The 1982–83 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the fourth

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season in

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. Season began in

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on 18 December 1982 and was finished in

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on 27 March 1983. The individual World Cup overall winner was Finnish ski jumper

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who also won Four Hills Tournament, Per Bergerud won Swiss Tournament and Klaus Ostwald won Bohemia Tournament. Nations Cup was given to Team of

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. 25 men's individual events on 17 different venus in 12 countries on two different continents (Europe and North America) were held. No competition was cancelled this season, but two were rescheduled from

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due to lack of snow. Peaks of the season were Four Hills Tournament, Swiss Tournament, Bohemia Tournament and K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week and FIS Ski Flying World Championships. Competitions were held on two different continents; Europe and North America. On 19 March 1983, in

, Czechoslovakian ski jumper Pavel Ploc set and improved the world record on 181 metres (594 ft. This competition was full of hard crashes.

Map of world cup hosts

Calendar

Men's Individual

Standings

Overall

Nations Cup

Four Hills Tournament

Bohemia Tournament

Swiss Tournament

Notes

References

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