1983 Daytona 500
The 1983 Daytona 500, the 25th running of the event, was held February 20 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida as the first race of the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup season.


1983 Daytona 500, Summary
Cale Yarborough was the first driver to run a qualifying lap of more than  200 miles per hour (320 km/h) at the 1983 Daytona 500 in his #28 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. However, on his second of two qualifying laps, Yarborough crashed and flipped his car in turn four. The car had to be withdrawn, and the lap did not count (unlike current rules). Despite the crash, Yarborough drove a Hardee's Show Car (a Pontiac LeMans) in second-round qualifying and made the field.


1983 Daytona 500, Summary
Ricky Rudd wound up with the pole, driving Richard Childress' Chevrolet in what would become a breakthrough season for the longtime independent driver Childress. The early laps were a battle between Geoff Bodine, Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Kyle Petty, and a resurgent Dick Brooks. Richard broke away from the field before his engine failed after 47 laps and the race became a showdown between Bodine, Yarborough, Joe Ruttman, Brooks, Neil Bonnett, Buddy Baker, and little-noticed Bill Elliott, while former Talladega 500 winner Ron Bouchard was also in contention.


1983 Daytona 500, Summary
On Lap 63, the engine on the Bud Moore Engineering Ford driven by Earnhardt failed. As the race went on the lead bounced back and forth, and Bobby Allison, who'd lost a lap, crowded the leaders most of the day. Past halfway Kyle Petty blew his engine and a tire issue dropped Bonnett off the lead lap; when Mark Martin hit the wall Ruttman swerved to stop Bonnett from getting his lap back as they raced through a group of lapped cars. Bonnett got his lap back later but blew his engine in the final twenty laps while Brooks cut a tire and lost a lap.


1983 Daytona 500, Summary
On the final lap, Baker led Yarborough, Ruttman, and Elliott. Cale stormed past Baker on the backstretch and Ruttman drafted into second; Baker dove under Ruttman and Elliott snookered them both on the high side in a three-abreast photo finish for second. The win was Cale's third in the 500 and was also the first time that an in-car camera of a car went into victory lane before a national CBS Sports audience (this tradition would eventually continue into the present day).


1983 Daytona 500, Summary, Waltrip-Brooks incident
With Brooks as the leader, the field slowed down coming back to the yellow. Two cars, though, tried to get their lap back by beating the leader back to the finish line, a practice banned subsequently in 2003 - Lake Speed passed Brooks in Turn Four and then chopped hard into his path; Brooks slammed his brakes and Darrell Waltrip spun to avoid hitting Brooks; Waltrip's Chevrolet hammered the inside guardrail and flew backward back onto the racetrack, nearly collecting Yarborough, Bodine, and Ruttman.


1983 Daytona 500, Summary, Waltrip-Brooks incident
Waltrip suffered a concussion, resulting in an overnight hospitalization. He returned the next week at Richmond, which would be prohibited under a 2014 rule change. Waltrip admitted in his biography DW: A Lifetime Going Round in Circles (published in 2002) that it was a life-changing crash: when he heard drivers and fans joking that the crash would "knock him sane" or "finally shut him up", he realized for the first time how unpopular he was and resolved to clean up his image. Waltrip often referenced the crash when asked to be a keynote speaker at national events.


1983 Daytona 500, Summary, Waltrip-Brooks incident
The practice of allowing lapped cars to attempt passing the leader at the finish line when taking the caution was prohibited after the 2003 Sylvania 300 at Loudon, NH when after Dale Jarrett crashed and numerous cars nearly struck Jarrett's disabled car on the race to gain a lap back, leading to the development of the current beneficiary rule. The concussion protocol was adopted in 2014 after Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (whose grandfather helped Waltrip with his first Cup car) took himself out of two races in the 2012 season after two concussions—one in August (Kansas tire test) and in October (Talladega race crash).


1983 Daytona 500, Summary, Did not qualify
Drivers who failed to qualify for this event include Blackie Wangerin, Joe Millikan, Connie Saylor, Morgan Shepherd, Rusty Wallace and David Simko.


1983 Daytona 500, Summary, Did not qualify
•This would be the only time Rusty Wallace ever failed to qualify for a race in his 25 year career.


1983 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
The 1983 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season, as an Independent. They were led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 18th season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.


1983 Delhi Metropolitan Council election
Delhi Metropolitan Council election, 1983 was held in Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi to elect 56 councillors to the Delhi Metropolitan Council. This Council had no legislative powers, but only an advisory role in administration of the territory.


1983 Delhi Metropolitan Council election, Results
The election elected Fourth Delhi Metropolitan Council. Purushottam Goel was Chairman of the Council, Tajdar Babar being Deputy Chairman.


1983 Denver Broncos season
The 1983 Denver Broncos season was its 24th in professional football and 14th in the National Football League (NFL). Led by third-year head coach Dan Reeves, the Broncos were 9–7, third in the AFC West, and made their first playoff appearance in four seasons.


1983 Denver Broncos season
Before the season, the Broncos traded with the Baltimore Colts for the rights to first overall pick in the 1983 draft, quarterback John Elway. He started ten games for the Broncos as a rookie, and the team won four of them. In his first two starts, both road wins, Elway left the game trailing, relieved by veteran Steve DeBerg.


1983 Denver Broncos season
After three straight losses, Elway was benched by Reeves in early October; and DeBerg led the team to four consecutive victories and a 6–3 record. A shoulder injury in a loss in Seattle sidelined him and Elway again became the starter. In the rematch with Seattle two weeks later in Denver, Elway was out with the flu and third-string rookie Gary Kubiak led the Broncos to a win.


1983 Denver Broncos season
Elway's finest game as a rookie came in Week 15, the Broncos' second game against Baltimore, the team that drafted him. Denver trailed 19–0 at the start of the fourth quarter, until Elway threw for three touchdowns in the final period to win 21–19 and kept their playoff hopes alive. The following week was a lopsided road loss at Kansas City in −30 °F (−34 °C) wind chill, but the Broncos made the playoffs, gaining the final AFC berth over Cleveland, also at 9–7, whom they defeated in Week 14.


1983 Denver Broncos season
DeBerg started the wild card playoff loss in Seattle,  and was relieved by Elway in the fourth quarter.


1983 Denver Broncos season
The Broncos' wild-card playoff loss to the Seahawks marked their only playoff appearance during the three-year ownership of Edgar Kaiser Jr.; Pat Bowlen bought the team the following spring.


1983 Derby City Council election
The 1983 Derby City Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 15 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Labour Party retained control of the council.


1983 Detroit Grand Prix
The 1983 Detroit Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on June 5, 1983, in Detroit, Michigan.


1983 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
Tyrrell's Michele Alboreto scored his second Grand Prix win and first points of the season, after inheriting the lead from Nelson Piquet with just nine laps to go when the Brabham driver stopped to replace a deflating rear tire. The tight downtown street course took away much of the advantage of the turbocharged cars, and Alboreto's win for Cosworth-Ford was the last of the season's three non-turbo victories. It was also the last for a normally aspirated engine until the turbos were outlawed after the 1988 season, and the last of a record 155 wins for the legendary Cosworth DFV and also the last victory for the Tyrrell team.


1983 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
The circuit had been slightly modified from its original configuration the year before, with the pit lane extended to place the entrance before the final chicane, and a short new section of track eliminating the extremely tight hairpin at Turn Five. The new layout was faster and much preferred by the drivers. Friday's entire agenda was run in the rain, however, and it was left to a single hour on Saturday to decide the starting grid.


1983 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
Contrary to the usual pattern, after the first fifteen minutes or so of qualifying, the track became slower as more rubber was laid down. This was apparently due to moisture still in the track being drawn out by the now-present sunshine. The pole-winning time of 1:44.734 was posted by René Arnoux on his Ferrari's first set of qualifying tires; on his second set, he was more than two seconds slower! Many who did not record a quick time early in the session were caught out by the changing conditions, and the grid held many surprises as a result.


1983 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
Defending Champion Keke Rosberg was twelfth, Alain Prost thirteenth and Niki Lauda eighteenth, while the non-turbocharged cars of Marc Surer and Alboreto were fifth and sixth. American Eddie Cheever, in the only competitive ride of his F1 career with Renault, was in seventh spot, six places ahead of his highly-regarded teammate!


1983 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
Over 70,000 fans enjoyed beautiful weather for the race on Sunday. The boats on the Detroit River, the blaring music and the floods of people from the downtown hotels created quite an atmosphere, inevitably bringing comparisons to Monaco, as the Long Beach event often did.


