1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
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These are the official results of the men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on 9 August 1983.
| Men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1983 World Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 7 August (heats) 8 August (semi-finals) 9 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 34 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 47.50 CR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Medalists
| Gold |  Edwin MosesUnited States (USA) |
| Silver |  Harald SchmidWest Germany (FRG) |
| Bronze |  Aleksandr KharlovSoviet Union (URS) |
Records
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World Record | Edwin Moses (USA) |
47.13 | Milan, Italy | July 3, 1980 |
| Championship Record | New event | |||
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
 |
Edwin Moses (USA) |
47.50 |
 |
Harald Schmid (FRG) |
48.61 |
 |
Aleksandr Kharlov (URS) |
49.03 |
| 4. |  Sven Nylander (SWE) |
49.06 |
| 5. | Andre Phillips (USA) |
49.24 |
| 6. | David Lee (USA) |
49.32 |
| 7. |  Amadou Dia Ba (SEN) |
49.61 |
| 8. |  Ryszard Szparak (POL) |
49.78 |
Semi-finals
- Held on Monday 1983-08-08
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Edwin Moses (USA) |
48.11 |
| 2. | Andre Phillips (USA) |
48.99 |
| 3. | Amadou Dia Ba (SEN) |
49.18 |
| 4. | Aleksandr Kharlov (URS) |
49.75 |
| 5. |  Ahmed Hamada Jassim (BHR) |
50.04 |
| 6. |  Franz Meier (SUI) |
50.31 |
| 7. |  Rik Tommelein (BEL) |
50.54 |
| — |  Toma Tomov (BUL) |
DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Harald Schmid (FRG) |
48.57 |
| 2. | David Lee (USA) |
48.63 |
| 3. | Ryszard Szparak (POL) |
49.17 NR |
| 4. | Sven Nylander (SWE) |
49.18 |
| 5. |  Daniel Ogidi (NGR) |
49.51 |
| 6. |  José Alonso (ESP) |
49.91 |
| 7. |  Karl Smith (JAM) |
49.99 |
| 8. | Krasimir Demirev (BUL) |
50.91 |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Sunday 1983-08-07
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andre Phillips | United States |
50.44 |
| 2. | Rik Tommelein | Belgium |
50.99 |
| 3. | Gary Oakes |  Great Britain & N.I. |
51.23 |
| 4. | Ian Newhouse |  Canada |
51.45 |
| 5. | Meshak Munyoro |  Kenya |
53.25 |
| 6. | Paiwa Bogela |  Papua New Guinea |
54.68 |
| — | Aleksandr Yatsevich | Soviet Union |
DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aleksandr Kharlov | Soviet Union |
50.12 |
| 2. | Sven Nylander | Sweden |
50.23 |
| 3. | José Alonso | Spain |
50.53 |
| 4. | Vladislav Pecen |  Czechoslovakia |
50.86 |
| 5. | István Takács |  Hungary |
50.97 |
| 6. | Peter Rwamuhanda |  Uganda |
50.99 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | David Lee | United States |
50.15 |
| 3. | Toma Tomov | Bulgaria |
50.39 |
| 3. | Karl Smith | Jamaica |
50.64 |
| 4. | Thomas Futterknecht |  Austria |
50.68 |
| 5. | Antônio Dias Ferreira |  Brazil |
50.76 |
| 6. | Stephen Sole | Great Britain & N.I. |
51.80 |
| 7. | Ahmed Abdelhalim Ghanem |  Egypt |
52.32 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Edwin Moses | United States |
49.54 |
| 2. | Daniel Ogidi | Nigeria |
50.44 |
| 3. | Amadou Dia Ba | Senegal |
50.59 |
| 4. | Krasimir Demirev | Bulgaria |
50.62 |
| 5. | Greg Rolle |  Bahamas |
50.92 |
| 6. | Rok Kopitar |  Yugoslavia |
52.34 |
| 7. | Carlos Azulay | Spain |
DSQ |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Harald Schmid | West Germany |
49.99 |
| 2. | Ryszard Szparak | Poland |
50.09 |
| 3. | Franz Meier |  Switzerland |
50.09 |
| 4. | Ahmed Hamada Jassim | Bahrain |
50.53 |
| 5. | Petter Hesselberg |  Norway |
51.67 |
| 6. | Georgios Vamvakas |  Greece |
51.92 |
| 7. | David Charlton | Bahamas |
52.02 |