The 1983 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland from March 8 to 13. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The ISU Representative was Hermann Schiechtl and the ISU Technical Delegate Elemér Terták. The original dance was part of the competition for the first time.
Medal tables
Medalists
Medals by country
Results
Men
Referee: Sonia Bianchetti
Assistant Referee: Oskar Madl
Judges: Irina Absaliamova Kazuo Ohashi Heinz Müllenbach Helga von Wiecki Tjaša Andrée Monique Georgelin Hugh C. Graham, Jr. Gerhardt Bubnik Margaret Berezowski
Substitute judge: Walter Hütter
Ladies
Referee: Benjamin T. Wright
Assistant Referee: Leena Vainio
Judges: Linda Petersen Raymond Alperth Margaret Berezowski Jacqueline Itschner Monique Petis Ludwig Gassner Eugen Romminger Hideo Sugita Britta Lindgren Walburga Grimm
Substitute judge: Giovanni De Mori
Pairs
Referee: Donald H. Gilchrist
Assistant Referee: Erika Schiechtl
Judges: Suzanne Fancis Mikhail Drei Ingrid Reetz Hely Abbondati Dagmar Řeháková Virginia LeFevre Sally-Anne Stapleford Ingrid Linke Hideo Sugita
Substitute judge: Jürg Wilhelm
Ice dancing
Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean got 5.9 scores from all nine judges in their third dance, the Argentine tango, of the compulsory portion of the event.
Referee: Lawrence Demmy
Assistant Referee: Roland Wehinger
Judges: Cia Bordogna Jürg Wilhelm Kazuo Ohashi Margaret Freepartner Ann Shaw Heide Maritszak Igor Kabanov Katalin Alpern Roy Mason
Substitute judge: Lysiane Lauret