1983 Ice Hockey World Championships


The 1983 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in West Germany from 16 April to 2 May. The games were played in Munich, Dortmund and Düsseldorf. Eight teams took part, with each playing each other once. The four best teams then play each other once more with no results carrying over this time, and the other four teams played each other again to determine ranking and relegation. This was the 49th World Championships, and also the 60th European Championships. The Soviet Union became world champions for the 19th time, tying Canada, and won their 22nd European title.
Promotion and relegation was effective for 1985 as the IIHF did not run a championship in Olympic years at this time. Nations that did not participate in the Sarejevo Olympics were invited to compete in the Thayer Tutt Trophy.

World Championship Group A (West Germany)

First Round

Final Round

Consolation Round

Italy was relegated to Group B.

World Championship Group B (Japan)

Played in Tokyo March 21–31.
TeamGamesWonDrawnLostPoints differencePoints
9761053 - 1413
10751143 - 1911
11734041 - 2710
12740329 - 288
13722323 - 316
14712425 - 354
15711520 - 483
16701618 - 501

The United States was promoted to Group A, and both Romania and Yugoslavia were relegated to Group C. Additionally, the USA, Poland and Austria earned berths in the Olympics. Fourth place Norway had to play off against the Group C winner to fill the final Olympic spot.

World Championship Group C (Hungary)

Played in Budapest March 11–20. The champion earned the right to playoff against Group B fourth place for a berth in the Olympics.
TeamGamesWonDrawnLostPoints differencePoints
17770078 - 1114
18750250 - 2510
19741228 - 239
20740324 - 268
21731341 - 257
22711520 - 363
23711517 - 553
24710615 - 722

The Netherlands and Hungary were both promoted to Group B,

Ranking and statistics

Tournament Awards

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
4
5
6
7
8

European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:
4
5
6
7

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player
Sergei Makarov10991818F
Vladimir Krutov10871512F
Jiří Lála1095144F
Igor Larionov957124F
Erich Kühnhackl10571228F
Alexei Kasatonov101101114D
Vyacheslav Fetisov1037108D
Igor Liba1028100F
Marcel Dionne106392F
Anssi Melametsä1063920F

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