1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

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1983 World Championships
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These are the official results of the men's 5000 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 39 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 14 August 1983.

Medalists

Gold Republic of Ireland Eamonn Coghlan
Ireland (IRL)
Silver East Germany Werner Schildhauer
East Germany (GDR)
Bronze Finland Martti Vainio
Finland (FIN)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record  David Moorcroft (GBR) 13:00.41 Oslo, Norway July 7, 1982
Championship Record New event

Final ranking

RANK FINAL TIME
Med 1.png  Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) 13:28.53
Med 2.png  Werner Schildhauer (GDR) 13:30.20
Med 3.png  Martti Vainio (FIN) 13:30.34
4.  Dmitriy Dmitriyev (URS) 13:30.38
5.  Doug Padilla (USA) 13:32.08
6.  Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) 13:32.46
7.  Wodajo Bulti (ETH) 13:34.03
8.  Dietmar Millonig (AUT) 13:36.08
9.  Paul Kipkoech (KEN) 13:37.44
10.  António Leitão (POR) 13:38.55
11.  Valeriy Abramov (URS) 13:39.80
12.  Markus Ryffel (SUI) 13:39.98
13.  Salvatore Antibo (ITA) 13:40.76
14.  Julian Goater (GBR) 13:48.13
15.  Anatoliy Krokhmalyuk (URS) 14:00.27

Semifinals

  • Held on Friday 12 August 1983
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Markus Ryffel (SUI) 13:32.34
2.  Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) 13:32.37
3.  Werner Schildhauer (GDR) 13:32.49
4.  Dietmar Millonig (AUT) 13:32.86
5.  Doug Padilla (USA) 13:32.90
6.  Paul Kipkoech (KEN) 13:33.33
7.  Julian Goater (GBR) 13:36.21
8.  Anatoliy Krokhmalyuk (URS) 13:37.24
9.  Philippos Philippou (GRE) 13:40.81
10.  Paul Williams (CAN) 13:50.30
11.  Dave Clarke (GBR) 13:58.37
12.  Seyoum Nigatu (ETH) 14:02.23
13.  Kenji Ide (JPN) 14:04.94
14.  Justin Gloden (LUX) 14:12.25
15.  Ronald Lanzoni (CRC) 14:47.30


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Dmitriy Dmitriyev (URS) 13:31.40
2.  Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) 13:31.66
3.  António Leitão (POR) 13:32.33
4.  Wodajo Bulti (ETH) 13:33.03
5.  Salvatore Antibo (ITA) 13:33.12
6.  Valeriy Abramov (URS) 13:33.37
7.  Martti Vainio (FIN) 13:34.18
8.  Jim Hill (USA) 13:38.56
9.  Jim Spivey (USA) 13:43.17
10.  Jorge García (ESP) 13:46.36
11.  Eamonn Martin (GBR) 13:48.60
12.  Charles Cheruiyot (KEN) 13:52.61
13.  Abderrazak Bounour (ALG) 14:00.78
14.  Fethi Baccouche (TUN) 14:19.64
15.  Ricardo Vera (URU) 14:20.20

Heats

  • Held on Wednesday 10 August 1983
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Markus Ryffel (SUI) 13:43.36
2.  Wodajo Bulti (ETH) 13:43.53
3.  Eamonn Martin (GBR) 13:43.57
4.  Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) 13:43.66
5.  Anatoliy Krokhmalyuk (URS) 13:43.78
6.  Salvatore Antibo (ITA) 13:44.05
7.  Charles Cheruiyot (KEN) 13:44.43
8.  Doug Padilla (USA) 13:44.71
9.  Philippos Philippou (GRE) 13:45.24
10.  Abderrazak Bounour (ALG) 13:57.93
11.  Justin Gloden (LUX) 14:26.02
12.  Mohamed Bakheet (PLE) 14:52.26
13.  Ramón López (PAR) 15:10.29


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Paul Kipkoech (KEN) 14:18.73
2.  Fethi Baccouche (TUN) 14:23.79
3.  Julian Goater (GBR) 14:23.93
4.  António Leitão (POR) 14:28.63
5.  Dmitriy Dmitriyev (URS) 14:37.75
6.  Ronald Lanzoni (CRC) 14:49.20
7.  Werner Schildhauer (GDR) 14:49.22
8.  Jim Hill (USA) 14:58.21
9.  Antoine Nivyobizi (BDI) 15:14.60
10.  José Jaime Hernández (ESA) 15:29.86
11.  Alden Morris (TCA) 18:06.35
 Christoph Herle (FRG) DNS
 Mohamed Kedir (ETH) DNS


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Valeriy Abramov (URS) 14:12.61
2.  Seyoum Nigatu (ETH) 14:13.22
3.  Dietmar Millonig (AUT) 14:13.65
4.  Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) 14:13.80
5.  Dave Clarke (GBR) 14:13.97
6.  Jorge García (ESP) 14:14.57
7.  Paul Williams (CAN) 14:15.10
8.  Jim Spivey (USA) 14:15.70
9.  Ricardo Vera (URU) 14:17.26
10.  Kenji Ide (JPN) 14:18.34
11.  Martti Vainio (FIN) 14:18.74
12.  Masini Situ-Kubanza (ZAI) 15:02.26
 Hansjörg Kunze (GDR) DNS

See also

References