1983 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
The first attempt at a start was halted just as the green light was about to come on, when Andrea de Cesaris signalled from the grid that his Alfa Romeo had stalled. The whole process was begun again, with another pace lap that reduced the race distance from 61 laps to 60, and this time the green light came on. This time, however, Patrick Tambay's Ferrari, in the second row, stalled on the grid! He held his breath while everyone made their way safely around him, and then, expecting a push-start, instead was removed from the circuit by tow truck!


1983 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
Piquet made an excellent start and beat Arnoux to Turn One. He led after the first lap, with Arnoux ahead of de Angelis, de Cesaris, Alboreto, Derek Warwick, Rosberg (already up from twelfth) and Cheever. The two leaders quickly began to separate themselves from the rest, while a four-way nose-to-tail battle raged for fourth. On lap five, Cheever retired with ignition failure, de Angelis forfeited third place with a broken gearbox and Piercarlo Ghinzani abandoned his Osella in the pits with an overheating engine.


1983 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
Arnoux, after steadily closing the gap to Piquet, overtook the Brabham into Turn One and gained the lead on lap 10. Piquet let him through without a fight, knowing that the Ferrari was planning a fuel and tire stop, while he was not. When Rosberg finally got by de Cesaris for third at the end of lap 11, he was almost 15 seconds behind Piquet, but clearly faster. Alboreto, in fifth place and also threatening de Cesaris, had started on full tanks and, like Piquet, was not planning a pit stop.


1983 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
By lap 20, Rosberg had caught up with Piquet's Brabham and easily went by to take second, about twenty seconds behind Arnoux. On lap 29, the Ferrari's lead was up to almost 30 seconds when Arnoux came into the pits, as expected, followed soon after by Rosberg's Williams, whose intentions had been unclear. Arnoux rejoined after a stop of just 13.5 seconds, still barely in the lead; by the time Rosberg was able to get back on the track (his stop lasted 17.5 seconds), he was in fifth place behind Piquet, Alboreto and Jacques Laffite, none of whom had stopped. But just three laps after his pit stop, Arnoux suddenly coasted to a halt on the circuit with an electrical failure.


1983 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
When Laffite pitted, Piquet was back in the lead, with Alboreto up to second and Rosberg third, 25 seconds back. John Watson, having started in 21st position on the grid, was now in fourth, making his regular charge through an American Grand Prix field. It looked as if Nelson Piquet and Brabham-BMW were on their way to victory as Alboreto was doing all he could to stay close. Suddenly, on lap 51, Piquet slowed with a punctured left rear tire, and as he made his way back to the pits, Alboreto and Rosberg went by.


1983 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
While he was in the pits, Watson also came through. All that was left was for Alboreto to bring the Tyrrell home over the final nine laps, taking it rather easy since he was too far in front for Rosberg to catch him. Watson, meanwhile, was doing anything but taking it easy, and he set the race's fastest lap (1.6 seconds faster than his qualifying time!) while just failing to catch the Williams for second place. Piquet rejoined to finish in fourth, ahead of Laffite in the second Williams and Nigel Mansell's Lotus.


1983 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
Alboreto's teammate, American Danny Sullivan, in his only season of Formula One, retired at thehalfway point of the race when his engine failed. His only points for the season came from his fifth place at Monaco, though he did finish second at the non-Championship Race of Champions at Brands Hatch. When Sullivan could not secure a drive with turbo power for 1984, he saw the writing on the wall and returned to the US and the CART Indy Car series.


1983 Detroit Lions season
The 1983 Detroit Lions season was the 54th season in franchise history. Despite a 1–4 start, the Lions rallied to finish with a 9–7 record. They were able to rise to the top of a weak NFC Central (three of the four other teams went 8-8, and Tampa Bay tied for the NFL's worst record at 2–14), to claim their first division championship since 1957 and the first time the team had made the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time since playing for the NFL championship in 1952, '53 and '54. The Lions would not return to the postseason for another eight years.


1983 Detroit Lions season
The offense ranked 15th in the NFL in points scored, leaving the defense to carry the load. The Lions’ defense turned out to be the second-best in the league in points allowed, keyed defensive tackle Doug English and his 13 sacks. English was the team’s only Pro Bowler, though he also got some help from defensive end William Gay, who registered 13 ½ sacks of his own.


1983 Detroit Lions season
In the NFC playoffs, the Lions lead the San Francisco 49ers late into the 4th Quarter, until Joe Montana drove the 49ers down the field for a 14-yard touchdown pass to Freddie Solomon to give the 49ers a 24–23 lead. The Lions would have a chance to win the game, as Gary Danielson drove them into field goal range, but placekicker Eddie Murray missed a 44-yard field goal with five seconds remaining.


1983 Detroit Tigers season
The 1983 Detroit Tigers finished in second place in the American League East with a record of 92-70 (.568), six games behind the Orioles. The Tigers outscored their opponents 789 to 679. The Tigers drew 1,829,636 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1983, ranking 8th of the 14 teams in the American League.


1983 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1983 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1983 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1983 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W= Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games Finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1983 Detroit Tigers season, Award winners and league leaders, Players ranking among top 100 all time at position
The following members of the 1983 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract:


1983 Dhilwan bus massacre
1983 Dhilwan Bus massacre was a massacre of 6 Hindus by pro-Khalistan Sikh anti-Government militants. It occurred on 5 October 1983, when a bus going from Dhilwan in Kapurthala district to Jalandhar was attacked by Sikh militants in which six Hindu passengers were shot dead in Dhilwan in the northern state of Punjab, India.


1983 Dhilwan bus massacre, Aftermath
Due to the deteriorating law and order situation in Punjab, the Congress led State government was dismissed and  President's rule was imposed on the next evening post massacre.


1983 Dinefwr Borough Council election
An election to Dinefwr Borough Council was held in May 1983. It was preceded by the 1979 election and followed by the 1987 election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales.


1983 Dissolution Honours
The 1983 Dissolution Honours List was gazetted on 21 July 1983 following the advice of the Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.


1983 Dissolution Honours
The recipients are shown below as they were styled before their new honour.


1983 Donnay Indoor Championships
The 1983 Donnay Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Brussels in Belgium the event was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix. The tournament was held from 7 March through 13 March 1983. Fifth-seeded Peter McNamara defeated Ivan Lendl in the final of the singles event, despite trailing 4–5 and 0–30 on Lendl's serve, to win the title and the accompanying $50,000 first-prize money.


1983 Donnay Indoor Championships, Finals, Doubles
Heinz Günthardt /  Balázs Taróczy defeated  Hans Simonsson /  Mats Wilander, 6–2, 6–4


1983 Donnay Indoor Championships – Doubles
Pavel Složil and Sherwood Stewart were the defending champions, but Složil did not participate this year. Stewart partnered Ferdi Taygan, losing in the first round.


1983 Donnay Indoor Championships – Doubles
Heinz Günthardt and Balázs Taróczy won the title, defeating Hans Simonsson and Mats Wilander 6–2, 6–4 in the final.


1983 Donnay Indoor Championships – Singles
Vitas Gerulaitis was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals this year.


1983 Donnay Indoor Championships – Singles
Peter McNamara won the title, defeating Ivan Lendl 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 in the final.


1983 Donnay Open
The 1983 Donnay Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club in Nice, France, and was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 21 March until 27 March 1983. Unseeded Henrik Sundström won the singles title.


1983 Donnay Open, Finals, Doubles
Libor Pimek /  Bernard Boileau defeated  Bernard Fritz /  Jean-Louis Haillet 6–3, 6–4


1983 Duke Blue Devils football team
The 1983 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1983 Duke Blue Devils football team, Schedule
Clemson was under NCAA probation, therefore this game did not count in the league standings.


1983 Dunedin mayoral election
The 1983 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1983, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.


1983 Dunedin mayoral election, Background
Mayor Cliff Skeggs was re-elected for a third term defeating two other candidates, though his majority fell. The Citizens' retained their comfortable council majority, winning nine seats with two won by independents and one seat to the Labour Party.


1983 Durham mayoral election
The 1983 Durham mayoral election was held on November 8, 1983 to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Charles Markham


1983 Dutch Grand Prix
The 1983 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 28 August 1983. It was the twelfth race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship.


1983 Dutch Grand Prix
The 72-lap race was won by René Arnoux, driving a Ferrari, with team-mate Patrick Tambay second and John Watson third in a McLaren-Ford. Alain Prost and Nelson Piquet collided midway through the race while challenging for the lead, allowing Arnoux to move into second in the Drivers' Championship, eight points behind Prost. However, this would turn out to be Arnoux's last Formula One victory.


1983 Dutch Grand Prix
Derek Warwick finished fourth to score his and the Toleman team's first points. Mauro Baldi in the Alfa Romeo and Michele Alboreto in the Tyrrell completed the top six.


