These are the official results of the men's 1500 metres

1500 metres

The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...

event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships

1983 World Championships in Athletics

The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983....

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.

Medalists

Gold	Steve Cram Steve Cram Stephen "Steve" Cram MBE is a British retired athlete. Along with fellow Britons Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, he was one of the world's dominant middle distance runners during the 1980s. Nicknamed "The Jarrow Arrow", Cram set world records in the 1500 metres, 2000 metres and the mile during a... Great Britain United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...  (GBR)
Silver	Steve Scott United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...  (USA)
Bronze	Saïd Aouita Said Aouita Saïd Aouita is a former Moroccan athlete, winner of 5000 meters at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 5000 meters at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, 3000 meters at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and former world record holder at 1500m , 2000m , 3000m , and twice at 5000m [ and ]... Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...  (MAR)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record		3:31.36	Koblenz Koblenz Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....	August 27, 1980
Championship Record	New event

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		3:41.59
		3:41.87
		3:42.02
4.		3:42.34
5.		3:42.47
6.		3:43.69
7.		3:43.72
8.		3:43.75
9.		3:44.24
10.		3:44.30
11.		3:45.09
12.		3:46.46

Semi-Finals

• Held on Saturday 13 August 1983

  RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
  1.		3:36.43
  2.		3:36.43
  3.		3:37.12
  4.		3:37.27
  5.		3:37.54
  6.		3:38.77
  7.		3:39.75
  8.		3:39.88
  9.		3:41.78
  10.		3:45.84
  11.		3:47.10
  —		DNF

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		3:35.77
2.		3:36.26
3.		3:36.35
4.		3:36.37
5.		3:36.52
6.		3:37.31
7.		3:37.75
8.		3:38.36
9.		3:38.65
10.		3:39.54
11.		3:40.26
12.		3:42.63
13.		3:43.97

Qualifying heats

• Held on Friday 12 August 1983

  RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
  1.		3:42.28
  2.		3:43.13
  3.		3:43.18
  4.		3:43.27
  5.		3:43.44
  6.		3:43.58
  7.		3:43.77
  8.		3:43.83
  9.		3:45.08
  10.		3:45.90
  11.		3:46.87
  12.		3:52.91
  13.		4:02.06

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		3:40.17
2.		3:40.39
3.		3:40.53
4.		3:40.67
5.		3:40.96
6.		3:41.29
7.		3:41.69
8.		3:43.15
9.		3:43.94
10.		3:46.00
11.		3:48.58
12.		4:18.24
—		DNS

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		3:38.65
2.		3:39.00
3.		3:39.18
4.		3:39.20
5.		3:39.41
6.		3:39.77
7.		3:39.93
8.		3:41.29
9.		3:41.51
10.		3:42.75
11.		3:48.23
12.		3:56.92
13.		3:57.49

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		3:37.87
2.		3:38.06
3.		3:38.35
4.		3:38.99
5.		3:39.77
6.		3:39.93
7.		3:40.06
8.		3:44.47
9.		3:46.74
10.		3:50.04
11.		3:52.05
12.		4:06.44
13.		4:08.46

See also

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• 1982 Men's European Championships 1,500 metres (Athens)
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• 1984 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Los Angeles)
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• 1986 Men's European Championships 1,500 metres (Stuttgart)
  1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 1500 metres
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• 1988 Men's Olympic 1,500 metres (Seoul)
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• 1990 Men's European Championships 1,500 metres (Split)
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