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.
Referee:
Sonia Bianchetti Italy
Assistant Referee:
Oskar Madl Austria
Judges:
Irina Absaliamova Soviet Union
Kazuo Ohashi Japan
Heinz Müllenbach West Germany
Helga von Wiecki East Germany
Tjaša Andrée Yugoslavia
Monique Georgelin France
Hugh C. Graham, Jr. United States
Gerhardt Bubnik Czechoslovakia
Margaret Berezowski Canada
Substitute judge:
Walter Hütter Austria
Referee:
Benjamin T. Wright United States
Assistant Referee:
Leena Vainio Finland
Judges:
Linda Petersen Denmark
Raymond Alperth United States
Margaret Berezowski Canada
Jacqueline Itschner Switzerland
Monique Petis France
Ludwig Gassner Austria
Eugen Romminger West Germany
Hideo Sugita Japan
Britta Lindgren Sweden
Walburga Grimm East Germany
Substitute judge:
Giovanni De Mori Italy
Referee:
Donald H. Gilchrist Canada
Assistant Referee:
Erika Schiechtl West Germany
Judges:
Suzanne Fancis Canada
Mikhail Drei Soviet Union
Ingrid Reetz West Germany
Hely Abbondati Finland
Dagmar Řeháková Czechoslovakia
Virginia LeFevre United States
Sally-Anne Stapleford United Kingdom
Ingrid Linke East Germany
Hideo Sugita Japan
Substitute judge:
Jürg Wilhelm Switzerland
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 United Kingdom
Assistant Referee:
Roland Wehinger Austria
Judges:
Cia Bordogna Italy
Jürg Wilhelm Switzerland
Kazuo Ohashi Japan
Margaret Freepartner United States
Ann Shaw Canada
Heide Maritszak Austria
Igor Kabanov Soviet Union
Katalin Alpern Hungary
Roy Mason United Kingdom
Substitute judge:
Lysiane Lauret France
