| Events at the 1983 World Championships |
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| 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 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.
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| Gold | Steve Cram Great Britain (GBR) |
| Silver | Steve Scott United States (USA) |
| Bronze | Saïd Aouita Morocco (MAR) |
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 | |||
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Cram (GBR) | 3:41.59 | |
| Steve Scott (USA) | 3:41.87 | |
| Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 3:42.02 | |
| 4. | Steve Ovett (GBR) | 3:42.34 |
| 5. | José Manuel Abascal (ESP) | 3:42.47 |
| 6. | Pierre Délèze (SUI) | 3:43.69 |
| 7. | Andreas Busse (GDR) | 3:43.72 |
| 8. | Dragan Zdravković (YUG) | 3:43.75 |
| 9. | John Walker (NZL) | 3:44.24 |
| 10. | Jan Kubista (TCH) | 3:44.30 |
| 11. | Uwe Becker (FRG) | 3:45.09 |
| 12. | Mike Boit (KEN) | 3:46.46 |
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Scott (USA) | 3:36.43 |
| 2. | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 3:36.43 |
| 3. | Jan Kubista (TCH) | 3:37.12 |
| 4. | Uwe Becker (FRG) | 3:37.27 |
| 5. | Andreas Busse (GDR) | 3:37.54 |
| 6. | José Luis González (ESP) | 3:38.77 |
| 7. | Niels Kim Hjorth (DEN) | 3:39.75 |
| 8. | Abderrahmane Morceli (ALG) | 3:39.88 |
| 9. | Stefano Mei (ITA) | 3:41.78 |
| 10. | Graham Williamson (GBR) | 3:45.84 |
| 11. | Frank O'Mara (IRL) | 3:47.10 |
| — | Robert Nemeth (AUT) | DNF |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Cram (GBR) | 3:35.77 |
| 2. | Steve Ovett (GBR) | 3:36.26 |
| 3. | José Manuel Abascal (ESP) | 3:36.35 |
| 4. | Pierre Délèze (SUI) | 3:36.37 |
| 5. | John Walker (NZL) | 3:36.52 |
| 6. | Dragan Zdravković (YUG) | 3:37.31 |
| 7. | Mike Boit (KEN) | 3:37.75 |
| 8. | Claudio Patrignani (ITA) | 3:38.36 |
| 9. | Sydney Maree (USA) | 3:38.65 |
| 10. | Piotr Kurek (POL) | 3:39.54 |
| 11. | Ray Flynn (IRL) | 3:40.26 |
| 12. | Eddy Stevens (BEL) | 3:42.63 |
| 13. | Tom Byers (USA) | 3:43.97 |
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pierre Délèze (SUI) | 3:42.28 |
| 2. | Sydney Maree (USA) | 3:43.13 |
| 3. | Uwe Becker (FRG) | 3:43.18 |
| 4. | Ray Flynn (IRL) | 3:43.27 |
| 5. | João Campos (POR) | 3:43.44 |
| 6. | Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN) | 3:43.58 |
| 7. | Nikolay Kirov (URS) | 3:43.77 |
| 8. | Jan Persson (SWE) | 3:43.83 |
| 9. | Dave Reid (CAN) | 3:45.08 |
| 10. | Mohamed Neji Henkiri (TUN) | 3:45.90 |
| 11. | Jama Aden (SOM) | 3:46.87 |
| 12. | Tisbite Rakotoarisoa (MAD) | 3:52.91 |
| 13. | Luis Munguia (NCA) | 4:02.06 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Cram (GBR) | 3:40.17 |
| 2. | Saïd Aouita (MAR) | 3:40.39 |
| 3. | Frank O'Mara (IRL) | 3:40.53 |
| 4. | John Walker (NZL) | 3:40.67 |
| 5. | Piotr Kurek (POL) | 3:40.96 |
| 6. | Niels Kim Hjorth (DEN) | 3:41.29 |
| 7. | Peter Wirz (SUI) | 3:41.69 |
| 8. | Philippe Dien (FRA) | 3:43.15 |
| 9. | Spyros Spyrou (GRE) | 3:43.94 |
| 10. | Paul Rugut (KEN) | 3:46.00 |
| 11. | Jimmy Igohe (TAN) | 3:48.58 |
| 12. | Charlie Oliver (SOL) | 4:18.24 |
| — | Mehdi Aidet (ALG) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andreas Busse (GDR) | 3:38.65 |
| 2. | Steve Ovett (GBR) | 3:39.00 |
| 3. | Dragan Zdravković (YUG) | 3:39.18 |
| 4. | Jan Kubista (TCH) | 3:39.20 |
| 5. | Tom Byers (USA) | 3:39.41 |
| 6. | Eddy Stevens (BEL) | 3:39.77 |
| 7. | Stefano Mei (ITA) | 3:39.93 |
| 8. | José Luis González (ESP) | 3:41.29 |
| 9. | Pascal Thiebaut (FRA) | 3:41.51 |
| 10. | Amar Brahmia (ALG) | 3:42.75 |
| 11. | Omer Khalifa (SUD) | 3:48.23 |
| 12. | John Chappory (GIB) | 3:56.92 |
| 13. | Jean-Marie Rudasinqwa (RWA) | 3:57.49 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Scott (USA) | 3:37.87 |
| 2. | José Manuel Abascal (ESP) | 3:38.06 |
| 3. | Claudio Patrignani (ITA) | 3:38.35 |
| 4. | Graham Williamson (GBR) | 3:38.99 |
| 5. | Abderrahmane Morceli (ALG) | 3:39.77 |
| 6. | Robert Nemeth (AUT) | 3:39.93 |
| 7. | Mike Boit (KEN) | 3:40.06 |
| 8. | Antti Loikkanen (FIN) | 3:44.47 |
| 9. | Sermet Timurlenk (TUR) | 3:46.74 |
| 10. | Mohammed Darwish (IRQ) | 3:50.04 |
| 11. | Ibrahim Malallah (QAT) | 3:52.05 |
| 12. | Masini Situ-Kubanza (ZAI) | 4:06.44 |
| 13. | Sekou Camara (GUI) | 4:08.46 |
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