1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

None Men's 400 metres hurdles 1983 World Championships Helsinki Olympic Stadium 7 August (heats)8 August (semi-finals)9 August (final) 34 47.50 CR Edwin Moses USA Harald Schmid FRG Aleksandr Kharlov URS 1987 These are the official results of the men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on 9 August 1983. Medalists GoldUSA Edwin MosesUnited States (USA)SilverFRG Harald SchmidWest Germany (FRG)BronzeURS Aleksandr KharlovSoviet Union (URS) Records Existing records at the start of the event. World RecordEdwin Moses USA47.13Milan, ItalyJuly 3, 1980Championship RecordNew event Final RANKFINALTIMEImage:Med 1.pngEdwin Moses USA47.50Image:Med 2.pngHarald Schmid FRG48.61Image:Med 3.pngAleksandr Kharlov URS49.034.Sven Nylander SWE49.065.Andre Phillips USA49.246.David Lee USA49.327.Amadou Dia Ba SEN49.618.Ryszard Szparak POL49.78 Semi-finals Held on Monday 1983-08-08 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.Edwin Moses USA48.112.Andre Phillips USA48.993.Amadou Dia Ba SEN49.184.Aleksandr Kharlov URS49.755.Ahmed Hamada Jassim BHR 197250.046.Franz Meier SUI50.317.Rik Tommelein BEL50.54—Toma Tomov BUL 1971DNF RANKHEAT 2TIME1.Harald Schmid FRG48.572.David Lee USA48.633.Ryszard Szparak POL49.17 NR4.Sven Nylander SWE49.185.Daniel Ogidi NGR49.516.José Alonso ESP49.917.Karl Smith JAM49.998.Krasimir Demirev BUL 197150.91 Qualifying heats Held on Sunday 1983-08-07 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.Andre Phillips USA50.44 2.Rik TommeleinBEL50.99 3.Gary OakesGBR51.23 4.Ian NewhouseCAN51.45 5.Meshak MunyoroKEN53.25 6.Paiwa BogelaPNG54.68 —Aleksandr YatsevichURSDNF RANKHEAT 2TIME1.Aleksandr KharlovURS50.12 2.Sven NylanderSWE50.23 3.José AlonsoESP50.534.Vladislav PecenTCH50.86 5.István TakácsHUN50.97 6.Peter RwamuhandaUGA50.99 RANKHEAT 3TIME1.David LeeUSA50.15 3.Toma TomovBUL50.39 3.Karl SmithJAM50.64 4.Thomas FutterknechtAUT50.68 5.Antônio Dias FerreiraBRA50.76 6.Stephen SoleGBR51.80 7.Ahmed Abdelhalim GhanemEGY52.32 RANKHEAT 4TIME1.Edwin MosesUSA49.542.Daniel OgidiNGR50.44 3.Amadou Dia BaSEN50.59 4.Krasimir DemirevBUL50.62 5.Greg RolleBAH50.92 6.Rok KopitarYUG52.34 7.Carlos AzulayESPDSQ RANKHEAT 5TIME1.Harald SchmidFRG49.99 2.Ryszard SzparakPOL50.09 3.Franz MeierSUI50.09 4.Ahmed Hamada JassimBHR50.53 5.Petter HesselbergNOR51.67 6.Georgios VamvakasGRE51.92 7.David CharltonBAH52.02 See also 1980 Men's Olympic 400m Hurdles (Moscow) 1982 Men's European Championships 400m Hurdles (Athens) 1984 Men's Olympic 400m Hurdles (Los Angeles) References Results H Category:400 metres hurdles at the World Athletics Championships