1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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These are the official results of the Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase event at the inaugural 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 35 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on 12 August 1983.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of Germany.svg Patriz Ilg
West Germany (FRG)
Silver Flag of Poland.svg Bogusław Mamiński
Poland (POL)
Bronze Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Reitz
Great Britain (GBR)

Summary

On a cold and rainy day, Tommy Ekblom sprinted off the line to take the early lead. Half a lap into the race he was almost 10 metres off the front absorbing the enthusiasm of the home crowd as the pack strung out behind him. Over the next two laps, Colin Reitz led the pack to pull back the lead as Ekblom's pace slowed on the second lap. Reitz was comfortable to wait on Ekblom's shoulder. Henry Marsh typically was off the back of the string, at times over 5 metres behind the last athlete. Ekblom continued to lead, the pack bunching up behind him with Marsh joining on the fifth lap but nobody moving past. Finally with a lap and a half to go, Mariano Scartezzini dared to go past, accelerating to take a couple of metres until Bogusław Mamiński went off in chase going into the bell, then the racing began. Wiggling through Reitz and Mamiński on the inside, Patriz Ilg pulled up to the challenging position with Marsh coming around the outside to join him. Before the final back stretch, Ilg went by and separated off the front. Mamiński squeezed inside of Marsh to take off in chase, only Marsh and Reitz still in contact. Picking up speed, Marsh passed Mamiński, then moving toward the outside he had room to pass Ilg on the outside going into the last barrier. Then Marsh hit the barrier. It didn't go down. Marsh did. Ilg was gone to victory. As Marsh tried to find his way to his feet, Mamiński, Reitz and Joseph Mahmoud went by to finish in that order.

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World RecordFlag of Kenya.svg  Henry Rono  (KEN)8:05.4 Seattle, USA May 13, 1978
Championship RecordNew event

Final

RANKFINALTIME
Med 1.png Flag of Germany.svg  Patriz Ilg  (FRG)8:15.06
Med 2.png Flag of Poland.svg  Bogusław Mamiński  (POL)8:17.03
Med 3.png Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Colin Reitz  (GBR)8:17.75
4.Flag of France.svg  Joseph Mahmoud  (FRA)8:18.32
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Roger Hackney  (GBR)8:19.38
6.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Graeme Fell  (GBR)8:20.01
7.Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Korir  (KEN)8:20.11
8.Flag of the United States.svg  Henry Marsh  (USA)8:20.45
9.Flag of Italy.svg  Mariano Scartezzini  (ITA)8:21.17
10.Flag of Spain.svg  Domingo Ramón  (ESP)8:21.32
11.Flag of East Germany.svg  Hagen Melzer  (GDR)8:21.33
12.Flag of Finland.svg  Tommy Ekblom  (FIN)8:21.50

Semi finals

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Colin Reitz  (GBR)8:22.91
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Hagen Melzer  (GDR)8:23.10
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Henry Marsh  (USA)8:23.18
4.Flag of Finland.svg  Tommy Ekblom  (FIN)8:23.28
5.Flag of Italy.svg  Mariano Scartezzini  (ITA)8:23.30
6.Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Sánchez  (ESP)8:23.92
7.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Panayot Kashanov  (BUL)8:31.95
8.Flag of Kenya.svg  Richard Tuwei  (KEN)8:33.29
9.Flag of France.svg  Pascal Debacker  (FRA)8:36.16
10.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  William Van Dijck  (BEL)8:39.01
11.Flag of Germany.svg  Rainer Schwarz  (FRG)DNF
Flag of Poland.svg  Krzysztof Wesołowski  (POL)DNS


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of Poland.svg  Bogusław Mamiński  (POL)8:20.81
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Patriz Ilg  (FRG)8:20.83
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Korir  (KEN)8:21.07
4.Flag of France.svg  Joseph Mahmoud  (FRA)8:21.29
5.Flag of Spain.svg  Domingo Ramón  (ESP)8:21.61
6.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Roger Hackney  (GBR)8:22.44
7.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Graeme Fell  (GBR)8:23.22
8.Flag of the United States.svg  Brian Diemer  (USA)8:23.39
9.Flag of New Zealand.svg  Peter Renner  (NZL)8:25.72
10.Flag of Hungary.svg  Gábor Markó  (HUN)8:32.42
11.Flag of Japan.svg  Shigeyuki Aikyo  (JPN)8:33.29
12.Flag of Kenya.svg  Kip Rono  (KEN)8:33.97

Qualifying heats

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Korir  (KEN)8:26.63
2.Flag of Spain.svg  Domingo Ramón  (ESP)8:27.19
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Henry Marsh  (USA)8:27.46
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Rainer Schwarz  (FRG)8:27.71
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Graeme Fell  (GBR)8:27.71
6.Flag of Hungary.svg  Gábor Markó  (HUN)8:27.72
7.Flag of Italy.svg  Mariano Scartezzini  (ITA)8:28.27
8.Flag of France.svg  Joseph Mahmoud  (FRA)8:29.34
9.Flag of Japan.svg  Shigeyuki Aikyo  (JPN)8:31.27
10.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Peter Daenens  (BEL)8:39.66
11.Flag of Finland.svg  Ilkka Äyräväinen  (FIN)8:46.23
12.Flag of Denmark.svg  Flemming Jensen  (DEN)8:56.57


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of Poland.svg  Krzysztof Wesołowski  (POL)8:27.08
2.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Panayot Kashanov  (BUL)8:29.15
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  Kip Rono  (KEN)8:29.25
4.Flag of Finland.svg  Tommy Ekblom  (FIN)8:30.74
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Roger Hackney  (GBR)8:30.90
6.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  William Van Dijck  (BEL)8:32.33
7.Flag of the United States.svg  Rickey Pittman  (USA)8:32.62
8.Flag of Ireland.svg  Brendan Quinn  (IRL)8:34.02
9.Flag of Morocco.svg  Hamid Homada  (MAR)8:34.59
10.Flag of Spain.svg  Juan Torres  (ESP)8:41.87
11.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mark Adam  (CAN)9:15.18
12.Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Girma Woldehana  (ETH)9:31.81


RANKHEAT 3TIME
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Colin Reitz  (GBR)8:22.78
2.Flag of Poland.svg  Bogusław Mamiński  (POL)8:22.79
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Patriz Ilg  (FRG)8:22.97
4.Flag of Kenya.svg  Richard Tuwei  (KEN)8:23.88
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Hagen Melzer  (GDR)8:24.23
6.Flag of the United States.svg  Brian Diemer  (USA)8:24.92
7.Flag of New Zealand.svg  Peter Renner  (NZL)8:25.66
8.Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Sánchez  (ESP)8:25.92
9.Flag of France.svg  Pascal Debacker  (FRA)8:30.79
10.Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Carmelo Ríos  (PUR)8:47.19
11.Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Eshetu Tura  (ETH)8:53.86

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