1983 Winter Universiade
| Host city | Sofia, Bulgaria | 
|---|---|
| Opening | February 17, 1983 | 
| Closing | February 27, 1983 | 
| Opened by | Todor Zhivkov | 
| Main venue | National Palace of Culture | 
The 1983 Winter Universiade, the XI Winter Universiade, took place in Sofia, Bulgaria. This was one of only four Universiades since Winter 1981 with no official mascot.
Medal table
* Host nation (Bulgaria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 10 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 
| 3 |  Italy (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 
| 4 | .svg.png) Bulgaria (BUL)* | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 
| 6 | .svg.png) Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
|  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| .svg.png) Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | .svg.png) Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 10 | .svg.png) Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 11 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 
| 12 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| .png) United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Totals (14 entries) | 23 | 21 | 21 | 65 | |
Sports
 Alpine skiing (8) () Alpine skiing (8) ()
 Biathlon (3) () Biathlon (3) ()
 Cross-country skiing (6) () Cross-country skiing (6) ()
 Figure skating (4) () Figure skating (4) ()
 Ice hockey (1) () Ice hockey (1) ()
 Nordic combined (1) () Nordic combined (1) ()
 Ski jumping (1) () Ski jumping (1) ()
