Host City: Helsinki, Finland |
Format: First round (First 5 & 9 fastest to semi-finals) (Aug 9) |
Dates: 7–14 August 1983 |
Format: Semi-finals (First 4 & 4 fastest to final) (Aug 10) |
Nations participating: 153 |
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Athletes participating: 1,355 |
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Main venue: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
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Overview by IAAF |
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Henry Marsh was the man who crossed the finish line first at the 1981 World Cup but was disqualified for missing a water jump. His misfortune continued in Helsinki when he dramatically fell at the final barrier when contesting the gold medal. There was also drama at the start of the final when, to the crowd’s delight, Ekblom suddenly sprinted to a lead of 10m. The Finn stayed in front until 600m from the finish. Scartezzini took over and was ahead at the bell, but was soon overhauled by European Champion Ilg. Maminski and Marsh chased the German and the medals looked to be between these three. After the water jump, Marsh overtook the Pole and looked to be gaining on Ilg. Just as a US gold medal looked possible, Marsh mis-timed his take-off before the final barrier and banged it with his right knee. Ilg saw nothing of this and sprinted away to win. Meanwhile, the American crashed to the track and rolled over as Maminski swerved past on the inside. The luckless American got up to jog across the line in eighth place. |
These are the official results of the Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase event at the inaugural 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 35 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on 12 August 1983. |
Records
Existing records at the start of the event.
World Record |
Henry Rono (KEN) |
8:05.4 |
Seattle, USA |
May 13, 1978 |
Championship Record |
New event |
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3000m Steeplechase |
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12 August |
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Final |
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1 |
Patriz Ilg |
FRG |
5 Dec 57 |
8.15.06 |
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2 |
Bogusław Maminski |
POL |
18 Dec 55 |
8.17.03 |
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3 |
Colin Reitz |
GBR |
6 Apr 60 |
8.17.75 |
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4 |
Joseph Mahmoud |
FRA |
13 Dec 55 |
8.18.32 |
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5 |
Roger Hackney |
GBR |
2 Sep 57 |
8.19.38 |
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6 |
Graeme Fell |
CAN |
19 Mar 59 |
8.20.01 |
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7 |
Julius Korir |
KEN |
21 Apr 60 |
8.20.11 |
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8 |
Henry Marsh |
USA |
15 Mar 54 |
8.20.45 |
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9 |
Mariano Scartezzini |
ITA |
7 Nov 54 |
8.21.17 |
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10 |
Domingo Ramón |
ESP |
10 Mar 58 |
8.21.32 |
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11 |
Hagen Melzer |
GDR |
16 Jun 59 |
8.21.33 |
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12 |
Tommy Ekblom |
FIN |
20 Sep 59 |
8.21.50 |
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Semifinals |
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10 August |
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Heat 1 |
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1 |
Colin Reitz |
GBR |
6 Apr 60 |
8.22.91 |
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2 |
Hagen Melzer |
GDR |
16 Jun 59 |
8.23.10 |
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3 |
Henry Marsh |
USA |
15 Mar 54 |
8.23.18 |
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4 |
Tommy Ekblom |
FIN |
20 Sep 59 |
8.23.28 |
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5 |
Mariano Scartezzini |
ITA |
7 Nov 54 |
8.23.30 |
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6 |
Francisco Sánchez |
ESP |
18 May 58 |
8.23.92 |
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7 |
Panayot Kachanov |
BUL |
19 Jun 57 |
8.31.95 |
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8 |
Richard Tuwei |
KEN |
20 May 54 |
8.33.29 |
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9 |
Pascal Debacker |
FRA |
8 Apr 60 |
8.36.16 |
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10 |
William Van Dijck |
BEL |
24 Jan 61 |
8.39.01 |
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Rainer Schwarz |
FRG |
5 Jun 59 |
DNF |
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Krzysztof Wesolowski |
POL |
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DNS |
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Heat 2 |
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1 |
Bogusław Maminski |
POL |
18 Dec 55 |
8.20.81 |
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2 |
Patriz Ilg |
FRG |
5 Dec 57 |
8.20.83 |
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3 |
Julius Korir |
KEN |
21 Apr 60 |
8.21.07 |
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4 |
Joseph Mahmoud |
FRA |
13 Dec 55 |
8.21.29 |
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5 |
Domingo Ramón |
ESP |
10 Mar 58 |
8.21.61 |
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6 |
Roger Hackney |
GBR |
2 Sep 57 |
8.22.44 |
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7 |
Graeme Fell |
CAN |
19 Mar 59 |
8.23.22 |
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8 |
Brian Diemer |
USA |
10 Oct 61 |
8.23.39 |
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9 |
Peter Renner |
NZL |
27 Oct 59 |
8.25.72 |
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10 |
Gábor Markó |
HUN |
7 Feb 60 |
8.32.42 |
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11 |
Shigeyuki Aikyo |
JPN |
29 Jan 64 |
8.33.29 |
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12 |
George Kiprotich Rono |
KEN |
4 Jan 58 |
8.33.97 |
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Heats |
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9 August |
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Heat 1 |
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1 |
Julius Korir |
KEN |
21 Apr 60 |
8.26.63 |
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2 |
Domingo Ramón |
ESP |
10 Mar 58 |
8.27.19 |
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3 |
