1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Medals table Medals table

| Rank_ | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | East Germany | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |