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 46.19Q, CR
2 Gerson A. Souza Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 46.43Q
3 Philip Brown Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 46.60Q
4 Isidro del Prado Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 46.92q
5 Aldo Canti Flag of France.svg  France 47.50
6 Gordan Hinds Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 47.55
7 Kenrick Camerud Flag of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 49.68
Paiwa Bogela Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea DNS
Heat 2
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Bert Cameron Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 46.11Q, CR
2 Ján Tomko Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 46.17Q
3 Thomas Schönlebe Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 46.23Q
4 Sándor Vasvári Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 46.69q
5 Abu Alhassan Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 48.14
6 Salem Khalil Ibrahim Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 48.16
7 Ali Al Harazi Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 59.67
Ángel Heras Flag of Spain.svg  Spain DQ
Heat 3
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Erwin Skamrahl Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 46.31Q
2 Todd Bennett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 46.58Q
3 Douglas Hinds Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 46.64Q
4 Gary Minihan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 46.90q
5 James Atuti Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 46.95q
6 Dean Greenaway Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 48.26
Emmanuel Bitanga Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon DNS
Heat 4
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Michael Paul Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 46.33Q
2 Moses Kyeswa Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 46.35Q
3 Susumu Takano Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 46.66Q
4 Eliot Tabron Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46.68q
5 Marcel Arnold Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 47.44q
6 David Sawyerr Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 49.29
7 Lenford O'Garro Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979-1985).svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 50.25
Nafi Ahmed Mersal Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt DNF
Heat 5
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Martin Weppler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 46.32Q
2 Hassan El Kachief Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 46.61Q
3 Viktor Markin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 46.74Q
4 Gabriel Tiacoh Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 47.11q
5 Hector Daley Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 47.19q
6 Eric Josjö Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 47.25q
7 Jean-Marie Rudasinqwa Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda 50.52
Allan Ingraham Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas DNS
Heat 6
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Michael Franks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46.16Q
2 Oddur Sigurdsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 47.09Q
3 Christopher Madzokere Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 47.17Q
4 Dušan Malovec Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 47.35q
5 Moussa Fall Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 47.72
6 Joseph Ramotshabi Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 48.35
7 Agripa Mwausegha Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 49.02
Sunday Uti Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria DQ
Heat 7
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Hartmut Weber Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 45.74Q, CR
2 Darren Clark Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 46.26Q
3 Mike Okot Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 46.69Q
4 Matti Rusanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 47.37q
5 Adram M'Kumi Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 49.22
6 Clive Williams Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize 51.82
Mike Solomon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago DNS
Roberto Ribaud Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 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 45.57Q, CR
2 Philip Brown Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 45.80Q
3 Thomas Schönlebe Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 45.86Q
4 Martin Weppler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 46.12Q
5 Gary Minihan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 46.32
6 Mike Okot Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 46.38
7 Christopher Madzokere Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 46.74
Dušan Malovec Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia DNF
Heat 2
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Bert Cameron Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 45.76Q
2 Darren Clark Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 45.84Q
3 Erwin Skamrahl Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 45.90Q
4 Gerson A. Souza Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 45.94Q
5 Gabriel Tiacoh Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 46.22
6 Eliot Tabron Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46.54
7 Isidro del Prado Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 46.71
8 Matti Rusanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 47.69
Heat 3
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Hartmut Weber Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 46.01Q
2 Moses Kyeswa Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 46.31Q
3 Michael Paul Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 46.44Q
4 Douglas Hinds Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 46.62Q
5 Susumu Takano Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 47.06
6 James Atuti Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 47.59
7 Oddur Sigurdsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 48.09
Marcel Arnold Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland DNS
Heat 4
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Viktor Markin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 46.16Q
2 Sunder Nix Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46.19Q
3 Ján Tomko Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 46.24Q
4 Todd Bennett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 46.39Q
5 Hector Daley Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 46.42
6 Eric Josjö Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 46.97
7 Sándor Vasvári Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 47.34
Hassan El Kachief Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 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 45.44Q, CR
2 Hartmut Weber Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 45.61Q
3 Thomas Schönlebe Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 45.67Q
4 Michael Paul Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 45.83Q
5 Ján Tomko Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 46.03
6 Todd Bennett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 46.11
7 Darren Clark Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 46.36
8 Martin Weppler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 46.55
Heat 2
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Bert Cameron Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 45.48Q
2 Erwin Skamrahl Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 45.61Q
3 Gerson A. Souza Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 45.63Q
4 Sunder Nix Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.73Q
5 Viktor Markin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 45.73
6. Douglas Hinds Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 46.52
7. Moses Kyeswa Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 46.79
8. Philip Brown Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. 46.81

Final

The final took place on August 10.

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

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