1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

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Men's 400 metres
at the 1983 World Championships
Venue Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Dates7 August (heats)
8 August (quarter-finals)
9 August (semi-finals)
10 August (final)
Competitors55
Winning time45.05 CR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Bert Cameron  Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Silver medal icon.svg   Michael Franks  Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Sunder Nix  Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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These are the official results of the men's 400 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 55 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats and the final held on 10 August 1983. The winning margin was 0.17 seconds.

Contents

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World RecordFlag of the United States.svg  Lee Evans  (USA)43.86 Mexico City, Mexico October 18, 1968
Championship RecordNew event

Results

Qualifying heats

The qualifying heats took place on 7 August, with the 55 athletes involved being split into 7 heats. The first 3 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 11 fastest ( q ) qualified for the quarter-finals.

Heat 1
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Sunder Nix Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)46.19Q, CR
2 Gerson A. Souza Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil  (BRA)46.43Q
3 Philip Brown Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)46.60Q
4 Isidro del Prado Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines  (PHI)46.92q
5 Aldo Canti Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)47.50
6 Gordan Hinds Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados  (BAR)47.55
7 Kenrick Camerud Flag of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis  (SKN)49.68
Paiwa Bogela Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea  (PNG) DNS
Heat 2
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Bert Cameron Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)46.11Q, CR
2 Ján Tomko Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)46.17Q
3 Thomas Schönlebe Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)46.23Q
4 Sándor Vasvári Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)46.69q
5 Abu Alhassan Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  (GHA)48.14
6 Salem Khalil Ibrahim Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates  (UAE)48.16
7 Ali Al Harazi Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen  (YEM)59.67
Ángel Heras Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP) DQ
Heat 3
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Erwin Skamrahl Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)46.31Q
2 Todd Bennett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)46.58Q
3 Douglas Hinds Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)46.64Q
4 Gary Minihan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)46.90q
5 James Atuti Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)46.95q
6 Dean Greenaway Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands  (IVB)48.26
Emmanuel Bitanga Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon  (CMR) DNS
Heat 4
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Michael Paul Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)46.33Q
2 Moses Kyeswa Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)46.35Q
3 Susumu Takano Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)46.66Q
4 Eliot Tabron Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)46.68q
5 Marcel Arnold Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)47.44q
6 David Sawyerr Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone  (SLE)49.29
7 Lenford O'Garro Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979-1985).svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  (VIN)50.25
Nafi Ahmed Mersal Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt  (EGY) DNF
Heat 5
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Martin Weppler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)46.32Q
2 Hassan El Kachief Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan  (SUD)46.61Q
3 Viktor Markin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)46.74Q
4 Gabriel Tiacoh Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)47.11q
5 Hector Daley Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)47.19q
6 Eric Josjö Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)47.25q
7 Jean-Marie Rudasinqwa Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda  (RWA)50.52
Allan Ingraham Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH) DNS
Heat 6
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Michael Franks Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)46.16Q
2 Oddur Sigurdsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland  (ISL)47.09Q
3 Christopher Madzokere Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)47.17Q
4 Dušan Malovec Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)47.35q
5 Moussa Fall Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal  (SEN)47.72
6 Joseph Ramotshabi Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)48.35
7 Agripa Mwausegha Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi  (MAW)49.02
Sunday Uti Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR) DQ
Heat 7
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Hartmut Weber Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)45.74Q, CR
2 Darren Clark Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)46.26Q
3 Mike Okot Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)46.69Q
4 Matti Rusanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)47.37q
5 Adram M'Kumi Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania  (TAN)49.22
6 Clive Williams Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize  (BIZ)51.82
Mike Solomon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI) DNS
Roberto Ribaud Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA) DQ

Quarterfinals

The qualifying heats took place on 8 August, with the 32 athletes involved being split into 4 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualified for the semifinals.

Heat 1
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Michael Franks Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)45.57Q, CR
2 Philip Brown Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)45.80Q
3 Thomas Schönlebe Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)45.86Q
4 Martin Weppler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)46.12Q
5 Gary Minihan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)46.32
6 Mike Okot Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)46.38
7 Christopher Madzokere Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)46.74
Dušan Malovec Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH) DNF
Heat 2
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Bert Cameron Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)45.76Q
2 Darren Clark Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)45.84Q
3 Erwin Skamrahl Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)45.90Q
4 Gerson A. Souza Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil  (BRA)45.94Q
5 Gabriel Tiacoh Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)46.22
6 Eliot Tabron Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)46.54
7 Isidro del Prado Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines  (PHI)46.71
8 Matti Rusanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)47.69
Heat 3
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Hartmut Weber Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)46.01Q
2 Moses Kyeswa Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)46.31Q
3 Michael Paul Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)46.44Q
4 Douglas Hinds Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)46.62Q
5 Susumu Takano Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)47.06
6 James Atuti Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)47.59
7 Oddur Sigurdsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland  (ISL)48.09
Marcel Arnold Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI) DNS
Heat 4
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Viktor Markin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)46.16Q
2 Sunder Nix Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)46.19Q
3 Ján Tomko Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)46.24Q
4 Todd Bennett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)46.39Q
5 Hector Daley Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)46.42
6 Eric Josjö Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)46.97
7 Sándor Vasvári Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)47.34
Hassan El Kachief Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan  (SUD) DNF

Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 9 August, with the 16 athletes involved being split into 2 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) qualified for the final.

Heat 1
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Michael Franks Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)45.44Q, CR
2 Hartmut Weber Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)45.61Q
3 Thomas Schönlebe Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)45.67Q
4 Michael Paul Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)45.83Q
5 Ján Tomko Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)46.03
6 Todd Bennett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)46.11
7 Darren Clark Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)46.36
8 Martin Weppler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)46.55
Heat 2
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Bert Cameron Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)45.48Q
2 Erwin Skamrahl Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)45.61Q
3 Gerson A. Souza Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil  (BRA)45.63Q
4 Sunder Nix Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)45.73Q
5 Viktor Markin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)45.73
6. Douglas Hinds Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)46.52
7. Moses Kyeswa Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)46.79
8. Philip Brown Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)46.81

Final

The final took place on August 10.

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Bert Cameron Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)45.05 CR
Silver medal icon.svg5 Michael Franks Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)45.22
Bronze medal icon.svg1 Sunder Nix Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)45.24
47 Erwin Skamrahl Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)45.37
53 Hartmut Weber Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)45.49
66 Thomas Schönlebe Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)45.50
78 Michael Paul Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)45.80
82 Gerson A. Souza Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil  (BRA)45.91

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