The 1983 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in

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from 16 April to 2 May. The games were played in

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and

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. Eight teams took part, with each playing each other once. The four best teams then play each other once more with no results carrying over this time, and the other four teams played each other again to determine ranking and relegation. This was the 49th World Championships, and also the 60th European Championships. The Soviet Union became world champions for the 19th time, tying Canada, and won their 22nd European title. Promotion and relegation was effective for 1985 as the IIHF did not run a championship in Olympic years at this time. Nations that did not participate in the Sarajevo Olympics were invited to compete in the Thayer Tutt Trophy.

World Championship Group A (West Germany)

First round

Final Round

Consolation Round

''Italy was relegated to Group B.''

World Championship Group B (Japan)

Played in

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21–31 March. The United States was promoted to Group A, and both

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and

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were relegated to Group C. Additionally, the USA, Poland and Austria earned berths in the Olympics. Fourth place Norway had to play off against the Group C winner (the Netherlands) to fill the final Olympic spot.Olympic Qualification details
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World Championship Group C (Hungary)

Played in

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11–20 March. The champion earned the right to playoff against Group B fourth place for a berth in the Olympics. The

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and Hungary were both promoted to Group B,

Ranking and statistics

Tournament Awards

*Best players selected by the directorate: **Best

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: Vladislav Tretiak **Best

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: Alexei Kasatonov **Best Forward: Jiří Lála *Media All-Star Team: **Goaltender: Vladislav Tretiak **Defence: Viacheslav Fetisov, Alexei Kasatonov **Forwards:

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, Sergei Makarov

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Citations

References

Complete results
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