IAAF World Championships
Olympiastadion, Helsinki (FIN)
07–14 AUG 1983
OW
Men's 10,000 Metres
Final
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alberto COVA | 01 DEC 1958 | ITA | 28:01.04 |
| 2. | Werner SCHILDHAUER | 05 JUN 1959 | GDR | 28:01.18 |
| 3. | Hansjörg KUNZE | 28 DEC 1959 | GDR | 28:01.26 |
| 4. | Martti VAINIO | 30 DEC 1950 | FIN | 28:01.37 |
| 5. | Gidamis SHAHANGA | 04 SEP 1957 | TAN | 28:01.93 |
| 6. | Carlos LOPES | 18 FEB 1947 | POR | 28:06.78 |
| 7. | Nick ROSE | 30 DEC 1951 | GBR | 28:07.53 |
| 8. | Christoph HERLE | 19 NOV 1955 | FRG | 28:09.05 |
| 9. | Mohamed KEDIR | 18 SEP 1953 | ETH | 28:09.92 |
| 10. | Bekele DEBELE | 12 MAR 1963 | ETH | 28:11.13 |
| 11. | Antonio PRIETO | 11 JAN 1958 | ESP | 28:11.57 |
| 12. | Steve JONES | 04 AUG 1955 | GBR | 28:15.03 |
| 13. | Mark NENOW | 16 NOV 1957 | USA | 28:17.28 |
| 14. | Fernando MAMEDE | 01 NOV 1951 | POR | 28:18.39 |
| 15. | Bill MCCHESNEY | 08 JAN 1959 | USA | 28:34.46 |
| 16. | José GÓMEZ | 19 MAR 1956 | MEX | 28:42.61 |
| 17. | Alberto SALAZAR | 07 AUG 1958 | USA | 28:48.42 |
| Henrik JØRGENSEN | 10 OCT 1961 | DEN | DNS |
Round 1 - Heat 1
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fernando MAMEDE | 01 NOV 1951 | POR | 27:45.54 |
| 2. | Alberto COVA | 01 DEC 1958 | ITA | 27:46.61 |
| 3. | Gidamis SHAHANGA | 04 SEP 1957 | TAN | 27:46.93 |
| 4. | Werner SCHILDHAUER | 05 JUN 1959 | GDR | 27:47.03 |
| 5. | Antonio PRIETO | 11 JAN 1958 | ESP | 27:47.34 |
| 6. | Steve JONES | 04 AUG 1955 | GBR | 27:47.57 |
| 7. | Bekele DEBELE | 12 MAR 1963 | ETH | 27:49.30 |
| 8. | Mark NENOW | 16 NOV 1957 | USA | 27:52.41 |
| 9. | Henrik JØRGENSEN | 10 OCT 1961 | DEN | 28:06.74 |
| 10. | Rodolfo GÓMEZ | 30 OCT 1950 | MEX | 28:25.38 |
| 11. | John TREACY | 04 JUN 1957 | IRL | 28:35.58 |
| 12. | Roy ANDERSEN | 02 APR 1955 | NOR | 29:03.45 |
| 13. | Boualem RAHOUI | 08 OCT 1948 | ALG | 29:10.95 |
| 14. | Domingo TIBADUIZA | 22 NOV 1949 | COL | 29:23.86 |
| 15. | Antoine NIVYOBIZI | 01 JAN 1959 | BDI | 30:45.10 |
| 16. | Ramon LOPEZ | 06 JUN 1963 | PAR | 31:27.10 |
| Markus RYFFEL | 05 FEB 1955 | SUI | DNF | |
| Mehmet YURDADON | 02 JUN 1954 | TUR | DNS |
Round 1 - Heat 2
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hansjörg KUNZE | 28 DEC 1959 | GDR | 28:04.69 |
| 2. | Carlos LOPES | 18 FEB 1947 | POR | 28:05.62 |
| 3. | Nick ROSE | 30 DEC 1951 | GBR | 28:06.05 |
| 4. | Christoph HERLE | 19 NOV 1955 | FRG | 28:06.71 |
| 5. | Mohamed KEDIR | 18 SEP 1953 | ETH | 28:07.16 |
| 6. | Martti VAINIO | 30 DEC 1950 | FIN | 28:07.47 |
| 7. | José GÓMEZ | 19 MAR 1956 | MEX | 28:07.57 |
| 8. | Bill MCCHESNEY | 08 JAN 1959 | USA | 28:08.13 |
| 9. | Alberto SALAZAR | 07 AUG 1958 | USA | 28:10.10 |
| 10. | Steve BINNS | 25 AUG 1960 | GBR | 28:12.79 |
| 11. | Peter BUTLER | 15 FEB 1958 | CAN | 28:13.16 |
| 12. | Zakariah BARIE | 29 MAY 1953 | TAN | 28:22.06 |
| 13. | Ahmed Musa JOUDA | 27 JAN 1957 | SUD | 28:38.03 |
| 14. | Kunimitsu ITO | 06 JAN 1955 | JPN | 29:49.04 |
| 15. | Ronald LANZONI | 21 AUG 1959 | CRC | 30:18.60 |
| 16. | Said ATTOUMANE | 1964 | COM | 34:24.62 |
| Stanislav ROZMAN | 04 JAN 1960 | YUG | DNF | |
| Girma BERHANU | 19 JUL 1960 | ETH | DNS |