Athletics
- January 18 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) restores medals to the family of Jim Thorpe
- February 27 – Ireland's Eamonn Coghlan sets a new World Indoor Record for the mile, clocking 3:49.78 at East Rutherford in New Jersey
- August – 1983 World Championships in Athletics held in Helsinki
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