1983 Dutch Grand Prix
The race saw McLaren debut the new Porsche-built TAG turbo engine. Niki Lauda drove the TAG-powered MP4/1E car, while Watson continued with the Ford-powered MP4/1C. However, Lauda could only qualify 19th, four places behind Watson, and retired on lap 26 with a brake failure. Watson's third place was the last time a car with a naturally aspirated engine would legally finish on a Formula One podium until the 1988 Canadian Grand Prix.


1983 Dutch Open (tennis)
The 1983 Dutch Open was a Grand Prix tennis tournament staged in Hilversum, Netherlands. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from 18 July until 24 July 1983. It was the 27th edition of the tournament. Tomáš Šmíd won the singles title.


1983 Dutch Open (tennis), Finals, Doubles
Heinz Günthardt /  Balázs Taróczy defeated  Jan Kodeš /  Tomáš Šmíd 3–6, 6–2, 6–3


1983 Dutch TT
The 1983 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 24–25 June 1983 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.


1983 Dwars door België
The 1983 Dwars door België was the 38th edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 24 March 1983. The race started and finished in Waregem. The race was won by Etienne De Wilde.


1983 Dwars door België
Gerrie Knetemann hit a parked car during the race, and was sent to hospital with serious injuries, that took him out of race for a good part of the rest of the season.


1983 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
The 1983 E3 Harelbeke was the 26th edition of the E3 Harelbeke cycle race and was held on 26 March 1983. The race started and finished in Harelbeke. The race was won by William Tackaert of the Splendor team.


1983 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1983 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 22nd tournament in league history. It was played between March 4 and March 12, 1983. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the 'final four' games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. By winning the tournament, Harvard received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


1983 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The three teams that were division champions automatically qualified for the tournament while the remaining five seeds were given to the teams with the highest winning percentage. The top four seeds were given out to the three division champions and the top qualifier and assorted based upon winning percentage. The remaining four seeds were assigned to the other qualifiers and assorted based upon winning percentage.


1983 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
In the quarterfinals the first seed and eighth seed, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed played a two-game series to determine the winner. In the two games no overtime was permitted and if the two teams remained tied after the two games then a 10-minute mini-game would be played where a sudden-death overtime was allowed if the scheduled time did not produce a victor. After the opening round every series becomes a single-elimination game.


1983 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the two remaining teams play with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


1983 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pct. = Winning Percentage; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


1983 ECAC Metro Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1983 ECAC Metro Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 9–12. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played on campus sites with the championship game held at John Jay Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.


1983 ECAC Metro Men's Basketball Tournament
Robert Morris defeated Long Island University in the championship game, 79–67, to win back-to-back ECAC Metro men's basketball tournaments. The Colonials earned the automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Tournament.


1983 ECAC North Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1983 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the higher seeds in head-to-head matchups. The final was held at Case Gym on the campus of the Boston University. Boston University gained its first overall America East Conference Championship with its win over Holy Cross. This was the only year the America East Tournament winner was not awarded with an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.


1983 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1983 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 10–12 at the Robins Center in Richmond, Virginia. The champion, James Madison, received an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Tournament; it was JMU's third-ever NCAA Tournament berth. The runner-up, William & Mary, received an at-large bid to the 1983 National Invitation Tournament; it was W&M's first-ever postseason berth of any kind.


1983 East Carolina Pirates football team
The 1983 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Ed Emory, the team compiled a 8–3 record.


1983 East Northamptonshire District Council election
The 1983 East Northamptonshire District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council which it had held since the council's creation in 1973.


1983 East Texas State Lions football team
The 1983 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University in the 1983 NCAA College Football season. They were led by head coach Ernest Hawkins, who was in his 19th season at East Texas State. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Lions sharing the Lone Star Conference with Southwest Texas State. It was the final LSC title under Hawkins, who retired at the end of the 1985 season.


1983 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
The 1983 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities (Mid-Con) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Al Molde, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the Mid-Con title. Eastern Illinois was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost Indiana State in the first round.


1983 Eastern League season
The 1983 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.


1983 Eastern League season
The New Britain Red Sox defeated the Lynn Sailors three games to one to win the Eastern League Championship Series.


1983 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Semi-Finals Series
New Britain Red Sox defeated Reading Phillies 2 games to 1.


1983 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Championship Series
New Britain Red Sox defeated Lynn Sailors 3 games to 1.


1983 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team
The 1983 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Harkema, the Hurons compiled a 1–10 record (0–9 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 276 to 134. The team's statistical leaders included Steve Coulter with 1,827 passing yards, Ricky Calhoun with 871 rushing yards, and Derrin Powell with 582 receiving yards.


1983 Edgbaston Cup
The 1983 Edgbaston Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 6 to 12 June 1983.


1983 Edgbaston Cup, Finals, Doubles
Billie Jean King /  Sharon Walsh defeated  Beverly Mould /  Elizabeth Sayers 6–2, 6–4


1983 Edgbaston Cup – Doubles
Jo Durie and Anne Hobbs of Great Britain were the defending champions but neither player returned to compete in the doubles in the 1983 tournament.


1983 Edgbaston Cup – Doubles
Billie Jean King and Sharon Walsh won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Beverly Mould and Elizabeth Sayers.


1983 Edgbaston Cup – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1983 Edgbaston Cup – Singles
Billie Jean King was the defending champion and she won in the final 6–3, 7–5 against Alycia Moulton. It was King's last singles tournament title of her career and she became the oldest WTA player to win a singles tournament at 39 years, 7 months and 23 days.


1983 Edgbaston Cup – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


1983 Edmonton municipal election
The 1983 municipal election was held October 17, 1983 to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council in Alberta, Canada, nine trustees to sit on the public school board, and seven trustees to sit on the separate school board.


1983 Edmonton municipal election, Voter turnout
There were 160942 ballots cast out of 382053 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 42.1%.


1983 Emperor's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 28 teams, and Nissan Motors won the championship.


1983 Emperor's Cup Final
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1983 Emperor's Cup Final
1983 Emperor's Cup Final was the 63rd final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1984. Nissan Motors won the championship.


1983 Emperor's Cup Final, Overview
Nissan Motors won their 1st title, by defeating Yanmar Diesel 2–0. Nissan Motors was featured a squad consisting of Makoto Sugiyama, Shinobu Ikeda, Takeshi Koshida, Shinji Tanaka, Hidehiko Shimizu, Kazushi Kimura, Takashi Mizunuma, Koichi Hashiratani and Nobutoshi Kaneda.


1983 Empress's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Shimizudaihachi SC won the championship.


1983 Empress's Cup Final
1983 Empress's Cup Final was the 5th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 25, 1984. Shimizudaihachi SC won the championship.


1983 Empress's Cup Final, Overview
Defending champion Shimizudaihachi SC won their 4th title, by defeating Takatsuki FC 2–0. Shimizudaihachi SC won the title for 4 years in a row.


1983 English Greyhound Derby
The 1983 Daily Mirror Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 25 June 1983 at White City Stadium. The winner was I'm Slippy and the winning owner John Quinn received £25,000. The competition was sponsored by the Daily Mirror.


1983 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances
head, neck, ½, ¾, 2¾ (lengths)The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.


1983 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
The Daily Mirror took over sponsorship of the event from Spillers; they had already sponsored the Grand National and Puppy Oaks. There were 213 entries and topping the ante-post lists were Game Ball trained by Irishman Sean Bourke and Scurry Gold Cup champion Yankee Express.


1983 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Heavy rain produced slow times on the opening night with Yankee Express recording 30.37. With the qualifying round being held over four nights the going improved dramatically and Game Ball won in 29.43. Game Ball was then defeated by Whisper Wishes in round one but both qualified. The second round saw the field down to 48 and Game Ball produced the fastest heat win. Long Spell and Yankee Express both won but Whisper Wishes made it no further after being badly bumped.


1983 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
The quarter-finals provided two very strong heats, Game Ball and Yankee Express were drawn together in heat two and the final heat contained Debbycot Lad, I'm Slippy and Long Spell. Amazing Man won heat one before Yankee Express missed the break and found trouble in heat two and would take no further part in the Derby. Game Ball only finished second behind 50-1 shot Lisnamuck. The third heat went to On Spec and the final heat was claimed by I'm Slippy with Long Spell going out after encountering crowding.


1983 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Game Ball moved into the final after clinching his semifinal from Debbycott Lad and On Spec. The 9-4 joint favourites Amazing Man and I'm Slippy went neck and neck in the second semi before Amazing Man claimed the race.


1983 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Game Ball lined up for the final as the evens money favourite and made a moderate start unlike I'm Slippy who was very fast away. There was crowding at the first bend but Debbycott Lad and On Spec showed enough pace to sit behind the leader, as they approached the third bend the race was wide open. Five of the six greyhounds passed the line together with I'm Slippy just holding on in a photo-finish.


