1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

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Men's 800 metres
at the 1983 World Championships
Venue Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Dates7 August (heats)
8 August (semi-finals)
9 August (final)
Competitors60 from 46 nations
Winning time1:43.65 CR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1987  

These are the official results of the men's 800 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 60 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats, three semi-finals and the final held on 9 August 1983.

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From the gun, World Junior Record holder and NCAA Champion Joaquim Cruz went out fast to get the lead, with Peter Elliott in lane 1 accelerating when he saw Cruz ahead of him, passing the break point swinging wide to go around Cruz but Cruz would not let him by. Coming off the turn, Elliott accelerated and ran past Cruz to take the lead at the bell in 50.58. Hans-Peter Ferner was next behind them, followed by Willi Wülbeck and Rob Druppers. Coming off the third turn, Cruz again accelerated to try to take back the lead. Down the backstretch, Cruz and Elliott ran shoulder to shoulder. Gritting his teeth, Elliott would not concede the position, Cruz running the final turn outside of Elliott still shoulder to shoulder with now Wülbeck watching the battle from two steps behind. Off the final turn, Cruz accelerated again to pull away from Elliott but Wülbeck went around the outside to sprint past both of them, unleaded to victory. Druppers came off the final turn several metres back, passed a fading Ferner and began sprinting, picking off Elliott and then Cruz just before the finish line.

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World RecordFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sebastian Coe  (GBR)1:41.73 Florence, Italy June 10, 1981
Championship RecordNew event

Results

Qualifying heats

The qualifying heats took place on 7 August, with the 60 athletes involved being split into 8 heats. The first 2 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 8 fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals.

Heat 1
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 James Robinson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:46.32Q, CR
2 Garry Cook Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:46.44Q
3 Viktor Kalinkin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1:46.57q
4 Christoph Ulmer Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)1:47.98
5 Jama Aden Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia  (SOM)1:48.69
6 Paul Gilbert Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1:51.39
7 Khaled Khalifa Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait  (KUW)1:52.84
8 Sekou Camara Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea  (GUI)1:59.90
Heat 2
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Matthias Assmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)1:47.45Q
2 José Luíz Barbosa Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil  (BRA)1:47.47Q
3 Binko Kolev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)1:47.49q
4 Peter Bourke Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1:48.15
5 Petru Drăgoescu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania  (ROM)1:48.33
6 Bo Breigan Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1:49.53
7 Mohammed Darwish Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg  Iraq  (IRQ)1:50.68
Heat 3
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Willi Wülbeck Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)1:46.55Q
2 Philippe Dupont Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:46.62Q
3 David Patrick Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:46.76q
4 Babacar Niang Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal  (SEN)1:47.54
5 Donato Sabia Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1:47.62
6 Sotirios Moutsanas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)1:48.23
7 Vincent Confait Flag of Seychelles (1977-1996).svg  Seychelles  (SEY)1:55.04
8 Jean-Marie Rudasinqwa Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda  (RWA)1:55.12
Heat 4
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Detlef Wagenknecht Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1:49.20Q
2 Sammy Koskei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:49.35Q
3 Omer Khalifa Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan  (SUD)1:49.67
4 Ronny Olsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1:49.72
5 Simon Hoogewerf Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1:49.92
Charlie Oliver Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands  (SOL) DNS
Ryszard Ostrowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL) DNS
Heat 5
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Agberto Guimarães Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil  (BRA)1:48.30Q
2 Alberto Juantorena Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)1:48.40Q
3 Juma Ndiwa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:48.40
4 Mohamed Zahafi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)1:49.43
5 Gordan Hinds Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados  (BAR)1:50.92
6 Didier Le Guillou Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:52.49
7 Ruthsel Martina Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles  (AHO)1:55.67
Heat 6
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 David Mack Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:45.84Q, CR
2 Jorma Härkönen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)1:46.39Q
3 Peter Elliott Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:46.53q
4 José Marajo Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:46.78q
5 Colomán Trabado Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:47.10q
6 Bock-Ju Kim Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea  (KOR)1:48.40
7 Tisbite Rakotoarisoa Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar  (MAD)1:50.70
8 Antonio Cadio Paraiso Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe  (STP)1:58.47
Heat 7
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Rob Druppers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1:46.12Q
2 Joaquim Cruz Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil  (BRA)1:46.12Q
3 Peter Pearless Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)1:47.22q
4 Mike Solomon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)1:47.30q
5 Faouzi Lahbi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)1:47.76
6 Gawain Guy Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)1:49.19
7 John Chappory Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar  (GIB)1:52.30
Heat 8
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Hans-Peter Ferner Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)1:48.34Q
2 Michael Hillardt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1:48.44Q
3 James Maina Boi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:48.69
4 Mark Handelsman Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)1:49.02
5 Mohamed Alouini Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia  (TUN)1:49.09
6 William Wuycke Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela  (VEN)1:50.71
7 Luis Ramirez Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua  (NCA)1:55.77
8 Clive Williams Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize  (BIZ)2:03.64

Semi-finals

The semifinals took place on 8 August, with the 24 athletes involved being split into 3 heats. The first 2 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 2 fastest ( q ) qualified for the final.

Heat 1
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Joaquim Cruz Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil  (BRA)1:45.62Q, CR
2 James Robinson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:46.16Q
3 Philippe Dupont Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:46.36
4 Viktor Kalinkin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1:46.83
5 Mike Solomon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)1:47.10
6 Matthias Assmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)1:48.73
7 Michael Hillardt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1:49.64
Alberto Juantorena Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB) DNS
Heat 2
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Willi Wülbeck Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)1:46.21Q
2 Agberto Guimarães Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil  (BRA)1:46.37Q
3 José Marajo Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1:46.39
4 David Mack Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:46.39
5 Colomán Trabado Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1:46.85
6 Garry Cook Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:47.48
7 Sammy Koskei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)1:48.92
8 Binko Kolev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)1:50.23
Heat 3
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Hans-Peter Ferner Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)1:45.24Q, CR
2 David Patrick Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:45.30Q
3 Peter Elliott Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:45.38q
4 Rob Druppers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1:45.55q
5 Detlef Wagenknecht Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1:45.70
6 Peter Pearless Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)1:47.82
7 José Luíz Barbosa Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil  (BRA)1:48.05
8 Jorma Härkönen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)1:49.39

Final

The final took place on August 9.

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Willi Wülbeck Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)1:43.65 CR
Silver medal icon.svg Rob Druppers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1:44.20
Bronze medal icon.svg Joaquim Cruz Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil  (BRA)1:44.27
4 Peter Elliott Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)1:44.87
5 James Robinson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:45.12
6 Agberto Guimarães Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil  (BRA)1:45.46
7 Hans-Peter Ferner Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)1:45.74
8 David Patrick Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1:46.56

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