| Event: | Men's 1500 metres |
| Competition: | 1983 World Championships |
| Venue: | Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
| Dates: | 12 August (heats) 13 August (semi-finals) 14 August (final) |
| Competitors: | 52 |
| Win Value: | 3:41.59 |
| Gold: | Steve Cram |
| Goldnoc: | GBR |
| Silver: | Steve Scott |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Saïd Aouita |
| Bronzenoc: | MAR |
| Next: | 1987 |
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. The winning margin was 0.28 seconds.
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World Record | 3:31.36 | Koblenz, West Germany | August 27, 1980 | ||
| Championship Record | New event | ||||
The qualifying heats took place on 12 August, with the 52 athletes involved being split into 4 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat (
Q ) and the next 8 fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals.| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Scott | 3:37.87 | Q, | ||
| 2 | José Manuel Abascal | 3:38.06 | Q | ||
| 3 | Claudio Patrignani | 3:38.35 | Q | ||
| 4 | Graham Williamson | 3:38.99 | Q | ||
| 5 | Abderrahmane Morceli | 3:39.77 | q | ||
| 6 | Robert Nemeth | 3:39.93 | q | ||
| 7 | Mike Boit | 3:40.06 | q | ||
| 8 | Antti Loikkanen | 3:44.47 | |||
| 9 | Sermet Timurlenk | 3:46.74 | |||
| 10 | Mohammed Darwish | 3:50.04 | |||
| 11 | Ibrahim Malallah | 3:52.05 | |||
| 12 | Masini Situ-Kubanza | Zaire (ZAI) | 4:06.44 | ||
| 13 | Sekou Camara | 4:08.46 |
The semifinals took place on 13 August, with the 25 athletes involved being split into 2 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat (
Q ) and the next 4 fastest ( q ) qualified for the final.| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Scott | 3:36.43 | Q, | ||
| 2 | Saïd Aouita | 3:36.43 | Q | ||
| 3 | Jan Kubista | 3:37.12 | Q | ||
| 4 | Uwe Becker | 3:37.27 | Q | ||
| 5 | Andreas Busse | 3:37.54 | q | ||
| 6 | José Luis González | 3:38.77 | |||
| 7 | Niels Kim Hjorth | 3:39.75 | |||
| 8 | Abderrahmane Morceli | 3:39.88 | |||
| 9 | Stefano Mei | 3:41.78 | |||
| 10 | Graham Williamson | 3:45.84 | |||
| 11 | Frank O'Mara | 3:47.10 | |||
| Robert Nemeth |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Cram | 3:35.77 | Q, | ||
| 2 | Steve Ovett | 3:36.26 | Q | ||
| 3 | José Manuel Abascal | 3:36.35 | Q | ||
| 4 | Pierre Délèze | 3:36.37 | Q | ||
| 5 | John Walker | 3:36.52 | q | ||
| 6 | Dragan Zdravković | 3:37.31 | q | ||
| 7 | Mike Boit | 3:37.75 | q | ||
| 8 | Claudio Patrignani | 3:38.36 | |||
| 9 | Sydney Maree | 3:38.65 | |||
| 10 | Piotr Kurek | 3:39.54 | |||
| 11 | Ray Flynn | 3:40.26 | |||
| 12 | Eddy Stevens | 3:42.63 | |||
| 13 | Tom Byers | 3:43.97 |
The final took place on August 14.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Cram | 3:41.59 | ||||
| Steve Scott | 3:41.87 | ||||
| Saïd Aouita | 3:42.02 | ||||
| 4 | Steve Ovett | 3:42.34 | |||
| 5 | José Manuel Abascal | 3:42.47 | |||
| 6 | Pierre Délèze | 3:43.69 | |||
| 7 | Andreas Busse | 3:43.72 | |||
| 8 | Dragan Zdravković | 3:43.75 | |||
| 9 | John Walker | 3:44.24 | |||
| 10 | Jan Kubista | 3:44.30 | |||
| 11 | Uwe Becker | 3:45.09 | |||
| 12 | Mike Boit | 3:46.46 |