1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 3000 metre Steeplechase

These are the official results of the Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase
Steeplechase (athletics)
The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each...

event at the inaugural 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 of 35 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on 12 August 1983.

Medalists

Gold	Patriz Ilg Patriz Ilg Patriz Ilg is a retired 3000 m steeplechaser from West Germany.He won a silver medal at the 1978 European Championships and gold medals at the 1982 European Championships in Athens and the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki... 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.... (FRG)
Silver	Bogusław Mamiński Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... (POL)
Bronze	Colin Reitz Colin Reitz Colin Reitz is a retired long-distance runner from Great Britain, who represented his native country in the Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase at the 1984 Summer Olympics. There he finished in fifth place.... 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)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record		8:05.4	Seattle, USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	May 13, 1978
Championship Record	New event

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		8:15.06
		8:17.03
		8:17.75
4.		8:18.32
5.		8:19.38
6.		8:20.01
7.		8:20.11
8.		8:20.45
9.		8:21.17
10.		8:21.32
11.		8:21.33
12.		8:21.50

Semi finals

Held on Wednesday 1983-08-10

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1. 8:22.91
2. 8:23.10
3. 8:23.18
4. 8:23.28
5. 8:23.30
6. 8:23.92
7. 8:31.95
8. 8:33.29
9. 8:36.16
10. 8:39.01
11. DNF
— DNS

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		8:22.91
2.		8:23.10
3.		8:23.18
4.		8:23.28
5.		8:23.30
6.		8:23.92
7.		8:31.95
8.		8:33.29
9.		8:36.16
10.		8:39.01
11.		DNF
—		DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		8:20.81
2.		8:20.83
3.		8:21.07
4.		8:21.29
5.		8:21.61
6.		8:22.44
7.		8:23.22
8.		8:23.39
9.		8:25.72
10.		8:32.42
11.		8:33.29
12.		8:33.97

Qualifying heats

Held on Tuesday 1983-08-09

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1. 8:26.63
2. 8:27.19
3. 8:27.46
4. 8:27.71
4. 8:27.71
6. 8:27.72
7. 8:28.27
8. 8:29.34
9. 8:31.27
10. 8:39.66
11. 8:46.23
12. 8:56.57

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		8:26.63
2.		8:27.19
3.		8:27.46
4.		8:27.71
4.		8:27.71
6.		8:27.72
7.		8:28.27
8.		8:29.34
9.		8:31.27
10.		8:39.66
11.		8:46.23
12.		8:56.57

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		8:27.08
2.		8:29.15
3.		8:29.25
4.		8:30.74
5.		8:30.90
6.		8:32.33
7.		8:32.62
8.		8:34.02
9.		8:34.59
10.		8:41.87
11.		9:15.18
12.		9:31.81

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		8:22.78
2.		8:22.79
3.		8:22.97
4.		8:23.88
5.		8:24.23
6.		8:24.92
7.		8:25.66
8.		8:25.92
9.		8:30.79
10.		8:47.19
11.		8:53.86

Medalists

Records

Final

Semi finals

Qualifying heats

See also