The FIBT World Championships 1983 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the sixth time, hosting the event previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, 1973, and 1978.
Two man bobsleigh Pos Team Time Gold (Ralph Pichler, Urs Leuthold) Silver (Erich Schärer, Max Rüegg) Bronze (Wolfgang Hoppe, Dietmar Schauerhammer)
Four man bobsleigh Pos Team Time Gold (Ekkehard Fasser, Hans Märcy, Kurt Poletti, Rolf Strittmatter) Silver (Klaus Kopp, Gerhard Öchsle, Günther Neuberger, Hans-Joachim Schumacher) Bronze (Detlef Richter, Henry Gerlach, Thomas Forch, Dietmar Jerke)
Medal table
References 2-Man bobsleigh World Champions 4-Man bobsleigh World Champions