IAAF World Championships
Olympiastadion, Helsinki (FIN)
07–14 AUG 1983
OW
Men's 400 Metres
Final
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bert CAMERON | 16 NOV 1959 | JAM | 45.05 |
| 2. | Michael FRANKS | 23 SEP 1963 | USA | 45.22 |
| 3. | Sunder NIX | 02 DEC 1961 | USA | 45.24 |
| 4. | Erwin SKAMRAHL | 08 MAR 1958 | FRG | 45.37 |
| 5. | Hartmut WEBER | 17 OCT 1960 | FRG | 45.49 |
| 6. | Thomas SCHÖNLEBE | 06 AUG 1965 | GDR | 45.50 |
| 7. | Michael PAUL | 28 MAR 1957 | TTO | 45.80 |
| 8. | Gerson DE SOUZA | 02 JAN 1959 | BRA | 45.91 |
Semifinal - Heat 1
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michael FRANKS | 23 SEP 1963 | USA | 45.44 |
| 2. | Hartmut WEBER | 17 OCT 1960 | FRG | 45.61 |
| 3. | Thomas SCHÖNLEBE | 06 AUG 1965 | GDR | 45.67 |
| 4. | Michael PAUL | 28 MAR 1957 | TTO | 45.83 |
| 5. | Ján TOMKO | 27 AUG 1962 | TCH | 46.03 |
| 6. | Todd BENNETT | 06 JUL 1962 | GBR | 46.11 |
| 7. | Darren CLARK | 06 SEP 1965 | AUS | 46.36 |
| 8. | Martin WEPPLER | 21 FEB 1958 | FRG | 46.55 |
Semifinal - Heat 2
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bert CAMERON | 16 NOV 1959 | JAM | 45.48 |
| 2. | Erwin SKAMRAHL | 08 MAR 1958 | FRG | 45.61 |
| 3. | Gerson DE SOUZA | 02 JAN 1959 | BRA | 45.63 |
| 4. | Sunder NIX | 02 DEC 1961 | USA | 45.73 |
| 5. | Viktor MARKIN | 23 FEB 1957 | URS | 45.73 |
| 6. | Doug HINDS | 15 APR 1958 | CAN | 46.52 |
| 7. | Moses KYESWA | 12 APR 1958 | UGA | 46.79 |
| 8. | Phil BROWN | 06 JAN 1962 | GBR | 46.81 |
Quarterfinal - Heat 1
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michael FRANKS | 23 SEP 1963 | USA | 45.57 |
| 2. | Phil BROWN | 06 JAN 1962 | GBR | 45.80 |
| 3. | Thomas SCHÖNLEBE | 06 AUG 1965 | GDR | 45.86 |
| 4. | Martin WEPPLER | 21 FEB 1958 | FRG | 46.12 |
| 5. | Gary MINIHAN | 24 JAN 1962 | AUS | 46.32 |
| 6. | Mike OKOT | 25 DEC 1958 | UGA | 46.38 |
| 7. | Christopher MADZOKERE | 13 JUL 1954 | ZIM | 46.74 |
| Dušan MALOVEC | 01 JUL 1957 | TCH | DNF |
Quarterfinal - Heat 2
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bert CAMERON | 16 NOV 1959 | JAM | 45.76 |
| 2. | Darren CLARK | 06 SEP 1965 | AUS | 45.84 |
| 3. | Erwin SKAMRAHL | 08 MAR 1958 | FRG | 45.90 |
| 4. | Gerson DE SOUZA | 02 JAN 1959 | BRA | 45.94 |
| 5. | Gabriel TIACOH | 10 SEP 1963 | CIV | 46.22 |
| 6. | Elliot TABRON | 23 MAY 1960 | USA | 46.54 |
| 7. | Isidro DEL PRADO | 15 MAY 1959 | PHI | 46.71 |
| 8. | Matti RUSANEN | 15 AUG 1955 | FIN | 47.69 |
Quarterfinal - Heat 3
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hartmut WEBER | 17 OCT 1960 | FRG | 46.01 |
| 2. | Moses KYESWA | 12 APR 1958 | UGA | 46.31 |
| 3. | Michael PAUL | 28 MAR 1957 | TTO | 46.44 |
| 4. | Doug HINDS | 15 APR 1958 | CAN | 46.62 |
| 5. | Susumu TAKANO | 21 MAY 1961 | JPN | 47.06 |
| 6. | James ATUTI | 19 MAR 1954 | KEN | 47.59 |
| 7. | Oddur SIGURDSSON | 28 APR 1959 | ISL | 48.09 |
| Marcel ARNOLD | 17 JAN 1962 | SUI | DNS |
Quarterfinal - Heat 4
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Viktor MARKIN | 23 FEB 1957 | URS | 46.16 |
| 2. | Sunder NIX | 02 DEC 1961 | USA | 46.19 |
| 3. | Ján TOMKO | 27 AUG 1962 | TCH | 46.24 |
| 4. | Todd BENNETT | 06 JUL 1962 | GBR | 46.39 |
| 5. | Héctor DALEY | 22 NOV 1961 | PAN | 46.42 |
| 6. | Eric JOSJÖ | 30 AUG 1961 | SWE | 46.97 |
| 7. | Sándor VASVÁRI | 21 JAN 1961 | HUN | 47.34 |
| Hassan EL KASHIEF | 26 MAR 1956 | SUD | DNF |
Round 1 - Heat 1
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sunder NIX | 02 DEC 1961 | USA | 46.19 |
| 2. | Gerson DE SOUZA | 02 JAN 1959 | BRA | 46.43 |
| 3. | Phil BROWN | 06 JAN 1962 | GBR | 46.60 |
| 4. | Isidro DEL PRADO | 15 MAY 1959 | PHI | 46.92 |
| 5. | Aldo CANTI | 09 MAR 1961 | FRA | 47.50 |
| 6. | Gordan HINDS | 1961 | BAR | 47.55 |
| 7. | Kenrick CAMERUD | 1960 | SKN | 49.68 |
| Paiwa BOGELA | 22 AUG 1956 | PNG | DNS |
Round 1 - Heat 2
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bert CAMERON | 16 NOV 1959 | JAM | 46.11 |
| 2. | Ján TOMKO | 27 AUG 1962 | TCH | 46.17 |
| 3. | Thomas SCHÖNLEBE | 06 AUG 1965 | GDR | 46.23 |
| 4. | Sándor VASVÁRI | 21 JAN 1961 | HUN | 46.69 |
| 5. | Abu AL HASSAN | 1962 | GHA | 48.14 |
| 6. | Khalil IBRAHIM SALEM | 1960 | UAE | 48.16 |
| 7. | Ali AL HARAZI | 1962 | YEM | 59.67 |
| Ángel HERAS | 18 SEP 1958 | ESP | DQ |
Round 1 - Heat 3
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Erwin SKAMRAHL | 08 MAR 1958 | FRG | 46.31 |
| 2. | Todd BENNETT | 06 JUL 1962 | GBR | 46.58 |
| 3. | Doug HINDS | 15 APR 1958 | CAN | 46.64 |
| 4. | Gary MINIHAN | 24 JAN 1962 | AUS | 46.90 |
| 5. | James ATUTI | 19 MAR 1954 | KEN | 46.95 |
| 6. | Dean GREENAWAY | 13 JAN 1959 | IVB | 48.26 |
| Emmanuel BITANGA | 05 NOV 1953 | CMR | DNF |
Round 1 - Heat 4
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michael PAUL | 28 MAR 1957 | TTO | 46.33 |
| 2. | Moses KYESWA | 12 APR 1958 | UGA | 46.35 |
| 3. | Susumu TAKANO | 21 MAY 1961 | JPN | 46.66 |
| 4. | Elliot TABRON | 23 MAY 1960 | USA | 46.68 |
| 5. | Marcel ARNOLD | 17 JAN 1962 | SUI | 47.44 |
| 6. | David SAWYER | 06 MAY 1961 | SLE | 49.29 |
| 7. | Lenford O'GARRO | 01 JUN 1965 | VIN | 50.25 |
| Nafi MERSAL | 27 JUL 1960 | EGY | DNS |
Round 1 - Heat 5
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Martin WEPPLER | 21 FEB 1958 | FRG | 46.32 |
| 2. | Hassan EL KASHIEF | 26 MAR 1956 | SUD | 46.61 |