Henry Marsh |
USA |
15 Mar 54 |
8.27.46 |
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4 |
Rainer Schwarz |
FRG |
5 Jun 59 |
8.27.71 |
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5 |
Graeme Fell |
CAN |
19 Mar 59 |
8.27.71 |
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6 |
Gábor Markó |
HUN |
7 Feb 60 |
8.27.72 |
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7 |
Mariano Scartezzini |
ITA |
7 Nov 54 |
8.28.27 |
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8 |
Joseph Mahmoud |
FRA |
13 Dec 55 |
8.29.34 |
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9 |
Shigeyuki Aikyo |
JPN |
29 Jan 64 |
8.31.27 |
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10 |
Peter Daenens |
BEL |
23 Nov 60 |
8.39.66 |
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11 |
Ilkka Äyräväinen |
FIN |
28 Feb 60 |
8.46.23 |
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12 |
Flemming Jensen |
DEN |
19 Nov 58 |
8.56.57 |
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Heat 2 |
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1 |
Krzysztof Wesołowski |
POL |
9 Dec 56 |
8.27.08 |
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2 |
Panayot Kachanov |
BUL |
19 Jun 57 |
8.29.15 |
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3 |
George Kiprotich Rono |
KEN |
4 Jan 58 |
8.29.25 |
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4 |
Tommy Ekblom |
FIN |
20 Sep 59 |
8.30.74 |
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5 |
Roger Hackney |
GBR |
2 Sep 57 |
8.30.90 |
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6 |
William Van Dijck |
BEL |
24 Jan 61 |
8.32.33 |
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7 |
Ricky Pittman |
USA |
4 Oct 61 |
8.32.62 |
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8 |
Brendan Quinn |
IRL |
26 Jul 60 |
8.34.02 |
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9 |
Hamid Homada |
MAR |
58 |
8.34.59 |
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10 |
Juan José Torres |
ESP |
26 Nov 57 |
8.41.87 |
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11 |
Mark Adam |
CAN |
18 Sep 61 |
9.15.18 |
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12 |
Girma Woldehana |
ETH |
26 Jul 52 |
9.31.81 |
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Heat 3 |
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1 |
Colin Reitz |
GBR |
6 Apr 60 |
8.22.78 |
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2 |
Bogusław Maminski |
POL |
18 Dec 55 |
8.22.79 |
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3 |
Patriz Ilg |
FRG |
5 Dec 57 |
8.22.97 |
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4 |
Richard Tuwei |
KEN |
20 May 54 |
8.23.88 |
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5 |
Hagen Melzer |
GDR |
16 Jun 59 |
8.24.23 |
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6 |
Brian Diemer |
USA |
10 Oct 61 |
8.24.92 |
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7 |
Peter Renner |
NZL |
27 Oct 59 |
8.25.66 |
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8 |
Francisco Sánchez |
ESP |
18 May 58 |
8.25.92 |
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Pascal Debacker |
FRA |
8 Apr 60 |
8.30.79 |
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10 |
Carmelo Rios |
PUR |
11 Oct 59 |
8.47.19 |
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11 |
Eshetu Tura |
ETH |
19 Jan 50 |
8.53.86 |
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Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1983 |
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Shigeyuki Aikyo |
JPN |
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Ilkka Äyräväinen |
FIN |
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Peter Daenens |
BEL |
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Graeme Fell |
GBR |
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Flemming Jensen |
DEN |
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Julius Korir |
KEN |
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Joseph Mahmoud |
FRA |
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Gábor Markó |
HUN |
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Henry Marsh |
USA |
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Domingo Ramón |
ESP |
8:15.74 |
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Mariano Scartezzini |
ITA |
8:12.5 |
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Rainer Schwarz |
FRG |
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Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1983 |
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Mark Adam |
CAN |
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Tommy Ekblom |
FIN |
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Hana Girma |
ETH |
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Roger Hackney |
GBR |
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Hamid Homada |
MAR |
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Panayot Kashanov |
BUL |
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Rickey Pittman |
USA |
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Brendan Quinn |
IRL |
8:42.5 |
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Kiprotich Rono |
KEN |
8:12.0 |
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Juan José Torres |
ESP |
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William Van Dijck |
BEL |
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Krzysztof Wesolowski |
POL |
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Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1983 |
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Pascal Debacker |
FRA |
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Brian Diemer |
USA |
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Patriz Ilg |
FRG |
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Boguslaw Maminski |
POL |
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Hagen Melzer |
GDR |
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Colin Reitz |
GBR |
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Peter Renner |
NZL |
8:51.6 |
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Carmelo Ríos |
PUR |
8:28.89 |
8:28.89 |
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Francisco Sánchez |
ESP |
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Eshetu Tura |
ETH |
8:13.57 |
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Richard Tuwei |
KEN |
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