1983 English Greyhound Derby, Supporting Races
Five track records fell on the Derby final night including that of the Derby distance when Hay Maker Mack won the English Greyhound Derby Invitation and became the first ever dog to break the 29-second barrier, posting 28.95 sec. Hay Maker Mack had won a Derby heat before being knocked out and his racing career ended soon afterwards, when he sustained a broken hock during the Essex Vase at Romford. The other four track records were; Pagan Pansy 29.88 (500 metres hurdles), Sir Winston 30.38 (500 metres chase), Ceili Lass 40.75 (680 metres) and Minnis Matador 43.82 (730 metres).


1983 English National Badminton Championships
The 1983 English National Badminton Championships were held at Coventry Sports Centre, from 9-11 December, 1982. The event was sponsored by Crest Hotels.


1983 English cricket season
The 1983 English cricket season was the 84th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. The third Prudential World Cup was won by India. New Zealand won a Test series in England for the first time. Essex won the Schweppes County Championship and Yorkshire won the Sunday League. The MCCA Knockout Trophy was inaugurated.


1983 English cricket season, Test series
New Zealand played four Tests against England following the World Cup. Although they were heavily beaten in three of these, they won the second test at Headingley. This was New Zealand's first Test victory in England after 29 attempts. It was New Zealand's first away test win in over 13 years.


1983 Epsom Derby
The 1983 Epsom Derby was the 204th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 1 June 1983.


1983 Epsom Derby
The race was won by Eric Moller's Teenoso, at odds of 9/2 ridden by jockey Lester Piggott and trained at Newmarket by Geoff Wragg. Teenoso's win gave Piggott a record-breaking ninth success in the race. The winning time of 2:49.07 was the slowest of the 20th century.


1983 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1982:


1983 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, The road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 1983 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:


1983 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.


1983 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Sires of Classic winners
Tolomeo (9th) – Exported to Australia – Exported to Japan


1983 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Other Stallions
Wassl (14th) – Wiorno (1st Prix Dollar 1991), Ocean Falls (3rd Poule d'Essai des Poulains 1989), Anna Petrovna (dam of Annus Mirabilis)Zoffany (20th) – Clan Osullivan (2nd Golden Slipper Stakes 1992), Miss Zoe (3rd Australian Oaks 2000)The Noble Player (11th) – Tinte Blu (1st Premio Royal Mares 1991), Este (dam of Estejo)Pluralisme (7th) – Exported to Japan – Yamano Casablanca (2nd Oka Sho 1991)Shearwalk (3rd) – Exported to New Zealand – Exported to AustraliaGordian (10th) – Exported to BrazilYawa (Unseated) – Exported to Japan


1983 Equatorial Guinean legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 28 August 1983, the first since 1973. The new constitution approved in a referendum the previous year provided for a 41-seat Chamber of People's Representatives. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo selected a single candidate for each constituency, which were then approved by voters. No political parties took part in the election, with all candidates standing as independents.


1983 Erewash Borough Council election
Elections to Erewash Borough Council were held on 5 May 1983 as part of nationwide local elections.


1983 Erzurum earthquake
The 1983 Erzurum earthquake occurred in northeastern Turkey on 30 October 1983 at 07:12 local time (04:12 UTC). It had a moment magnitude of 6.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Reuters reports that about 1340 people have died and 50 settlements in the provinces of Erzurum and Kars have been demolished by the earthquake.


1983 Estonian SSR Football Championship
The 1983 Estonian SSR Football Championship was won by Tallinna Dünamo.


1983 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup
The 1983 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup was the tenth installment of Europe's premier field hockey club competition. It was won by defending champions Dynamo Almaty on HC Klein Zwitserland in a replay of the past edition's final match, confirming the progress of Soviet hockey. 1976-78 champions Southgate HC attained the third place.


1983 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1983 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Varna, Bulgaria from May 7 to May 15, 1983. The 25th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. 149 fighters from 19 European countries participated in the competition.


1983 European Amateur Team Championship
The 1983 European Amateur Team Championship took place 22 – 26 June at Golf de Chantilly, in Chantilly in the Hauts-de-France region of Northern France, 38 kilometres (24 miles) north of the centre of Paris. It was the 13th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.


1983 European Amateur Team Championship
Each team consisted of five or six players, playing two rounds of an opening stroke-play qualifying competition over two days, counting the five best scores each day for each team.


1983 European Amateur Team Championship
Team Scotland won the opening 36-hole competition, with a score of 8 over par 718.


1983 European Amateur Team Championship
Individual leader was Peter McEvoy, England, with a score of 8-under-par 134, five strokes ahead of Tore Christian Sviland, Norway. In his second round, McEvoy scored 8 birdies and 10 pars for an 8-under-par 63 score on the Chantilly course, set up with par 71 over 7,108 yards .


1983 European Amateur Team Championship
The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the next three days. The teams were seeded based on their positions after the stroke play. The first placed team were drawn to play the quarter final against the eight placed team, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. Teams were allowed to use six players during the team matches, selecting four of them in the two morning foursome games and five players in to the afternoon single games. Games all square at the 18th hole were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.


1983 European Amateur Team Championship
The six teams placed 9–14 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B and the four teams placed 15–18 formed flight C, to play similar knock-out play to decide their final positions.


1983 European Amateur Team Championship
Team Ireland won the gold medal, earning their third title, beating Spain in the final 5–2. Team Italy earned the bronze on third place, after beating Scotland 4–3 in the bronze match.


1983 European Amateur Team Championship, Teams
19 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of five or six players.


1983 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the best total of the two non-counting scores of the two rounds.


1983 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.


1983 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
* Note: Games declared halved, since team match already decided.


1983 European Aquatics Championships
The 1983 LEN European Aquatics Championships took place at the Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto in Rome, Italy between 22 August and 27 August 1983. East Germany won all women's events in the swimming competition, and also every silver medal available to them in individual events. Besides swimming there were titles contested in diving, synchronized swimming and water polo (men). The 4 × 200 m freestyle relay for women was held for the first time.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 14th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Sportcárnok in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, on 5 and 6 March 1983.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 and 6 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 from each semifinal (Q) and next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
The men's 3000 metres event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 and 6 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 from each semifinal (Q) and next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 5000 metres walk
The men's 5000 metres walk event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres
The men's 60 metres event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles
The men's 60 metres hurdles event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 and 6 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 from each semifinal (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 5, 1983.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres
The women's 3000 metres event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 and 6 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres
The women's 60 metres event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles
The women's 60 metres hurdles event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 and 6 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 March.


1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put event  at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March.


1983 European Athletics Junior Championships
The 1983 European Athletics Junior Championships was the seventh edition of the biennial athletics competition for European athletes aged under twenty. It was held in Schwechat, Austria between 25 and 28 August.


1983 European Baseball Championship
The 1983 European Baseball Championship was held in Italy and was won by Italy. The Netherlands finished as runner-up.


1983 European Cup (athletics)
The 1983 European Cup was the 9th edition of the European Cup of athletics.


1983 European Cup (athletics)
The Super League Finals were held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, Great Britain.


1983 European Cup Final
The 1983 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, on 25 May 1983, that saw Hamburger SV of Germany defeat Juventus of Italy 1–0. A single goal from Felix Magath eight minutes into the game was enough for Hamburg to claim their first European Cup title. It was the sixth consecutive European Cup Final to finish with a 1–0 scoreline.


1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
The 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Aberdeen of Scotland and Real Madrid of Spain. It was the final match of the 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup tournament and the 23rd European Cup Winners' Cup final, a football tournament contested by the winners of each qualifying nation's national cup.


1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
Aberdeen played one more round than Real Madrid as they were required to play in a preliminary round prior to the first round proper. Matches until the final were held over two legs, whereas the final itself was a single match at a neutral venue. The final was held at Nya Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden.


1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
Watched by a crowd of 17,804, Aberdeen took the lead early in the first half with a goal by Eric Black, but Madrid drew level following a penalty scored by Juanito in the fifteenth minute. At the end of normal time, the match remained at 1–1. The match went into extra time, with the winning goal scored for Aberdeen by John Hewitt in the 112th minute. Aberdeen won the match 2–1 and won their first European trophy.


1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, Route to the final, Aberdeen
Aberdeen qualified for the 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup after they defeated Rangers 4–1 in the final of the 1982 Scottish Cup Final on 22 May 1982. They began their European Cup Winners' Cup campaign against Swiss team Sion, with a home game at Pittodrie Stadium on 18 August 1982. Eric Black scored in the very first minute of the game, and Aberdeen went on to win 7–0. The return match was played on 1 September 1982. Aberdeen was drawn against Dinamo Tirana from Albania in the first round proper. The first leg was played at home once again, and the Scottish team won 1–0. The return leg resulted in a goalless draw, sending Aberdeen through.


