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| Host city | Helsinki, Finland |
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| Nations | 153 |
| Athletes | 1,355 |
| Events | 41 |
| Dates | 7–14 August 1983 |
| Opened by | President Mauno Koivisto |
| Main venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
The 1st World Championships in Athletics (Finnish: Yleisurheilun maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 1983; Swedish: Världsmästerskapen i friidrott 1983) were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between 7 and 14 August 1983. Despite the existence of previously held championship events in both 1976 and 1980, this 1983 championship was marked as the inaugural World Championship.