1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

These are the official results of the men's 1500 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 52 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 14 August 1983.

Men's 1500 metres
at the 1983 World Championships
VenueHelsinki Olympic Stadium
Dates12 August (heats)
13 August (semi-finals)
14 August (final)
Competitors52
Winning time3:41.59
Medalists
gold medal    Great Britain
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    Morocco
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Records edit

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record   Steve Ovett (GBR) 3:31.36 Koblenz, West Germany August 27, 1980
Championship Record New event

Results edit

Qualifying heats edit

The qualifying heats took place on 12 August, with the 52 athletes involved being split into 4 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 8 fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals.

Heat 1
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Pierre Délèze   Switzerland (SUI) 3:42.28 Q, CR
2 Sydney Maree   United States (USA) 3:43.13 Q
3 Uwe Becker   West Germany (FRG) 3:43.18 Q
4 Ray Flynn   Ireland (IRL) 3:43.27 Q
5 João Campos   Portugal (POR) 3:43.44
6 Kipkoech Cheruiyot   Kenya (KEN) 3:43.58
7 Nikolay Kirov   Soviet Union (URS) 3:43.77
8 Jan Persson   Sweden (SWE) 3:43.83
9 Dave Reid   Canada (CAN) 3:45.08
10 Mohamed Neji Henkiri   Tunisia (TUN) 3:45.90
11 Jama Aden   Somalia (SOM) 3:46.87
12 Tisbite Rakotoarisoa   Madagascar (MAD) 3:52.91
13 Luis Munguia   Nicaragua (NCA) 4:02.06
Heat 2
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Steve Cram   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:40.17 Q, CR
2 Saïd Aouita   Morocco (MAR) 3:40.39 Q
3 Frank O'Mara   Ireland (IRL) 3:40.53 Q
4 John Walker   New Zealand (NZL) 3:40.67 Q
5 Piotr Kurek   Poland (POL) 3:40.96 q
6 Niels Kim Hjorth   Denmark (DEN) 3:41.29 q
7 Peter Wirz   Switzerland (SUI) 3:41.69
8 Philippe Dien   France (FRA) 3:43.15
9 Spyros Spyrou   Cyprus (CYP) 3:43.94
10 Paul Rugut   Kenya (KEN) 3:46.00
11 Jimmy Igohe   Tanzania (TAN) 3:48.58
12 Charlie Oliver   Solomon Islands (SOL) 4:18.24
Mehdi Aidet   Algeria (ALG) DNS
Heat 3
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Andreas Busse   East Germany (GDR) 3:38.65 Q, CR
2 Steve Ovett   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:39.00 Q
3 Dragan Zdravković   Yugoslavia (YUG) 3:39.18 Q
4 Jan Kubista   Czechoslovakia (TCH) 3:39.20 Q
5 Tom Byers   United States (USA) 3:39.41 q
6 Eddy Stevens   Belgium (BEL) 3:39.77 q
7 Stefano Mei   Italy (ITA) 3:39.93 q
8 José Luis González   Spain (ESP) 3:41.29 q
9 Pascal Thiebaut   France (FRA) 3:41.51
10 Amar Brahmia   Algeria (ALG) 3:42.75
11 Omer Khalifa   Sudan (SUD) 3:48.23
12 John Chappory   Gibraltar (GIB) 3:56.92
13 Jean-Marie Rudasinqwa   Rwanda (RWA) 3:57.49
Heat 4
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Steve Scott   United States (USA) 3:37.87 Q, CR
2 José Manuel Abascal   Spain (ESP) 3:38.06 Q
3 Claudio Patrignani   Italy (ITA) 3:38.35 Q
4 Graham Williamson   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:38.99 Q
5 Abderrahmane Morceli   Algeria (ALG) 3:39.77 q
6 Robert Nemeth   Austria (AUT) 3:39.93 q
7 Mike Boit   Kenya (KEN) 3:40.06 q
8 Antti Loikkanen   Finland (FIN) 3:44.47
9 Sermet Timurlenk   Turkey (TUR) 3:46.74
10 Mohammed Darwish   Iraq (IRQ) 3:50.04
11 Ibrahim Malallah   Qatar (QAT) 3:52.05
12 Masini Situ-Kubanza   Zaire (ZAI) 4:06.44
13 Sekou Camara   Guinea (GUI) 4:08.46

Semi-finals edit

The semifinals took place on 13 August, with the 25 athletes involved being split into 2 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 4 fastest ( q ) qualified for the final.

Heat 1
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Steve Scott   United States (USA) 3:36.43 Q, CR
2 Saïd Aouita   Morocco (MAR) 3:36.43 Q
3 Jan Kubista   Czechoslovakia (TCH) 3:37.12 Q
4 Uwe Becker   West Germany (FRG) 3:37.27 Q
5 Andreas Busse   East Germany (GDR) 3:37.54 q
6 José Luis González   Spain (ESP) 3:38.77
7 Niels Kim Hjorth   Denmark (DEN) 3:39.75
8 Abderrahmane Morceli   Algeria (ALG) 3:39.88
9 Stefano Mei   Italy (ITA) 3:41.78
10 Graham Williamson   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:45.84
11 Frank O'Mara   Ireland (IRL) 3:47.10
Robert Nemeth   Austria (AUT) DNF
Heat 2
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Steve Cram   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:35.77 Q, CR
2 Steve Ovett   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:36.26 Q
3 José Manuel Abascal   Spain (ESP) 3:36.35 Q
4 Pierre Délèze   Switzerland (SUI) 3:36.37 Q
5 John Walker   New Zealand (NZL) 3:36.52 q
6 Dragan Zdravković   Yugoslavia (YUG) 3:37.31 q
7 Mike Boit   Kenya (KEN) 3:37.75 q
8 Claudio Patrignani   Italy (ITA) 3:38.36
9 Sydney Maree   United States (USA) 3:38.65
10 Piotr Kurek   Poland (POL) 3:39.54
11 Ray Flynn   Ireland (IRL) 3:40.26
12 Eddy Stevens   Belgium (BEL) 3:42.63
13 Tom Byers   United States (USA) 3:43.97

Final edit

The final took place on August 14.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Steve Cram   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:41.59
  Steve Scott   United States (USA) 3:41.87
  Saïd Aouita   Morocco (MAR) 3:42.02
4 Steve Ovett   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 3:42.34
5 José Manuel Abascal   Spain (ESP) 3:42.47
6 Pierre Délèze   Switzerland (SUI) 3:43.69
7 Andreas Busse   East Germany (GDR) 3:43.72
8 Dragan Zdravković   Yugoslavia (YUG) 3:43.75
9 John Walker   New Zealand (NZL) 3:44.24
10 Jan Kubista   Czechoslovakia (TCH) 3:44.30
11 Uwe Becker   West Germany (FRG) 3:45.09
12 Mike Boit   Kenya (KEN) 3:46.46

References edit