These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with four qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Wednesday 1983-08-10.
Medalists Gold Yekaterina FesenkoSoviet Union (URS)Silver Ana AmbrazienėSoviet Union (URS)Bronze Ellen FiedlerEast Germany (GDR)
Records Existing records at the start of the event. World Record54.02Moscow, USSRJune 11, 1983Championship RecordNew event
Final RANKFINALTIME54.1254.1554.554.54.645.54.766.54.807.56.048.56.26
Semi-finals Held on Tuesday 1983-08-09 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.55.772.55.993.56.014.56.095.56.636.56.687.57.98—DNS
RANKHEAT 2TIME1.55.182.55.233.55.984.56.715.56.816.57.107.57.648.58.53
Qualifying heats Held on Monday 1983-08-08 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.56.432.56.803.57.144.57.145.57.436.58.097.59.398.1:00.72
RANKHEAT 2TIME1.56.302.56.583.56.874.57.095.57.586.57.907.58.008.58.40
RANKHEAT 3TIME1.56.522.56.563.56.664.57.405.57.976.58.747.59.43—DNF
RANKHEAT 4TIME1.56.472.56.493.56.584.56.605.58.256.58.557.1:00.34
See also 1982 Women's European Championships 400m Hurdles (Athens) 1984 Women's Olympic 400m Hurdles (Los Angeles) 1986 Women's European Championships 400m Hurdles (Stuttgart) 1988 Women's Olympic 400m Hurdles (Seoul)
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