| Event: | Men's 110 metres hurdles |
| Competition: | 1983 World Championships |
| Venue: | Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
| Dates: | 11 August (heats) 11 August (semi-finals) 12 August (final) |
| Competitors: | 28 |
| Win Value: | 13.42 |
| Gold: | Greg Foster |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silver: | Arto Bryggare |
| Silvernoc: | FIN |
| Bronze: | Willie Gault |
| Bronzenoc: | USA |
| Next: | 1987 |
These are the official results of the men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 28 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on 12 August 1983.[1]
Existing records at the start of the event.
| World Record | 12.93 | Zürich, Switzerland | August 19, 1981 | ||
| Championship Record | New event | ||||
The qualifying heats took place on 11 August, with the 28 athletes involved being split into 4 heats. The first 3 athletes in each heat (
Q ) and the next 4 fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals.Wind: Heat 1: +1.1 m/s, Heat 2: +1.9 m/s, Heat 3: +1.9 m/s, Heat 4: +2.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark McKoy | 13.53 | Q, | ||
| 2 | Thomas Munkelt | 13.61 | Q | ||
| 3 | Ventsislav Radev | 13.78 | Q | ||
| 4 | Mark Holtom | 13.85 | q | ||
| 5 | Béla Bodó | 13.91 | q | ||
| 6 | Modesto Castillo | 13.93 | q | ||
| 7 | Tim Soper | 14.28 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arto Bryggare | 13.44 | Q, | ||
| 2 | Willie Gault | 13.66 | Q | ||
| 3 | Alejandro Casañas | 13.70 | Q | ||
| 4 | Liviu Giurgian | 13.98 | |||
| 5 | Stéphane Caristan | 14.10 | |||
| 6 | Julius Ivan | 14.28 | |||
| 7 | Gary Bullard | 14.31 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Foster | 13.41 | Q, | ||
| 2 | György Bakos | 13.61 | Q | ||
| 3 | Javier Moracho | 13.62 | Q | ||
| 4 | Andreas Oschkenat | 13.80 | q | ||
| 5 | Ion Oltean | 13.97 | |||
| 6 | Yu Zhicheng | 14.43 | |||
| 7 | San Chai Kim | 16.26 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Turner | 13.62 | Q | ||
| 2 | Don Wright | 13.70 | Q | ||
| 3 | Andrey Prokofyev | 13.90 | Q | ||
| 4 | Daniele Fontecchio | 14.05 | |||
| 5 | Wu Chin-jing | 14.24 | |||
| 6 | Axel Schaumann | 14.40 | |||
| 7 | Daniel Ololo | 14.93 |
The semifinals took place on 12 August, with the 16 athletes involved being split into 2 heats. The first 4 athletes in each heat (
Q ) qualified for the final.Wind:Heat 1: +0.9 m/s, Heat 2: –0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Foster | 13.22 | Q, | ||
| 2 | Willie Gault | 13.48 | Q | ||
| 3 | Thomas Munkelt | 13.62 | Q | ||
| 4 | György Bakos | 13.66 | Q | ||
| 5 | Andrey Prokofyev | 13.76 | |||
| 6 | Mark Holtom | 13.79 | |||
| 7 | Modesto Castillo | 14.23 | |||
| Alejandro Casañas |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arto Bryggare | 13.50 | Q | ||
| 2 | Sam Turner | 13.65 | Q | ||
| 3 | Mark McKoy | 13.73 | Q | ||
| 4 | Ventsislav Radev | 13.82 | Q | ||
| 5 | Javier Moracho | 13.92 | |||
| 6 | Andreas Oschkenat | 13.93 | |||
| 7 | Don Wright | 14.28 | |||
| Béla Bodó |
The final took place on August 12.
Wind: +1.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Foster | 13.42 | ||||
| Arto Bryggare | 13.46 | ||||
| Willie Gault | 13.48 | ||||
| 4 | Mark McKoy | 13.56 | |||
| 5 | Thomas Munkelt | 13.66 | |||
| 6 | György Bakos | 13.68 | |||
| 7 | Ventsislav Radev | 13.73 | |||
| 8 | Sam Turner | 13.82 |