From the three semi-finals, the first two of each run - highlighted in light blue - and the two fastest times - highlighted in light green - qualified for the final.
Run 1
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Joaquim Cruz |
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1: 45.62 CR |
2 | James Robinson |
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1: 46.16 |
3 | Philippe Dupont |
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1: 46.36 |
4th | Viktor Kalinkin |
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1: 46.83 |
5 | Mike Solomon |
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1: 47.10 |
6th | Matthias Assmann |
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1: 48.73 |
7th | Michael Hillardt |
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1: 49.64 |
Alberto Juantorena |
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DNS |
Run 2
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Willi Wuelbeck |
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1: 46.21 |
2 | Agberto Guimarães |
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1: 46.37 |
3 | José Marajo |
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1: 46.39 |
4th | David Mack |
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1: 46.39 |
5 | Colomán Trabado |
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1: 46.85 |
6th | Garry Cook |
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1: 47.48 |
7th | Sammy Koskei |
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1: 48.92 |
8th | Binko Kolev |
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1: 50.23 |
Run 3
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Hans-Peter Ferner |
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1: 45.24 CR |
2 | David Patrick |
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1: 45.30 |
3 | Peter Elliott |
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1: 45.38 |
4th | Rob Druppers |
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1: 45.55 |
5 | Detlef Wagenknecht |
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1: 45.70 |
6th | Peter Pearless |
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1: 47.82 |
7th | José Luíz Barbosa |
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1: 48.05 |
8th | Jorma Härkönen |
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1: 49.39 |
final
August 9, 1983
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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Willi Wuelbeck |
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1: 43.65 CR / DR |
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Rob Druppers |
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1: 44.20 |
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Joaquim Cruz |
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1: 44.27 |
4th | Peter Elliott |
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1: 44.87 |
5 | James Robinson |
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1: 45.12 |
6th | Agberto Guimarães |
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1: 45.46 |
7th | Hans-Peter Ferner |
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1: 45.74 |
8th | David Patrick |
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1: 46.56 |
Web links and sources
- Results on the IAAF website , accessed on March 26, 2020
- Results on todor66.com, accessed March 26, 2020
- Results in the IAAF Statistics Handbook for the 2019 World Cup in Doha, Men 800 m, Rome 1987 (PDF 10.3 MB, p. 111), English, accessed on March 26, 2020
Video
- Willi Wuelbeck - 800m World Athletics Championships Gold, Helsinki 1983 on youtube.com, accessed on March 26, 2020
Individual proof
- ↑ IAAF world records. 800 m men on rekorde-im-sport.de, accessed on March 26, 2020