1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

Events at the 1983 World Championships
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
3000 m		women
5000 m	men
10,000 m	men
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men
4×100 m relay	men	women
4×400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
20 km walk	men
50 km walk	men
Field events
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men

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.

Medalists

Gold	Bert Cameron Jamaica (JAM)
Silver	Michael Franks United States (USA)
Bronze	Sunder Nix United States (USA)

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

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Bert Cameron (JAM)	45.05
	Michael Franks (USA)	45.22
	Sunder Nix (USA)	45.24
4.	Erwin Skamrahl (FRG)	45.37
5.	Hartmut Weber (FRG)	45.49
6.	Thomas Schönlebe (GDR)	45.50
7.	Michael Paul (TRI)	45.80
8.	Gerson A. Souza (BRA)	45.91

Semifinals

Held on Tuesday 1983-08-09

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Michael Franks (USA)	45.44
2.	Hartmut Weber (FRG)	45.61
3.	Thomas Schönlebe (GDR)	45.67
4.	Michael Paul (TRI)	45.83
5.	Ján Tomko (TCH)	46.03
6.	Todd Bennett (GBR)	46.11
7.	Darren Clark (AUS)	46.36
8.	Martin Weppler (FRG)	46.55

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Bert Cameron (JAM)	45.48
2.	Erwin Skamrahl (FRG)	45.61
3.	Gerson A. Souza (BRA)	45.63
4.	Sunder Nix (USA)	45.73
5.	Viktor Markin (URS)	45.73
6.	Douglas Hinds (CAN)	46.52
7.	Moses Kyeswa (UGA)	46.79
8.	Philip Brown (GBR)	46.81

Quarterfinals

Held on Monday 1983-08-08

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Michael Franks (USA)	45.57
2.	Philip Brown (GBR)	45.80
3.	Thomas Schönlebe (GDR)	45.86
4.	Martin Weppler (FRG)	46.12
5.	Gary Minihan (AUS)	46.32
6.	Mike Okot (UGA)	46.38
7.	Christopher Madzokere (ZIM)	46.74
	Dušan Malovec (TCH)	DNF

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Bert Cameron (JAM)	45.76
2.	Darren Clark (AUS)	45.84
3.	Erwin Skamrahl (FRG)	45.90
4.	Gerson A. Souza (BRA)	45.94
5.	Gabriel Tiacoh (CIV)	46.22
6.	Eliot Tabron (USA)	46.54
7.	Isidro del Prado (PHI)	46.71
8.	Matti Rusanen (FIN)	47.69

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Hartmut Weber (FRG)	46.01
2.	Moses Kyeswa (UGA)	46.31
3.	Michael Paul (TRI)	46.44
4.	Douglas Hinds (CAN)	46.62
5.	Susumu Takano (JPN)	47.06
6.	James Atuti (KEN)	47.59
7.	Oddur Sigurdsson (ISL)	48.09
	Marcel Arnold (SUI)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.	Viktor Markin (URS)	46.16
2.	Sunder Nix (USA)	46.19
3.	Ján Tomko (TCH)	46.24
4.	Todd Bennett (GBR)	46.39
5.	Hector Daley (PAN)	46.42
6.	Eric Josjö (SWE)	46.97
7.	Sándor Vasvári (HUN)	47.34
	Hassan El Kachief (SUD)	DNF

Qualifying heats

Held on Sunday 1983-08-07

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Sunder Nix (USA)	46.19
2.	Gerson A. Souza (BRA)	46.43
3.	Philip Brown (GBR)	46.60
4.	Isidro del Prado (PHI)	46.92
5.	Aldo Canti (FRA)	47.50
6.	Gordan Hinds (BAR)	47.55
7.	Kenrick Camerud (SKN)	49.68
	Paiwa Bogela (PNG)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Bert Cameron (JAM)	46.11
2.	Ján Tomko (TCH)	46.17
3.	Thomas Schönlebe (GDR)	46.23
4.	Sándor Vasvári (HUN)	46.69
5.	Abu Alhassan (GHA)	48.14
6.	Salem Khalil Ibrahim (UAE)	48.16
7.	Ali Al Harazi (YEM)	59.67
	Angel Heras (ESP)	DQ

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Erwin Skamrahl (FRG)	46.31
2.	Todd Bennett (GBR)	46.58
3.	Douglas Hinds (CAN)	46.64
4.	Gary Minihan (AUS)	46.90
5.	James Atuti (KEN)	46.95
6.	Dean Greenaway (IVB)	48.26
	Emmanuel Bitanga (CMR)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.	Michael Paul (TRI)	46.33
2.	Moses Kyeswa (UGA)	46.35
3.	Susumu Takano (JPN)	46.66
4.	Eliot Tabron (USA)	46.68
5.	Marcel Arnold (SUI)	47.44
6.	David Sawyerr (SLE)	49.29
7.	Lenford O'Garro (VIN)	50.25
	Nafi Ahmed Mersal (EGY)	DNF

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.	Martin Weppler (FRG)	46.32
2.	Hassan El Kachief (SUD)	46.61
3.	Viktor Markin (URS)	46.74
4.	Gabriel Tiacoh (CIV)	47.11
5.	Hector Daley (PAN)	47.19
6.	Eric Josjö (SWE)	47.25
7.	Jean-Marie Rudasinqwa (RWA)	50.52
	Allan Ingraham (BAH)	DNS

RANK	HEAT 6	TIME
1.	Michael Franks (USA)	46.16
2.	Oddur Sigurdsson (ISL)	47.09
3.	Christopher Madzokere (ZIM)	47.17
4.	Dušan Malovec (TCH)	47.35
5.	Moussa Fall (SEN)	47.72
6.	Joseph Ramotshabi (BOT)	48.35
7.	Agripa Mwausegha (MAW)	49.02
	Sunday Uti (NGR)	DQ

RANK	HEAT 7	TIME
1.	Hartmut Weber (FRG)	45.74
2.	Darren Clark (AUS)	46.26
3.	Mike Okot (UGA)	46.69
4.	Matti Rusanen (FIN)	47.37
5.	Adram M'Kumi (TAN)	49.22
6.	Clive Williams (BIZ)	51.82
	Mike Solomon (TRI)	DNS
	Roberto Ribaud (ITA)	DQ

References

Results

400 metres at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics

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