| Host City | Budapest |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Held | 5 – 6 March 1983 |
| Competitors | 70 |
| Countries | 16 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m | Men | 5 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 200 m | Men | 6 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 400 m | Men | 5 – 6 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 800 m | Men | 5 – 6 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 1,500 m | Men | 5 – 6 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 3,000 m | Men | 6 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 60 m Hurdles | Men | 6 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 5,000 m Walk | Men | 5 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| High Jump | Men | 5 March 1983 | Medal | 4 | 3 |
| Pole Vault | Men | 6 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Long Jump | Men | 6 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Triple Jump | Men | 5 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Shot Put | Men | 5 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 60 m | Women | 6 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 200 m | Women | 5 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 400 m | Women | 5 – 6 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 800 m | Women | 5 – 6 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 1,500 m | Women | 6 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 3,000 m | Women | 6 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 60 m Hurdles | Women | 5 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| High Jump | Women | 6 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Long Jump | Women | 5 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Shot Put | Women | 6 March 1983 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 | |
| 2 | East Germany | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| = | Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | France | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |