1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

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Men's 1500 metres
at the 1983 World Championships
Venue Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Dates12 August (heats)
13 August (semi-finals)
14 August (final)
Competitors52
Winning time3:41.59
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
1987  

These are the official results of the men's 1500 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 52 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 14 August 1983.

Contents

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World RecordFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Ovett  (GBR)3:31.36 Koblenz, West Germany August 27, 1980
Championship RecordNew event

Results

Qualifying heats

The qualifying heats took place on 12 August, with the 52 athletes involved being split into 4 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 8 fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals.

Heat 1
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Pierre Délèze Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)3:42.28Q, CR
2 Sydney Maree Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:43.13Q
3 Uwe Becker Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)3:43.18Q
4 Ray Flynn Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)3:43.27Q
5 João Campos Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)3:43.44
6 Kipkoech Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:43.58
7 Nikolay Kirov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)3:43.77
8 Jan Persson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)3:43.83
9 Dave Reid Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)3:45.08
10 Mohamed Neji Henkiri Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia  (TUN)3:45.90
11 Jama Aden Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia  (SOM)3:46.87
12 Tisbite Rakotoarisoa Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar  (MAD)3:52.91
13 Luis Munguia Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua  (NCA)4:02.06
Heat 2
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Steve Cram Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:40.17Q, CR
2 Saïd Aouita Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:40.39Q
3 Frank O'Mara Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)3:40.53Q
4 John Walker Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)3:40.67Q
5 Piotr Kurek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)3:40.96q
6 Niels Kim Hjorth Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)3:41.29q
7 Peter Wirz Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)3:41.69
8 Philippe Dien Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)3:43.15
9 Spyros Spyrou Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus  (CYP)3:43.94
10 Paul Rugut Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:46.00
11 Jimmy Igohe Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania  (TAN)3:48.58
12 Charlie Oliver Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands  (SOL)4:18.24
Mehdi Aidet Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG) DNS
Heat 3
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Andreas Busse Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)3:38.65Q, CR
2 Steve Ovett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:39.00Q
3 Dragan Zdravković Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)3:39.18Q
4 Jan Kubista Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)3:39.20Q
5 Tom Byers Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:39.41q
6 Eddy Stevens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)3:39.77q
7 Stefano Mei Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)3:39.93q
8 José Luis González Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:41.29q
9 Pascal Thiebaut Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)3:41.51
10 Amar Brahmia Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)3:42.75
11 Omer Khalifa Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan  (SUD)3:48.23
12 John Chappory Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar  (GIB)3:56.92
13 Jean-Marie Rudasinqwa Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda  (RWA)3:57.49
Heat 4
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Steve Scott Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:37.87Q, CR
2 José Manuel Abascal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:38.06Q
3 Claudio Patrignani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)3:38.35Q
4 Graham Williamson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:38.99Q
5 Abderrahmane Morceli Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)3:39.77q
6 Robert Nemeth Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)3:39.93q
7 Mike Boit Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:40.06q
8 Antti Loikkanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)3:44.47
9 Sermet Timurlenk Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)3:46.74
10 Mohammed Darwish Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg  Iraq  (IRQ)3:50.04
11 Ibrahim Malallah Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)3:52.05
12 Masini Situ-Kubanza Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg Zaire (ZAI)4:06.44
13 Sekou Camara Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea  (GUI)4:08.46

Semi-finals

The semifinals took place on 13 August, with the 25 athletes involved being split into 2 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 4 fastest ( q ) qualified for the final.

Heat 1
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Steve Scott Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:36.43Q, CR
2 Saïd Aouita Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:36.43Q
3 Jan Kubista Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)3:37.12Q
4 Uwe Becker Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)3:37.27Q
5 Andreas Busse Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)3:37.54q
6 José Luis González Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:38.77
7 Niels Kim Hjorth Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)3:39.75
8 Abderrahmane Morceli Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)3:39.88
9 Stefano Mei Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)3:41.78
10 Graham Williamson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:45.84
11 Frank O'Mara Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)3:47.10
Robert Nemeth Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT) DNF
Heat 2
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Steve Cram Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:35.77Q, CR
2 Steve Ovett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:36.26Q
3 José Manuel Abascal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:36.35Q
4 Pierre Délèze Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)3:36.37Q
5 John Walker Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)3:36.52q
6 Dragan Zdravković Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)3:37.31q
7 Mike Boit Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:37.75q
8 Claudio Patrignani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)3:38.36
9 Sydney Maree Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:38.65
10 Piotr Kurek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)3:39.54
11 Ray Flynn Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)3:40.26
12 Eddy Stevens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)3:42.63
13 Tom Byers Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:43.97

Final

The final took place on August 14.

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Steve Cram Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:41.59
Silver medal icon.svg Steve Scott Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:41.87
Bronze medal icon.svg Saïd Aouita Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)3:42.02
4 Steve Ovett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)3:42.34
5 José Manuel Abascal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)3:42.47
6 Pierre Délèze Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)3:43.69
7 Andreas Busse Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)3:43.72
8 Dragan Zdravković Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)3:43.75
9 John Walker Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)3:44.24
10 Jan Kubista Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)3:44.30
11 Uwe Becker Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)3:45.09
12 Mike Boit Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3:46.46

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