1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, Route to the final, Aberdeen
In the third round, Aberdeen were drawn against Lech Poznań from Poland. They won 2–0 at home in the first leg, which was followed by a 1–0 win away. In the quarter-finals, they were drawn against Bayern Munich. In the first leg, played at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, the two clubs were held to a 0–0 draw. In the return game in Scotland, Aberdeen went through with a 3–2 victory. Aberdeen played Waterschei Thor, who had defeated Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals. Aberdeen won 5–1 at home, but lost 1–0 away in Belgium for an aggregate win of 5–2.


1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, Route to the final, Real Madrid
Real Madrid automatically qualified for the first round, where they drew 0–0 away in their first match against Romanian team Baia Mare. Madrid won the return match at home 5–2. Their second round opponents were also from eastern Europe, Újpesti Dózsa, this time from Hungary. Madrid won both legs, first 3–1 at home and then 1–0 away. Their quarter-final opponents were Internazionale. After the first leg at the San Siro resulted in a 1–1 draw, Madrid won 2–1 at home at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Madrid were drawn against Austria Wien in the semi-final. Austria had knocked out Barcelona in the quarter-finals, who were the reigning champions of the European Cup Winners' Cup. The two teams drew 2–2 during the first leg in Vienna, and Madrid qualified for the final with a 3–1 victory at home on 20 April.


1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, Background
Real Madrid had extensive experience in European competitions. They had previously made it to the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1971 against English club Chelsea. The match was a 1–1 draw after extra time, with Chelsea winning 2–1 in the replay. They had more success in the European Cup, having won the competition during its inaugural year in 1956, and retained the trophy for the following four seasons. Their most recent European success had come in the 1965–66 European Cup, where they defeated Partizan Belgrade.


1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, Background
The 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup was the first European final in which Aberdeen had appeared. Only two clubs from Scotland had previously won European trophies, Celtic and Rangers. Prior to the match, some of Aberdeen's supporters travelled to Gothenburg by fishing boat from Scotland, whilst others slept on the streets next to the stadium. Real Madrid player Uli Stielike was recovering from a thigh injury prior to the match, but was cleared by the club's doctors. Likewise, Aberdeen's Eric Black was declared fit to play for this match after being injured for a month. Aberdeen full-back Stuart Kennedy was named as a substitute, despite being injured in the Semi-Final and unable to play, as a mark of respect from Alex Ferguson. Kennedy's injury proved to be so severe that he never played professionally again.


1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Summary, First half
Prior to the match, the pitch had been covered by tarpaulin in order to protect it from the rain. The referee made an inspection of the pitch prior to kick-off and determined that the surface was fit to play upon. The match started, and Aberdeen immediately went on the attack. Madrid's goalkeeper Agustín misdirected a goal kick, Gordon Strachan broke away from his marker and chested the ball down. He lobbed the ball forward to Eric Black who hit a twenty-yard volley towards the Madrid goal. Agustín saved the shot, tipping it onto the crossbar of the goalframe. Strachan took the corner, crossing it to Alex McLeish. The ball deflected off McLeish's head, and Black pounced on the ball sending it into the back of the Real Madrid goal to put Aberdeen up 1–0.


1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Summary, First half
The conditions on the pitch started to get muddy very quickly, which partially resulted in Madrid's comeback. Alex McLeish of Aberdeen passed the ball back to goalkeeper Jim Leighton, but it became stuck in the mud part way in the penalty area. Leighton rushed out from the goal line to claim the ball but took down Madrid striker Santillana in the process. A penalty was awarded by the referee. Real's captain Juanito scored the penalty to put Madrid level. Madrid dominated the remainder of the half, with John Metgod and Uli Stielike looking particularly comfortable in defence and midfield, respectively.


1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Summary, Second half
The teams were equally matched during the first part of the second half. Strachan led another Aberdeen attack in the 55th minute, passing it to Peter Weir who took the ball down the flank. His cross back to Strachan was met by a volley, but it deflected off Agustín's legs. Aberdeen immediately attacked once more, with Weir moving again down the flank, but his cross was met with a header by Black who sent the ball over after already moving into an offside position. In the 80th minute, Weir created another opening with a further cross. This time it was caught by Agustín. But the goalkeeper momentarily dropped the ball, but dove onto it before any Aberdeen players could take advantage of the mistake.


1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, Match, Summary, Extra time
Normal time finished at 1–1, sending the match into extra time. The winning goal came in the 112th minute. Weir passed the ball to Mark McGhee, who took the ball down the left wing. He crossed it into the box towards substitute John Hewitt. He threw himself into the path of the ball and connected with a glancing header to put Aberdeen ahead once more.


1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, Post-match
The local police reported that only five arrests were made of fans for being drunk and disorderly. Nils Klintenberg, the police commander, said "There were no problems. We were pleased to have them here." One Aberdeen supporter collapsed following the first goal and died.


1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, Post-match
After the game legendary Real coach Alfredo Di Stéfano conceded the better team had won and commented; "Aberdeen have what money can't buy; a soul, a team spirit built in a family tradition."


1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, Post-match
The European Cup Winners' Cup was run until 1999, with Aberdeen's success in the 1983 final being the last time that a Scottish club lifted the trophy. Real Madrid ultimately never won the competition, nor did they ever reach the final again. Aberdeen qualified for the 1983 European Super Cup, where they played 1983 European Cup champions Hamburg. The first game in Hamburg was drawn 0–0, with Aberdeen winning the return match 2–0.


1983 European Endurance Championship
The 1983 FIA European Endurance Championship for Drivers was the seventh season and third iteration of the European Sportscar Championship auto racing series. It was contested by drivers competing in Group C sports cars, Group C Junior sports cars, and Group B GT cars in eight race events from 10 April to 23 October 1983. Frenchmen Bob Wollek won the championship driving for the Sorga S.A. Porsche team.


1983 European Endurance Championship
The European championship was held in conjunction with the 1983 World Endurance Championship, sharing the first five race events before departing for outside Europe. As such, many drivers and teams competed in both championships.


1983 European Endurance Championship, Schedule
All events covered a distance of 1,000 km (620 mi) with exception of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The first five events were shared with the World Endurance Championship. The Monza round was shared with the Italian Championship Group 6, although their race lasted only 14 laps and the cars did not complete the full endurance race distance.


1983 European Endurance Championship, Entries, Group B
The Nürburgring round allowed additional Group B entries meeting the under 2,000 cc (120 cu in) regulations to compete but they were not eligible for championship points and are therefore not listed here.


1983 European Endurance Championship, Results and standings, Drivers' championship
Drivers were awarded points for finishes in the top ten positions in each overall race classification. All three classes competed for the same points in overall classification, but Group C Junior and Group B competitors were awarded additional points for any finish in the overall top ten.


1983 European Fencing Championships
The 1983 European Fencing Championships were held in Lisbon, Portugal. The competition consisted of exclusively individual events.


1983 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1983 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held in Dortmund, West Germany from February 1 to 6, 1983. Elite skaters from European ISU member nations competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


1983 European Figure Skating Championships, Overview and results
The championships cost 1.5 million Deutsche Marks. Compulsory figures were held in Unna and began at 8 a.m.. The German Ice Skating Union president Wolf-Dieter Montag, also served as president of the organizing committee.


1983 European Figure Skating Championships, Overview and results, Men
Simond won compulsory figures. After the short program, Sabovčík was in first, followed by Schramm and Simond. Schramm would win the title.


1983 European Formula Two Championship
The 1983 European Formula Two season was contested over 12 rounds. 14 teams, 39 drivers, 10 chassis and 3 engines competed. Ralt driver Jonathan Palmer clinched the championship title.


1983 European Formula Two Championship, Calendar
Race 11 originally scheduled over 48 laps, but shortened after a restart due to an accident in the first corner.


1983 European Formula Two Championship, Complete Overview
R10=retired, but classified NC=not classified R=retired NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify DIS(3)=disqualified after finishing in third position


1983 European Grand Prix
The 1983 European Grand Prix (formally the John Player Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 25 September 1983. It was the fourteenth race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship.


1983 European Grand Prix
The 76-lap race was won by Nelson Piquet, driving a Brabham-BMW. Piquet's Drivers' Championship rival Alain Prost was second in a factory Renault, while Nigel Mansell was third in a Lotus-Renault. With the win, Piquet moved within two points of Prost at the top of the championship with one race remaining.


