The United States competed at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland, from August 7 to 14, 1983.

The championships were the first to feature both men and women's events and a full complement of events.

The USA entered sixty-six men and thirty five women.

The USA took home eight gold, nine silver and seven bronze medals.

[1][2][3][4][5] The following competitors from the United States won medals at the Championships * – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final