| 3. | Viktor MARKIN | 23 FEB 1957 | URS | 46.74 |
| 4. | Gabriel TIACOH | 10 SEP 1963 | CIV | 47.11 |
| 5. | Héctor DALEY | 22 NOV 1961 | PAN | 47.19 |
| 6. | Eric JOSJÖ | 30 AUG 1961 | SWE | 47.25 |
| 7. | Jean-Marie RUDASINGWA | 1961 | RWA | 50.52 |
| Alan INGRAHAM | 07 MAR 1962 | BAH | DNS |
Round 1 - Heat 6
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michael FRANKS | 23 SEP 1963 | USA | 46.16 |
| 2. | Oddur SIGURDSSON | 28 APR 1959 | ISL | 47.09 |
| 3. | Christopher MADZOKERE | 13 JUL 1954 | ZIM | 47.17 |
| 4. | Dušan MALOVEC | 01 JUL 1957 | TCH | 47.35 |
| 5. | Moussa FALL | 28 AUG 1963 | SEN | 47.72 |
| 6. | Joseph RAMOTSHABI | 01 JUN 1962 | BOT | 48.35 |
| 7. | Agripa MWAUSEGHA | 30 JUN 1956 | MAW | 49.02 |
| Sunday UTI | 23 OCT 1962 | NGR | DQ |
Round 1 - Heat 7
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hartmut WEBER | 17 OCT 1960 | FRG | 45.74 |
| 2. | Darren CLARK | 06 SEP 1965 | AUS | 46.26 |
| 3. | Mike OKOT | 25 DEC 1958 | UGA | 46.69 |
| 4. | Matti RUSANEN | 15 AUG 1955 | FIN | 47.37 |
| 5. | Adram M'KUMI | 1963 | TAN | 49.22 |
| 6. | Clive WILLIAMS | 1960 | BIZ | 51.82 |
| Mike SOLOMON | 29 SEP 1954 | TTO | DNS | |
| Roberto RIBAUD | 30 JUN 1961 | ITA | DQ |
Combined Events - OW
Men's 400 Metres
Combined - Group
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Torsten VOSS | 24 MAR 1963 | GDR | 48.02 | 908 |
| 2. | Jürgen HINGSEN | 15 APR 1958 | FRG | 48.08 | 905 |
| 3. | Siegfried WENTZ | 07 MAR 1960 | FRG | 48.09 | 905 |
| 4. | Stefan NIKLAUS | 17 APR 1958 | SUI | 48.12 | 903 |
| 4. | Daley THOMPSON | 30 JUL 1958 | GBR | 48.12 | 903 |
| 6. | Uwe FREIMUTH | 10 SEP 1961 | GDR | 48.43 | 888 |
| 7. | Guido KRATSCHMER | 10 JAN 1953 | FRG | 48.61 | 880 |
| 8. | Dariusz LUDWIG | 25 FEB 1955 | POL | 48.84 | 869 |
| 9. | Steffen GRUMMT | 05 SEP 1959 | GDR | 48.97 | 863 |
| 10. | Trond SKRAMSTAD | 06 DEC 1960 | NOR | 49.13 | 855 |
| 11. | Aleksandr NEVSKIY | 21 FEB 1958 | URS | 49.35 | 845 |
| 12. | Konstantin AKHAPKIN | 19 JAN 1956 | URS | 49.43 | 841 |
| 13. | Robert DE WIT | 07 AUG 1962 | NED | 49.46 | 840 |
| 14. | Harri SUNDELL | 03 JUN 1953 | FIN | 49.49 | 838 |
| 15. | Martin MACHURA | 19 FEB 1958 | TCH | 50.24 | 804 |
| 16. | Thrainn HAFSTEINSSON | 06 SEP 1957 | ISL | 50.47 | 793 |
| 17. | Joško VLAŠIĆ | 22 JUL 1956 | YUG | 51.01 | 769 |
| 18. | Conny SILFVER | 18 OCT 1957 | SWE | 51.55 | 745 |
| 19. | John CRIST | 28 AUG 1954 | USA | 51.67 | 739 |
| 20. | Ángel DÍAZ | 29 OCT 1961 | GUA | 52.01 | 724 |
| 21. | Claudio ESCAURIZA | 03 MAY 1958 | PAR | 52.98 | 682 |
| 22. | Niulolo PELESIKOTI | 1959 | TGA | 53.13 | 676 |
| Grigoriy DEGTYARYOV | 16 AUG 1958 | URS | DNS |