1983 European Grand Prix, Background
A third Grand Prix in the United States (after the earlier races at Long Beach and Detroit) was to have been held on this date, on a track at the Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, but was cancelled at short notice due to local protests. A second race in Britain, at Brands Hatch, was quickly organised in its place, and was the first Formula One race to be officially titled the European Grand Prix: this title had, until 1977, been an honorific title given to one race held in Europe each year alongside its official, national title.


1983 European Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
Elio de Angelis surprised by taking pole position in his Lotus-Renault, with teammate Nigel Mansell third. Between them was the Brabham-BMW of Riccardo Patrese, with Nelson Piquet fourth in the other Brabham. The Ferraris filled the third row with René Arnoux ahead of Patrick Tambay, while the factory Renaults took up the fourth row, Eddie Cheever ahead of Drivers' Championship leader Alain Prost. Completing the top ten were Manfred Winkelhock in the ATS and John Watson in the McLaren.


1983 European Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
The fastest non-turbo car was the Williams of Keke Rosberg in 16th; teammate Jacques Laffite failed to qualify. Williams had planned to debut their Honda turbo-powered FW09 at this race, but instead decided to wait until the season finale in South Africa. The team, did, however, enter a third car for test driver and Formula Two champion Jonathan Palmer, who qualified 25th.


1983 European Grand Prix, Race, Race report
At the start, Patrese took the lead from de Angelis, followed by Mansell, Piquet and Cheever. On lap 2 Piquet passed Mansell, who was having trouble with his tyres and would soon fall to seventh, while Prost made a charge to run fourth by lap 9.


1983 European Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Patrese and de Angelis had pulled clear of the rest of the field when, on lap 11, de Angelis attempted to overtake the Brabham at Surtees Corner, only to make contact and send both cars spinning. Piquet duly went through into the lead, while Patrese rejoined the track ahead of Prost but was soon caught and passed by the Renault. De Angelis also rejoined, but continued for only two laps before retiring with an engine failure.


1983 European Grand Prix, Race, Race report
At quarter distance, Piquet led Prost by around 10 seconds, with Patrese a further 10 seconds back and holding up Cheever, Arnoux, Mansell and Tambay. On lap 20 Arnoux spun at Surtees, dropping him to the back of the field. There were no further changes among the front-runners until the pit stops, during which both Brabhams hit trouble: Patrese was delayed by a misfitted rear wheel, while Piquet was held up by a malfunctioning wheel-nut gun.


1983 European Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Piquet nonetheless retained his lead over Prost, while an unscheduled second stop for Cheever (due to a loose helmet visor which was taped by his pit crew) left Tambay in third and Mansell fourth, with Andrea de Cesaris up to fifth in the Alfa Romeo and Derek Warwick sixth in the Toleman.


1983 European Grand Prix, Race, Race report
In the closing stages, Tambay suffered brake problems, allowing Mansell past on lap 66 before spinning off at Druids two laps later. This moved the second Toleman of Bruno Giacomelli into the top six, while also ending Tambay's challenge for the Drivers' Championship. Shortly afterwards, Warwick had a bizarre accident when his cockpit fire extinguisher leaked, giving him burns to his right hand and leg, though he held on to fifth place.


1983 European Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Up front, Piquet cruised to his second consecutive win, finishing 6.5 seconds ahead of Prost with Mansell a further 24 seconds back. De Cesaris finished four seconds behind Mansell and ten ahead of Warwick, who in turn finished eight seconds ahead of teammate Giacomelli. Patrese ultimately finished seventh, while Arnoux was ninth and Cheever tenth, both one lap down on Piquet. With one race to go, Prost still led the Drivers' Championship but by only two points over Piquet, while Arnoux's failure to score left him needing to win in South Africa to have any chance of the title.


1983 European Grand Prix, Race, Race report
The race also saw the last appearance of the Theodore team, which was struggling financially and had scaled back to one car for Roberto Guerrero. Guerrero finished 12th, one place ahead of Palmer's Williams.


1983 European Junior Badminton Championships
The 1983 European Junior Badminton Championships was the eighth edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Helsinki, Finland, in the month of March and April. Denmark won two disciplines, the Boys' singles and Mixed doubles, England won three titles in Girls' singles, Girls' doubles and mixed team championships, while, Wales won the Boys' doubles.


1983 European Karate Championships
The 1983 European Karate Championships, the 18th edition, was held in Madrid, Spain from May 13 to 15, 1983. The women's competition in kumite was held in Brussels, Belgium on February 26 and 27, 1983 (with juniors).


1983 European Marathon Cup
The 1983 European Marathon Cup was the 2nd edition of the European Marathon Cup of athletics and were held in Laredo, Spain.


1983 European Super Cup
The 1983 UEFA Super Cup was a two-legged match contested between the European Cup champions Hamburger SV, and the European Cup Winners' Cup champions Aberdeen.


1983 European Super Cup
The match was 0–0 in the first leg at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg. In the second leg at Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen added their second European trophy with a 2–0 victory over the West Germans with goals coming from Mark McGhee and Neil Simpson. Aberdeen became the first Scottish team to win the UEFA Super Cup.


1983 European Tour
The 1983 European Tour was the 12th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour and organised by the Professional Golfers' Association.


1983 European Tour
The Order of Merit was won by England's Nick Faldo, who won five tournaments during the season.


1983 European Tour, Schedule
The table below shows the 1983 European Tour schedule which was made up of 27 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and some non-counting "Approved Special Events". There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Timex Open and the Glasgow Golf Classic, and the loss of the Welsh Golf Classic. A new Welsh Open was scheduled, to replace the classic, but cancelled prior to the start of the season.


1983 European Tour, Official Money List
The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Official Money List". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.


1983 European Weightlifting Championships
The 1983 European Weightlifting Championships were held at the Izmailovo Sports Palace in Moscow, Soviet Union from October 22 to October 31, 1983. This was the 62nd edition of the event. There were 123 men in action from 21 nations. This tournament was a part of 1983 World Weightlifting Championships.


1983 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 14th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Gothenburg in 1983.


1983 European Wrestling Championships
The 1983 European Wrestling Championships  was held from 17 to 24 April 1983 in Budapest, Hungary.


1983 Extremaduran regional election
The 1983 Extremaduran regional election was held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 1st Assembly of the autonomous community of Extremadura. All 65 seats in the Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.


1983 Extremaduran regional election
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), under the leadership of pre-autonomic president Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra, won a landslide victory by securing 53% of the share and 36 out of 65 seats. The People's Coalition, the electoral alliance of the People's Alliance (AP), the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Liberal Union (UL), emerged as the second largest political force with 30% of the vote and 20 seats, whereas United Extremadura (EU) and the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) entered the Assembly with 6 and 4 seats, respectively.


1983 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The Assembly of Extremadura was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Extremadura, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Extremaduran Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.


1983 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Electoral system
Transitory Provision First of the Statute established a specific electoral procedure for the first election to the Regional Assembly of Murcia, to be supplemented by the provisions within Royal Decree-Law 20/1977, of 18 March, and its related regulations. Voting for the Assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Extremadura and in full enjoyment of their political rights.


1983 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The 65 members of the Assembly of Extremadura were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Alternatively, parties failing to reach the threshold in one of the constituencies were also entitled to enter the seat distribution as long as they ran candidates in both districts and reached five percent regionally. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Badajoz and Cáceres, with each being allocated a fixed number of seats: 35 for Badajoz and 30 for Cáceres.


1983 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Election date
The Junta of Extremadura, in agreement with the Government of Spain, was required to call an election to the Assembly of Extremadura before 31 May 1983. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Assembly was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.


1983 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Election date
On 7 March 1983, it was confirmed that the first election to the Assembly of Extremadura would be held on Sunday, 8 May, together with regional elections for twelve other autonomous communities as well as nationwide local elections.


1983 Extremaduran regional election, Parliamentary composition
The first election to the Assembly of Extremadura was officially called on 10 March 1983, after the publication of the election decree in the Official Gazette of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, with the mandate of the provisional Assembly ending on 8 May 1983. The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the provisional Assembly at the time of its expiry.


1983 Extremaduran regional election, Parties and candidates
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within fifteen days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one-thousandth of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election—with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.


1983 Extremaduran regional election, Parties and candidates
Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:


1983 FA Charity Shield
The 1983 FA Charity Shield was the 61st FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup competitions. The match was played on 20 August 1983 at Wembley Stadium and contested by Liverpool, who had won the 1982–83 First Division, and Manchester United, who had won the 1982–83 FA Cup. Manchester United won 2–0 with a brace from captain Bryan Robson. It was Liverpool's first competitive game under the management of Joe Fagan, who had been promoted from the coaching staff to replace the retiring Bob Paisley.


1983 FA Cup Final
The 1983 FA Cup Final was contested by Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion at Wembley Stadium.


