1983 World Canoe Wildwater Championships
| Host City | Merano |
|---|---|
| Country |  ITA |
| Held | 14 – 15 June 1983 |
| Competitors | 47 |
| Countries | 6 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwater K1 | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Wildwater K1 team | Men | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
| Wildwater C1 | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Wildwater C1 team | Men | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
| Wildwater C2 | Men | — | Medal | 6 | 2 |
| Wildwater C2 team | Men | — | Medal | 18 | 3 |
| Wildwater K1 | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 1 |
| Wildwater K1 team | Women | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |  FRA |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Germany |  GER |
3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Italy | ITA |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia |  YUG |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Austria |  AUT |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Great Britain |  GBR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwater K1, Men | Marco Previde-Massara |
ITA
|
Degenhard Pfeiffer |
GER
|
Konrad Hollerieth |
GER
|
| Wildwater K1 team, Men | Germany |
GER
|
Austria |
AUT
|
France |
FRA
|
| Wildwater C1, Men | Gilles Zok |
FRA
|
Ernst Libuda |
GER
|
Srečko Masle |
YUG
|
| Wildwater C1 team, Men | France |
FRA
|
Yugoslavia |
YUG
|
Germany |
GER
|
| Wildwater C2, Men | Hervé Madoré / Françis Lieupart |
FRA
|
Philippe Thiel / Christian Bichat |
FRA
|
Andreas Berngruber / Matthias Eckert |
GER
|
| Wildwater C2 team, Men | France |
FRA
|
Germany |
GER
|
Italy |
ITA
|
| Wildwater K1, Women | Dagmar Stupp |
GER
|
Gisela Grothaus |
GER
|
Karin Wahl |
GER
|
| Wildwater K1 team, Women | Germany |
GER
|
France |
FRA
|
Great Britain |
GBR
|