| Men's 400 metres at the 1983 World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 7 August (heats) 8 August (quarter-finals) 9 August (semi-finals) 10 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 55 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 45.05 CR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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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.
Records
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World Record |  Lee Evans (USA) |
43.86 | Mexico City, Mexico | October 18, 1968 |
| Championship Record | New 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
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunder Nix | United States (USA) |
46.19 | Q, CR |
| 2 | Gerson A. Souza | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil (BRA) |
46.43 | Q |
| 3 | Philip Brown |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
46.60 | Q |
| 4 | Isidro del Prado | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippines (PHI) |
46.92 | q |
| 5 | Aldo Canti |  France (FRA) |
47.50 | |
| 6 | Gordan Hinds |  Barbados (BAR) |
47.55 | |
| 7 | Kenrick Camerud |  Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) |
49.68 | |
| Paiwa Bogela |  Papua New Guinea (PNG) |
DNS |
- Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Cameron |  Jamaica (JAM) |
46.11 | Q, CR |
| 2 | Ján Tomko |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
46.17 | Q |
| 3 | Thomas Schönlebe |  East Germany (GDR) |
46.23 | Q |
| 4 | Sándor Vasvári |  Hungary (HUN) |
46.69 | q |
| 5 | Abu Alhassan |  Ghana (GHA) |
48.14 | |
| 6 | Salem Khalil Ibrahim |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
48.16 | |
| 7 | Ali Al Harazi |  Yemen (YEM) |
59.67 | |
| Ángel Heras |  Spain (ESP) |
DQ |
- Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erwin Skamrahl |  West Germany (FRG) |
46.31 | Q |
| 2 | Todd Bennett | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
46.58 | Q |
| 3 | Douglas Hinds | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (CAN) |
46.64 | Q |
| 4 | Gary Minihan |  Australia (AUS) |
46.90 | q |
| 5 | James Atuti |  Kenya (KEN) |
46.95 | q |
| 6 | Dean Greenaway |  British Virgin Islands (IVB) |
48.26 | |
| Emmanuel Bitanga |  Cameroon (CMR) |
DNS |
- Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Paul |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
46.33 | Q |
| 2 | Moses Kyeswa |  Uganda (UGA) |
46.35 | Q |
| 3 | Susumu Takano | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan (JPN) |
46.66 | Q |
| 4 | Eliot Tabron | United States (USA) |
46.68 | q |
| 5 | Marcel Arnold |  Switzerland (SUI) |
47.44 | q |
| 6 | David Sawyerr |  Sierra Leone (SLE) |
49.29 | |
| 7 | Lenford O'Garro | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) |
50.25 | |
| Nafi Ahmed Mersal | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Egypt (EGY) |
DNF |
- Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Weppler | West Germany (FRG) |
46.32 | Q |
| 2 | Hassan El Kachief |  Sudan (SUD) |
46.61 | Q |
| 3 | Viktor Markin |  Soviet Union (URS) |
46.74 | Q |
| 4 | Gabriel Tiacoh |  Ivory Coast (CIV) |
47.11 | q |
| 5 | Hector Daley |  Panama (PAN) |
47.19 | q |
| 6 | Eric Josjö |  Sweden (SWE) |
47.25 | q |
| 7 | Jean-Marie Rudasinqwa | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rwanda (RWA) |
50.52 | |
| Allan Ingraham |  Bahamas (BAH) |
DNS |
- Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Franks | United States (USA) |
46.16 | Q |
| 2 | Oddur Sigurdsson |  Iceland (ISL) |
47.09 | Q |
| 3 | Christopher Madzokere |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) |
47.17 | Q |
| 4 | Dušan Malovec | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
47.35 | q |
| 5 | Moussa Fall |  Senegal (SEN) |
47.72 | |
| 6 | Joseph Ramotshabi |  Botswana (BOT) |
48.35 | |
| 7 | Agripa Mwausegha |  Malawi (MAW) |
49.02 | |
| Sunday Uti |  Nigeria (NGR) |
DQ |
- Heat 7
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartmut Weber | West Germany (FRG) |
45.74 | Q, CR |
| 2 | Darren Clark | Australia (AUS) |
46.26 | Q |
| 3 | Mike Okot | Uganda (UGA) |
46.69 | Q |
| 4 | Matti Rusanen |  Finland (FIN) |
47.37 | q |
| 5 | Adram M'Kumi |  Tanzania (TAN) |
49.22 | |
| 6 | Clive Williams | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belize (BIZ) |
51.82 | |
| Mike Solomon | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
DNS | ||
| Roberto Ribaud |  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
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Franks | United States (USA) |
45.57 | Q, CR |
| 2 | Philip Brown | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
45.80 | Q |
| 3 | Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany (GDR) |
45.86 | Q |
| 4 | Martin Weppler | West Germany (FRG) |
46.12 | Q |
| 5 | Gary Minihan | Australia (AUS) |
46.32 | |
| 6 | Mike Okot | Uganda (UGA) |
46.38 | |
| 7 | Christopher Madzokere | Zimbabwe (ZIM) |
46.74 | |
| Dušan Malovec | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
DNF |
- Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Cameron | Jamaica (JAM) |
45.76 | Q |
| 2 | Darren Clark | Australia (AUS) |
45.84 | Q |
| 3 | Erwin Skamrahl | West Germany (FRG) |
45.90 | Q |
| 4 | Gerson A. Souza | Brazil (BRA) |
45.94 | Q |
| 5 | Gabriel Tiacoh | Ivory Coast (CIV) |
46.22 | |
| 6 | Eliot Tabron | United States (USA) |
46.54 | |
| 7 | Isidro del Prado | Philippines (PHI) |
46.71 | |
| 8 | Matti Rusanen | Finland (FIN) |
47.69 |
- Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartmut Weber | West Germany (FRG) |
46.01 | Q |
| 2 | Moses Kyeswa | Uganda (UGA) |
46.31 | Q |
| 3 | Michael Paul | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
46.44 | Q |
| 4 | Douglas Hinds | Canada (CAN) |
46.62 | Q |
| 5 | Susumu Takano | Japan (JPN) |
47.06 | |
| 6 | James Atuti | Kenya (KEN) |
47.59 | |
| 7 | Oddur Sigurdsson | Iceland (ISL) |
48.09 | |
| Marcel Arnold | Switzerland (SUI) |
DNS |
- Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Markin | Soviet Union (URS) |
46.16 | Q |
| 2 | Sunder Nix | United States (USA) |
46.19 | Q |
| 3 | Ján Tomko | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
46.24 | Q |
| 4 | Todd Bennett | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
46.39 | Q |
| 5 | Hector Daley | Panama (PAN) |
46.42 | |
| 6 | Eric Josjö | Sweden (SWE) |
46.97 | |
| 7 | Sándor Vasvári | Hungary (HUN) |
47.34 | |
| Hassan El Kachief | 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
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Franks | United States (USA) |
45.44 | Q, CR |
| 2 | Hartmut Weber | West Germany (FRG) |
45.61 | Q |
| 3 | Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany (GDR) |
45.67 | Q |
| 4 | Michael Paul | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
45.83 | Q |
| 5 | Ján Tomko | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
46.03 | |
| 6 | Todd Bennett | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
46.11 | |
| 7 | Darren Clark | Australia (AUS) |
46.36 | |
| 8 | Martin Weppler | West Germany (FRG) |
46.55 |
- Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Cameron | Jamaica (JAM) |
45.48 | Q |
| 2 | Erwin Skamrahl | West Germany (FRG) |
45.61 | Q |
| 3 | Gerson A. Souza | Brazil (BRA) |
45.63 | Q |
| 4 | Sunder Nix | United States (USA) |
45.73 | Q |
| 5 | Viktor Markin | Soviet Union (URS) |
45.73 | |
| 6. | Douglas Hinds | Canada (CAN) |
46.52 | |
| 7. | Moses Kyeswa | Uganda (UGA) |
46.79 | |
| 8. | Philip Brown | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
46.81 |
Final
The final took place on August 10.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Bert Cameron | Jamaica (JAM) |
45.05 | CR |
 |
5 | Michael Franks | United States (USA) |
45.22 | |
 |
1 | Sunder Nix | United States (USA) |
45.24 | |
| 4 | 7 | Erwin Skamrahl | West Germany (FRG) |
45.37 | |
| 5 | 3 | Hartmut Weber | West Germany (FRG) |
45.49 | |
| 6 | 6 | Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany (GDR) |
45.50 | |
| 7 | 8 | Michael Paul | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
45.80 | |
| 8 | 2 | Gerson A. Souza | Brazil (BRA) |
45.91 |
References
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