1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

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Men's 400 metres hurdles
at the 1983 World Championships
Venue Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Dates7 August (heats)
8 August (semi-finals)
9 August (final)
Competitors34
Winning time47.50 CR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1987  

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.

Contents

Medalists

Gold Flag of the United States.svg Edwin Moses
United States (USA)
Silver Flag of Germany.svg Harald Schmid
West Germany (FRG)
Bronze Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Aleksandr Kharlov
Soviet Union (URS)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World RecordFlag of the United States.svg  Edwin Moses  (USA)47.13 Milan, Italy July 3, 1980
Championship RecordNew event

Final

RANKFINALTIME
Med 1.png Flag of the United States.svg  Edwin Moses  (USA)47.50
Med 2.png Flag of Germany.svg  Harald Schmid  (FRG)48.61
Med 3.png Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Kharlov  (URS)49.03
4.Flag of Sweden.svg  Sven Nylander  (SWE)49.06
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Andre Phillips  (USA)49.24
6.Flag of the United States.svg  David Lee  (USA)49.32
7.Flag of Senegal.svg  Amadou Dia Ba  (SEN)49.61
8.Flag of Poland.svg  Ryszard Szparak  (POL)49.78

Semi-finals

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Edwin Moses  (USA)48.11
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Andre Phillips  (USA)48.99
3.Flag of Senegal.svg  Amadou Dia Ba  (SEN)49.18
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Kharlov  (URS)49.75
5.Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Ahmed Hamada Jassim  (BHR)50.04
6.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Franz Meier  (SUI)50.31
7.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rik Tommelein  (BEL)50.54
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Toma Tomov  (BUL)DNF


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of Germany.svg  Harald Schmid  (FRG)48.57
2.Flag of the United States.svg  David Lee  (USA)48.63
3.Flag of Poland.svg  Ryszard Szparak  (POL)49.17 NR
4.Flag of Sweden.svg  Sven Nylander  (SWE)49.18
5.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Daniel Ogidi  (NGR)49.51
6.Flag of Spain.svg  José Alonso  (ESP)49.91
7.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Karl Smith  (JAM)49.99
8.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Krasimir Demirev  (BUL)50.91

Qualifying heats

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Andre Phillips  (USA)50.44
2.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rik Tommelein  (BEL)50.99
3.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gary Oakes  (GBR)51.23
4.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ian Newhouse  (CAN)51.45
5.Flag of Kenya.svg  Meshak Munyoro  (KEN)53.25
6.Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Paiwa Bogela  (PNG)54.68
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Yatsevich  (URS)DNF


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Kharlov  (URS)50.12
2.Flag of Sweden.svg  Sven Nylander  (SWE)50.23
3.Flag of Spain.svg  José Alonso  (ESP)50.53
4.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Vladislav Pecen  (TCH)50.86
5.Flag of Hungary.svg  István Takács  (HUN)50.97
6.Flag of Uganda.svg  Peter Rwamuhanda  (UGA)50.99


RANKHEAT 3TIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  David Lee  (USA)50.15
3.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Toma Tomov  (BUL)50.39
3.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Karl Smith  (JAM)50.64
4.Flag of Austria.svg  Thomas Futterknecht  (AUT)50.68
5.Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Antônio Dias Ferreira  (BRA)50.76
6.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Stephen Sole  (GBR)51.80
7.Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Ahmed Abdelhalim Ghanem  (EGY)52.32


RANKHEAT 4TIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Edwin Moses  (USA)49.54
2.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Daniel Ogidi  (NGR)50.44
3.Flag of Senegal.svg  Amadou Dia Ba  (SEN)50.59
4.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Krasimir Demirev  (BUL)50.62
5.Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Greg Rolle  (BAH)50.92
6.Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Rok Kopitar  (YUG)52.34
7.Flag of Spain.svg  Carlos Azulay  (ESP)DSQ


RANKHEAT 5TIME
1.Flag of Germany.svg  Harald Schmid  (FRG)49.99
2.Flag of Poland.svg  Ryszard Szparak  (POL)50.09
3.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Franz Meier  (SUI)50.09
4.Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Ahmed Hamada Jassim  (BHR)50.53
5.Flag of Norway.svg  Petter Hesselberg  (NOR)51.67
6.Flag of Greece.svg  Georgios Vamvakas  (GRE)51.92
7.Flag of the Bahamas.svg  David Charlton  (BAH)52.02

See also

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