Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Miroslav Zajonc (CAN) | |
| Silver |  Sergey Danilin (URS) | |
| Bronze |  Jens Müller (GDR) |
Zanjonc becomes the first non-European champion of the event. He is the first Canadian to medal at the World Championships.
The FIL World Luge Championships 1983 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States. It marked the first time that the championships took place outside Europe.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Miroslav Zajonc (CAN) | |
| Silver | Sergey Danilin (URS) | |
| Bronze | Jens Müller (GDR) |
Zanjonc becomes the first non-European champion of the event. He is the first Canadian to medal at the World Championships.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Steffi Martin (GDR) | |
| Silver | Melitta Sollmann (GDR) | |
| Bronze | Ute Weiss (GDR) |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | East Germany (Jörg Hoffmann, Jochen Pietzsch) | |
| Silver |  Italy (Hansjorg Raffl, Norbert Huber) | |
| Bronze |  West Germany (Hans Stangassinger, Franz Wembacher) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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