1983 FA Cup Final
Manchester United were the favourites, as Brighton had been relegated from the First Division that season, and had never reached a cup final before. United had finished third in the league that season and already had four FA Cup victories to their name.


1983 FA Cup Final
The final ended in a 2–2 draw, forcing a replay at Wembley five days later, which Manchester United won 4–0. It was the third successive year that the FA Cup Final required a replay.


1983 FA Cup Final, The first match
The first match finished 2–2 after extra time. Gordon Smith and Gary Stevens scored for Brighton; Frank Stapleton and Ray Wilkins for United. The first game is famous for the radio commentary by Peter Jones "...and Smith must score" talking about a shot by Gordon Smith, which was then saved by the Manchester United goalkeeper Gary Bailey; the quote was subsequently used as a title for a Brighton fanzine. Bailey's save forced a replay and prevented Brighton from winning the first major trophy in their history.


1983 FA Cup Final, The replay
The second game, on a Thursday night, started the same way as the first game had, with Brighton taking the game to Manchester United. Although their chances were limited to long-range drives from Jimmy Case, United goalkeeper Gary Bailey had a couple of important saves to make. This all changed on 25 minutes, with United's first real attack. Alan Davies, who had made his FA Cup debut in the first game, set up captain Bryan Robson for a left-footed drive past Moseley into the corner of the net.


1983 FA Cup Final, The replay
Suddenly the atmosphere changed and it was the Manchester United fans who were singing loudest. This was compounded in the 30th minute, when United went 2–0 up, giving the team a two-goal cushion for the first time over the two matches. Brighton failed to clear a corner, and Davies crossed for Norman Whiteside to score with a header, making the 18 year old the youngest player to ever score in an FA Cup final as per 2019. This capped an incredible 12 months for the teenager, who had played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup for Northern Ireland, and scored in the League Cup final defeat to Liverpool earlier that year.


1983 FA Cup Final, The replay
Brighton were rocked but continued to press, yet went further behind just before half time. Gordon McQueen headed on a free-kick and the ball fell to Robson to tap in at the far post, for his second goal of the game. The scoring was completed in the second half when the Dutch midfielder Arnold Mühren scored a penalty after Robson had been brought down by Stevens in the penalty area. It was the third consecutive year that a penalty had been awarded (and scored) in the Cup Final replay.


1983 FA Cup Final, The replay
This was the first of three times that Bryan Robson captained Manchester United to FA Cup glory; he also achieved the feat in 1985 and 1990.


1983 FAMAS Awards
The 31st Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held on May 28, 1983, in the Philippines . This is for the Outstanding Achievements of the different  films for the year 1982.


1983 FAMAS Awards
VIVA Films "Gaano kadalas ang Minsan? won the most award with 6 wins but the FAMAS Award for Best Picture went to Cain and Abel. Vilma Santos won her third FAMAS Best Actress.


1983 FIA European Formula 3 Championship
The 1983 FIA European Formula 3 Championship was the ninth edition of the FIA European Formula 3 Championship. The championship consisted of 16 rounds across the continent. The season was won by Italian Pierluigi Martini, with John Nielsen second and Emanuele Pirro in third.


1983 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
The 1983 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 8th FIBA Africa Championship for Women, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Angola from April 3 to 8, 1983, with the games played at the Pavilhão da Cidadela in Luanda.


1983 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
Zaire ended the round-robin tournament with a 5–0 unbeaten record to win their first title  and qualify for the 1983 FIBA Women's World Championship.


1983 FIBA Africa Championship for Women, Final standings
Zaire rosterBompoco Lomboto, Evoluko Bokele, Kamanga Kasala, Komichelo Kayumba, Lingenda Liyoko, Longanza Kamimbaya, Nguya Nakwete, Coach: Ngoie wa Ngoie


1983 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The 1983 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1983 European Championship for Cadets) was the 7th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Tübingen and Ludwigsburg, in West Germany, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for the third time and tied with the Soviet Union as the most winning countries in the tournament.


1983 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Preliminary round
The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.


1983 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Final standings
Zoran Livljanić, Bane Prelević, Zoran Jevtić, Jure Zdovc, Miroslav Pecarski, Ivo Nakić, Samir Mujanović, Igor Lukačić, Ivica Mavrenski, Žarko Paspalj, Denis Perić, and Luka Pavićević. Head Coach: Rusmir Halilović.


1983 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
The 1983 FIBA Intercontinental Cup William Jones was the 17th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup for men's basketball clubs and the 16th edition of the tournament in the form of a true intercontinental cup. It took place at Buenos Aires, Argentina.


1983 FIBA Oceania Championship
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1983 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1984 Summer Olympics. The tournament, a best-of-three series between  Australia and  New Zealand, was held in Whangarei, New Zealand. Australia won the series 2–0.


1983 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
The 1983 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Spanish: 1983 Campeonato Mundial FIBA Sub-19) was the second edition of the FIBA Under-19 World Cup and was held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain from August 14 to August 28, 1983.


1983 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
The United States successfully defended their championship by winning the Gold Medal against the Soviet Union in the final day of the tournament, 82-78.


1983 FIBA World Championship for Women
The 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women (Portuguese: Campeonato Mundial Feminino Fiba de 1983) was hosted by Brazil from July 24 to August 6, 1983. The Soviet Union won the tournament, defeating the United States 84–82 in the final.


1983 FIBA World Championship for Women, Preliminary round
The top two teams in each group advance to the semifinal round, while the bottom two teams played in the classification round.


1983 FIBA World Championship for Women, Semifinal round
The United States qualified for the semifinal round by the virtue of winning the previous world championship, while Brazil qualified as hosts. A total of 25 matches were played in the semifinal round.


1983 FIBA World Championship for Women squads
The 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women squads were the squads of the 1983 FIBA World Championship for Women. Each one of the 14 teams at the tournament selected a squad of 12 players.


1983 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, the fourth edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Mexico from 2 June to 19 June 1983. The tournament took place in seven venues — Guadalajara, Irapuato, León, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla and Toluca — where a total of 32 matches were played. The winner was Brazil, who beat Argentina by 1–0, in a final held at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium.


1983 FIFA World Youth Championship
This edition still holds the record for average (36,099) attendances of the tournament's history. For many this edition was a kind of proof to Mexico to test the capacity to hold a FIFA competition after the designation from FIFA in May for holding the 1986 FIFA World Cup.


1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.


1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, Goalscorers
Geovani of Brazil won the Golden Shoe award for scoring six goals. In total, 91 goals were scored by 61 different players, with only one of them credited as own goals.


1983 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
Below are the rosters for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Mexico. Those marked in bold went on to earn full international caps. Age as of 2 June 1983, first day of the tournament.


1983 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup
The 1983 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup was the first edition of the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup, held from April 15 to April 17 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The competition was officially organized by the International Gymnastics Federation and followed the steps of the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup, first held in 1975.


1983 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
The 1983 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the third edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Malibu, United States. The eight participating teams played a round robin to decide the winner of what would be a bi-annual event until 1999.


1983 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
The 1983 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the fourth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada, from June 13 to June 19, 1983. The five participating teams, including the Canada's youth team (out-of-competition), played a full competition to decide the winner of the event.


1983 FIRS Intercontinental Cup
The 1983 Intercontinental Cup was the inaugural roller hockey tournament known as the Intercontinental Cup, played in February 1983. This first edition saw a very different format compared with the other editions, as there were 8 teams (2 teams from Europe, 2 from Brazil, 2 from Argentina and 2 from Chile) playing a round robin pool, each team competing against every other. FC Barcelona won the tournament, above FC Porto. This edition wasn't official.


1983 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup
The 1983 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup was the fourth World Cup season in freestyle skiing organised by International Ski Federation. The season started on 4 January 1983 and ended on 19 March 1983. This season included four disciplines: aerials, moguls, ballet and combined.


1983 Family Circle Cup
The 1983 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from April 4 through April 10, 1983. Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $34,000 first-prize money.


1983 Family Circle Cup, Finals, Doubles
Martina Navratilova /  Candy Reynolds defeated  Andrea Jaeger /  Paula Smith 6–2, 6–3


1983 Family Circle Cup – Doubles
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but only Navratilova competed that year with Candy Reynolds.


1983 Family Circle Cup – Doubles
Navratilova and Reynolds won in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Andrea Jaeger and Paula Smith.


1983 Family Circle Cup – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1983 Family Circle Cup – Singles
Martina Navratilova was the defending champion and won in the final 5–7, 6–1, 6–0 against Tracy Austin.


