| XII CARIFTA Games | |
| Size: | 200px |
| Host City: | Fort-de-France, Martinique  |
| Dates: | April 2–4 |
| Nations Participating: | at least 13 |
| Athletes Participating: | more than 108 |
| Events: | 52 |
| Level: | Junior and Youth |
| Previous: | 1982 Kingston |
| Next: | 1984 Nassau |
The 12th CARIFTA Games was held in Fort-de-France, Martinique on April 2–4, 1983.
For the 1983 CARIFTA Games only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 108 medalists (63 junior (under-20) and 45 youth (under-17)) from about 13 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (3), Bahamas (26), Barbados (9), Bermuda (5), Cayman Islands (1), Grenada (4), Guadeloupe (10), Jamaica (25), Martinique (11), Saint Kitts and Nevis (1), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2), Trinidad and Tobago (10), US Virgin Islands (1).
The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded for the second time in the role to Laverne Eve from the Bahamas. As in 1982, she won 3 gold medals (shot put, discus throw, and javelin throw) in the junior (U-20) category.
Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior), Girls under 20 (Junior), Boys under 17 (Youth), and Girls under 17 (Youth).The medalists can also be found on the "World Junior Athletics History"website.
| 100 metres (2.8 m/s) | 10.36w | 10.40w | 10.64w | ||||
| 200 metres | 21.13 | 21.27 | 21.31 | ||||
| 400 metres | 47.66 | 47.73 | 49.54 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:54.89 | 1:55.74 | 1:55.78 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:57.56 | 4:01.34 | 4:01.35 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 15:09.22 | 15:27.03 | 16:07.29 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles | 14.4 | 14.8 | 15.0 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 54.06 | 54.60 | 56.14 | ||||
| High jump | 2.17 | 2.11 | 2.05 | ||||
| Pole vault | 3.90 | 3.81 | 3.05 | ||||
| Long jump | 7.80 | 7.42 | 7.15 | ||||
| Triple jump | 16.02 | 15.38 | 15.02 | ||||
| Shot put | 15.39 | 12.81 | 12.67 | ||||
| Discus throw | 44.96 | 42.56 | 41.84 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 64.96 | 62.92 | 62.18 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 41.11 | 41.18 | 41.28 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:14.72 | 3:15.38 | 3:15.74 |
| 100 metres (-2.5 m/s) | 11.68 | 11.69 | 11.85 | ||||
| 200 metres | 23.57 | 24.02 | 24.15 | ||||
| 400 metres | 55.45 | 56.49 | 57.84 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:10.65 | 2:13.97 | 2:16.93 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:43.26 | 4:46.48 | 4:47.42 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 10:18.18 | 10:22.50 | 10:22.54 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles | 14.85 | 15.23 | 15.27 | ||||
| High jump | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1.65 | ||||
| Long jump | 5.88 | 5.86 | 5.48 | ||||
| Shot put | 14.39 | 11.78 | 11.26 | ||||
| Discus throw | 42.90 | 36.40 | 34.84 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 47.32 | 40.20 | 39.66 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 46.00 | 46.31 | 47.03 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:47.8 | 3:54.8 | 4:01.3 |
| 100 metres | 11.07 | 11.14 | 11.15 | ||||
| 200 metres | 21.93 | 21.93 | 22.39 | ||||
| 400 metres | 49.17 | 49.80 | 51.00 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:59.80 | 2:01.16 | 2:01.79 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:07.91 | 4:16.61 | 4:17.11 | ||||
| High jump | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1.80 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.82 | 6.78 | 6.34 | ||||
| Triple jump | 14.21 | 14.12 | 13.99 | ||||
| Shot put | 13.22 | 12.92 | 12.88 | ||||
| Discus throw | 39.30 | 34.92 | 34.80 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 45.30* | 44.64* | 44.38* |
| 100 metres | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.2 | ||||
| 200 metres (3.9 m/s) | 24.26w | 24.57w | 24.65w | ||||
| 400 metres | 56.49 | 57.32 | 57.46 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:13.89 | 2:15.12 | 2:20.24? | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:50.13 | 4:50.17 | 4:50.88 | ||||
| High jump | 1.71 | 1.68 | 1.68 | ||||
| Long jump | 5.50 | 5.42 | 5.39 | ||||
| Shot put | 11.63 | 10.37 | 10.17 | ||||
| Discus throw | 34.66 | 31.60 | 26.28 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 29.86 | 28.18 | 19.54 |