1983 Family Circle Cup – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


1983 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1983 Federation Cup was the 21st edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Albisguetli Tennis Club in Zürich, Switzerland from 17–24 July. Czechoslovakia won the title, defeating West Germany in the final, in what was the first final since 1972 that didn't involve United States or Australia.


1983 Federation Cup (tennis), Qualifying Round
All ties were played at the Tennisclub Engematt in Zürich on clay courts.


1983 Federation Cup (tennis), Qualifying Round
Winning nations advance to Main Draw, losing nations play in Consolation Rounds.


1983 Fenland District Council election
The 1983 Fenland District Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect all members of Fenland District Council in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. 1987 Fenland District Council election due on 7 May 1987.


1983 Fiesta Bowl
The 1983 Fiesta Bowl was the twelfth edition of the college football bowl game, played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona on Saturday, January 1. Part of the 1982–83 bowl game season, it matched the eleventh-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils of the Pacific-10 Conference and the #12 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference. A slight underdog, Arizona State rallied in the fourth quarter to win on its home field, 32–21.


1983 Fiesta Bowl, Teams, Arizona State
The Sun Devils opened with nine wins and were ranked third, but lost to Washington at home and at rival Arizona. This was ASU's sixth Fiesta Bowl appearance, which remains their only one since leaving the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 1978.


1983 Fiesta Bowl, Teams, Oklahoma
The Sooners' first two home games in September were losses, to West Virginia and USC. They won seven straight but lost to rival Nebraska on the road. This was their second appearance in the Fiesta Bowl.


1983 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
Televised by NBC, the game kicked off shortly after 11:30 p.m. MST, as did the Cotton Bowl on CBS. The weather was sunny and 65 °F (18 °C).


1983 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
Oklahoma scored first on a one-yard run from running back Stanley Wilson, giving the Sooners a 7–0 lead. In the second quarter, Arizona State got a field goal from kicker Luis Zendejas to cut the lead to 7–3. Their defense later forced a safety, to make it 7–5. Zendejas kicked another 22-yard field goal to give Arizona State its first lead of the game at 8–7.


1983 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
Wilson scored on his second rushing touchdown of the game to give Oklahoma a 13–8 lead. Zendejas answered with a 54-yard field goal to cut Oklahoma's lead to 13–11 at halftime.


1983 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
In the third quarter, Darryl Clack scored on a 15-yard run and Arizona State regained the lead at 18–13. Sooner running back Fred Sims rushed 19 yards for a touchdown, and the ensuing two-point conversion attempt was successful, giving Oklahoma a 21–18 lead.


1983 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
In the fourth quarter, the Sun Devils got a one-yard touchdown run from Alvin Moore to take a 25–21 lead. ASU quarterback Todd Hons threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Ron Brown to make the score 32–21. The Sun Devils hung on to post that final score.


1983 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
Though Arizona State won the game, Oklahoma tailback Marcus Dupree was named the offensive MVP with 239 rushing yards on 17 carries (14.0 avg.). Amazingly, Dupree played only a little over half of the game, leaving three times due to a broken finger, an ankle injury, a rib injury, and a pulled hamstring. He set the rushing record for yards in the Fiesta Bowl, which still stands. ASU defensive lineman Jim Jeffcoat was the defensive MVP.


1983 Fiesta Bowl, Aftermath
Arizona State climbed to sixth in the final AP poll, and Oklahoma fell to sixteenth.


1983 Fila Europa Cup
The 1983 Fila Europa Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Hamburg, West Germany that was part of Category 2 of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 4 July through 10 July 1983. First-seeded  Andrea Temesvári won the singles title.


1983 Fila Europa Cup, Finals, Doubles
Bettina Bunge /  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch defeated  Ivanna Madruga-Osses /  Catherine Tanvier 7–5 6–4


1983 Finnish parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 20 and 21 March 1983. The elections were widely regarded as a "protest election" because, contrary to expectations, the major parties with the exception of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) performed poorly; the Liberal People's Party (LKP) lost all its seats in the Eduskunta, while the Finnish Rural Party (SMP) more than doubled its seat tally and the Greens won seats for the first time. The SMP's success was credited, at least in part, to voter distaste for some mainstream parties because of political scandals; no significant policy differences emerged in the election campaign. The SDP won 57 seats, the best performance by a party since World War II.


1983 Finnish parliamentary election, Background
As was customary in Finland after a presidential election, the government resigned after Mauno Koivisto's victory in the presidential elections in January 1982. It was re-formed the next month with the same four-party coalition; the SDP, the Centre Party (Kesk), the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL) and the Swedish People's Party (SFP); and many of the same ministers, with veteran SDP politician Kalevi Sorsa as Prime Minister.


1983 Finnish parliamentary election, Background
Two devaluations in October 1982, amounting to a 10% fall in the value of the markka, caused complaints by the SKDL that low-income groups were the main victims of this measure designed to enhance Finnish competitiveness abroad. The cabinet was dissolved by Sorsa at the end of the year after the SKDL ministers refused to support a government defense proposal. Asked immediately by the president to form a new government, Sorsa did so, but with the LKP taking the place of the SKDL. The government's slender majority of 103 votes in the Eduskunta was not an important handicap, for new elections were scheduled for March 1983.


1983 Finnish parliamentary election, Aftermath
Seven weeks of negotiations led to the formation of a four-party coalition composed of the old standbys, the SDP, Kesk, the SFP, and, for the first time, the SMP. The SMP was given the portfolios for taxation (Deputy Minister of Finance) and for labor, with the aim of taming it through ministerial responsibility. Because the government, led by the SDP's Sorsa, had the support of only 122 votes out of 200, rather than the 134 needed to ensure the passage of much economic legislation, it might not have been expected to last long. However, it distinguished itself, however, by being the first cabinet since World War II to serve out a full term. Its survival until the March 1987 elections was an indication of a newly won stability in Finnish politics.


1983 Finnish parliamentary election, Aftermath
The Sorsa cabinet stressed the continuation of traditional Finnish foreign policy, the expansion of trade with the West to counter what some saw as too great dependence on Soviet trade, and the adoption of measures to reduce inflation. The economic measures of the government were stringent and fiscally conservative. Public awareness of the necessity of a small exporting nation's remaining competitive allowed the adoption of frugal policies. The 1984 biannual incomes policy arrangement was also modest in its scope.


1983 Finnish parliamentary election, Aftermath
The rival demands for the one for 1986 were less so, however, and President Koivisto had to intervene to ease hard negotiations. One segment of the work force, civil servants, won a large pay increase for itself after a seven-week strike in the spring of 1986. The government also brought inflation down from the double-digit levels of the early 1980s, but it was less successful in lowering unemployment, which remained steady at about 7 percent.


1983 Finnish parliamentary election, Aftermath
Although the government was to be long-lived, it was not free of tensions. In January 1984, trouble erupted when its three non-socialist parties made public a list of nine points on which they disagreed with the SDP. The issues were domestic in character, and they centered on issues such as the methods of calculation and payment for child-care allowances, the advisability of nuclear power plant construction, wage package negotiation methods, and financial measures to aid farmers and small businessmen. The storm caused by the document was calmed by the political skills of the prime minister and through a lessened adamancy on the part of Kesk.


1983 Finnish parliamentary election, Aftermath
Despite overall agreement on many major issues and the dominance of consensus politics in the governing of the country, the parties' struggle for power was nevertheless fierce. Attacks on the SDP by its coalition partner Kesk during 1986 were seen by some to stem from Kesk's desire for an opening to the right and for the eventual formation of a center-right government after the 1987 elections. The attacks, especially those of Foreign Minister Paavo Vayrynen, intensified in the late summer. The young Kesk leader particularly denounced Sorsa's handling of trade with the Soviet Union. Sorsa successfully counterattacked in the fall, which forced Vayrynen to stop his campaign.


1983 Fischer-Grand Prix
The 1983 Fischer-Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria that was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the ninth edition if the tournament and was held from 17 October until 23 October 1983. First-seeded Brian Gottfried won the singles title, his fourth at the event after 1977, 1980 and 1982.


1983 Fischer-Grand Prix, Finals, Doubles
Mel Purcell /  Stan Smith defeated  Marcos Hocevar /  Cássio Motta 6–3, 6–4


1983 Fischer-Grand Prix – Doubles
Henri Leconte and Pavel Složil were the defending champions but only Složil competed that year with Tomáš Šmíd.


1983 Fischer-Grand Prix – Doubles
Složil and Šmíd lost in the first round to Eric Fromm and Eric Korita.


1983 Fischer-Grand Prix – Doubles
Mel Purcell and Stan Smith won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Marcos Hocevar and Cássio Motta.


1983 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles
Brian Gottfried was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 against Mel Purcell.


1983 Five Nations Championship
The 1983 Five Nations Championship was the 54th series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.